Sarasota Bay, Little Sarasota Bay, Blackburn Bay, and Roberts Bay were delisted as impaired for chl-A during the 2022-2024 FDEP impaired waters assessment, signaling improved water quality. In response, SBEP launched a Water Quality Protection Plan (WQPP) to sustain improvements.
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- 1.1 Prioritize upgrades of Sarasota County Government’s wastewater treatment plants to advanced wastewater treatment
- 1.2 Understand and manage nutrient loads to areas irrigated with non-advanced wastewater
- 1.3 Invest in infrastructure to minimize wastewater spills, emergency releases, and overflows
- 1.4 Improve FDEP public reporting of wastewater discharges
- 1.5 Deliver targeted education and incentives to the public to reduce sewage spills and overflows
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