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January 11,2000
City of Sebastian
1225 Main Street
Sebastian, FL 32958
SUBJECT: Management and Storage of Suriace Waters Individual
Permit Number 4-061-60087-1
Dear Sir:
WATER MANAGEMENT DIBTRCT
POST OFFICE BOX 1429 PALATKA, FLORIDA 32178-1429
TELEPHONE 904-329-4500 SUNCOM 904-860-4500
TOO 904-329-4450 TOO SUNCOM 860-4450
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SERViCE CENTERS
618 E. Soi Streel 7775 Saymeadows Way PERMITTiNG: OPERATIONS:
Oflando. Fblde 32801 &ite 102 305 East (1ve 2133 N. Wddwn Road
407-897-4300 Jedone, FlorIda 32256 Metou1e Aotlda 32904 Mebo(zns, FlorkM 32935-8109
TOO 407-897-5960 904-730-6270 407-984-4940 407-752-3100
TOO 904-448-7900 TOO 407-722-5368 TOO 407-7524102
Enclosed is your permit as authorized by the Governing Board of the St. Johns River Water
Management District on January 11, 2000.
This permit is a legal document and should be kept with your other important documents. The
attached MSSW/Stormwater As-Built Certification Form should be filled in and returned to the
Palatka office within thirty days after the work is completed. By so doing, you will enable us to
schedule a prompt inspection of the permitted activity.
In addition to the MSSW/Stormwater As-Built Certification Form, your permit also contains
conditions which require submittal of additional information. All information submitted as
compliance to permit conditions must be submitted to the Palatka office address.
Permit issuance does not relieve you from the responsibility of obtaining permits from any federal,
state and/or local agencies asserting concurrent jurisdiction for this work.
In the event you sell your property, the permit will be transferred to the new owner, if we are
notified by you within thirty days of the sale. Please assist us in this matter so as to maintain a
valid permit for the new property owner.
Thank you for your cooperation and if this office can be of any further assistance to you, please do
not hesitate to contact us. -
Sincerely,
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uen Johnson, Data Control Technician
Permit Data Services Division
Enclosures: Permit with EN form(s), if applicable
cc: District Permit File
Masteller & Moler, Inc.
2205 14th Avenue,, Vero Beach, FL, 32960
Dan Roach, CHAIRMAN Duane Ottenslroer, TREASURER Otis Mason, SECRETARY William KSrT
FERNANDINA BEACH SWITZERLAND ST. AUGUSTiNE MEL8CLFE AECH
Jeff K. Jennings William M. Segal Ometrias D. Long Clay Albright Reid Hughes
M.AITLANO MAITLAND APOPKA EAST LAI(E WEIR DAYTOILA SEACH
Henry Dean. ExecutIve DIrector
John R. Wehte. Assistant ExecutIve DIrector
ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Post Office Box 1429
Palatka, Florida 32178-1429
PERMIT NO. 4-061-60087-1, DATE ISSUED January11, 2000
A PERMIT AUTHORIZING:
This permit is for the construction of a stormwater retrofit project to provide stormwater treatment for a 574
acre residential drainage basin located in the city of Sebastian.
LOCATION: Section(s) 23, Township 31 South, Range 38 East
COUNTY: Indian River
ISSUED TO:
(owner)
City of Sebastian
1225 Main Street
Sebastian, FL 32958
Permittee agrees to hold and save the St. Johns River Water Management District and its successors
harmless from any and all damages, claims, or liabilities which may arise from permit issuance. Said
application, including all plans and specifications attached thereto, is by reference made a part hereof.
This permit does not convey to permittee any property rights nor any rights or privileges other than those
specified herein, nor relieve the permittee from complying with any law, regulation or requirement affecting
the rights of other bodies or agencies. All structures and works installed by permittee hereunder shall
remain the property of the permittee.
This Permit may be revoked, modified or transferred at any time pursuant to the appropriate provisions of
Chapter 373, Florida Statutes:
PERMIT IS CONDITIONED UPON:
See conditions on attached Exhibit A, dated January 11, 2000
AUTHORIZED BY: St. Johns River Water Management District
Department of Resource Management Governing Board
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By. MI By:
DIRECTOR) (ASSISTANT SECRETARY)
JEFF ELLEDGE HENRY DEAN
"EXHIBIT A"
City of Sebastian
January11, 2000
4-061-60087-1
All activities shall be implemented as set forth in the plans, specifications and performance
criteria as approved by this permit. Any deviation from the permitted activities and the
conditions for undertaking that activity shall constitute a violation of this permit.
