Okaloosa County BOCC — May 19, 2015 — Longwood Park Shoreline Planting with highlights

RICK SCOTT FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CARLOS LOPEZ-CANTERA LT. GOVERNOR 160 W. GOVERNMENT STREET, SUITE 308 PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 32502-5740 HERSCHEL T. VINYARD JR. SECRETARY May 15, 2014 BY ELECTRONIC MAIL: mcdowel2@nwfsc.edu Alison McDowell 109 Greenway Trail Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 Project Name: Longwood Park Shoreline Restoration File No.: 49-326112-001-EE Okaloosa County Dear Ms. McDowell: On May 01, 2014, we received your request for verification of exemption to perform the following activities: Restore a shoreline through fortified plantings consisting of 3 evenly-spaced 4 inch Spartina alterniflora plants planted in biodegradable burlap bags containing site appropriate sand. The bags will be partially buried with approximately 2 inches of the bag remaining uncovered and above grade. The plantings will occur along 130 linear feet of shoreline in Longwood Park in Hand Cove, Choctawhatchee Bay, Class II Waters of the State-Prohibited Shellfish Harvesting Area at 4 Bay Street, Shalimar, FL, Section 31, Township 1 South, Range 23 West in Okaloosa County. Your request has been reviewed to determine whether it qualifies for (1) regulatory exemption, (2) proprietary authorization (related to state-owned submerged lands), and (3) federal approval that may be necessary for work in wetlands or waters of the United States. Your project did not qualify for the federal review portion of this verification request. Additional authorization must be obtained prior to commencement of the proposed activity. This letter does not relieve you from the responsibility of obtaining other federal, state, or local authorizations that may be required for the activity. Please refer to the specific section(s) dealing with that portion of the review below for advice on how to proceed. 1. Regulatory Review – Verified Based on the information submitted, the Department has verified that the activity as proposed is exempt under Chapter 62-330.051(12)(e), Florida Administrative Code, from the need to obtain a regulatory permit under part IV of Chapter 373 of the Florida Statutes. www.dep.state.fl.us This exemption verification is based on the information you provided the Department and the statutes and rules in effect when the information was submitted. This verification will expire after one year, and will not be valid at any other time if site conditions materially change, the project design is modified, or the statutes or rules governing the exempt activity are amended. However, the activity may still be conducted without further notification to or verification from the Department after the one-year expiration of this verification, provided: 1) the project design does not change; 2) site conditions do not materially change; and 3) there are no changes to the statutes or rules governing the exempt activity. In the event you need to re-verify the exempt status for the activity after the one-year expiration of this verification, a new application and verification fee will be required. Any substantial modifications to the project design should be submitted to the Department for review, as changes may result in a permit being required. General Conditions for Exemptions The following apply when specified in an exemption in Rule 62-330.051, F.A.C.: 1. Activities shall not exceed a permitting threshold in section 1.2 of the applicable Volume II; 2. Construction, alteration, and operation