Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 1750 sale real property 109 Ready — reading text

surface water. occurrence of critical habitats or sensitive environments, and groundwater. The landfill is no longer in operation Population Onsite and in the Vicini tv. The fire training area and FOP pistol and is currently abandoned and unoccupied. field fence.' and unoccupied and enclosed wi thin a wire range are also abandoned I: The site is located within a commercial business Environmental district Waste area and Systems portions of and Federal properties owned by two businesses, The nearest residence is located approximately Express, include the' landfill. i' 300 feet to the north and the nearest school, located on the northsideof Lovejoy I; is a Drive, and is approximately 350 feet from the edge of the landfill. There radius of the site. Table 1 lists the I total of seven schools within a 4- mile within 4 miles of the site [ 10]. I.~ j i 1 population density 11 Table 1 population Density Within 4 Miles of Site Phase II Site Inspection Report Ready Avenue Landfill Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Rorida Distance Range Population Range I" miles) 708 o - 0. 25 3, 349 0. 25 - 0. 5 I:," 0. 5 - 1 2,488 i 1- 2 14, 419 I," j f 2- 3 18, 356 4 14, 510 3- 1,-: I Notes: Reference [ 75] The site is located in an area that is relatively II Phvsio2raphv and Surface Water. flat topographically and is poorly drained. Stormwater drainage along Ready the north and that extends beneath Ready Avenue to Avenue enters a storm sewer Fren6h drains along the roadside also south and to extensive on- site wetlands. I discharge into the storm drain. Stormwater flows stormwater retention ponds, into the one storm east ~ f sewer the and south roadside ditches to two city Hill Avenue and the other southwest of the intersection end of Ready Avenue on is to the I of Lovej oy Road and Hill Avenue. northern retention pond and thence Drainage from the landfill a small creek for approximately area 2 miles to 7 miles eastward to Chocta- Cinco Bayou. Cinco Bayou extends approximately 2. Gulf of Mexico. It is miles to East Pass and the j whatchee Bay and another 5. 5 possible that a minor amount of onsite drainage is to the south, Creek where [ 34, it 38, could 45, 57. via Silver Sands eventually discharge into Santa Rosa Sound 63, 64, 7l). RALP2 FINAL ( 1124/ 95) 8  I I' i Rainfall and Flood Prevalence, The 2 - year 24- hour rainfall in an area that between 5. 5 and 6 inches. Wetland Avenue Landfill site is includes the Ready rise in coincide with the lOO- year flood plain. A slight f areas elevation of the south site of the site creates a drainage divide that diverts stormwater and southward ( 30, 32, 45]. drainage northward r Critical Habitats and Sensitive Environments. Choctawhatchee Bay, the Gulf of Mexico, and Extensive wetlands exist on- site. the nearshore wetland environments commercial and sport marine life that in turn support f- j support a variety of beds in the Choctawhatchee I". Sensitive environments include I sea- grass I fisheries. is located Gulf Islands National Seashore The northern boundary of the i Bay. of the mouth of Cinco Bayou. than 2' miles south within Choctawhatchee Bay, less Sound to a point Santa Rosa continues westward into The boundary of the Seashore r"! I located between 2 and 3 miles east of the mouth of Silver