This permit or a copy thereof, complete with all conditions, attachments, exhibits, and
modifications, shall be kept at the work site of the permitted activity. The complete permit
shall be available for review at the work site upon request by District staff. The permittee shall
require the contractor to review the complete permit prior to commencement of the activity
authorized by this permit.
Activities approved by this permit shall be conducted in a manner, which do not cause
violations of state water quality standards.
Prior to and during construction, the permittee shall implement and maintain all erosion and
sediment control measures (best management practices) required to retain sediment on-site
and to prevent violations of state water quality standards. All practices must be in accordance
with the guidelines and specifications in Chapter 6 of the Florida Land Development Manual:
A Guide to Sound Land and Water Management (Florida Department of Environmental
Regulation 1988), which are incorporated by reference, unless a project specific erosion and
sediment control plan is approved as part of the permit, in which case the practices must be in
accordance with the plan. If site specific conditions require additional measures during any
phase of construction or operation to prevent erosion or control sediment, beyond those
specified in the erosion and sediment control plan, the permittee shall implement additional
best management practices as necessary, in accordance with the specifications in Chapter 6
of the Florida Land Development Manual: A Guide To Sound Land and Water Management
(Florida Department of Environmental Regulation 1988). The permittee shall correct any
erosion or shoaling that causes adverse impacts to the water resources.
Stabilization measures shall be initiated for erosion and sediment control cm disturbed areas
as soon as practicable in portions of the site where construction activities have temporarily or
permanently ceased, but in no case more than 7 days after the construction activity in that
portion of the site has temporarily or permanently ceased.
At least 48 hours prior to commencement of activity authorized by this permit, the permittee
shall submit to the District a Construction Commencement Notice Form No. 40C-4.900(3)
indicating the actual start date and the expected completion date.
When the duration of construction will exceed one year, the permittee shall submit
construction status reports to the District on an annual basis utilizing an annual Status Report
Form No. 400-4.900(4). These forms shall be submitted during June of each year.
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For those systems which will be operated or maintained by an entity which will require an
easement or deed restriction in order to provide that entity with the authority necessary to
operate or maintain the system, such easement or deed restriction, together with any other
final operation or maintenance documents as are required by Subsections 7.1 .1. through 7.1 .4
of the Applicant's Handbook: Management and Storage of Surface Waters, must be
submitted to the District for approval. Documents meeting the requirements set forth in these
Subsections of the Applicants Handbook will be approved. Deed restrictions, easements and
other operation and maintenance documents which require recordation either with the
Secretary of State or the Clerk of the Circuit Court must be so recorded prior to lot or unit
sales within the project served by the system, or upon completion of construction of the
system, whichever occurs first. For those systems which are proposed to be maintained by
county or municipal entities, final operation and maintenance documents must be received by
the District when maintenance operation of the system is accepted by the local governmental
entity. Failure to submit the appropriate final documents referenced in this paragraph will
result in the permittee remaining liable for carrying out maintenance and operation of the
permitted system.
Each phase or independent portion of the permitted system must be completed in accordance
with the permitted plans and permit conditions prior to the initiation of the permitted use of site
infrastructure located within the area served by that portion or phase of the system. Each
phase or independent portion of the system must be completed in accordance with the
permitted plans and permit conditions prior to transfer of responsibility for operation and
maintenance of that phase or portion of the system to a local government.
Within 30 days after completion of construction of the permitted system, or independent
portion of the system, the certification by a registered professional engineer or other
appropriate individual as authorized by law, utilizing As-Built Certification Form 40C-1 .81(13)
or 40C-1 .181 (1 4) supplied with this permit. When the completed system differs substantially
from the permitted plans, any substantial deviations shall be noted and explained and two
copies of as-built drawings submitted to the District. Submittal of the completed form shall
serve to notify the District that the system is ready for inspection. Statement of completion
and certification shall be based on the on-site observation of construction (conducted by the
registered professional engineer, or other appropriate individual as authorized by law, or under
his her direct supervision) or review of as-built drawings for the purpose of determining if the
work was completed in compliance with approved plans and specifications. As-built drawings
shall be the permitted drawings revised to reflect any changes made during construction.
