Lake Panasoffkee SWIM Plan - Southwest Florida Water ...
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PRIORITY PROJECTS<br />
The priority projects for <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>Panasoffkee</strong> focus on preservation of existing water quality,<br />
fisheries habitat and shoreline restoration and improvements to navigation. The following<br />
project summaries identify the current status of active and proposed restoration projects,<br />
describe the additional studies and data needs required to manage the lake, and provide<br />
project timelines and estimated budgets for implementation.<br />
Project Title: Step One - Coleman Landing Pilot Project<br />
Summary:<br />
By the mid 1970s boater use of the boat ramp at Coleman Landing had dwindled to zero. Low<br />
water levels, sedimentation and tussockgrowth made boat launching and passage impossible.<br />
Prior to the establishment of the Council, the FWCC submitted to FDEP, by transmittal letter<br />
dated July 9, 1998, a JointApplication fora Dredge and Fill Project at Coleman Landing. The<br />
goal of the Coleman Landing Boater Access Improvement Project will be to provide boaters<br />
and anglers public access.<br />
This effort will also serve as a pilot project to provide answers for questions likely to be raised<br />
if more extensive dredging activities are to be permitted. The project will provide valuable<br />
information regarding recolonization of dredged areas by desirable submersed vegetation<br />
(e.g., eelgrass) and use of such areas by fish and macroinvertebrates. This information will<br />
be necessary to offer "reasonable assurances" regarding the likelihood of natural revegetation<br />
when dredging in currently vegetated zones. Issues regarding handling, compaction and<br />
dewatering of dredged material could be addressed by the project, and questions regarding<br />
water quality changes likely to occur in dredged areas and sloughing of dredged material<br />
could be answered.<br />
Salaries<br />
Contracts<br />
Expenses<br />
Total<br />
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$1 75,000 $1 75,000<br />
$2,000 $2,000<br />
$182,000 I $182,000 I<br />
Agency or Local Government Partnering:<br />
Through the formation of the <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>Panasoffkee</strong> Restoration Council within the District, the<br />
District has been assisting the FWCC with implementation of this project. It is expected that<br />
this cooperation will continue through the completion of this project.<br />
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