Okaloosa County BOCC — March 15, 2016 — Permit # 46-0326112-003-EL approved 021816

Florida Department of Rick Scott Governor Environmental Protection Carlos Lopez-Cantera 160 W. Government Street, Suite 308 Lt. Governor Pensacola, Florida 32502-5740 Jonathan P. Steverson Secretary Permittee/Authorized Entity: Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners c/o Amy Allen 302 N Wilson Street, Suite 302 Crestview, FL 32536, Okaloosa County, aallen@co.okaloosa.fl.us Longwood Park living shoreline Authorized Agent: Rachel Gwin 109 Greenway Trail Santa Rosa Beach, FL, 32459 gwinr@nwfsc.edu Environmental Resource Permit State-owned Submerged Lands Authorization – Granted U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Authorization – Separate Corps Authorization Required Okaloosa County Permit No.: 46-0326112-003-EI Permit Issuance Date: February 18, 2016 Permit Construction Phase Expiration Date: February 18, 2121 www.dep.state.fl.us  Consolidated Environmental Resource Permit and Sovereignty Submerged Lands Authorization Permittee: Okaloosa County BOCC Permit No: 46-0326112-003-EI PROJECT LOCATION The activities authorized by this permit and sovereignty submerged lands authorization are located at 4 Bay Street, Shalimar, Florida 32579, in Section 31, Township 01 South, Range 23 West, in Okaloosa County, at Latitude 30°27’20.40” North and Longitude 86°35’15.36” West. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The permittee is authorized to install a living shoreline along 130 feet of shoreline. The project includes the planting of Spartina alterniflora in 18-inch by 12-inch burlap sand bags filled with site-appropriate sand, extending 3-feet from the mean high water. The bags will be partially buried with approximately 2 inches of the bag remaining uncovered and above grade. Six 10- foot long coir logs will be installed along the waterward side of the burlap bags in 2-inch trenches. The proposed project is in Garnier Bayou, Class III Waters of the State, Prohibited for Shellfish Harvesting, associated with Choctawatchee Bay, at 4 Bay Street, Shalimar, FL 32579, Section 31, Township 01 South, Range 23 West, Okaloosa County, Latitude 30°27’20.40” North / Longitude 86°35’15.36” West. Authorized activities are depicted on the attached exhibits. AUTHORIZATIONS Longwood Park living shoreline Environmental Resource Permit The Department has determined that the activity qualifies for an Environmental Resource Permit. Therefore, the Environmental Resource Permit is hereby granted, pursuant to Part IV of Chapter 373, Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Chapter 62-330, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.). Sovereignty Submerged Lands Authorization The activity is located on sovereignty submerged lands owned by the State of Florida. It therefore also requires authorization from the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (Board of Trustees), pursuant to Article X, Section 11 of the Florida Constitution, and Section 253.77, F.S. As staff to the Board of Trustees under Sections 253.002, F.S., the Department has determined that the activity qualifies for and requires a Letter of Consent, as long as the work performed is located within the boundaries as describ