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

F. 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: Cattle Dock, Phases I
and II were SWIM sponsored projects constructed on property co-owned and managed by the SWFWMD and FDEP.
MITIGATION PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
Entity responsible for construction: Construction completed in 2005 by private contractor working for the WMD.
Entity responsible for monitoring and maintenance: Private consultants on contract with the SWFWMD
conducted semi-annual monitoring through 2009; periodic monitoring conducted by WMD staff and herbicide
maintenance conducted by FDEP staff as part of normal land management activities.
Time frame for implementation: Commenced: Planning & Design - July, 1999 Completed: Construction –
2004-2005, maintenance & monitoring – 2005-2009, perpetual maintenance & management by FDEP
Project cost:
$ 710,000 (total)
$ 100,000 design, permitting
$ 610,000 construction, planting, maintenance and monitoring
ATTACHMENTS
1. Description and depiction of pre-post construction activities. Refer to previous text, Figure A aerial of project
location, Figure B aerial (1999) of pre-construction conditions, Figure C aerial (2005) for on-going construction
activities, Figure D aerial (2008) for current vegetative conditions, and site photos for pre-post habitat conditions.
Additional site and design details are available through the SWFWMD’s SWIM Section and FDOT Mitigation Program
Manager.
2. Schedule for work implementation. Construction of Phase I was completed in the summer, 2001 and achieved
success criteria by 2004. Phase II construction and planting were completed in the summer, 2005, followed by four
years of periodic maintenance & semi-annual monitoring, perpetual management & maintenance to eradicate exotic
and nuisance vegetation is conducted by FDEP staff assigned to the Charlotte Harbor State Preserve.
3. Success criteria and associated monitoring plan. The success criteria has been achieved and reflects a minimum
70% coverage of desirable species in the project area, and less than 5% coverage of exotic and nuisance species.
Monitoring was conducted four years post-construction to evaluate species survival, percent cover, invasive exotic
plants, and maintenance activities conducted to ensure and enhance habitat conditions. Periodic monitoring is
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