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    • Recreational Water Quality

      Learn about water quality conditions that are of special concern to beachgoers, boaters, and fisherman, and how to find out the latest status

    • Bay Condition Reports

      Explore water quality status and trends in Sarasota County's 8 major bay systems and their watersheds

    • Creek Condition Reports

      Explore water quality status and trends in 17 coastal creeks and their watersheds

    • Seagrass

      Discover the beauty and importance of seagrass habitats, and sign up to help monitor their health

    • Local Rainfall

      View the latest rainfall amounts, radar-based rainfall estimates, or near-realtime rainfall data

    • Stream Restoration

      Sarasota County is working to improve the health of its tidal creeks. Learn about recent stream restoration projects here.

    • Gulf of Mexico

      Explore the Gulf of Mexico's natural wonders, recreation, and water quality

    • Sarasota Bay

      Learn about Sarasota Bay's water quality, habitats and ecology, and recreational activities

    • Watershed Tour: Phillippi Creek

      A virtual visit to 38 points of interest on the creek and in its watershed

    • Watershed Tour: Alligator Creek

      A virtual paddling trip to 20 interesting places in and around the creek

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    • Sarasota ARMS Near Real-time Rainfall Map
    • Impaired Waters
    • Seagrass
    • Water Quality Concerns
  • Maps / Data
    • Browse Maps and Data Applications
    • Advanced Mapping Application

      This interactive map brings all water resource-related information together in one place

    • Watershed Pollutant Loading

      View and export model results that estimate monthly pollutant loads for each of Sarasota's 9 major bay systems.

    • Real-time Data Mapper

      Use this interactive map to find data from continuously-reporting monitoring stations

    • Data Download

      Use this tool to graph water resource data and to download data for your own analysis

    • Water Quality Contour Maps

      Visualize spatial and temporal changes in important water quality measures

    • Water Quality Trends/Hotspots

      Water quality: How is it changing over time? How does it compare in different areas? The analysis on this page helps to answer these questions.

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    Recreational Water Quality Map
    Recreational Water Quality Map
  • Learn
    Scallop Monitoring
    Scallop Monitoring
    • Browse Learn Applications
    • Stormwater NPDES

      Learn how Sarasota County and its co-permittees manage stormwater to minimize surface water pollution

    • Flood Protection

      Hurricanes, tropical storms and heavy rainfall can occur any time in Sarasota County, making YOUR property subject to flooding

    • Low Impact Design

      Learn about techniques for capturing and using rainwater to reduce stormwater pollution and flooding while creating attractive landscapes

    • Scallop Monitoring

      The abundance of bay scallops is an indicator of water quality. See monitoring results and learn how they are monitored.

    • Regulations

      Check this list to find out who to call to report problems or to ask questions about rules, regulations, and permitting

    • Water-Related News

      Be informed about important water-related news with implications in Sarasota County and elsewhere

    • Calendar of Events

      Use this calendar to find opportunities for recreation, volunteering, and citizen participation

    • Library

      Search our library of water-related documents, maps, websites, videos and organizations

    • Educational Resources

      Formal and informal educators and their students will find sources of interesting and useful information on these pages to help them better understand Sarasota County's watery habitats.

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  • Participate
    Volunteer Opportunities
    Volunteer Opportunities
    • Browse Participate Applications
    • Neighborhoods & NEST

      Learn about Sarasota's Neighborhood Environmental Stewardship Teams that are actively involved in projects in their neighborhoods

    • Seagrass

      Discover the beauty and importance of seagrass habitats, and sign up to help monitor their health

    • Community Resources

      Improve water quality in your community waterways so you can have more birds, more fish – and more fun!

    • Volunteer Opportunities

      Learn about volunteer opportunities in Sarasota County.

    • Report Pollution

      See a water quality problem happening? Report it here.

    • Contribute Historical Info

      We are looking for residents that have historical information about Sarasota County's unique water resources.

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  • Bay Conditions
  • Coastal Water Quality Map
  • Creek Conditions
  • Stream Restoration Projects
  • Water Quality
  • Sarasota Seagrass
  • Briarwood Stormwater Treatment
  • Local Rainfall
Maps / Data
  • Advanced Mapping Application
  • Water Quality
  • Real-time Data Mapper
  • Pollutant Loading
  • Contour Mapping
  • Rainfall Estimates
  • Latest Rainfall
  • Tidal Stream Assessments
  • Spatial Library
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  • Low Impact Design
  • Watershed Management Plans
  • Flood Protection
  • Scallop Monitoring
  • Oysters
  • Water-Related News
  • Stormwater NPDES
  • Calendar of Events
  • Digital Library
  • Sarasota Captured
  • Oral Histories
  • Education
  • Educational Resources
  • Regulations
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  • NEST
  • Community Resources
  • Sarasota Seagrass
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