Title: Reclamation and Mitigation of the Upper Peace River Watershed at Tenoroc Fish Management Area
1Reclamation and Mitigation of the Upper Peace
River Watershed atTenoroc Fish Management Area
2Significance of Planning Area
- Northern-most reach of the Integrated Habitat
Network (IHN) - Upper-most reach of the Peace River system
3Central Florida Phosphate Mining DistrictConcept
Plan
4Map of Upper Saddle Creek Watershed
Bay
Harbor
5Properties Involved
6Project History and Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU)
- Background
- 1995 MOU
- Funding
- Project Team
7Background
- Saddle Creek watershed was recommended for
restoration in the 1980 Zellars-Williams report - Several Tenoroc Old Lands program areas were
reclaimed during the 1980s - In 1994, the FDEP, FDOT and the FFWCC recognized
two funding sources - alternative wetland mitigation
- the Nonmandatory Land Reclamation (NLR) Trust
Fund - Mitigation required for the Polk Parkway resulted
in the 1995 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
81995 MOU
- Signatories included
- USACOE FDEP
- FFWCC SWFWMD
- FDOT
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- Outlined agency responsibilities regarding
alternative mitigation - for Polk Parkway impacts
- Created a Selection Committee consisting of
representatives from the USACOE, SWFWMD and FDEP - Created an Advisory Committee - the Upper Peace
River Ecosystem Planning Committee (UPREPC)
9Project Funding
- NLR Trust Fund 4,593,896
-
- FDOT 3,605,420
- FFWCC 50,000
- Total 8,249,316
10Project Team
FDEP
ACOE
SWFWMD
FFWCC
FDOT
BCI TEAM
11Goals
- 1. NLR funds to be used only within the
footprint of approved program areas - 2. FDOT funds for impacts within the Peace
River basin will be used for core watershed
mitigation - 3. Flow restoration must be planned to prevent
increases in downstream flooding - 4. Design elements will be planned to restore
the ecological connection between the Peace River
and the Green Swamp
12Goals
- 5. Wetland mitigation will be incorporated into
a landscape that includes adjacent habitats - 6. The project area will be managed for
long-term ecological viability and environmental
protection - 7. Agency regulatory processes incorporated
into the MOU, and all activities to be
coordinated with UPREPC - 8. Showcase agency cooperation in the use of
public funds for regional watershed restoration
13Goals
- 9. Project partners should include the Williams
Company, Bridgewater and the City of Auburndale - 10. Restoration and mitigation activities should
include an educational component - 11. Reclamation activities should demonstrate
successful restoration of wetlands on clay
settling areas
14Specific Objectives
- 1. Create 85 acres of forested wetland and 37
acres of herbaceous wetland within the Saddle
Creek watershed - 2. Restore appropriate quantity and quality of
flow to Saddle Creek and the Peace River - 3. Protect and enhance existing desirable
vegetation communities - 4. Enhance opportunities for outdoor
recreational activities
15Recreation at Tenoroc FMA
16Pre-Mining Landscape
17Pre-Mining Landscape
18Existing Mine Features
19Design Goal
Restore Wetland Functions
Supply Detention Treatment
20Williams Co. Clay Ponds
21Issue Drainage Features
22Post-Reclamation Consolidation?
23Issue Sand Tailings
24Seep Drains?
25Tenoroc Clay Ponds
26Issue Reclaimed Area 1
27Existing (One Drain)
Proposed (Two Drains)
28Issue Reclaimed Area 3
29Existing (Isolated Wetlands)
Proposed (Connected Wetlands)
30Issue Unreclaimed Area 4
31Original Plan (Undirected Flow)
Proposed Plan (Directed Flow)
32Conceptual Drainage Alternatives
33Alternative 1
34Alternative 2
35Alternative 3
36Alternative 4
37The Plan
38Planning Detail
39Proposed Wetlands on Clay
235 Acres
224 Acres
459 Acres Total
(122 Mitigation Acres Required)
40Current Status
41General Project Schedule
42End of Presentation
Wetland Placement and Configuration is a Basin
Design Issue