2006-224 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Indian River County Work Order Number 3 Sector 3 - Design & Permitting Scope of Work Task Ib - Alternatives Screening & Justification: Under separate authorization in concert with updating of the COUNTY ' s Beach Preservation Plan, COASTAL TECH will meet with COUNTY staff' and subsequently with the Beach Committee to: introduce the overall process/schedule for design and permitting of the Project present the results of the Task 1 a data assessment and written summary • present a range of alternatives eliminated from detailed evaluation and the reasons for elimination obtain input from the Beach Committee relative to (a) Project purpose and need, (b) Project design criteria, and (c) preferred alternatives. prepare a written summary of public comments. COASTAL TECII will prepare a document which identifies the necessity and justification relative to public interests for the proposed Sector 3 Project (Project) and associated Project impacts. The document shall address compliance with Section 404(b)(1 ) of the Guidelines of the Clean Water Act and "Public Interest Assessment" criteria cited in Section 373 .414 of Florida Statutes. "rhe draft Project Justification document (a) will be distributed to USACE and FDEP staff in advance of proposed pre-application conferences under Task I e, and (b) will be incorporated into the required NEPA document under Task 5 . Task Ic - Pre-Application Conferences : COASTAL "ITCH will arrange, attend , and chair two pre- application conferences including COUNTY staffwith ( 1 ) FDEP regulatory and project management staff, and (2) USACE regulatory staff with federal commenting agencies (NMFS , USF&W S, EPA) . In general, the purpose of the pre-application conferences shall be to : • present the Project including results of Tasks 1 a through Id, • identify project issues and means to address these issues, • identify requirements for obtainment of permits including the form of the NEPA document and alternatives to be addressed under the NEPA document, and confirm or revise the scope of subsequent tasks. COASTAL TECH will prepare a written summary for each pre-application conference. COASTAL TECH shall not proceed with Tasks 2 through 6 until COUNTY staff issue a Notice-to-Proceed for subsequent tasks. Task 2 — DESIGN For each phase of design (Tasks 2a and 2b), COASTAL TECII will : • review the design with the COUNTY, make appropriate revisions as may be identified by the COUNTY. Task 2a - Preliminary Design : COASTAL TECH will confer with the COUNTY to verify those alternatives to be evaluated in detail in Task 2 . In addition to "no action", four (4) alternatives will be evaluated in detail including the following expected alternatives: 1 ) beach fill with "no impact" to existing hardbottom 2) beach fill to restore the 1972 shoreline 3 ) beach fill to restore the 1986 shoreline 4) another alternative as may be identified by the County Based on the data provided by the COUNTY, for each alternative, COASTAL TECH will : • evaluate the probable performance and future re-nourishment requirements, • refine the initial fill and re-nourishment interval to best meet the criteria established in Task 1 design borrow area cuts to yield the fill volume requirements, Page 2 of 8 ,lune 9, 2006