Okaloosa County BOCC — May 20, 2014 — USACE--OkaloosaIslandReefPermit — reading text

derivatives, as used in this permit, means the permittee or any future transferee. The term "this office" refers to the appropriate district or division office of the Corps of Engineers having jurisdiction over the permitted activity or the appropriate official of that office acting under the authority of the commanding officer. You are authorized to perform work in accordance with the terms and conditions specified below. Project Description: The applicant proposes to establish a nearshore artificial reef area, which would be named “Okaloosa Island Reef”. It would consist of a 200’ x 590’ deployment area, totaling 118,000 square feet (2.7 acres), which would provide habitat and recreational fishing and diving opportunities. Material to be deployed would consist of fifty-five (55) tiered reefs modules (also known as Walter Eco-System Reef Modules). Each tier reef module would be 5 feet in diameter and would be mounted on 10-inch diameter piles. The material to be deployed would have a maximum profile height of no more than 8 feet at the deepest water depth and would result in a minimum authorized depth of -6 feet at mean low water (MLW). Project Location: The proposed artificial reef site is located in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 350 feet south of the Okaloosa Island Beach Access #4, off of Okaloosa Island, Okaloosa County, Florida. Latitude & Longitude: NE Site Corner: Latitude: 30.3957° North Longitude: 86.6165° West NW Site Corner: Latitude: 30.3957° North Longitude: 86.6171° West SE Site Corner: Latitude: 30.3941° North Longitude: 86.6166° West SW Site Corner: Latitude: 30.3941° North PERMIT NUMBER: SAJ-2012-02734 (SP-SWA) PERMITTEE: Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners PAGE 2 of 11 Longitude: 86.6172° West Permit Conditions General Conditions: 1. The time limit for completing the work authorized ends on April 9, 2019. If you find that you need more time to complete the authorized activity, submit your request for a time extension to this office for consideration at least one month before the above date is reached. 2. You must maintain the activity authorized by this permit in good condition and in conformance with the terms and conditions of this permit. You are not relieved of this requirement if you abandon the permitted activity, although you may make a good faith transfer to a third party in compliance with General Condition 4 below. Should you wish to cease to maintain the authorized activity or should you desire to abandon it without a good faith transfer, you must obtain a modification of this permit from this office, which may require restoration of the area. 3. If you discover any previously unknown historic or archeological remains while accomplishing the activity authorized by this permit, you must immediately notify this office of what you have found. We will initiate the Federal and State coordination required to determine if the remains warrant a recovery effort or if the site is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. 4. If you sell the property associated with this permit, you must obtain the signature and the mailing address of the new owner in the space provided and forward a copy of the permit to this office to validate the transfer of this authorization. 5. If a conditioned water quality certification has been issued for your project, you must comply with the conditions specified in the certification as special conditions to this permit. For your convenience, a copy of the certification is attached if it contains such conditions. 6. You must allow representatives from this office to inspect the authorized activity at any time deemed necessary to ensure that it is being or has been accomplished in accordance with the terms and conditions of your permit. Special Conditions: 1. Reporting Addresses: The Permittee shall reference this permit number, SAJ- 2012-02734 (SP-SWA), on all correspondence. Unless specifically notified to the PERMIT NUMBER: SAJ-2012-02734 (SP-SWA) PERMITTEE: Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners PAGE 3 of 11 contrary, the Permittee shall use the following addresses for transmitting correspondence to the referenced agencies: (a) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Division, Enforcement Section 41 North Jefferson Street, Suite 301 Pensacola, Florida 32502 The Permittee shall reference this permit number, SAJ-2010-03163 (SP-SWA), on all submittals. Or email at: CESAJ-ComplyDocs@usace.army.mil (b) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Marine Chart Division, Office of Coast Survey, N/CS26, Sta. 7317 1315 East-West Highway Silver Springs, MD, 20910-3282 Or email at: ocs.ndb@noaa.gov. (c) Commander, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 8th Coast Guard District Hale Boggs Federal Building 500 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130 (d) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Artificial Reef Program, 620 S. Meridian Street, Box 4B2 Tallahassee, FL 32399. Or email at: artificialreefdeployments@MyFWC.com 2. Initial Agency Notification: The Permittee shall provide to the Corps, NOAA and USCG written notification of the planned deployment start date at least two weeks prior to the initial deployment on the authorized artificial reef site. 3. Protection of Existing Resources: The Permittee shall not deploy artificial reef materials until an assessment of the bottom conditions have been accomplished by diver, submersible video camera, fathometer, depth/bottom sounder (e.g. “fish finder”), or side-scan sonar. The inspection of the deployment area may occur at the time of deployment, but no more than one year prior to deployment. The Permittee shall maintain a deployment buffer of at least 200 feet from any submerged beds of sea grasses, coral reefs, live bottom, areas supporting growth of sponges, sea fans, soft corals, and other sessile macroinvertebrates generally associated with rock outcrops, oyster reefs, scallop beds, clam beds, or areas where there are unique or unusual PERMIT NUMBER: SAJ-2012-02734 (SP-SWA) PERMITTEE: Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners PAGE 4 of 11 concentrations of bottom-dwelling marine organisms. If, during the inspection, evidence is observed of cultural/archaeological resources, such as sunken vessels, ballast, historic refuse piles, or careenage areas the Corps will be notified by the Permittee and the above referenced deployment buffer will be implemented. The Permittee shall maintain a record of the information gained during the inspection such that it can be provided upon request to the Corps. 