Instructions - Joint Application Section B

Information for Noticed General Environmental Resource Permits

Fill out Section B ONLY if your project qualifies for a Noticed General Permit A general permit issued by the Department under Chapter 62-341, F.A.C. or by a water management district that requires the applicant to provide notice at least 30 days before any work can begin. (NGP Noticed General Permit). All required documents must be submitted on 8.5" x 11" (letter size) paper.

If you don't know if your project qualifies for a Noticed General Permit, review the list of  Noticed General Permits and read the linked rule to determine if your project will qualify.  To qualify for a NGP for specific activities, the project must strictly comply with all of the terms and conditions applicable to the desired NGP. Carefully review the rule section of the NGP for which you are applying to ensure that your project meets the requirements of that NGP.

1.  Maps and location

Indicate the project boundaries on a USGS quadrangle map.

You can get a copy of a USGS quadrangle map topographic maps created by the United States Geological Survey. using the Department's Map Direct mapping application.  See the help document "How to get a USGS Quadrangle Map" for step-by-step instructions.

If the location of the project is not clear from the USGS quadrangle map, submit a detailed location map.

The map should contain:

• a north arrow
• a graphic scale
• Section/Township/Range a federal system which divides land into portions and assigns them a location number. Section - Basic unit of the system, a square tract of land one mile by one mile containing 640 acres. Township - 36 sections arranged in a 6 x 6 square. Range - location number assigned to a township by measuring east or west of a principal meridian.
• And be clear enough so a person who is not familiar with the project site can find it.

You can find a map with these features on your county property appraiser's web site under their property record search.

Use the map application to find the property, turn on the aerial photograph layer if possible, print and then draw the project boundary on the map.  Most of these mapping applications will highlight the property boundary for you.  (Sample map) You can also get a map in person at your local county property appraiser's office.

If you cannot get a property appraiser's map, good road maps can be printed from a web mapping application such as Google Maps, Yahoo Maps, MapQuest or others.  Please draw the location of the property on the map with a pen or marker.

2.  A legible site plan showing the following features:

This sample drawing shows and labels all of the features below.

a) Property boundaries and dimensions

• Clearly mark the boundary of the property and label each part of the boundary with dimensions.  Dimensions can be found on existing surveys.

b) Name and location of any adjoining streets or roads

• Show any public streets or roads that are adjacent to the property, and clearly label with road names.

c) Location and dimensions of all existing structures

• Clearly show any structures that already exist within the property boundary.  Existing structures outside of the property boundary can be included if necessary.

d) Label all impervious and pervious area

• Impervious areas are those that do not allow or significantly reduce the ability of stormwater the flow of water which results from, and which occurs immediately following, a rain event to soak into the ground.  These include pavement, buildings, concrete, areas of compacted clay, etc.
• Pervious areas allow stormwater to soak into the ground.  These include yards, fields, gravel driveways, pervious pavement or undisturbed natural areas.
• Clearly label the size of each impervious and pervious area in acres or square feet.  Hatching lines or pattern within a boundary on a drawing used to define an area from other areas. is commonly used in drawings to clarify the location and area type.

e) The direction of drainage relative to the proposed improvements (using arrows)

• Mark the direction that stormwater travels on the property, with special attention in the area of the proposed project.
• Example 1: if you are building a dock or boat ramp and your property slopes down toward the water, the arrows should indicate drainage toward the water.
• Example 2: if there is a ditch in front of your property, drainage may flow toward the ditch.  Use arrows to show the direction water flows in the ditch.

f) Locations of all proposed works all man-made or artificial structures. These include ditches, canals, conduits, channels, culverts, pipes, construction activities and all other man-made structures.

• Show the location of all work that you want to do on the project site.

g) Permanent and temporary erosion the movement of soil or sand by flowing water. Evidence of erosion includes gullys, surface scouring and 'washed out' soils., sedimentation the process of depositing sediments that have been carried by flowing water. and turbidity suspended particles in water, muddiness. controls

• Show the location of any proposed erosion, sedimentation and turbidity controls that will be in place during construction of your project.  Examples include trenched silt fence, staked and trenched hay bales, weighted turbidity curtains, seeded or sodded slopes, mulch, erosion control blankets, etc.
• For more information about erosion, sedimentation and turbidity controls - what they are, how to use them and how to install them - see the help document titled "Erosion, Sedimentation and Turbidity Controls".
• All erosion, sedimentation and turbidity controls must remain in place and be properly maintained until the project site has been stabilized for the purpose of erosion, sedimentation and turbidity, this means the site has reached a condition in which it is not likely to produce runoff or otherwise harm water quality. This can be achieved by the growth of plants over an area, settling of disturbed sediments in a waterbody or other approved methods..

