Water Supply and Resource Management

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1 Suwannee River Water Management District Governing Board Materials Water Supply and Resource Management The following materials have been reviewed and approved for distribution to the Governing Board and the public. Director of Water Supply and Resource Management Assistant Executive Director Executive Director

2 MEMORANDUM TO: Governing Board FROM: Megan Wetherington, Senior Professional Engineer THRU: David Still, Executive Director Jon Dinges, Department Director DATE August 26, 2010 RE: Authorization to Enter into a Contract with Consultant in Order of Ranking for Surfacewater Quality and Biological Sampling and Laboratory Analysis RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Governing Board authorize the Executive Director to enter into a contract with Water & Air Research, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $275,000. BACKGROUND The District established the water monitoring network in 1989 to evaluate the status of water bodies and identify changing conditions in water quality. Monitoring includes water chemistry sampling, flow measurement, aquatic biology sampling and analysis, and data management at 72 surfacewater stations and the laboratory analysis of water chemistry from 91 wells. Typical parameters include nitrate, phosphorus, dissolved oxygen, and biological diversity. The proposed contract will be renewable on an annual basis for a total term of up to three years. On May 21, 2010, the District issued Request for Proposal, RFP 09/10-033WR. Three companies responded to the RFP. The selection committee (Jon Dinges, Tim Sagul, and Charlie Houder) met for presentations and ranking of the proposals on July 7, The selection committee rankings are as follows: Firm Rank Proposed Cost Water & Air Research, Inc. 1 $441, ENTRIX, Inc. 2 $542, Environmental Services, Inc. 3 $425, WSRM 1

3 Staff negotiated with Water & Air Research for a reduced cost of $275,000. Proposed changes to the program include reduction of sampling frequencies at many sites, the reduction of sampling stations to one each on Alligator Lake and the Aucilla and New Rivers, the reduction of sites to two on the Steinhatchee River, and the reduction of biological sampling sites to one per major river reach. Table 1 contains a list of proposed surfacewater monitoring sites. Funds for this contract are in the proposed FY 2011 Water Resources Monitoring budget in Fund Code 36. /dd WSRM 2

4 Table 1: Proposed Sampling Stations for FY 2011 Station Name Station Name Alapaha Rise Santa Fe River at Fort White Alapaha River near Jennings Santa Fe River at Oleno Alligator Lake South Santa Fe River at US 441 Aucilla River at Lamont Santa Fe River near Graham Columbia Springs Santa Fe River near Hildreth Convict Spring Santa Fe River near Worthington Falling Creek Santa Fe Spring Falmouth Springs Steinhatchee River above Falls Fanning Springs Steinhatchee River Sound Fenholloway River at US 27 Suwannee Blue Spring Fenholloway River below Spring Creek Suwannee Estuary at #2 East Pass Gilchrist Blue Spring Suwannee Estuary at Alligator Pass Marker 21 Ginnie Springs Suwannee Estuary at Wadley Pass Marker 7 Hart Springs Suwannee River at Benton Holton Creek Suwannee River at Branford Hornsby Spring Suwannee River at Dowling Park Ichetucknee River at US 27 Suwannee River at Ellaville Lafayette Blue Spring Suwannee River at Fowler Bluff Lake Butler Suwannee River at Luraville Lake Rowell Suwannee River at Rock Bluff Levy Blue Spring Suwannee River at Suwannee Springs Little River Spring Suwannee River at White Springs Madison Blue Spring Suwannee River at Wilcox Manatee Springs Suwannee River at Fowler Bluff New River at SR-100 Suwannee Springs Olustee Creek Swift Creek near Facil Otter Springs Telford Spring Poe Springs Treehouse Spring Price Creek Troy Spring Rock Bluff Spring Unnamed Spring on the Suwannee River Rocky Creek near Belmont Waccasassa River at US 19 Royal Spring Wacissa River Rum Island Spring Wekiva River Ruth Spring Withlacoochee River at State Line Sampson Lake Withlacoochee River near Lee Santa Fe Lake Withlacoochee River near Pinetta WSRM 3

5 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: THRU: Governing Board Megan Wetherington, Senior Professional Engineer David Still, Executive Director Jon Dinges, Department Director DATE: August 26, 2010 RE: Authorization for Extension of Contractual Services with Nestlé Waters North America, SRWMD Contract #05/ RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Governing Board authorize the Executive Director to amend the current revenue contract with Nestlé Waters North America for an additional year of service from October 1, 2010, until September 30, The additional term of service is for a fee of $96,800. BACKGROUND The water use permit for Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA), , requires flow monitoring for the Withlacoochee River and Madison Blue Spring. Staff finds that it is efficient and effective for the permittee to pay the District to include the gages in the cooperative network with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The annual cost of the two gages is $70,000. In addition, NWNA requested that monitoring be continued on the Wacissa River, a gage discontinued in July 2010 by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The annual cost of the Wacissa gage is $26,800. The revenue will be passed through to a contract with the USGS to conduct the monitoring. MW/dd WSRM 4

6 MEMORANDUM TO: Governing Board FROM: Megan Wetherington, Senior Professional Engineer THRU: David Still, Executive Director Jon Dinges, Department Director DATE: August 26, 2010 RE: Amend Contract #07/ with Vieux & Associates, Inc., to Purchase Gage Radar-Rainfall Data RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Governing Board authorize the Executive Director to renew the contract with Vieux & Associates, Inc., for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 and to purchase radar rainfall for fiscal year 2011 for an amount not to exceed $26,500. BACKGROUND The District has acquired gage-adjusted radar rainfall data since February The service will continue to provide radar-derived daily rainfall estimates on a 2- kilometer by 2-kilometer grid throughout the District. Precipitation data from this process is essential for the estimation of groundwater recharge, for use as inputs to hydrologic modeling efforts, for the support of agricultural, regulatory, and District land management activities, for the maintenance of District rainfall records, and for the development of accurate water budgets. The District also uses this data to analyze rainfall extremes such as drought, floods, and hurricanes on a scale ranging from small watersheds to the entire District. The District is proposing to buy the services of the radar-rainfall data provider under the prices negotiated by the St. John s River Water Management District, pursuant to Chapter (5)(b), Florida Statutes, and the District Procedures Manual Section Governmental Contracts, which states the District is WSRM 5

7 eligible to take advantage of offers for services extended by providers to other governmental entities. The District may, at its discretion, purchase from a provider extending State of Florida Contract, Federal GSA Contract, PRIDE, RESPECT, Water Management District, County, City or other Governmental Contract established prices in lieu of obtaining its own bids on any particular service. This provider services all five water management districts. Funding associated with this purchase is budgeted under the Water Resources Monitoring budget in Fund 36. MW/dd WSRM 6

