The purpose of the Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element is to provide a plan and policy direction for the preservation, conservation, and management of the natural resources of Hillsborough County.  This element is intended to provide guidelines for future governmental programs and decisions related to the protection and enhancement of the County’s natural environment, as well as the public health, safety and welfare.  The objective of the Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element is to ensure that the air, land, water and living resources of Hillsborough County remain an asset, rather than become a liability, to the quality of life of all existing and future inhabitants.

Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element

 

Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element Maps

Biodiversity Hotspots

Areas Susceptible to Groundwater Contamination

Conservation Land Use and ELAPP Areas

Commercially Valuable Minerals

Potentiometric Contours

Areas of Natural Recharge

Potable Water Wellfield Protection Areas

Soils

Strategic Habitat Conservation Areas

Surface Water Protection Areas

Existing and Proposed Wells and Wellfields

Wellhead Protection Areas

Wetlands

Drainage Basins

Natural Systems

100 Year Flood Plain

Reported Sinkholes