{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "Nassau_Outstanding_FL_Waters", "guid": "A356D506-07B4-4C73-BF2C-303D2A347B25", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "The legislature of the State of Florida established a category of surface water features called Outstanding Florida Waters (OFWs) that are to be protected from any degradation from their current water quality classification. A description of the water features eligible for inclusion as an OFW and a list of currently established OFWs is contained in Rule 62-302.700, F.A.C. Additionally, \"Waters\" are defined in Section 403.031, F.S., as \"... rivers, lakes, streams, springs, impoundments, and wetlands ... including fresh, brackish, saline, tidal, surface, and underground waters.\" Chapter 62-340, F.A.C., \"Delineation of the Landward Extent of Wetlands and Surface Waters\" details the plants and soil types that indicate the existence of wetland or surface water, under authority granted in Section 373.421, F.S. Most of the OFWs are contained within the boundaries of publicly-owned lands managed for conservation and/or recreation so that the extent of the water features that are protected can be defined by the legal boundary of the park, recreation area, preserve, or other publicly-owned property.", "description": "

Outstanding Florida Waters, (OFW), are waters designated worthy of special protection because of their natural attributes. This special designation is applied to certain waters (including adjacent wetlands) and is intended to protect and maintain existing acceptable water quality. The OFW layer is a GIS spatial dataset that represents the OFW boundaries throughout the State of Florida as described in Rule 62-302.700, F.A.C. This layer includes all three types of OFWs: Aquatic Preserve OFWs, Special Water OFWs, and Other managed area OFWs. This layer is maintained by the FDEP Water Quality Standards Program (WQSP) and boundary refinements are made on an as needed basis based on supplemental information provided by Department staff and other external state agencies that oversee managed areas designated as OFWs. There are three aquatic preserves whose OFW boundaries differ from the aquatic preserve boundary. These are described more specifically in the OFW Rule 62-302.700: Indian River Malabar to Vero expansion - does not include portions of Sebastian and Turkey Creeks; Wekiva River - does not include portions of the St. Johns River; and Big Bend - the OFW rule specifies certain \"incorporated and unincorporated areas that are excluded.\"<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>", "summary": "The legislature of the State of Florida established a category of surface water features called Outstanding Florida Waters (OFWs) that are to be protected from any degradation from their current water quality classification. A description of the water features eligible for inclusion as an OFW and a list of currently established OFWs is contained in Rule 62-302.700, F.A.C. Additionally, "Waters" are defined in Section 403.031, F.S., as "... rivers, lakes, streams, springs, impoundments, and wetlands ... including fresh, brackish, saline, tidal, surface, and underground waters." Chapter 62-340, F.A.C., "Delineation of the Landward Extent of Wetlands and Surface Waters" details the plants and soil types that indicate the existence of wetland or surface water, under authority granted in Section 373.421, F.S. Most of the OFWs are contained within the boundaries of publicly-owned lands managed for conservation and/or recreation so that the extent of the water features that are protected can be defined by the legal boundary of the park, recreation area, preserve, or other publicly-owned property.", "title": "Nassau_Outstanding_FL_Waters", "tags": [ "Oceans and Estuaries", "Florida", "Water Resources (Inland)", "Waters", "oceans", "Florida", "DEAR" ], "type": "Feature Service", "typeKeywords": [ "ArcGIS", "ArcGIS Server", "Data", "Feature Access", "Feature Service", "providerSDS", "Service" ], "thumbnail": "thumbnail/thumbnail.png", "url": "", "extent": [ [ -81.6935854028258, 30.3626844986276 ], [ -81.3380808215079, 30.7289899710961 ] ], "minScale": 0, "maxScale": 1.7976931348623157E308, "spatialReference": "WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere", "accessInformation": "DEP", "licenseInfo": "

The OFW boundaries delineated in this GIS layer are based on boundaries outlined in Rule 62-302.700, F.A.C., interpretation of aerial photography and on maps and surveys on record in the Bureau of Survey and Mapping, Division of State Lands. The boundaries of OFWs that are contained within publicly-owned lands managed for conservation and/or recreation are defined by the legal boundary of the park, recreation area, preserve, or other publicly-owned property. The OFW GIS boundary layer represents a predicted extent of the contiguous wetlands and not a Chapter 62-340, F.A.C., delineation boundary. DISCLAIMER (for maps): The boundaries depicted on this map document are approximate. This map document is intended for use only at the published scale. These data are intended for informational use only and should not be considered authoritative for navigation, engineering, legal, or other site-specific purpose. FDEP does not assume any legal liability or responsibility arising from the use of this product in a manner not intended by the author. DISCLAIMER (for Web Applications): This graphical representation is provided for informational purposes and should not be considered authoritative for navigational, engineering, legal, and other uses. DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY WARRANTY (for data/metadata): These data are provided without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. The burden for determining fitness of use lies entirely with the user. The user is solely responsible for understanding the limitations of the data provided. LIABILITY: These data are intended for informational purposes and should not be considered authoritative for navigational, engineering, legal and other site-specific uses. In no event shall FDEP be liable for damages of any kind including loss of anticipated profits or benefits arising out of use of or reliance on these data.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>", "portalUrl": "" }