8 MEMORANDUM TO: Governing Board FROM: Megan Wetherington, Senior Professional Engineer THRU: David Still, Executive Director Jon Dinges, Department Director DATE: August 26, 2010 RE: Authorization to Enter into a Contract with the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Georgia District, for Streamgaging Services RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Governing Board authorize the Executive Director to enter into a contract with the USGS in the amount of $27,200 for streamgaging services of which $15,650 will be provided by the District. BACKGROUND The proposed FY 2010/2011 contract with the USGS, Georgia District, is a joint funding agreement totaling $27,200 and consists of USGS and District contributions of $11,550 and $15,650, respectively, for two gages on the Alapaha River and one on Little River, a major tributary of the Withlacoochee River. The purpose of the contract is to continue the existing long-term streamgaging program in major streams in Georgia contributing to river flows in the Suwannee River Water Management District. More than fifty percent of the Suwannee River Basin lies in Georgia. The gages in this program were critical during the April 2009 flood when they reported historic high flows on the Alapaha and Little Rivers and provided advance notice of extreme flooding downstream. The program supports essential flood warnings and forecasting for the District through the National Weather Service, drought monitoring, and data to support the minimum flows and levels (MFL) program. Data obtained through this program are available in real-time to the public via the internet and upon request. WSRM 7

9 Table 1 provides a list of the monitoring stations and a breakdown of the proposed cooperative budget for FY 2010/2011. The Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources matches District funding for two of the gages. Funds for this contract are budgeted in the FY 2010/2011 Water Resource Monitoring budget in Fund Code 36. MW/dd Table 1: Cooperative Surfacewater Network Beginning Total USGS SRWMD Record Budget Cost Cost Alapaha River near Alapaha ,600 5,375 8,225 Alapaha River near Statenville* ,600 3,088 3,712 1 Little River near Adel ,600 3,087 3,713 1 TOTAL $40,800 $11,500 $15,650 *Flood Forecast Point 1 Matched by Georgia Environmental Protection Division in a separate agreement with the USGS WSRM 8

10 MEMORANDUM TO: Governing Board FROM: Megan Wetherington, Senior Professional Engineer THRU: David Still, Executive Director Jon Dinges, Department Director DATE: August 26, 2010 RE: Authorization to Enter into a Contract with the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Tallahassee District, for Streamgaging Services RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Governing Board authorize the Executive Director to enter into a contract with the USGS in the amount of $486,200 for streamgaging services of which $286,500 will be provided by the District. BACKGROUND The proposed FY 2010/2011 contract with the USGS is a joint funding agreement of $486,200, with the District providing $286,500 and the USGS contributing $199,700. The USGS provides maintenance of gages to USGS standards, quality assurance and archiving, availability of real-time and long-term data, and satellite delivery of data to the National Weather Service River Forecast Center. The contract adds three stations to the network: Manatee Springs, Fanning Springs, and Wacissa River, which were formerly paid for by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Nestle Waters North America will fund three gages including the Wacissa River gage for a total of $96,800 of the District s share of the agreement. This long-term program provides essential information for floodplain mapping, minimum flows and levels, flood warnings and forecasts through the National Weather Service, drought monitoring, and recreational support including implementation of no-wake levels. Data obtained through this program are WSRM 9

11 available in real-time to the public via the internet, river level phone line, and upon request. Table 1 provides a list of the monitoring stations and a breakdown of the proposed cooperative budget. Funds for this contract are budgeted in the FY 2010/2011 Water Resource Monitoring budget in Fund Code 36. MW/dd WSRM 10

12 Table 1: Cooperative Surface Network Florida 2010/2011 STATION NAME / START OF RECORD Total NSIP USGS SRWMD COMMENT $ $ $ RIVERS AUCILLA RIVER AT LAMONT / ,300 16, FFP AUCILLA RIVER NEAR NUTTAL RISE / , ,250 3,250 ALAPAHA RIVER NEAR JENNINGS / , ,150 8,150 ECONFINA RIVER NEAR PERRY / ,300 16, FFP SUWANNEE RIVER NEAR BENTON / FDEP SUWANNEE RIVER AT WHITE SPRINGS / ,300 16, FFP SUWANNEE RIVER AT ELLAVILLE / ,300 16, FFP, NWG SUWANNEE RIVER AT DOWLING PARK / ,300 16, FFP SUWANNEE RIVER AT LURAVILLE / , ,150 8,150 SUWANNEE RIVER AT BRANFORD / ,300 16, FFP, NWG SUWANNEE RIVER NEAR BELL / , ,150 8,150 SUWANNEE RIVER NEAR WILCOX / , ,500 17,500 FFP, NWG,MFL SUWANNEE RIVER AT MANATEE SPRING / , ,250 3,250 FFP SUWANNEE RIVER AT FOWLER'S BLUFF / , ,250 3,250 FFP SUWANNEE RIVER AB GOPHER RIVER NR SUWANNEE / , ,500 17,500 NEW RIVER NEAR LAKE BUTLER / , ,150 8,150 SANTA FE RIVER NEAR GRAHAM / , ,150 8,150 MFL SANTA FE RIVER AT WORTHINGTON SPRINGS / , ,150 8,150 MFL SANTA FE RIVER AT O'LENO STATE PARK / , ,250 3,250 SANTA FE RIVER NEAR FORT WHITE / , ,150 8,150 FFP SANTA FE RIVER AT THREE RIVERS / , ,250 3,250 FFP, NWG SANTA FE RIVER NEAR HILDRETH / , ,500 17,500 FFP STEINHATCHEE RIVER NEAR CROSS CITY / , ,150 8,150 WACCASASSA RIVER NEAR GULF HAMMOCK / , ,500 17,500 MFL WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER NEAR PINETTA / ,300 16, FFP, MFL WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER NEAR MADISON / , ,000 NWNA WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER NEAR LEE / , ,250 3,250 SPRINGS BLUE SPRING NEAR MADISON / , ,000 NWNA, MFL FANNING SPRING NR WILCOX / ,000 17,500 17,500 MFL ICHETUCKNEE RIVER NEAR HILDRETH FDEP MANATEE SPRING NR CHIEFLAND / ,000 17,500 17,500 MFL WACISSA RIVER NEAR WACISSA / , ,000 26,800 NWNA TOTAL 600, , , ,500 NSIP = NATIONAL STREAMFLOW INFORMATION PROGRAM FFP = FLOOD FORECAST POINT NWG = NO-WAKE IMPLEMENTATION GAGE MFL = MINIMUM FLOW AND LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION GAGE FDEP = FUNDED BY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NWNA = FUNDED BY NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA WSRM 11

13 MEMORANDUM TO: Governing Board FROM: Jon Dinges, Department Director THRU: David Still, Executive Director DATE: August 26, 2010 RE: Authorization to Publish Notices of Rule Development, Proposed Rule, and File Amendments to 40B and 40B-2.041, F.A.C. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Governing Board authorize staff to: 1. Publish Notices of Rule Development for sections 40B and 40B-2.041, F.A.C.; 2. Publish Notices of Proposed Rule for sections 40B and 40B-2.041, F.A.C.; 3. File 40B and 40B-2.041, F.A.C., with Department of State if no comments or objections are received. BACKGROUND The District amended chapter 40B-2, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), in January As a result of these amendments, changes must be made to rule citations within 40B-1.706, F.A.C., the section entitled Fees. Additionally, the 2010 Legislature approved Senate Bill 550 that deletes mandatory delegation of water use permit approvals to the Executive Director and authorizes the Governing Board to establish the scope and terms of any delegation. At its June 2010 meeting, the Governing Board approved a staff recommendation that the Governing Board approve water use permit applications consisting of the following thresholds: WSRM 12

