Rinker's Treatment Wetland Water Quality monitoring data (2017 - 2019), South Daytona, Florida

Water quality was monitored at a constructed treatment wetland in South Daytona, Florida through a two-year project (Oct 2017- Sept 2019). The 2017-2018 INDIAN RIVER LAGOON NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM funded Project Submitted to the IRL Council Oct 8th, 2018 Project Title: Reed Canal Basin Stormwater Improvement through Treatment Wetland Construction in South Daytona, FL Project Applicant: Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) Amount of Request: $181,148 Other Funding Sources and Amount of Total Match: $183,095 B-CU ($74,631); EPA 319 ($11,250); Local wetland/tree/shoreline restoration funds (pending $60,000); AE-Group ($5,000); Volunteers ($2,214); Project H2O Academy and partners ($30,000) The project goals were to design, construct, and assess a treatment wetland, retrofit Rinker’s pond within the city-owned plat, monitor water quality, and conduct plant surveys to test the effectiveness of treatment wetlands in stormwater management and habMayitat quality improvement. This project will engage the residents into public education programs in order to help them enhance their awareness of issues of and solutions to stormwater associated problems.