MANASOTA & PEACE RIVER BBDs Meeting Notebook 10-21-09.docx

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Lake Hancock Lake Level Modification
15. P-11 Construction Completion 12/31/11
3. Step (3) River Lake Stormwater Pond
1. Complete Design 11/30/08 3/30/09
2. Submit Environmental Resource Permit 1/1/09
3. Begin Construction 2/15/09
4. Complete Stormwater Pond Construction 4/15/09
3. Step(3) FDOT Design and Conceptual Permitting
1. Submittal of FDOT Permits 11/19/07 8/15/09
Status As Of: August 31, 2009
Status History: The Preliminary Evaluation Report (Step 1) for Lake Hancock by BCI, Inc., is complete and was
approved by the Governing Board in October 2004 for initiating preliminary design and conceptual permitting to raise the
lake operating level from 98.7 to 100.0 feet (Step 2). With the approval of the Governing Board (October 26, 2004),
District staff amended the contract and entered into a Work Order with BCI Engineers and Scientists, Inc. to begin Step
(2) of the project on November 3, 2004. The Governing Board at their January 24, 2006 meeting authorized staff to
submit a conceptual ERP application to the FDEP and the United States Army Corps of Engineers to raise the control
elevation up to 100 feet NGVD to help meet the low flow requirements of the upper Peace River, upon reaching
agreement through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Polk County. The Board authorized staff to develop a
MOA with Polk County for the Lake Level Modification Project. With the approval of the MOA by the District at the July
2006 meeting, a Conceptual ERP application was submitted to FDEP on August 31, 2006 for permitting. A Conceptual
ERP was received from FDEP on June 14, 2007. The USACE Public Notice of Intent to permit was completed in
December 2007 and approval was later received in April 2008. District staff have met with affected property owners in
August and September, 2007 to discuss (1) project effects, (2) whether their property would be needed to implement the
project, and (3) Board meetings and schedules. Current Status: Land Resources is currently negotiating with private land
owners and purchasing their properties when successful negotiations are achieved. District staff is currently working on
FDOT permits for Highway 540 and the Polk Parkway, and has contracted with BCI, Engineers and Scientists, Inc. to
implement (Step 3), the design, permitting, and development of construction documents for mitigation required upstream
of the P-11 Structure. The District has contracted the engineering consulting firm DMK & Associates to design the new
Lake Hancock Outfall Structure (P-11). DMK has completed the P-11 60% design plans and specifications and will be
subitting an application to FDEP for an ERP to construct the new P-11 structure. ACTION-TO-DATE: On-time, this
project already has an accelerated schedule and District staff will continue to make sure the project tasks are being
completed on schedule.
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