14 1. All bottled water use applications; 2. Applications equal to or greater than 1.0 million gallons per day; 3. Denials; and 4. Division of Administrative Hearings Final Orders. This June 2010 Governing Board action requires amendment to section 40B , F.A.C. If no objections or requests for workshop are filed within 21 days after publication, the District will file the proposed rules with the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (JAPC) for review. Governing Board authorization is now required by (3), Florida Statutes, for filing of the rules for adoption. Filing with the Department of State will occur following JAPC review. The rule will become effective 20 days after filing with the Department of State. A copy of the notices of proposed rule is attached to this memorandum. /lgw WSRM 13

15 NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE NAME OF AGENCY: Suwannee River Water Management District RULE CHAPTER TITLE: General and Procedural Rules RULE CHAPTER NUMBER: 40B-1 RULE TITLES: Fees RULE NOS.: 40B PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the proposed rule is to amend the citations within this section with regard to water use permitting. The effect of the proposed amendments is to maintain consistency with amendments to chapter 40B-2, F.A.C., which became effective January 4, SUBJECT AREAS TO BE ADDRESSED: This proposed rule will amend citations within this section with regard to water use permitting. SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST: No additional costs will be incurred to the public as a result of the amendments. SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: , , , , FS. LAW IMPLEMENTED: , FS. IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW. THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE AMENDMENTS: Linda Welch, Rules and Contracts Coordinator, SRWMD, 9225 C.R. 49, Live Oak, Florida, 32060, (386) or (800) (FL only). THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS: CHAPTER 40B-1 General and Procedural Rules 40B Fees. (1) through (4) No change. WSRM 14

16 TABLE 1.A. SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES WATER USE PERMITS General Water Use Permits Less than 10,000 GPD-ADR per paragraph $100 40B-2.041(4)(1)(a), F.A.C. Modification or Renewal $50 General Water Use Permits as per paragraph 40B-2.041(4)(1)(b), F.A.C. $230 Modification or Renewal $115 Individual or Conceptual Approval Water Use Permits per subsection 40B (3) and paragraph 40B-2.041(5)(1)(b), F.A.C. $530 Modification or Renewal $265 TABLE 1.B. No change. RulemakingSpecific Authority , , , , FS. Law Implemented , FS. History New , Amended , , , , , , , AMEND DATE. NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Jon Dinges, Director, Water Supply and Resource Management, Suwannee River Water Management District, 9225 County Road 49, Live Oak, Florida 32060, (386) NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Governing Board of the Suwannee River Water Management District. DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED: September 14, DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: September 24, WSRM 15

17 NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE NAME OF AGENCY: Suwannee River Water Management District RULE CHAPTER TITLE: Permitting of Water Use RULE CHAPTER NUMBER: 40B-2 RULE TITLES: Permits Required RULE NOS.: 40B PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the proposed rule is to update this section of Chapter 40B-2, Florida Administrative Code, based on the 2010 Legislature s approval of Senate Bill 550 that deletes mandatory delegation of water use permit approvals to the Executive Director and authorizes the Governing Board to establish the scope and terms of any delegation. The effect of the rule will be to set forth procedures and terms for approval and denial of water use permit applications. SUBJECT AREAS TO BE ADDRESSED: This proposed rule will set forth procedures and terms for approval and denial of water use permit applications. SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST: No statement of estimated regulatory cost has been prepared. Any person who wishes to provide information regarding the statement of estimated regulatory costs, or to provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative, must do so within 21 days of this notice. SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: , , , , F.S. LAW IMPLEMENTED: , , , , , F.S. IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW. THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE AMENDMENTS: Linda Welch, Rules and Contracts Coordinator, SRWMD, 9225 C.R. 49, Live Oak, Florida, 32060, (386) or (800) (FL only). WSRM 16

18 THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS: 40B-2 PERMITTING OF WATER USE 40B Permits Required (1) through (3) No change. (4) General Water Use Permit. Except as provided in subsection (3) above or (5) below, a general water use permit is required under the general permit procedures in paragraph 40B (1)(c), F.A.C., for all withdrawals or diversions which are less than ten million gallons per day maximum daily rate of withdrawal and less than two million gallons per day average daily rate of withdrawal. Either the Executive Director, the Assistant Executive Director, or the DepartmentDeputy Executive Director shall approve general permit applications under this paragraph for all withdrawals or diversions less than 1.0 million gallons per day without a hearing, except that any application recommended for denial shall be presented to the Governing Board for final agency action. The Governing Board shall take final agency action on general permit applications under this paragraph for all withdrawals or diversions equal to or greater than 1.0 million gallons per day average daily rate of withdrawal. (5) through (6) No change. Rulemaking Authority , , , FS. Law Implemented , , , , FS. History New , Amended , , , , AMEND DATE. WSRM 17

19 NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Jon Dinges, Director, Water Supply and Resource Management, Suwannee River Water Management District, 9225 County Road 49, Live Oak, Florida 32060, (386) NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Governing Board of the Suwannee River Water Management District. DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED: September 14, DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: September 24, WSRM 18

20 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: THRU: Governing Board Jon Dinges, Department Director David Still, Executive Director DATE: August 26, 2010 RE: County and City Fee Waiver for Fiscal Year RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Governing Board authorize waiver of permitting fees for qualifying counties and municipalities for Fiscal Year BACKGROUND In accordance with Florida Statute , the governing body must certify that the cost of the permit processing fee is a fiscal hardship because of one of the following factors: 1. Per capita taxable value is less than the statewide average for the current fiscal year; 2. Percentage of assessed property value that is exempt from ad valorem taxation is higher than the statewide average for the current fiscal year; 3. Any condition specified in section , Florida Statutes, that determines a state of financial emergency; 4. Ad valorem operating millage rate for the current fiscal year is greater than 8 mills; or 5. A financial condition is documented in annual financial statements at the end of the current fiscal year indicates an inability to pay the permit processing fee during that fiscal year. This process will reduce the effort of processing resolutions by each unit of local government. JD/rl WSRM 19

21 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: THRU: Governing Board Jon Dinges, Department Director David Still, Executive Director DATE: August 26, 2010 RE: Activity Report, Water Supply and Resource Management Water Supply Assessment: - Consultant continues to work on assessment. The draft Water Supply Assessment will be provided to the Governing Board on September 14, Staff and the consultant will present the results of the Water Supply Assessment on September 28, The District will host public meetings to present the draft Water Supply Assessment and gather citizen comments. The meetings will be at 7 p.m. and held on October 7 in Starke at the Andrews Center Auditorium; October 12 in Fanning Springs at the City Hall meeting room; and October 19 in Perry at the Holiday Inn Express. Upper Santa Fe River Basin Water Supply Plan: - Consultant continues work on the Water Supply Plan for the Upper Santa Fe River Basin. - Staff is meeting regularly with St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) via conference calls to coordinate activities in the water supply planning process. Staff met with SJRWMD on August 20, 2010, to discuss minimum flows and levels prevention and recovery strategies. - SJRWMD has postponed completion of their Water Supply Plan until the spring of Future meeting dates remain tentative based upon the completion of tasks by SJRWMD staff. - Staff met with Clay County Utility Authority on August 12, 2010, to discuss water resource trends, water conservation strategies, and reuse of reclaimed water. Springs: - Staff completed design and publication of a new Conserve Water, Protect Springs brochure that will be distributed District-wide. The brochure contains information about the District s irrigation rule, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, and how they tie together to protect our springs. WSRM 20

