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Water Management, MFLs (Minimum Flows and Levels) and Historical Flow

(MFLs: "The limit at which further water withdrawls would cause significant harm to the water resource or ecology of the area" (USGS))

Clark, William E.  (1964).  Possibility of salt-water leakage from proposed intracoastal waterway near Venice, Florida well field.  33 pp.  Tallahassee, FL: Prepared by the U. S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Florida Geological Survey.

Dacy, G. H.  (1975).  Reverse osmosis plant helps city cope with diminishing groundwater supply.  Water and Sewage Works, 122(12): 70-73.

Lincer, J. L.  (1975).  Ecological status of Dona and Robert's Bays and its relationship to Cow Pen Slough and other possible perturbations: (final report) to the Board of County Commissioners, Sarasota County.  204 pp.  Sarasota, FL: Mote Marine Laboratory.
http://www.mote.org/techreps/2-a/2-a.pdf
(Hydrographic models showed a marked difference between the wet and dry season.  Fluctuating salinity caused a seagrass die-off.)

Mann, J. A.  (1981).  Cow Pen Slough water management investigation, Phase I:
Sarasota and Manatee counties, Florida.  30 pp.  Brooksville, FL: Southwest Florida Water Management District.

Lincer, J. L.  (1975).  Ecological status of Dona and Robert's Bays and its relationship to Cow Pen Slough and other possible perturbations: (final report) to the Board of County Commissioners, Sarasota County.  204 pp.  Sarasota, FL: Mote Marine Laboratory.
http://www.mote.org/techreps/2-a/2-a.pdf
(Hydrographic models showed a marked difference between the wet and dry season.  Fluctuating salinity caused a seagrass die-off.)

Mann, J. A.  (1981).  Cow Pen Slough water management investigation, Phase I:
Sarasota and Manatee counties, Florida.  30 pp. Brooksville, FL: Southwest Florida Water Management District.

Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan.  (1999).  Synthesis of technical information.  Charlotte Harbor Estuaries Program.  Technical Report No. 99-02.  2 vols.  North Fort Myers, FL: Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program.

Vol. 1.  Characterization of water quality, hydrologic alterations, and fish and wildlife habitat

(This document comprises the characterization element of the National Estuary Program process.  It synthesizes available information about the water quality, hydrologic alterations, and fish and wildlife habitat in the Greater Charlotte Harbor watershed.  It covers the Caloosahatchee River, Charlotte Harbor, Estero Bay, Lemon Bay, Myakka River, Peace River,  Pine Island Sound and Coastal Venice.)

Ross, B. E.  (1973).  Dona Bay study.  Report to Sarasota County Board of Commissioners.  Sarasota, FL: Sarasota County.

Scarbrough, L. and C. F. Hains.  (1980).  Preliminary evaluation of the surface-water supplies in the Cow Pen slough area.  1 vol.  Lakeland, FL: Hydroscience Research Group, Inc.