Okaloosa County BOCC — April 1, 2014 — reading text

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The appeal is limited to a review of the administrative record, the Corps memorandum for the record of the appeal conference or meeting, and any supplemental information that the review officer has determined is needed to clarify the administrative record. Neither the appellant nor the Corps may add new information or analyses to the record. However, you may provide additional information to clarify the location of information that is already in the administrative record. POINT OF CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS OR INFORMATION: If you have questions regarding this decision and/or the If you only have questions regarding the appeal process appeal process you may contact: you may also contact: for process: Project Manager as noted in letter Stuart Santos 904-232-2018 RIGHT OF ENTRY: Your signature below grants the right of entry to Corps of Engineers personnel, and any government consultants, to conduct investigations of the project site during the course of the appeal process. You will be provided a 15 day notice of any site investigation, and will have the opportunity to participate in all site investigations. Date: Telephone number: _______________________________ Signature of appellant or agent. Packet Pg. 248  DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PERMIT Permittee: Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners 1804 Lewis Turner Boulevard, Suite 100 Ft. Walton Beach, Florida 32547 Permit No: SAJ-2011-03485 (SP-SWA) Issuing Office: U.S. Army Engineer District, Jacksonville NOTE: The term "you" and its 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 an artificial reef area, which would be referred to as the “Fish Haven #13”. It would consist of a ¼ by ¼ mile deployment area, totaling 40 acres, which would provide enhanced habitat and recreational fishing and diving opportunities upon implementation of the project. Additionally, there would be a deployment buffer of 50 feet on each side. Material to be deployed would consist of clean concrete or rock and prefabricated structures that are a mixture of clean concrete and heavy gauge steel. The material to be deployed would have a maximum profile height of no more than 30 feet and would result in a minimum authorized depth of -33 feet at mean lower low water MLLW. The work described above is to be completed in accordance with the three (3) pages of drawings affixed at the end of this permit instrument. Project Location: The project site is located in the Gulf of Mexico, 2.43 nautical miles southwest of Destin pass, 3.06 nautical miles north of the East-West Safety Fairway and 1.93 nautical miles south of Okaloosa Island off of Okaloosa County, Florida. Latitude & Longitude: NE Site Corner: Latitude: 30.358333° North Longitude: 86.545833° West NW Site Corner: Latitude: 30.358333° North Longitude: 86.550016° West SE Site Corner: Latitude: 30.3547° North Longitude: 86.545833° West Packet Pg. 249 PERMIT NUMBER: SAJ-2011-03485 (SP-SWA) PERMITTEE: Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners PAGE 2 of 11 SW Site Corner: Latitude: 30.3547° North Longitude: 86.550016° West Permit Conditions General Conditions: 1. The time limit for completing the work authorized ends on March 10, 2024. 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. Packet Pg. 250 PERMIT NUMBER: SAJ-2011-03485 (SP-SWA) PERMITTEE: Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners PAGE 3 of 11 Special Conditions: 1. Reporting Addresses: The Permittee shall reference this permit number, SAJ- 2011-03485 (SP-SWA), on all correspondence. Unless specifically notified to the 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 Packet Pg. 251 PERMIT NUMBER: SAJ-2011-03485 (SP-SWA) PERMITTEE: Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners PAGE 4 of 11 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 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. Packet Pg. 252 PERMIT NUMBER: SAJ-2011-03485 (SP-SWA) PERMITTEE: Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners PAGE 5 of 11 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