22 - Contracts with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Columbia County School District were executed for projects associated with the Learning in Florida s Environment (LIFE) and Ichetucknee Springs PARKnership programs at Richardson Middle School and the Fort White middle and high schools. - The Ichetucknee Partnership (TIP) set up an informational display about springs protection and water conservation in the lobby of the Super 8 motel at the I-75/SR 47 interchange in Lake City. As the motel closest in proximity to the Ichetucknee Springs State Park, the Super 8 attracts many visitors to the springs. The manager has reported that hundreds of visitors and local residents alike are now more informed about springs protection as a result of the display and companion printed materials, which will remain at the motel through Labor Day. - Staff continues to revise and update its website pages for springs. - Staff continues to monitor and update The Ichetucknee Partnership s Facebook page, which now has 339 fans. Spring Protection, Surfacewater, Groundwater and Biological Monitoring: - Staff collected water chemistry samples at 20 groundwater sites. - Staff observed levels and maintained gaging stations at 181 wells, 21 lakes, and 19 stream stations. - Staff assisted St. John s River Water Management District staff with the video logging of 4 District wells. - Staff added Alligator Lake in Lake City to the District s real-time rainfall network. - Staff replaced stage recording equipment at three former USGS monitoring sites: Troy Springs, Blue Hole, and Ichetucknee River at Dampier s Landing. - Staff participated in the quarterly North Central Florida Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting. - Discharge was measured at 3 streams. - Rainfall from 39 telemetered sites was reported to the Southeast River Forecast Center. Water Use Monitoring: - Staff monitored 126 telemetered water use monitoring devices on 39 agricultural operations. Water use on monitored wells in July was 506 million gallons, averaging 16 million gallons per day. - Staff continues the assessment of water use permits that use between 100,000 and 500,000 gallons per day in the Upper Santa Fe Basin. Minimum Flows and Levels (MFLs): - Staff is in process of developing a new project charter, plan, budget, and schedule to establish MFLs as presented to the Governing Board in the June 2010 workshop. WSRM 21

23 - Staff continues to meet with SJRWMD staff and consultants on development of water use permitting criteria for the Upper Santa Fe and Suwannee rivers. - Staff is reviewing and commenting on work products prepared by SJRWMD related to MFLs, water supply assessment, and planning. - Staff continues to work on MFL implementation in water use permitting. - Staff continues to develop a scope of work for revisions to the North Florida Groundwater Model. The draft scope is being reviewed by SJRWMD staff. Suwannee River Partnership Activities: - Staff has worked with the Suwannee and Levy Soil and Water Conservation Districts to develop farmer contracts and to assist farmers with the Best Management Practices (BMPs) Crop Tools cost share program that the District s Governing Board is funding. - Staff gave presentations at county Farm Bureaus, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and Cattlemen s meetings. - Staff continues to work with farmers and other partners in the Suwannee and Santa Fe river basins by providing technical assistance to participating farms in nutrient and irrigation management. Staff has continued to assist farmers in taking crop tissue, soil, and manure samples to determine nutrient levels and adjust fertilizer management. - Staff continues to work with University of Florida - Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) staff to develop crop irrigation and fertilizer BMP demonstrations at the research center and on progressive farms. - Staff assisted IFAS with a farmer field day at the research center to demonstrate irrigation and fertilizer management. - Staff helped organize a workshop on sod-based rotation that included speakers from the Flint River Basin in Georgia and extension specialists from the University of Florida. - Staff attended the Georgia Upper Suwannee Partnership Shines dinner that was patterned after our CARES dinner to recognize farmers. - Staff has continued to work with farmers to adopt BMPs as part of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services BMP Program. Regulatory Activities: Water Use - Staff issued an extension of time to city of Chiefland to develop a plan to reduce their per capita water use. - Water Use Permits were issued for city of Lawtey and Newberry. - Staff met with Creech Engineering to discuss the proposed Suwannee Catalyst project and promotion of reclaimed water. WSRM 22

24 Environmental Resource Permitting - Staff is participating in the Statewide Storm Water Treatment rule development through meetings and conference calls. Permitting Activities: - The following table summarizes permitting activities during the month of July. July 2010 Received Issued Noticed General General Individual Noticed General General Individual Environmental Resource Permits Water Use Permits 7 10 Water Well Permits Water well permits issued and received according to well use: Abandoned/destroyed: 5 Landscape Irrigation: 1 Agricultural Irrigation: 3 Monitor: 24 Aquaculture: 5 Other: 1 Climate Control 1 Public Supply: 1 Fire Protection) 2 Garden (Non Commercial): 1 Self-supplied Residential: - Staff has implemented an environmental resource permit inspection program for construction and as-built certification. Staff inspected 2 projects under construction and 20 projects for as-built compliance. Please see the attached charts for a summary of construction and as-built inspections. - The Rulemaking Schedule and Compliance and Enforcement Report follow this memorandum. - Edwards Road Bottomlands Wetlands Restoration Project, Bradford County: The District has received a survey, legal description, and title opinion from the City of Starke. Contracts with BCI Engineers and with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have been executed. The District and the City of Starke have executed the Interlocal Agreement. BCI Engineers and Scientists are in the process of modeling and designing the proposed system. - Columbia County Stormwater: The County is in the planning stages with several projects. There will be no construction of projects in fiscal year 93 WSRM 23

25 2009/2010 because the County and the District mutually agreed to suspend construction due to budget constraints. Staff is working with land acquisition staff on the purchase of lands for the Clay Hole Creek flood abatement project. FEMA Map Modernization: - Levy County: Since receipt of the results of the Bronson Stormwater Drainage Ditch restudy by URS Corporation on June 25, 2010, Steve Minnis has been meeting with the Town of Bronson and Levy County to educate them regarding the engineering accuracy of the studies. Steve has another meeting scheduled with the Town of Bronson Council. Our study consultant URS will explain the changes to the Bronson North and South Ditches at the meeting. - We received the restudy of the Long Pond area southwest of Chiefland on May 21 and Steve Minnis has met with the Vice Mayor City of Chiefland, and Chairman of the BOCC to discuss and educate them regarding the study and results. The restudy lowered the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) from 1 to 3 feet. We are working with interested property owners to educate them and help them file a protest if needed. - Bradford County: The official 90 day appeal period to the Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) began July 1, 2010, and will end September 30, We are working with interested property owners to educate them and help them file a protest if needed. - Jasper Stormwater: Construction has commenced. Approximately 80% of the drainage pipe replacement has been completed and 50% of the proposed pond site has been cleared. - Lake City Reclaimed Water Project: The storage tank is complete. Delivery of the filter is expected in mid-august. Finishing work for piping and grading is underway. - Monticello Reuse Project: Construction progress is on schedule. The sides and embankments of the wet weather pond are near final elevation. The precast concrete wet-well is expected to arrive in a week. The monitoring wells have been completed and initial samples are being taken. - Greenville Stormwater: The District has developed an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with the Town of Greenville (Town) to provide financial aid for the Town s efforts in solving its stormwater problems. The ILA provides matching funds, upon Town s purchase and request for reimbursement, of construction materials used to enhance and improve its drainage problems. The District s matching funds will not exceed $50,000. WSRM 24

