WUP Manual Part C - Southwest Florida Water Management District

C. Wetlands
f. Sediment characteristics, such as particle size distribution and organic content.
g. Aerial photography identifying the distribution of riparian or estuarine
vegetation.
h. Hydrographic parameters, such as bathymetry and the distribution of major
bottom features such as sand bars, oyster bars, and mud flats.
1. Permits involving withdrawals which may cause impacts to wetlands may be required to
monitor:
a. Surface-water levels.
b. Ground-water levels.
c. Rainfall at the project area.
d. Surface-water quality.
e. Inventories of plants and animals found in or dependent upon the project area.
f. Quantitative vegetation monitoring in representative areas for measurements of
percent cover, standing crop, species composition and associated indices or other
relevant ecological parameters.
g. Wildlife monitoring (including birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates)
using recognized quantitative methods.
h. Systematic on-ground photography of representative areas of the project site.
i. Aerial photography of the project site and adjacent areas which may be affected
by withdrawals.
j. Land cover assessments, at Florida Department of Transportation Level III, to
include land area controlled by the applicant, or area within two miles of
production wells, or all lands where hydrologic models indicate an effect of
withdrawals on water table conditions.
C6-3