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view of the littoral zone(s) planting design, showing the required slopes from the top of the bank to a depth of two and one-half (2 11/2) feet below the control water elevation; (b) Specify how vegetation is to be established, including the extent, method, type and timing of any planting provided; (c) Provide a description of any water management procedures to be followed in order to ensure the continued viability and health of the littoral zones; (d) Include a plan view which documents the location and extent of the .6 littoral zones, including the percentage of the waterbody surface area (at control elevation) covered by vegetated littoral zones. (2) The established littoral zones shall consist of native vegetation, and shall be maintained permanently as part of the waterbody. All landscaping, littoral zone revegetation plans and lake management plans shall comply with St. John River Water Management District rules. (3) Within extended littoral zone shelves (at the landward base of the littoral zone side slopes), the applicant is required to provide a minimum of one tree for every five hundred (500) square feet of littoral zone coverage. The proposed trees must be a in size consistent with Florida Division of Forestry seedlings (ten (10) inches tall at planting depth) and consist of native, freshwater wetland varieties (e.g. red bay, red maple, bald cypress). (4) The slopes of the waterbody areas from top of bank to the littoral zone area shall not exceed one (1) foot vertical to three (3) feet horizontal. Littoral zones and extended littoral zone shelves shall be located within an area bounded by a landward limit of one (1) foot above the control water elevation and a waterward limit of two and one-half (2 1/2) feet to four (4) feet below the control water elevation. At least thirty (30) percent of the waterbody surface area, or 21 square feet per linear foot of shoreline, whichever is less, shall consist of a littoral zone. The thirty percent is calculated based on the ratio of vegetated littoral zone to surface area of the waterbody at the control elevation. Within the planted littoral zone(s) area(s), the littoral zone slope shall not be steeper than an average slope of one (1) foot vertical to six (6) feet horizontal, and the littoral zone need not be established in a continuous band around the waterbody. Although no minimum slope below the littoral zone is required, the slope below the littoral zone shall be constructed so that natural soil movement will not reduce the littoral zone area. (5) There will be no significant adverse off-site impact on groundwater quality or groundwater levels. In the event of dewatering associated with excavations (including mining), the applicant shall present evidence that no salt -water intrusion and/or reduction in quality or quantity of well water available to properties within one-fourth (1/4) mile of the permitted activity will occur. (6) The water management system, including swales and interconnected wetlands and lakes, must be specifically designed to inhibit siltation and eutrophication processes. To ensure this, the applicant must submit an environmental management and lake monitoring plan, specifying the method for monitoring the system and corrective actions should eutrophication and/or siltation occur. (7) A fifteen foot -wide access maintenance easement shall be provided for every one thousand (1,000) feet of shoreline. This easement shall extend from below control elevation of the lake to a public or private road right -of --way. (8) The littoral zone will be considered as full credit towards the 2:1 mitigation ratio for freshwater emergent wetlands; (ref. Chapter 928, Wetland and Deepwater Habitat Protection.)" Coding: Words in strike thrott type are deletions from existing law. Words underlined are additions. 9