26 Thank you for your attention to this summary of current activities. Please feel free to contact staff prior to the September 14, 2010, Governing Board meeting if you would like further information. /dd WSRM 25

27 60 Construction & As-built Inspections Jul-09 Aug-09 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09 Jan-10 Feb-10 Mar-10 Apr-10 May-10 Jun-10 Jul-10 As-built Inspections Construction Inspections WSRM 26

28 Rule & Description Request Bd. Auth. for RD Notice of Rule Dev. Request Bd. Auth. for PR Upcoming Rulemaking Notice of Proposed Rule Send to JAPC Mail to DOS (tentative) Effective Date (tentative) 40B-2 9/8/09 9/18/09 Upper Santa Fe River Basin Permit Duration 40B-2.025* 5/13/10 6/4/10 5/13/10 6/11/10 6/7/10 Review of Unsolicited Information 40B /14/10 9/24/10 9/14/10 10/1/10 9/24/10 Water Use Permit-Thresholds to Board 40B /13/10 6/4/10 5/13/10 6/11/10 6/7/10 7/19/10 9/5/10 Repeal of Rule 40B /13/10 6/4/10 5/13/10 6/11/10 6/7/10 7/19/10 8/11/10 Exemptions from Permitting 40B /8/10 6/18/10 6/8/10 Incorporation of Hamilton and Madison FEMA Flood Studies 40B /14/09 5/29/09 Noticed General Permit Application 40B /13/10 6/4/10 5/13/10 6/11/10 6/7/10 7/19/10 8/11/10 Diseased Vegetation Determination 40B /9/08 12/19/08 ERP Handbook-Bald Eagle De-listing * This rule is under review by Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (JAPC) and rulemaking is temporarily on hold. Staff is working with legal counsel to resolve concerns from JAPC. WSRM 27

29 Compliance and Enforcement updated 8/17/2010 3:02:49 PM CE # County Discovery Date Date Action Required Violation Summary Respondent Comments Staff CE COLUMBIA 10/8/2004 Stormwater system not constructed as permitted. Jeffrey Hill/Smithfield Estates See the enforcement and litigation report from legal counsel for information. Dinges, Jon CE COLUMBIA 4/14/2005 Alteration of dam without a permit. Jeffery Hill See the enforcement and litigation report from legal counsel for information. Dinges, Jon CE COLUMBIA 6/13/2005 8/8/2008 Failure to maintain stormwater system as permitted. Ray Sessions/Commander Row & Cannon Creek North Draft Notice of Violation received from Jennifer Springfield on 4/20/06. Staff reviewed the Notice and returned it to Ms. Springfield no later than 4/25/06. Response received 5/16/06, indicating Mr. Sessions was not responsible. Ms. Springfield sent letter to Mr. Sessions' attorney on 5/24/06. Received Construction Remediation Schedule from Bill Freeman 5/30/06. Work to be complete by 9/15/06. Southern Approaches complete. Staff inspected. S. Approaches complete. Others under review. Letter from B. Freeman 12/12/06. Work to be completed by 12/15/06. Applications received. RAI mailed 11/6/06. See Board memo for updates. Letter to Mr. Freeman mailed 4/16/ days to install culverts (SWM ). File sent to J. Springfield 9/6/07. Letter sent from J. Springfield to Mr. Sauriol, HOA President on 12/20/07; 60 days to correct violations. Letter from J. Springfield mailed on 1/18/08; 30 day extension granted. 30 days to submit application. Received letter from Cannon Creek HOA 2/8/08; 180 day extension requested. Received letter from attorneys regarding resolution on 9/22/08. Legal comments: District staff met with Greg Bailey who is working on the flooding problem as part of a master plan for the entire basin. In the event Mr. Bailey s plan is approved and constructed, it will also address the compliance issue under this permit. Sagul, Tim CE COLUMBIA 12/5/2005 8/6/2010 Failure to maintain stormwater system. Justin Fitzhugh / Movie Gallery Application received 8/11/06. Redesign submitted 11/29/06. RAI mailed 11/29/06. Extension letter mailed 3/22/07. Denied at October Board. Site inspection 3/20/08. Sent NOV 3/26/08; 60 days to submit as-builts and pay penalties and fees. 18 day letter sent 6/25/08. Staff met with Mr. Fitzhugh on 7/7/08. A follow-up letter was sent 7/8/08 giving him until 9/7/08 to provide a solution. No solution as of 9/24/08. Staff has given Mr. Fitzhugh until 10/10/08 to provide solution. Received 10/2/08. Mr. Fitzhugh working with surveyor. Mr. Fitzhugh wants an 18 month extension to complete work. Sent letter 5/21/10; deadline of 7/1/10 to fix retention pond. Met Mr. Futzhugh on site on 5/26/10. Work to begin prior to 7/1/10. Staff inspected site on 7/7/10. Construction had not begun. File to legal 7/9/10. Letter sent from legal 7/22/10; 15 days to submit application, pay penalites & fines. Marshall, Leroy CE LEVY 3/1/ /15/2010 Unpermitted development. Marvin Franks / Cedars Airfield, Inc. 14 days to contact District. Spoke with Mr. Franks on 3/10/09. Met with Mr. Franks on 3/19/09. Mills Engineering hired and will submit application and plans by 12/31/09. Received ERP application 12/18/09. As of 5/12/10, we have not received any additional information as requested. Mitigation plans, UMAM & engineering information received. RAI letter sent 8/16/10. Webster, Patrick CE DIXIE 10/23/2008 9/21/2009 Unpermitted structure within floodway. Ronald Berg File to legal 7/28/09. Letter sent from legal 9/4/09:18 days to pay penalty, restore site & apply for ERP permit. Sent photos to legal 12/14/09. 3/9/10; Board approved authorization to file complaint. Legal preparing Administrative Complaint. 5/17/10; staff sent Mr. Berg an engineers list. Hastings, John Page 1 of 5 WSRM 28

