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Indian River County Sector 3 — Post- Construction Monitoring Services Scope of' Work Task 3 — Post- Construction - Sea Turtle, Lighting, and Shorebird Monitoring and Reporting : EAI will perform post- construction sea turtle monitoring services beginning May 1 through October 31 , 2012 - along the entire Sector 3 Project area ( R20 to R55 ) and control areas . EAI will directly confer with existing Marine Turtle Permit Holders in collaboration with the COUNTY to appropriately coordinate the Project monitoring by EAI with the existing yearly monitoring efforts by others within the Project area. Turtle monitoring services by EAI shall be in accordance with FFWCC guidelines and will focus on Loggerhead Turtles ; Green Turtle nests (monitored for nesting success ) will be limited to up to 100 nests . In conjunction with the Post-Construction — Sea Turtle Monitoring, EAI shall conduct shorebird surveys along the entire Project area ( 1120 to R55 ) to facilitate potential construction activities to level escarpments - as required by FDEP Specific Condition 35 ( May 1 through August) . Within 60 days post- construction , EAI will provide a report to the USF & WS describing the actions taken and the information required under item 13 of the USF& WS Biological Opinion dated December 2 , 2009 . EAI will also conduct five ( 5 ) post-construction beachfront lighting surveys as required by FDEP Specific Condition 27 ( May 15 , June 15 , July 15 , August 15 , and September 15 ) along the entire Project area ( 1120 to R55 ) and submit a summary report of the survey to the COUNTY and COASTAL TECH by the 25 `x' of each month the survey was conducted . The COUNTY will provide documentation of property owner notification to FWC by the 1 '` of the following month with a final summary report provided by December 15 . Consistent with item 1 I of the "Terms and Conditions" for the " Protection of sea turtles" by the USF & WS Biological Opinion dated December 2 , 2009 , the June 15 lighting survey by EAI will serve as the USF& WS 30 day post construction lighting survey for Phase 2b . IRG will perform the field work required under FDEP Special Condition 32 for assessing sea turtle Population levels in the nearshore area within and adjacent to the Project area ( R20 to R55 ) . This assessment is to be conducted quarterly : including : June-August, September-November, Dece►nber- February and March - May . The surveys will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of Special Condition 32 of the issued pennit, and will employ the same methodology and transect locations used in the 2007 baseline study of nearshore sea turtle abundance conducted by IRG for COASTAL TECH and the COUNTY . The methodology will include concurrent sampling of the Project area and an appropriate control area to allow potential Project effects on nearshore sea turtle abundance to be separated fro ►n natural background variability . IRG surveys will be conducted along a series of 3 -kilometer long transects previously established for the 2007 Sector 3 baseline survey . IRG will provide all equipment, personnel , and supplies needed to conduct the surveys . Ordinarily , four IRG personnel will be required for the Project (two observers , a data recorder, and a boat operator) . IRG will only conduct surveys when weather conditions are acceptable for survey accuracy and safety . IRG will not bill for weather days, when equipment and personnel are mobilized , but surveys cannot be completed . Field effort for each quarterly census will include a complete survey of both the Treatment and the Control sites (three transects at each site) . To eliminate the effect of day-to -day variability in turtle sighting conditions on the data set, surveys of the Treatment and Control sites will be conducted in the same day . If deteriorating weather conditions do not allow for a complete survey of both sites to be conducted in the same day, the entire survey effort will be repeated on the next acceptable date at no additional cost to the COUNTY . Page 2 of 4 March 20, 2012