h) Boundaries of 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., identifying open water areas

• Clearly mark the boundary of wetlands or other surface waters.  Use hatching to clarify the location of these areas.
• Identify and separately hatch any open water areas (such as a pond, river, lake, bay, etc.).

i) Boundary area and volume of all temporary and permanent earthwork any work that moves earth, such as dredging, grading, filling and excavating., including pre and post construction grades

• Clearly mark the project areas that will involve earthwork, such as clearing, grading, excavating, or filling.
• Show grade construction ground level. before the earthwork and after.
• Label whether the earthwork will be temporary or permanent.

3.  Description of wetland or aquatic consisting of, relating to or being in water. habitat the place or environment where a plant or creature lives or grows..

Describe the wetland or aquatic habitat to the best of your ability, in as much detail as possible.

• Describe the trees, plants, emergent a plant whose root system grows underwater, but whose shoot grows up and above the water or submerged beneath the surface of the water. vegetation.
• Describe the soil (Examples: dark and mucky, sandy, smells like sulfur).
• Describe any wildlife actually seen in the area (birds, reptiles, insects, fish, mammals)
• Describe any signs of wildlife in the area (nests, burrow holes, droppings, etc.)

4.  Construction methods and schedule.

Describe the construction methods, the order in which they will be used, and the approximate time frame for completing the work.  Include equipment that will be used and how it will be moved to and from the site.

• Example (Paving a dirt road):
• Day 1: Trenched silt fence will be placed along the right of way to block flow of sediment into the ditches and roadside swales.  A ditch witch will be used to create the trench for the silt fence.  
• Days 2-3: The existing dirt roadway will be graded and compacted using an appropriately sized road grader and roller.
• Days 4-6:  Subgrade material will be laid and compacted using a bulldozer and a roller.
• Day 7: Base material will be laid using FDOT approved equipment.
• Days 8-14: Surface material will be laid and finished using a roller.

5.  Additional information that would show that you qualify for the general permit, addressing all the parameters, thresholds and conditions required in the general permit.  Errors and omissions will be identified within 30 days by the processing agency.

• Find the NGP for which you are applying in the list of  Noticed General Permits and read the linked rule that describes the requirements and conditions.
• Describe separately, and in as much detail as possible, how you will meet each requirement and condition.
• Describe how the project will not exceed any thresholds or limits.
• If any errors or omissions are found by the agency, you will be sent a request for additional information within 30 days.

6.  Provide the rule section number of the NGP for which you are applying.

Review the list of  Noticed General Permits. Write the rule section number for the NGP for which you are applying.

7.  The construction plans and supporting calculations must be signed, sealed, and dated by an appropriate registered professional a professional registered or licensed by and in the State of Florida and who possesses expertise and experience necessary for the competent preparation, submittal and certification of documents and materials and performing other services required in support of permitting, construction, altering, inspecting, and operating a proposed or existing activity regulated under Part IV of Chapter 373, F.S. Examples of registered professionals, authorized pursuant to Chapter 455, F.S., and the respective practice acts by which they are regulated, are professional engineers licensed under Chapter 471, F.S., professional landscape architects licensed under Chapter 481, F.S., professional surveyors and mappers under Chapter 472, F.S., and professional geologists licensed under Chapter 492, F.S. as required by the relevant statutory provisions when the design of the system All structures and all areas established by earth-moving in which surface water flow or storage has been altered. requires the services of an appropriate registered professional.

A registered professional means a professional registered or licensed by and in the State of Florida and who possesses expertise and experience necessary for the competent preparation, submittal and certification of documents and materials, and performing other services required in support of permitting, constructing, altering, inspecting and operating a proposed or existing activity or activities means construction alteration, operation, maintenance, abandonment, or removal of any surface water management system including dredging or filling..  Examples of registered professionals include professional engineers, professional landscape architects, professional surveyors and mappers and professional geologists.

Examples of Noticed General Permits that require the services of a registered professional:

• Bridges
• Roads
• Water control structures
• Utilities
• Any other project when the reviewing agency finds that the nature of the project requires the services of a registered professional.