Table 7.2 Assessment of Natural and Environmental Resources on Campus and within the Study Area Environmental Existing or Protection/ Known Pollution Ecological Resources potential restoration University- Minimization functions strategies/ commercial/ opportunities generated and techniques recreation/ and pollution values conservation methods sources uses or impacts Surface Water: See Element 4 Protected N/A Limit fertilizer Local Rivers, lakes, Future Land Use through South use biofiltration & wetlands, and West Florida water filtration bottom lands; Water Management District Floodplains; See Element 4 Policy not to N/A fertilizer Future Land Use develop in use biofiltration & Floodplain water filtration Known unique See Element 4 Water Use N/A Investigate use N/A geological Future Land Use reduction of reclaimed features (springs, water for sinkholes, etc.) irrigation Existing mitigation See Element 4 Protected as a N/A N/A Water filtration Future Land Use mitigation area Naturalized .See Element 4 Protected by N/A Limit Fertilizer, Carbon vegetative Future Land Use Policy, Use sequestration, “Florida communities Friendly” Additional tree water filtration, development plantings practices biodiversity Native plants See Element 4 Investigating and N/A fertilizer, Water Future Land Use testing different use conservation, “Florida native plant Friendly” green house varieties development gas emissions, practices local biodiversity
Table 7.2 Assessment of Natural and Environmental Resources on Campus and within the Study Area Environmental Resources Existing or potential commercial/ recreation/ conservation uses Protection/ restoration opportunities and methods Known University- generated pollution sources or impacts Pollution Minimization strategies/ techniques Ecological functions and values Surface Water: Rivers, lakes, wetlands, and bottom lands; See Element 4 Future Land Use Protected through South West Florida Water Management District N/A Limit fertilizer use Local biofiltration & water filtration Floodplains; See Element 4 Future Land Use Policy not to develop in Floodplain N/A fertilizer use biofiltration & water filtration Known unique geological features (springs, sinkholes, etc.) See Element 4 Future Land Use Water Use reduction N/A Investigate use of reclaimed water for irrigation N/A Existing mitigation See Element 4 Future Land Use Protected as a mitigation area N/A N/A Water filtration Naturalized vegetative communities .See Element 4 Future Land Use Protected by Policy, Additional tree plantings N/A Limit Fertilizer, Use “Florida Friendly” development practices Carbon sequestration, water filtration, biodiversity Native plants See Element 4 Future Land Use Investigating and testing different native plant varieties N/A fertilizer, use “Florida Friendly” development practices Water conservation, green house gas emissions, local biodiversity
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