# Instructions - Joint Application Section E

# Part II - Environmental Considerations

All required documents must be submitted on 8.5" x 11" (letter size) paper.

A. Provide results of any wildlife surveys that have been conducted on the site, and provide any comments pertaining to the project from the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission and the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

These may not exist for your project, but if there have been any surveys done for previous applications or local government approval, or if there have been any comments from other agencies regarding the property, even if it was for a different project, provide a copy of any existing documents.

B. Provide a description of how water quantity, quality, hydroperiod
the cyclical changes in water table or water level. The length of time or season that a level of water is present at or below the ground surface., and habitat
the place or environment where a plant or creature lives or grows. will be maintained in on-site wetlands
those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or ground water at a frequency and a duration sufficient to support, and under normal circumstances to support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soils. Soils present in wetlands generally are classified as hydric or alluvial, or possess characteristics that are associated with reducing soil conditions. The prevalent vegetation in wetlands generally consists of facultative or obligate hydrophytic macrophytes that are typically adapted to areas having soil conditions described above. These species, due to morphological, physiological, or reproductive adaptations, have the ability to grow, reproduce or persist in aquatic environments or anaerobic soil conditions. Florida wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bayheads, bogs, cypress domes and strands, sloughs, wet prairies, riverine swamps and marshes, hydric seepage slopes, tidal marshes, mangrove swamps and other similar areas. Florida wetlands generally do not include longleaf or slash pine flatwoods with an understory dominated by saw palmetto. and other surface waters
water upon the surface of the earth, whether contained in bounds created naturally or artificially or diffused. Water from natural springs is classified as surface water when it exits from the spring onto the earth's surface. that will be preserved or will remain undisturbed.

If on-site wetlands and surface waters are to be preserved or remain undisturbed, then efforts should be made to ensure that they will not be affected by the remainder of the project. Stormwater
the flow of water which results from, and which occurs immediately following, a rain event ponds, ditches or other drainage features should be constructed in a way to avoid
Locate structures and activities away from regulated natural resources. drainage of the wetland or surface water, and also to avoid impoundment or any other adverse impact to natural drainage patterns. Habitat and water quality should not be degraded by destruction of native plant life or by pollutants being introduced through untreated drainage into the wetland or other surface water.

Provide a narrative describing how this will be accomplished.

C. Provide a narrative description of any proposed mitigation plans, including purpose, maintenance, monitoring, and construction sequence and techniques, and estimated costs.

See sample mitigation plan.

D. Describe how boundaries of wetlands or other surface waters were determined. If there has ever been a jurisdictional declaratory statement, a formal wetland determination, a formal determination, a validated informal determination, or a revalidated jurisdictional determination, provide the identifying number.

- The limits (boundaries) of wetlands and other surface waters must be delineated according to Chapter 62-340, F.A.C. and clearly shown on the drawings. Describe how the limits were determined.

- Examples: wetland boundaries were field flagged and surveyed, located with GPS points, determined by agency staff, determined by a consulting firm.

- The Department
  Florida Department of Environmental Protection has several methods of officially validating a wetland line (for a fee) that are binding on the Department for a certain amount of time. These services are not available in all areas due to limited staff time and resources. If one of the above listed documents exist for your property, provide the identifying number and a copy, if available.

E. Impact Summary Tables:

1. For all projects, complete Tables 1, 2 and 3 as applicable.

- Table 1 instructions and sample - Project impact summary

- Table 2 instructions and sample - On-site mitigation summary

- Table 3 instructions and sample - Off-site mitigation summary

2. For docking facilities or other structures constructed over wetlands or other surface waters, provide the information requested in Table 4.

- Table 4 instructions and sample - Docking facility summary

3. For shoreline
   The mean or ordinary high water line. stabilization projects, provide the information requested in Table 5.

- Table 5 instructions and sample - Shoreline stabilization