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77 Stat'', of Florida DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: File ST. JOHNS RIVER DISTRICT THROUGH: Beverly Birket THROUGH: Walt Wheeler 1 FROM: Reese Kessler DATE: May 15, 1981 f SUBJECT: Indian River County - D/F Indian River County File -No. 31-39798 A. The applicant proposes to construct approximately a one mile ex- tension of Indian River Blvd. from SR60 north to Barber Avenue. The primary purpose for the road is to provide quicker access to a nearby hospital. The extension, across mosquito control impoundments, includes: 1) constructing a 126 foot bridge over the main canal, 2) installing a double 10 foot by 5 foot box culvert in the north canal (Vossinbury Creek), 3) installing a double 9 foot by 4 foot box culvert in a'ditch along Barber Avenue, and 4) providing several eliptical pipes under the proposed road. A total of approximately 8.1 acres of wetlands are involved. 1a The crossing and filling of the wetlands will be of fill (mostly a moquito control back dike) and 24 inch culverts with flap gates (on downstream tidal influence to impounded wetlands. 0 offs the side) O� The general vicinity is the west shore of the Indian Ri`*Vero Beach north of SR60. This section of the Indian River is Ka"Is' III Waters and is moderately developed. Development, restricted mainly to south of SR60 and the river east shore, consists of single family waterfront homes. The project vicinity and areas immediately n6rth can be characterized as historical mixed mangrove and Batis/Salicornia communities. Later these areas were impounded to control mosquito breeding. Due to property owner requests, each impoundment cell is now in differing adverse conditions. Some cells are no longer managed for mosquito breeding by the impounding to-chnique (dikes remain) while others are influenced by tides. Within the past few H6 • Rev 7/76 43 Boy 4 i PAGf 462 For Routing To District Offices And/Or To Other Than The Addressee To: Loctn.: To: Loctn.: To: Loctn.: From: Date: ST. JOHNS RIVER DISTRICT THROUGH: Beverly Birket THROUGH: Walt Wheeler 1 FROM: Reese Kessler DATE: May 15, 1981 f SUBJECT: Indian River County - D/F Indian River County File -No. 31-39798 A. The applicant proposes to construct approximately a one mile ex- tension of Indian River Blvd. from SR60 north to Barber Avenue. The primary purpose for the road is to provide quicker access to a nearby hospital. The extension, across mosquito control impoundments, includes: 1) constructing a 126 foot bridge over the main canal, 2) installing a double 10 foot by 5 foot box culvert in the north canal (Vossinbury Creek), 3) installing a double 9 foot by 4 foot box culvert in a'ditch along Barber Avenue, and 4) providing several eliptical pipes under the proposed road. A total of approximately 8.1 acres of wetlands are involved. 1a The crossing and filling of the wetlands will be of fill (mostly a moquito control back dike) and 24 inch culverts with flap gates (on downstream tidal influence to impounded wetlands. 0 offs the side) O� The general vicinity is the west shore of the Indian Ri`*Vero Beach north of SR60. This section of the Indian River is Ka"Is' III Waters and is moderately developed. Development, restricted mainly to south of SR60 and the river east shore, consists of single family waterfront homes. The project vicinity and areas immediately n6rth can be characterized as historical mixed mangrove and Batis/Salicornia communities. Later these areas were impounded to control mosquito breeding. Due to property owner requests, each impoundment cell is now in differing adverse conditions. Some cells are no longer managed for mosquito breeding by the impounding to-chnique (dikes remain) while others are influenced by tides. Within the past few H6 • Rev 7/76 43 Boy 4 i PAGf 462