Common Terms

• STA: Stormwater Treatment Area

  • constructed wetland: cattails, submerged plants and algae

• EAA: Everglades Agricultural Area

  • 587,000 acres between Lake Okeechobee and Everglades
  • 414,000 acres of sugar cane

• BMP:

  • erosion control, fertilizer application, & stormwater pumping operations

• Acre-foot:

  • 325,872 gallons

• ppb phosphorus:

  • parts per billion = .001 mg/l

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