Banana River Lagoon Organization

The majority of Banana River lagoon is federal property, occupied by Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection manages approximately 30,000 acres of the northern lagoon as the Banana River Aquatic Preserve.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission conserves natural areas, performs scientific research, regulates fishing and hunting, and enforces the law within the Banana River lagoon.

St. Johns River Water Management District and Governing Board define Florida's water quality and flood control policies. The SJRWMD is a Florida Special District overseen by DEP's Water Policy Office. SJRWMD Area 5 represents the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary from Ponce de Leon Inlet to the St. Lucie River.

Florida Inland Navigation District partners with the US Army Corps of Engineers to maintain the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway within the Banana River lagoon. The USACE maintains the ICW's markers, dredges Port Canaveral and the Canaveral Barge Canal, and operates the Canaveral Harbor Lock and Canaveral Lock Bridge.

Brevard County's Environmentally Endangered Lands Program manages 436 acres in Sykes Creek as the Ulumay Sanctuary, and the county's Save Our Indian River Lagoon Program has planned or completed several restoration projects within southern Banana River lagoon. The SOIRL program's restoration projects include sewer utility repairs, septic to sewer conversions, stormwater redirection, and residential canal muck dredging.

Banana River lagoon is recognized both as an "Outstanding Florida Water" by the Florida Legislature (FL Rule 62-302.700(9)), and as an "estuary of national significance" by the EPA's Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program.

Government Organizational Chart

This organizational chart displays the government groups working within Banana River Lagoon.

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Government Organization Outline

A text outline of government organizations active in Banana River lagoon.

United States Government

Executive Branch

President of the United States

• Department of Interior
  • Fish, Wildlife and Parks Division
    • Fish and Wildlife Service
      • National Wildlife Refuge System
        • Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

• Department of Defense
  • Department of Air Force
    • United States Space Force
      • Space Operations Command
        • 45th Space Wing
          • Patrick Space Force Base
          • Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
  • Department of the Army
    • Army Corps of Engineers
      • Army Corps of Engineers South Atlantic Division
        • Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District
          • Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
          • Canaveral Lock
          • Canaveral Lock Bridge
          • Canaveral Barge Canal

• Environmental Protection Agency
  • Office of Water
    • Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
      • National Estuary Program
        • Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program
        • Indian River Lagoon Council

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Environmental Management Division
    • Kennedy Space Center Environmental Program

Florida Government

Florida Executive Branch

Florida Governor

• Department of Environmental Protection
  • Division of Water Quality Assessment and Restoration
    • Water Quality Restoration Program
      • Banana River Lagoon Basin Management Action Plan
  • Ecosystems Restoration Division
    • Resilience and Coastal Protection Office
      • Aquatic Preserve Program
        • Banana River Aquatic Preserve
  • Water Policy Office
    • St Johns River Water Management District

• Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

• Florida Inland Navigation District

• Indian River Lagoon Council Special District (A Florida special district managing the EPA's IRL National Estuary Program.)

• St Johns River Water Management District (Florida special district overseen by DEP's Water Policy Office)
  • St Johns River Water Management District Governing Board
    • St Johns River Water Management District Area 5

Brevard County Government

Brevard County Commission

Brevard County Manager

• Brevard County Development & Environmental Services Group
  • Brevard County Natural Resources Management Department
    • Save Our Indian River Lagoon Program
      • Citizens Oversight Committee
  • Brevard County Mosquito Control Department

• Brevard County Community Services Group
  • Brevard County Parks & Recreation
    • Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program
      • Ulumay Sanctuary
      • Thousand Island Conservation Area