30 CE # County Discovery Date Date Action Required Violation Summary Respondent Comments Staff CE LEVY 8/2/2006 9/1/2010 Unpermitted construction. Douglas McKoy 45 days to submit application package. Due 9/14/06. Received permit application 9/15/06. RAI mailed on 10/4/06. 12/18/06 received request for time extension. Letter from Mr. Ellington 4/12/07 requesting extension. He called and said he would be sending in an application soon. Meeting scheduled with Donnie Ellington on 7/23/07 to discuss project. Mr. McKoy called on 9/18/07 requesting an extension due to Ellington's issues. Received letter on 9/21/07. Extension until 12/10/07. In the process of selling this parcel. Received ERP fee 12/5/07. RAI letter mailed 1/3/08; Met with Mr. McKoy on 2/13/08. Wetland jurisdictional conducted at the site on 3/11/08. Waiting on determination to arrive from Mr. McKoy. Received determination 4/28/08. Bill Spencer visited site on 5/1/08 to inspect wetland delineation. Recommend that wetland line be placed on site plan survey. RAI sent on 5/12/08. RAI sent 7/25/08; Received letter from Mr. McKoy on 8/28/08; working on the survey. 10/30/08 prepared ERP permit for denial, and prepared legal fact sheet to give to Tom Brown. File sent to legal 11/4/08. Met with Mr. McKoy 11/13/08 to go over a plan to permit the subdivision. Must have a site layout and an engineer hired by 1/7/09. Per date 3/12/09, an engineer has been hired and they are working on submittal. Received s; lack of money has prevented him from moving forward. Issue went to the October 2009 Board for denial of ERP and request for legal action. Item pulled from Board agenda per GB members. Received 10/15/09. Project pulled from December 2009 Board agenda since we received notices that an engineer and surveyor are back working on the plans as of 12/7/09. Received from engineer, and he said that nothing has happened since December, Tabled at April 2010 Board (denial) until May Board meeting. Received s from applicants engineer stating that he has been authorized to move forward with design. Will be discussed at the May GB meeting. Permit denial was pulled from the Governing Board agenda. Spoke with engineer 8/2/10; has received information from Mr. McCoy. Should have plans and calculations submitted by 9/1/10. Webster, Patrick CE LAFAYETTE 12/12/2006 4/28/2009 Construction without a permit. CE MADISON 9/26/2007 8/7/2009 Unpermitted structure within the floodway. Linda Fennell See the enforcement and litigation report from legal counsel for information. Marshall, Leroy Charley Hicks, Jr. See the enforcement and litigation report from legal counsel for information. Robinson, Vince CE GILCHRIST 1/25/ /1/2010 Unpermitted structure within floodway. Everett & Marie Masters 14 days to contact District. Met Mr. Masters on his property on 3/2/10. I gave him an application and a copy of the rules. I will not be able to completely evaluate the site until river levels go down. Spoke with Mr. Masters by phone on 5/11/10 and he said that the river level is still to high to make an evaluation. Site visit 7/21/10; gave Mr. Masters a list of things needed to clear violation and permit project. Should have information in by 10/01/10. Robinson, Vince CE DIXIE 3/4/2010 Failure to maintain structure within floodway. Terrance McCue 14 days to contact District. Meet McCues at their property on 2/26/10 to discuss options. After meeting the McCues at their river lot they have decided the way to address the problem. In the near future they will be submitting seawall plans along with engineering. Robinson, Vince CE SUWANNEE 1/25/2010 3/25/2010 Unpermitted fill in floodway Tillman Richardson 14 days to contact District. Resent NOV with updated address 3/11/10. Second NOV returned for incorrect address 3/15/10. No contact from Respondent. Sent to legal 4/29/10. Legal sent letter 5/11/10; 30 days to pay fees, remove fill and permit structures. See the enforcement and litigation report from legal for further information. Robinson, Vince Page 2 of 5 WSRM 29

31 CE # County Discovery Date Date Action Required Violation Summary Respondent Comments Staff CE JEFFERSON 2/9/2010 8/21/2010 Unpermitted construction. Judy Miller 45 days to submit ERP modification or restore site. The Respondent(s) have hired Environmental Consulting and Technology (ECT) from Tallahassee, to determine how to bring the dam into compliance with District rules. Louis Mantini was contacted by a representative from ECT on 03/8/10, and informed of their being retained for this work. No designs have been received as of 03/12/10. 4/19/10; compliance meeting between District staff and the property owner's engineering consultant, Ronald Potts. Plans are forthcoming, as of 05/13/10 - conceptually, there will be additional culverts added to the dam for drainage. A visit was conducted at the request of Mr. Tuten on 06/01/10, to make a rough-estimate of the additional culvert cross-sectional area that might be required for the site. Discussion regarding the results are pending as of 06/21/10, but it remains necessary that the Respondent will require the services of a P.E. 18 day letter sent 8/3/10. I (Louis) spoke with Stephanie Beckham on 08/06/10, who requested clairifcation from me regarding my rerference to a compliance schedule that I mentioned in the 08/03/10 correspondence. I suggested she and her husband consider restoration as one alternative. Mantini, Louis CE MADISON 8/16/2010 Unpermitted structure within floodway. Teresa Beaver 30 days to remove structure. RAI mailed 2/25/10. As of 5/11/10 we have not received all the information that was requested. As of 6/14/10 Mrs. Beaver has not moved her unpermitted structure. Staff sent 18-day letter 7/28/10. Received response 8/3/10; Mrs. Beaver has sold property. Staff to consult with legal. Robinson, Vince CE /20/2010 9:35:18 AM Unpermitted construction. Sam Oosterhoudt- Lake City Developers, LLC. SWO had delivered 4/20/10. NOV sent 4/26/ days to contact District. File sent to legal 5/21/10. Call from Mr. Oosterhoudt on 5/26/10. Engineer has been hired and no other work to be done until permit is modified. Informed legal to hold off. to legal, no contact from owner since 5/26/10 phone call. Received ERP application 7/26/10. Marshall, Leroy CE BRADFORD 7/6/2010 8/26/2010 Unpermitted drainage ditch. Charles L. Coburn 14 days to contact District. Met on-site 07/14/10, with Mr. Coburn and County Commissioner, Doyle Thomas. We agreed upon the construction of a check dam where the ditch from his property intersects the County-maintained right-of-way ditch. A single check dam should suffice. Compliance deadline is 08/26/10. Mr. Coburn called on 08/06/10; check dam constructed, as requested, at the outfall of his ditch. Compliance schedule to be sumbitted by 9/1/10. Mantini, Louis CE HAMILTON 7/13/2010 8/12/2010 Unpermitted excavation. Charles & Gloria Walls 14 days to contact District. Mr. Walls contacted District staff on 07/31/10. A site visit was subsequently conducted on 08/02/10, and it was determined that wetland impacts were unlikely, and the pond was probably constructed in a topographic draw. The pond was lined. 08/04/10; sent letter with application and maps. Received ERP application 8/17/10. Mantini, Louis CE COLUMBIA 7/29/2010 8/16/2010 Failure to maintain surfacewater management system. Tom Kesling - Lake City Home Depot 14 days to contact District. Mantini, Louis CE LEVY 5/25/2010 8/21/2010 Wetland impacts. Anthony & Stephanie Beckham 14 days to contact District. Met on-site 5/25/2010, and made an initial assessment of the impacts. Spoke with Ms. Beckham on 6/8/10, and discussed both submittal for a General ERP and fine-tuning the District's approximation of wetland boundaries to alleviate the requirement for mitigation. An example General ERP engineered site plan was ed to Ms. Beckham similar to hers and her husband's project on 06/08/10. Sent 18 day letter 8/3/10. Mantini, Louis CE BRADFORD 7/30/2010 8/10/2010 Unpermitted fill in drainage ditches within drainage easements. Roger Griffis 7 days to contact District. Site inspection 8/12/10. Working on resolution to violation. Webster, Patrick CE COLUMBIA 3/25/2006 7/17/2008 No as-builts. Frank Soucinek / Countryside Estates See the enforcement and litigation report from legal counsel for information. Received stormwater calculations 7/26/10. Dinges, Jon WSRM 30 Page 3 of 5

