2012 FDOT Mitigation Plan - Southwest Florida Water Management ...

egeneration of marsh and wet prairie habitat. This is evident in the restored wet prairie marsh depicted on Figure
C (2010 aerial). The existing native upland habitat was preserved and converted uplands planted with
appropriate species. The project is currently in the maintenance, monitoring and land management period, which
includes implementation of a prescribed burn plan.
D. Brief explanation of how this work serves to offset the impacts of the specified DOT project(s): The
mitigation enhances, restores and preserves wetland and upland habitat that appropriately and adequately
compensate for the proposed wetland impacts. The following information indicates the wetland impact, habitat
type (FLUCFCS), and associated mitigation habitats & credits purchased for the FDOT projects permitted for
mitigation at the BRMB:
(1) FM 1986401 – Impact - 2.08 ac. (617) – Mit. 2.08 credits of mesic hammock
(2) FM 1938851 – Impact - 1.19 ac. (615) – Mit. 1.19 credits of mesic hammock
(3) FM 1941021 – Impact - 1.84 ac. (615) + 0.46 ac. (641) = 2.30 ac. – Mit. 1.84 credits, mesic hammock, 0.46 credits
marsh
(4) FM 1937911 – Impact - 0.27 ac. (630) – Mit. 0.27 credits of mesic hammock
(5) FM 1986371 – Impact – 7.22 ac. (641) – Mit. 7.22 credits of marsh
(6) FM 1986371 – Impact – 1.11 ac. (615, 617) + 4.12 (641) – 5.23 ac. – Mit. 1.11 credits mesic hammock, 4.71 credits
marsh
(7) FM 1937981 – Impact – 3.00 ac. (630) + 0.58 ac. (641) = 3.58 ac. – Mit. 3.47 credits mesic hammock, 0.11 credits
marsh
(8) FM 4154901 – Impact – 1.98 ac. (641) – Mit. 0.93 credits of marsh
E. Brief explanation of why a mitigation bank was/was not chosen, in whole or in part, including a
discussion of cost: The BRMB is a mitigation bank.
E. Brief explanation of why a SWIM project was/was not chosen as mitigation, in whole or in part,
including a discussion of cost, if the anticipated impacts are located within a SWIM water body: During
mitigation selection, there were no SWIM projects available or currently proposed within the Peace drainage
basin to offset the anticipated wetland specific impacts associated with the identified road projects.
MITIGATION PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
Entity responsible for construction: Boran Ranch Mitigation Bank
Contact Name: Wade Waltimyer, EarthBalance. Corp. Phone Number: (941) 426-7878
Entity responsible for monitoring and maintenance: EarthBalance
Proposed timeframe for implementation: Commence: 1998
Complete: Construction complete, currently maintenance, monitoring, and land management activities.
Project cost: $759,360
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