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

15-acre borrow pit to create appropriate littoral zone habitat transitioning to the open water component. The pine
flatwood and mesic hammock habitats have variable coverage of exotic and nuisance species (e.g. Brazilian
pepper, bahiagrass) that are being eradicated as well as supplemented with planted native species. The County
perpetually manages the mosaic of habitats with appropriate activities (e.g. herbicide exotics/nuisance
vegetation, prescribed burns, supplemental plantings, etc.). Additional information of proposed activities is
provided in Attachment A.
D. Brief explanation of how this work serves t o offset the impacts of the specified DOT project(s): The
majority of FDOT roadway wetland impacts proposed for mitigation at Fox Creek includes widening
improvements of I-75 from SR 681 to North River Road. As exhibited on the location map (Figure A), this long
segment of I-75 is partially located adjacent to the Fox Creek property so this tract is essentially providing an onsite
mitigation opportunity. The majority of the proposed I-75 wetland impacts include freshwater marsh habitat
that is appropriately compensated with the creation of freshwater marsh and other habitat improvements at Fox
Creek. Additional FDOT mitigation information is provided in Attachment C. The following information indicates
the permitted wetland impact, habitat type (FLUCFCS), and mitigation habitats & credits proposed for mitigation
at Fox Creek:
(1) FM 4063143 – Impact 14.55 acres – Mitig. 0.36 credits of forested forested and 8.2 credits of freshwater
marsh
(2) FM 1980172- Impact 0.2 acre – Estimated Mitig. 0.1 credit of freshwater marsh
E. Brief e xplanation of why a m itigation ba nk wa s/was not c hosen, in whole or in part, including a
discussion of cost: There were no existing or proposed mitigation banks in the Lower Coastal basin.
F. Brief e xplanation of why a S WIM project wa s/was not c hosen a s m itigation, in whole or in pa rt,
including a discussion of cost, if the anticipated impacts are located within a SWIM water body: At the
time of mitigation selection, there were not any current or proposed SWIM projects in the Lower Coastal basin
that could provide appropriate mitigation for the proposed wetland impacts.
MITIGATION PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
Entity responsible for construction: Sarasota County has contracted for construction activities
Contact Name: Kris Fehlberg, Environmental Specialist III, Sarasota County – Regional Environmental Mitigation
Program
Phone Number: 941 – 861 - 0764
Entity responsible for monitoring and maintenance: Sarasota County or designee
Proposed timeframe for implementation: Commence: Acquisition, Design & Permitting, 2004,
Phase I Construction & Planting, 2005-2007, other phases constructed in the future
Complete: Mitigation Maintenance & Monitoring (M&M) - minimum 5 years, followed by perpetual management
activities.
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