EXAMPLE 1: Pollutant Load Reduction for a Watershed You are a Basin Coordinator working with the Florida Department of E

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EXAMPLE 1: Pollutant Load Reduction for aWatershed
You are a Basin Coordinator working with the Florida Departmentof Environmental Protection (FDEP) Watershed Planning andCoordination Section. It has been determined by scientists atFDEP that an excess of 500,000 pounds of Total Nitrogen dischargedinto this watershed each year is threatening fishing and recreationin the Caloosahatchee estuary. Although there are five treatmentplants discharging effluent into the river, you have determinedthat pollution from these plants is minimal (represents less than 1percent of total nitrogen pollutant load) and that most of thepollution is coming from local jurisdictions or upstream in theagricultural areas. The FDEP will not require the treatmentplants to reduce their loads to the river because they already havethe highest level of wastewater treatment. You are, therefore,going to require a reduction of nonpoint source pollution(generally from stormwater system) from the jurisdictions and fromthe agriculture. Keep in mind that reductions in nitrogen loadwill likely cost the jurisdictions millions of dollars. Asalways, you should research what hasoccurred (in this case, the Caloosahatcheewatershed) and determine how you should communicatewhat needs to get done and how for your targetaudience.
For this case, please decided who your audience is and note thatat the beginning of your talk. Will you be talking to farmers orhomeowners in this watershed? Or is this the first of a smallwatershed meeting you will be having in a specific area of thislarger watershed?