32 CE # County Discovery Date Date Action Required Violation Summary Respondent Comments Staff CE Unpermitted construction. Jeff Hill / Haight Ashbury See the enforcement and litigation report from legal counsel for information. Dinges, Jon CE SUWANNEE 6/26/2008 8/24/2010 Unpermitted construction. Derrick Freeman 90 to days to remove structure. Staff to follow up by 4/15/09. Site visit 3/26/09. Sent reminder letter 3/30/09. Staff to inspect by 6/15/10. Sent letter 5/24/10; 30 days to remove structure. File to Legal 7/30/10. Letter sent from legal 8/9/10; 15 days to pay fines and penalties & remove structure. Marshall, Leroy CE COLUMBIA 4/15/ /30/2009 Non-conformance with Erosion Control Plan. Robert F. Jordan / Turkey Creek Subdivision Sent letter 11/20/09 to contact District by 12/4/09 and repair problems by 12/30/09. Received response letter 11/30/09. 11/27/09; received telephone call from Robert Jordan requesting a teleconference with him, Phil Bishop and SRWMD to review As-Built requirements determined in 9/10/09 meeting. 1/27/10; received as-built plans. 3/11/10; no update. 4/4/10; Mr. Jordan has prepared his portion of the as-built drawings, BB&L has submitted their portion. Jerry Bowden is reviewing.7/20/10; Jerry Bowden & Rick Johnston reviewed the site for as-built certification. Johnston, Rick CE BRADFORD 8/2/2006 8/7/2010 Non-functioning pond. Bill McCans 30 days to repair erosion problems and provide as-builts. 6/4/08 talked with Sam Smith, Chad Williams is working on a plan to get the ponds in compliance. Respondent working on resolution. Sent out on 6/15/09 to Chad Williams, engineer, with photos of the ponds leaking. 11/3/09; ed Mr. Williams with no response. Second NOV 1/28/10; 18 days to contact District with plans. Spoke with Chad Williams on 2/23/10. Owner agrees to move forward with fix outlined by engineer. Engineer said that he would get back to me with the required plan to fix the site around 3/23/10. Inspected site on 5/12/10, no fix has been implemented. They have been pumping out the pond, but permanent fix has to be implemented. 18 day deadline letter sent 5/13/10. 6/1/10 deadline to respond. File sent to legal 6/21/10. Letter sent from legal 7/22/10; 15 days to pay fines. Received letter 8/16/10; Respondent has retained engineering firm to correct violation. Webster, Patrick CE DIXIE 6/2/2008 9/26/2010 Unpermitted construction. Ryan Bell 30 days to submit WOD application. Resend with updated address 6/13/08. No response as of 6/30/08. Received WOD application 7/8/08. RAI sent 8/7/ day letter mailed 10/27/08. Vince Robinson received phone calls from neighbors who want to know status and voicing concerns that if he is able to keep his construction they want to build the same thing. Mr. Bell called Bill Spencer 11/2/08 and said that he is having his plans drawn and will submit before the deadline. I informed him that he will need to make modifications to the construction in order to meet District requirements. RAI material received 11/7/08. Third RAI sent 11/18/08. Received RAI material 2/18/09. Staff reviewing material received. Zero-rise analysis received 3/6/09. Sent letter 3/11/09; 30 days to submit demolition plan. Received inadequate variance request 3/19/09. Sent letter informing Mr. Bell of proper procedure for requesting variance on 3/25/09. Received variance request 7/9/09. Reviewed by Jon Dinges. Variance denied at August 2009 Board. Final Order mailed 8/13/09. Sent RAI letter 5/12/10; 30 days to submit RAI material. Received RAI response 7/14/10. Permit issued 7/26/10; 60 days to remove structure. Hastings, John CE SUWANNEE 3/3/2008 9/13/2010 Construction without a permit. Donald Edwards 90 days to submit application package & pay penalties. Sent letter 6/6/08; 18 days to submit application package and pay $8,000 penalty. Sent letter 7/2/08; 90 days to submit application & pay penalty. Extension request received 10/1/08. Extension granted 10/1/08. Items to be submitted on or before 10/20/08. Extension granted until 10/20/08. Received ERP application 10/20/08. RAI sent 11/6/08. Extension granted 2/18/09. Additional extension request granted. Extension granted until 12/20/09. 3/15/10; applicant wants to withdraw application. File to legal. Sent letter 7/13/10; fine of $8,000 reinstated and permits conditions must be met by 9/13/10. Marshall, Leroy Page 4 of 5 WSRM 31