4. Pre-Deployment Notification: No less than 14 days prior to deployment of material on an artificial reef, the Permittee shall transmit by electronic mail (“email”) a complete and signed “Florida Artificial Reef Materials Cargo Manifest and Pre-Deployment Notification” form, attached to this permit, to the Corps and FWC to allow inspection of the proposed reef materials as deemed necessary by the agencies. Inspection is allowable at the staging area. By signing the Pre-Deployment Notification the Permittee certifies that all materials are free from asphalt, petroleum, other hydrocarbons and toxic residues. The Permittee shall not deploy material if notified by the Corps or FWC that the material is questionable. The material needs to be evaluated before it is released for deployment. Any material that is deemed unacceptable for reef material will be disposed in an approved upland disposal site. Deployment of the material shall not occur until after the end of the 14-day inspection period. The Permittee shall ensure both a copy of the Corps permit and the signed “Florida Artificial Reef Materials Cargo Manifest and Pre-Deployment Notification Form” are maintained aboard the deployment vessel at all times during loading, transit, and deployment. 5. Post-Deployment Placement Report/As-Built Drawing: No less than 30 days after deployment at the reef site, the Permittee shall transmit by email to the Corps, FWC, and NOAA a complete and signed “Florida Artificial Reef Materials Placement Report and Post-Deployment Notification” form attached to this permit. Please note, the Corps requires the latitude and longitude to be accurate within 5 meters horizontal distance on the post-deployment report. Attach to the report, an as-built drawing that contains the approximate deployment configurations and the height of the material after placement. Depth shall be verified utilizing fathometer, depth sounder, or similar device accurate to within 1 meter. Also, include information on the condition of the material at the time of deployment. The report and drawing shall be limited to a few pages per deployment. Representative photographs and/or video, if available, are encouraged to be submitted. 6. Ownership/Maintenance/Liability: By signing this permit, the Permittee certifies and acknowledges ownership of all artificial reef materials deployed on the reef, accepts responsibility for maintenance of the artificial reef, and possesses the ability to assume liability for all damages that may arise with respect to the artificial reef. PERMIT NUMBER: SAJ-2012-02734 (SP-SWA) PERMITTEE: Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners PAGE 5 of 11 7. Assurance of Navigation and Maintenance: The Permittee understands and agrees that, if future operations by the United States require the removal, relocation, or other alteration, of the structures or work herein authorized, or if in the opinion of the Secretary of the Army or his authorized representative, said structure or work shall cause unreasonable obstruction to the free navigation of the navigable waters, the Permittee will be required, upon due notice from the Corps of Engineers, to remove, relocate, or alter the structural work or obstructions caused thereby, without expense to the United States. No claim shall be made against the United States on account of any such removal or alteration. 8. Sea Turtle, Smalltooth Sawfish and Sturgeon Conditions: The Permittee shall comply with the attached National Marine Fisheries Service’s “Sea Turtle and Smalltooth Sawfish Construction Conditions”, which also applies to sturgeon. 9. Manatee Conditions: The Permittee shall comply with the attached “Standard Manatee Conditions for In-Water Work – 2011.” 10. Protected Species Guidance: The Permittee shall comply with the attached “Vessel Strike Avoidance Measures and Injured or Dead Protected Species Reporting” guidance for marine turtles and marine mammals. 11. Self-Certification: Within 60 days of completion of the authorized work or at the expiration of the construction authorization of this permit, whichever occurs first, the Permittee shall complete the attached “Self-Certification Statement of Compliance” form and submit to the Corps. In the event that the completed work deviates, in any manner, from the authorized work, the Permittee shall describe, on the Self-Certification Form, the deviations between the work authorized by the permit and the work as constructed. Please note that the description of any deviations on the Self-Certification Form does not constitute approval of any deviations by the Corps. 12. Cultural Resources/Historic Properties: a. No structure or work shall adversely affect impact or disturb properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or those eligible for inclusion in the NRHP. b. If during the ground disturbing activities and construction work within the permit area, there are archaeological/cultural materials encountered which were not the subject of a previous cultural resources assessment survey (and which shall include, but