About this geocache:
This geocache is available Monday - Friday, 7am - 3pm. Cache is available on weekends with advance appointment only. To make advanced appointments please call 321-567-3891. Please check in at the office prior to exploring and obey traffic patterns and limits.
Welcome to the Blue Heron Water Reclamation Facility and Wetlands. The Blue Heron Water Reclamation Facility is located at 4800 Deep Marsh Road on Highway 50, west of I-95 in Titusville. A unique feature of this facility is the Blue Heron Wetland Treatment System. The Blue Heron Wetland Treatment System was designed as a flow-through system that uses visible and microscopic aquatic plants (macrophytes and phytoplankton) to remove nutrients from the effluent. The wetland is divided into seven cells: one pond cell, three deep marsh cells, and three shallow marsh cells. The cells are separated by earthen berms. Water flows by gravity through the seven cells to a collection system along the south side of the site, which drains to the Addison Canal. Flows from the wetland discharge to the Addison Canal, which is a tributary of the St. Johns River. The berms are designed to maintain the water levels, so that target vegetation species receive adequate water supply. The berms also provide storage for a 100-year 24-hour storm event. The average detention time for water in the wetland is approximately 60 days. The minimum detention time is 14 days. Removing or adding flash boards to the weir structures located in each cell controls water depth and internal flow routing. The wetland system was designed to treat a maximum of 6.75 million gallons per day (MGD) of effluent. The Blue Heron wetland area is a popular site for bird watching and photography enthusiasts and is listed in the Great Florida Birding Trail. It is often included as a field trip for the renowned annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife festival. The wetland area is open to the public, Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. If you wish to visit the wetland area on the weekend, you must call the Blue Heron Water Reclamation Facility to make an appointment. Access to the wetland area is through the main gate at the Blue Heron. All visitors are required to sign in at the administrative office.
Permission granted by City of Titusville.
GEOTOUR INSTRUCTIONS & INFORMATION:
This Geo Challenge is sponsored by Florida’s Space Coast Office of Tourism. There are 20 geocaches listed in the tour. You will need to find a minimum of 15 to earn the trackable geocoin. There will be 10 denoted with an asterisk (**) in the name that will be required as part of your 15 finds. The remaining 5 will be your choice. Each geocache container will have a laminated card with the cache name printed on it. You will need to take a picture that includes you holding the card to identify that you are at each location. These pictures will need to be emailed to the account in which these caches are listed under (SpaceCoastGeoTour).
A custom geocoin will be awarded to the first 75 geocachers, while supplies last, for locating at least 15 SCGT caches. After completing the requirements and submitting your qualifying photos to the cache owner, you can claim your geocoin by visiting the store during business hours, home of A Cool Cache (GC15RQB). Coins will not be mailed.
Sponsored by: Florida's Space Coast Office of Tourism
VISITFLORIDA.com, the Official Travel Planning Website for the State of Florida
