What is the existing water quality in the embayments adjacent to Midnight Pass and is the water quality any different than it was before the closure of pass?
The water quality in East Sarasota Bay, Roberts Bay, Little Sarasota Bay, and Blackburn Bay was studied from 1997 to 2002 as part of Sarasota County’s assessment of potentially impaired water bodies. The State of Florida has standards against which existing water quality is compared to determine whether or not a particular water body will be designated as “impaired.” In conjunction with studies to determine the feasibility of re-opening Midnight Pass, water quality data were evaluated from the County’s six years of data with specific focus on four key parameters, chlorophyll a (chl a), total nitrogen (TN), secchi depth, and dissolved oxygen (DO). The key parameters selected provide an assessment of the overall health of the bay. TN and chl a are indicators of total nutrient loading. Excess nutrients can increase algae growth, which in turn can lead to reduced DO and increased turbidity. Low DO levels can cause fish to avoid the subject waters and, in extreme cases, result in fish kills
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