33 CE # County Discovery Date Date Action Required Violation Summary Respondent Comments Staff CE COLUMBIA 12/16/2008 2/2/2010 Dredging and filling of an approximate 13 acre cypress pond. Larry R. and Eva Joyce Sigers 14 days to contact District. Met w/ Mr. Sigers and Tim Sagul 1/6/08. Called 1/22/09 to schedule meeting for 1/28/09 but got no answer and no answering machine. Met onsite on 2/11/09 with Mr. Sigers, Jon Dinges, Tim Sagul and Bill Spencer. Verified presence of hydric soils and hydrophytic vegetation. Discussed the need to either restore or permit after the fact with mitigation. We were asked to leave his property. Staff preparing letter to Mr. Sigers. Letter sent 2/18/09 requiring restoration plan and penalty by 3/18/09. Received letter from Mr. Sigers attorney requesting a 60 day extension. Letter sent 3/19/09; 60 day extension granted. Meeting 5/12/09; consultant working on plan. Working on impact estimate; should have material in by 6/19/09. Met with Mr. Carl Salifrio 7/8/09. Impact map was submitted. Preliminary discussions regarding resolution were continued. Mr. Salifrio will return with a proposed plan. Contacted consultant 8/24/09. Received restoration plan 8/25/09. Draft restoration plan approved with changes. ERP application received 10/13/09. RAI letter for ERP sent 11/4/09. Mailed Consent Agreements to Mr. Sigers for signature 3/29/10. No response as of 5/10/10. Received from FDEP on 6/24/10 indicating FDEP was not interested in taking land donation as mitigation preservation. ed respondent's consultant 6/25/10. Spencer, William CE BRADFORD 3/22/2010 5/18/2010 Unpermitted pond and fill. Richard Oldham Site visit 3/30/10, with Mr. Oldham. During the site visit it was determined that Mr. Oldham extended a pond into an adjacent upland site without a permit. This activity can be permitted. However, spoils from the excavation were deposited within the floodplain mapped on the Oldham's property that could potentially jeopardize his neighbor, who is likely the individual that called-in the complaint. The complaint was a flooding complaint. Mr. Oldham was mailed a request for a compliance schedule, due on 05/18/10, addressing pond permitting and fill removal from the floodplain. Called and left message on 07/07/10, requesting a return call to discuss compliance. No return call was received in response to the 07/07/10, phone call. Called and left message on 07/13/10, requesting a return call and advising that District staff will refer enforcement to legal counsel and set a compliance deadline with a Compliance Agreement. Mr. Oldham returned the 07/13/10, phone call and stated that he was slowly moving the fill material. Staff informed him that a deadline must be established and is drafting an Enforcement Worksheet. In the meatime, Mr. Oldham is contacting local contractors to determine if they can assist in fill removal for a more timely compliance schedule. District staff will give Mr. Oldham the chance to draft a contract for the fill removal prior to referring enforcement to legal counsel. File to legal 8/3/10. Letter from legal sent 8/9/10; 15 days to pay penalties, permit site or site restoration. Mantini, Louis CE GILCHRIST 5/28/2010 7/28/2010 Fill in floodway. Alex Stevens Contacted the District on 6/8/10. Conducted field meeting with owner on 6/18/10. Owner provided staff an stating that the unauthorized fill would be removed by 6/29/10.Site visit 7/16/10; mist fill removed. Sent letter 7/20/10; 7 days to schedule on-site meeting. CE ALACHUA 5/14/2010 8/14/2010 No as-builts. Richard E. Sherer 5 days to submit as-builts. Pat W. to deliver certified letter by 7/26/10. Unable to hand deliver. R ed NOV 7/26/10; 5 days from receipt of letter to submit as-builts. Also issues with sinkholes in retention pond. Webster, Patrick Bowden, Jerry CE SUWANNEE 6/8/2010 8/11/2010 Unpermitted dock. John D. & Marcia K. Miller 14 days to contact District. Resent letter with correct address 7/28/10.Meeting 8/5/10; working to resolve violation. Robinson, Vince CE BRADFORD 7/6/2010 8/26/2010 Unpermitted drainage ditch. Nathan D. Thornton 14 days to contact District. Mr. Thornton contacted the District on 07/13/10. Site visit was conducted with Mr. Thornton and Paul Funderburk on 07/14/10. Compliance deadline set for 08/26/10. Mr. Thornton will be responsible for matching the bottom elevation of his ditch with the invert elevation of the culvert beneath CR 225. Mr. Thornton will only be responsible for working within his property boundaries. Mantini, Louis CE COLUMBIA 6/22/2010 9/17/2010 Lack of maintenance on SW system. Johnny Dudley - Windsor Court 30 days to bring project into compliance. Site visit 8/19/10; no work has been done. Marshall, Leroy WSRM 32 Page 5 of 5

34 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: THRU: Governing Board Tim Sagul, Senior Professional Engineer David Still, Executive Director Jon Dinges, Department Director DATE: August 26, 2010 RE: Environmental Resource Permit Issued by Staff The following Individual Environmental Resource Permit was issued by staff, pursuant to (4)(a), Florida Statutes. ERP Number Project Name County Issue Date ERP Aucilla River Bridge Replacement Taylor 8/16/2010 Attached is a copy of the staff report and map for this project. /rl WSRM 33

35 STAFF REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE PERMIT APPLICATION DATE: August 16, 2010 PROJECT: Aucilla River Bridge Replacement APPLICANT Van Humphreys PERMIT APPLICATION NO.: ERP Florida Department of DATE OF APPLICATION: 03/19/10 Transportation 1109 South Marion Avenue APPLICATION COMPLETE: 07/20/10 Lake City, FL DEFAULT DATE: 10/18/10 Agency Action Staff issued an Individual permit for the project with thirty-one standard conditions and three special limiting conditions. SRWMD Project Review Staff Patrick Webster, PE, CFM, Senior Professional Engineer and Bill Spencer, PhD, Senior Environmental Specialist, reviewed the project application. Project Location The project is located at the bridge crossing the Aucilla River on SR 30/US 98 on the Taylor and Jefferson County Line, in Township 4 South, Range 3 East, Section 12, and Township 4 South, Range 4 East, Sections 7 and 18. Project Description This project consists of the replacement of a short main bridge and a relief bridge with a single long permanent bridge within the same footprint. A temporary bridge will be built along the south side of the existing bridge in order to maintain traffic during construction. Technical Information on Permit The Florida Department of Transportation proposes to replace the existing 700 foot main channel bridge and the 315 foot relief channel bridge on SR 30/US 98 over the Aucilla River in Taylor and Jefferson Counties. The new bridge structure will consist of the construction of a single permanent 1,365 foot bridge WSRM 34

36 in the same alignment. A temporary bridge will be constructed just to the south of the existing bridge to maintain traffic during construction. The project will be built in accordance with the roadway plans signed and sealed by Derek Johnson, PE, on July 9, 2010 and bridge structure plans signed and sealed by George Patton, PE on July 6, 2010, both from EC Driver & Associates, Inc. Wetland Mitigation Review There will be 0.61 acres of permanent wetland impacts and 4.26 acres of temporary wetland impacts. The Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM) was used to quantify wetland impacts as Functional Loss Units. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requires 0.87 mitigation credits based on the Wetland Rapid Assessment Procedure (WRAP). The District is required by section , Florida Statutes, to provide mitigation associated with FDOT construction projects. Wetland impacts will be mitigated through the purchase of forested wetland mitigation credits at the San Pedro Bay Mitigation Bank located in Taylor County at a cost of $43,500, which will be required from the applicant. Mitigation for temporary impacts is not required because FDOT will restore disturbed areas as specified in the Aucilla River Bridge Replacement Restoration, Monitoring, and Maintenance Plan for Temporary Impacts report received by the District on June 2, Special Conditions on Permit 1) The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will be required to pay $43,500 to the Suwannee River Water Management District (District) for the purchase of the required mitigation credits from the San Pedro Bay Mitigation Bank to offset proposed wetland impacts as required by the District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) within 30 days of the date of issuance of this permit. 2) The FDOT will be required to pay the District $46,760 in order to compensate for required water quality treatment within the Aucilla River Basin to the District within 30 days of the date of issuance of this permit. 3) FDOT must provide annual restoration reports as specified in the Aucilla River Bridge Replacement Restoration, Monitoring, and Maintenance Plan for Temporary Impacts report received by the District on June 2, WSRM 35

37 Interagency Coordination Taylor County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Florida Department of State-Historical Resources, the FDEP- Division of State Lands, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and FDEP-St. Martins Marsh and Big Bend Seagrasses Aquatic Preserve are aware of the proposed project. Who is the authorized Operation and Maintenance Entity? The Florida Department of Transportation is the authorized operation and maintenance entity. WSRM 36

38 98 Jeffer so n C o u n ty Tay lo r C o u nt y WARD ISLAND Project Boundary SRWMD Ownership Aucilla River Bridge Replacement ERP August Feet ¹ Le o n Je f f er so n Ma di s on Wa ku l la Ta yl o r Note: This map was created by the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) to be used for planning purposes only. SRWMD shall not be held liable for any injury or damage caused by the use of data distributed as a public records request regardless of their use or application. SRWMD does not guarantee the accuracy, or suitability for any use WSRM of these data, and 37no warranty is expressed or implied. For more information please contact the SRWMD at