Client
Southwest Florida Water Management District
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Location
Hardee, Hillsborough, Polk and Manatee Counties,  Florida
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Project Costs
$154,000
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Start Date
June 2007
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Completion Date
Ongoing

Scope

BCI was retained by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) to complete a Watershed Management Plan for the Horse Creek Basin.

The Horse Creek Basin north of SR 64 has an area of 75 square miles, parts of which lie within Hillsborough, Polk, and Hardee Counties.

Much of Horse Creek Basin is undeveloped. However, large areas of the basin are being mined for phosphate resulting in ongoing changes to the soils, landforms, and topography.

The Watershed Management Program includes five major elements: Digital Topographic Information, Watershed Evaluation, Watershed Management Plan, Implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs), and Maintenance of Watershed Parameters and Models.

BCI performed the following tasks in accordance with the SWFWMD Watershed Management Program Guidelines and Specifications (G&S) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners:

• Project Development
• Digital Terrain Modeling
• Watershed Evaluation
• Watershed Management Plan