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EXHIBIT A Indian River County Sector 3 Marine Turtle & Biological Monitoring — 2016 ECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. P.O. BOX 405 JENSEN BEACH, FLORIDA 34958 SCOPE OF WORK 1) Project Boundaries. The area to be monitored (Study Area) extends from R-20 south to R-68 in Indian River County (Sector 3). This includes the Sector 3 Dune Repair Project and a control beach. Construction of the Dune Repair Project (R-24 to R-55) was completed in the spring of 2015. The control beach, immediately south of the Sector 3 Project Area, extends from R-60 to R-68. 2) Monitoring Period. Post -construction monitoring activities will commence May 1, 2016 and will continue through approximately February 2017, as stipulated below. 3) Weekly Post -construction Scarp Monitoring (FDEP Specific Condition No. 24). Escarpment (scarp) surveys will be conducted on a weekly basis within the Sector 3 Project Area from May 1 through September 30, 2016. In accordance with FWC protocol, scarps are functionally defined as an abrupt change in beach slope (greater than 45°) at least 18 inches in height that persists for a distance of 100 feet or more. The location of both the northern and southern terminus of each scarp will be recorded by GPS and average scarp height assigned to one of three categories (0 to 2 feet, 2 to 4 feet, and 4 feet or higher). Additionally, the maximum height of each scarp will be measured. The location (relative to R monuments), approximate length, height category, maximum height, and percentage of beach scarped will be presented in tabular and/or graphic format for reporting purposes. EAI will submit weekly reports of scarp monitoring data to FWC (marineturtle &myfwc.com). EAI will also notify the County of any persistent scarps within the Project Area that may interfere with sea turtle nesting. The County shall be responsible for notifying FWC of the presence of those scarps and for coordinating any remediation measures, if required. 4) Post -construction Nesting Beach Sea Turtle Monitoring and Reporting (FDEP Specific Condition No. 29). Daily early morning nesting surveys will be conducted throughout the Sector 3 Study Area beginning May 1 and continuing uninterrupted through October 15, 2016 (per conditions outlined in the Statewide Programmatic BO). Thereafter, the surveys will be conducted approximately three days each week until the last marked nest has been evaluated. During the daily surveys, all emergences (turtle crawls) apparent from the previous night will be interpreted to determine which species of turtle came ashore and whether or not it nested. Crawls will be denoted as being either above or below the previous high tide line. 56