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After demonstration of diligence and repeated failed attempts by the consultant to collect the monitoring data according to the permitted protocol, if the required monitoring is less than 50% complete by August 15th due to the persistently adverse visibility conditions, the County and the Consultant shall coordinate with Department staff to schedule a Department site visit during the second half of August. The consultant shall continue to monitor weather conditions and attempt to collect the required data until the Department site visit. After the site visit, Department staff may make recommendations/revisions to the monitoring protocol to expedite the collection of the data . After coordination and approval by Department staff, if the required monitoring is less than 50% complete by August 31ot, the County shall implement the approved contingency monitoring plan . Task 2 - Post-Construction Turtle Nesting Monitoring ( May 1 , 2007 to October 31 , 2007) Sea turtle permit-compliance monitoring following construction of Indian River County's Beach Nourishment Project for Sectors 1 and 2 at Ambersand Beach is required by DEP Permit Number 0166929-001 -JC Special Condition 130), and additionally by the Biological Monitoring Plan. Ecological Associates, Inc. (EAI) shall perform the efforts described in this task under subcontract with ATM . The post-construction sea turtle protection program shall be implemented as noted herein: 1 ) Project Boundaries. The designed project area is approximately 2.5 miles in length , extending from DEP monument R-3 .5 to R- 12 . 2) Monitoring Period. Monitoring activities will commence on May 1 , 2007 and continue through approximately October 31 , 2007 , as stipulated below. 3) Daily Morning Surveys. Daily early morning (shortly after sunrise) sea turtle nesting surveys will commence on May 1 , 2007 and continue uninterrupted through September 15, 2007. Thereafter, monitoring will be conducted several days each week until the last marked nest has hatched . Surveys will be conducted using ATVs. 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 . Only those crawls above the tide line will be included in data summaries and analyses. Nests and false crawls will be recorded by pre-established survey zones. These zones will be consistent with those established in the Biological Monitoring Plan for the project. Each false crawl will be categorized as to the stage at which the nesting attempt was abandoned in conformance with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) requirements for beach restoration projects. Additionally, all obstacles (e.g . , scarps, seawalls, etc. ) encountered by turtles during their emergences onto the beach will be documented . The location of each nest will be recorded using a hand-held GPS unit capable of determining positions to with 10- 16 feet (3-5 meters) of the actual geographic location. This data will be incorporated into EAI's GIS database and nest distribution maps C:1Dpcim v Seflirgs4orieflreepLLo [ SettirpslTe porWy Meurer FIIesOMEW bow FWALtl 5