Instructions - Joint Application Section E

Part IV - Construction Schedule and Techniques

Part IV is asking for details regarding the schedule, machinery and techniques that will be used to construct your project.  This part is important because proper timing and technique are necessary to maintain the environmental quality of the project and surrounding areas. All required documents must be submitted on 8.5" x 11" (letter size) paper.

A. Method for installing any pilings or seawall slabs;

Include the type of material (and treatment if wood is used) used for the pilings or slabs, and a description of equipment.

B. Schedule of implementation of temporary or permanent erosion the movement of soil or sand by flowing water. Evidence of erosion includes gullys, surface scouring and 'washed out' soils. and turbidity suspended particles in water, muddiness. control measures;

State the length of time that will pass before stabilization of exposed areas is applied.  Stabilization is best applied immediately after completion.  No more than 7 days should pass before stabilization is applied after completing or stopping work for any reason.

C. For projects that involve dredging or excavation removal of material by any means from uplands. in 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. or 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., describe the method of excavation, and the type of material to be excavated.

Include the type of machinery that will be used, if any.  Describe how the excavated material will be stored or transported.  If possible, temporary storage of excavated material in wetlands should be avoided.  If it is necessary to dewater the dredged material (if dredging a surface water) include a description of the spoil cell a containment cell constructed using earthen berms or sheet pilings for walls, used for holding dredge spoil while excess water in the spoil seeps into the ground. Prevents muddy water runoff and contamination in nearby surface waters or wetlands. or other containment method to be used.

D. For projects that involve fill depositing material by any means in wetlands or other surface waters. in wetlands or other surface waters, describe the source and type of fill material to be used.  For shoreline The mean or ordinary high water line. stabilization projects that involve the installation of riprap, state how these materials are to be placed, (i.e., individually or with heavy equipment) and whether the rocks will be underlain with filter cloth;

• Fill should be clean and free of exotic plant material.
• Filter cloth is an important stabilization component of riprap.  It should always be used in installation of riprap unless the design of the structure calls for other, equally effective stabilization measures.

E. If dewatering is required, detail the dewatering proposal including the methods that are proposed to contain the discharge to allow or to cause water to flow., methods of isolating dewatering areas, and indicate the period dewatering structures will be in place (Note: a consumptive use or water use permit may be required);

• If dewatering is proposed, some method to contain turbid (muddy) water is necessary.  Depending on the type of project, this may require a spoil cell, a filter mechanism, levees, routing the water through grassy swales or other control structures to detain return water and filter sediments.
• Information about consumptive or water use permits and thresholds for dewatering can be found at your water management district web site.

F. Methods for transporting equipment and materials to and from the work site.  If barges are required for access, provide the low water depths and draft of the fully loaded barge;

Equipment should not be transported over or stored in wetland areas.  If barges are used, there should be sufficient water depth to accommodate the draft of the barge without touching the bottom or harming submerged beneath the surface of the water. resources, such as seagrasses.

G. Demolition plan for any existing structures to be removed; and

Demolition should be designed to avoid Locate structures and activities away from regulated natural resources. impacts to wetlands or other surface waters.

H. Identify the schedule and party responsible for completing monitoring, record drawings, and as-built certifications for the project when completed.

Include name, mailing address, telephone number, fax and email address for the responsible party.