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Permittee : Indian River County Beach Restoration Permit No : 0166929401 -JC Page 14 of 17 15 . Physical Monitoring Pursuant to 62B-41 . 005( 16), F.A .C. , physical monitoring of the project is required through acquisition of project-specific data to include, at a minimum, topographic and bathymetric surveys of the beach, offshore, and borrow site areas, aerial photography, and engineering analysis . The monitoring data is necessary in order for both the project sponsor and the Department to regularly observe and assess, with quantitative measurements, the performance of the project, any adverse effects which have occurred, and the need for any adjustments, modifications, or mitigation of unexpected adverse effects. . The scientific monitoring process also provides the project sponsor and the Department information necessary to plan, design, and optimize subsequent follow-up projects, potentially reducing the need for and costs of unnecessary work, as well as potentially reducing any environmental impacts that may have occurred or be expected. As required in Specific Condition Number 10, the permittee shall submit a detailed Monitoring Plan subject to review and approval by the Department. The Monitoring Plan shall indicate the project ' s predicted design life . The approved Monitoring Plan can be revised at any later time by written request of the permittee and with the written approval of the Department. For all subsequent beach nourishment projects following the initial nourishment to be performed under this permit, the Monitoring Plan shall specify a renewal of the same monitoring and monitoring cycle for the beaches and affected borrow site(s) . As guidance for obtaining Department approval, the plan shall generally contain the following items : a. Topographic and bathymetric profile surveys of the beach and offshore shall be conducted within 90 days prior to commencement of construction, and within 60 days following completion of construction of the project. Thereafter, monitoring surveys shall be conducted annually for a period of three (3 ) years, then biennially until the next beach nourishment event or the expiration of the project design life, whichever occurs first. The monitoring surveys shall be conducted during a spring or summer month and repeated as close as practicable during that same month of the year. If the time period between the immediate post-construction survey and the first annual monitoring survey is less than six months, then the permittee may request a postponement of the first monitoring survey until the following spring/summer. A prior design survey of the beach and offshore may be submitted for the pre-construction survey if consistent with the other requirements of this condition. The monitoring area shall include profile surveys at each of the Department of Environmental Protection ' s DNR reference monuments within the bounds of the beach fill area and along at least 5 , 000 feet of the adjacent shoreline on both sides of the beach fill area. For those project areas that contain erosion control structures, such as groins or breakwaters, additional profile lines shall be surveyed at a sufficient number of intermediate locations to accurately identify patterns of erosion and accretion within this subarea. All work activities and deliverables shall be conducted in