Both the original and any revised specifications must be clearly shown. The plans must be
clearly labeled as "as-built" or "record" drawing. All surveyed dimensions and elevations shall
be certified by a registered surveyor. The following information, at a minimum, shall be
certified on the as-built drawings:
Dimensions and elevations of all discharge structures including all weirs, slots, gates,
pumps, pipes, and oil and grease skimmers;
Locations, dimensions, and elevations of all filter, exfiltation, or underdrain systems
including cleanouts, pipes, connections to control structures, and points of discharge to
the receiving waters;
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Dimensions, elevations, contours, or cross-sections of all treatment storage areas
sufficient to determine stage-storage relationships of the storage area and the permanent
pool depth and volume below the control elevation for normally wet systems, when
appropriate;
Dimensions, elevations, contours, final grades, or cross-sections of the system to
determine flow directors and conveyance of runoff to the treatment system;
Dimensions, elevations, contours, final grades, or cross-sections of all conveyance
systems utilized to convey off-site runoff around the system;
Existing water elevations(s) and the date determined; and
Elevation and location of benchmark(s) for the survey.
The operation phase of this permit shall not become effective until the permittee has complied
with the requirements of general condition no. 9 above, the District determines the system to
be in compliance with the permitted plans, and the entity approved by the District in
accordance with Subsections 7.1.1. through 7.1.4 of the Applicants Handbook: Management
and Storage of Surface Waters, accepts responsibility for operation and maintenance of the
system. The permit may not be transferred to such an approved operation and maintenance
entity until the operation phase of the permit become effective. Following inspection and
approval of the permitted system by the District, the permittee shall request transfer of the
permit to the responsible approved operation and maintenance entity, if different from the
permittee. Until the permit is transferred pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Applicants Handbook:
Management and Storage of Surface Waters, the permittee shall be liable for compliance with
the terms of the permit.
Should any other regulatory agency require changes to the permitted system, the permittee
shall provide written notification to the District of the changes prior to implementation so that a
determination can be made whether a permit modification is required.
This permit does not eliminate the necessity to obtain any required federal, state, local and
special district authorizations prior to the start of any activity approved by this permit. This
permit does not convey to the permittee or create in the permittee any property right, or any
interest in real property, nor does it authorize any entrance upon or activities on property
which is not owned or controlled by the permittee, or convey any rights or privileges other than
those specified in the permit and Chapter 400-4 or Chapter 400-40, F.A.C.
The permittee shall hold and save the District harmless from any and all damages, claims, or
liabilities which may arise by reason of the activities authorized by the permit or any use of the
permitted system.
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Any delineation of the extent of a wetland or other surface water submitted as part of the
permit application, including plans or other supporting documentation, shall not be considered
specifically approved unless a specific condition of this permit or a formal determination under
Section 373.421(2), F.S., provides otherwise.
The permittee shall notify the District in writing within 30 days of any sale, conveyance, or
other transfer or ownership or control of the permitted system or the real property at which the
permitted system is located. All transfers of ownership or transfers of a permit are subject to
the requirements of Section 40C-1 .61 2, F.A.C. The permittee transferring the permit shall
remain liable for any corrective actions that may be required as a result of any permit
violations prior to the sale conveyance or other transfer.
Upon reasonable notice to the permittee, District authorized staff with proper identification
shall have permission to enter, inspect, sample and test the system to insure conformity with
the plans and specifications approved by the permit.
If historical or archeological artifacts are discovered at any time on the project site, the
permittee shall immediately notify the District.
The permittee shall immediately notify the District in writing of any previously submitted
information that is later discovered to be inaccurate.
This permit for construction will expire five years from the date of issuance.
All wetland areas or water bodies that are outside the specific limits of construction authorized
by this permit must be protected from erosion, siltation, scouring or excess turbidity, and
dewatering.
With the wetland mitigation areas, non-native vegetation, cattails (Typha spp.) and primrose
willow (Ludwiga peruvianna), must be controlled by hand clearing or other methods approved
by the District so that they constitute no more than 10% of the a real cover in each stratum.
Prior to construction, the permittee must clearly designate the limits of construction on-site.
The permittee must advise the contractor that any work outside the limits of construction,
including clearing, may be a violation of this permit. -
The wetland mitigation areas must be planted prior to any of the following events (whichever
occurs first): issuance of the first certificate of occupancy; use of the infrastructure for its
intended use; or transfer of responsibility for operation, and maintenance of the system to a
local government or other responsible entity.
Successful establishment of the wetland mitigation area will have occurred when: A. At least
80 percent of the planted individuals in each stratum have survived throughout the monitoring
period and are showing signs of normal growth, based upon standard growth parameters such
as height and base diameter, or canopy circumference; and, B. At least 80 percent cover by
appropriate wetland herbaceous species has been obtained; and, C. Hydrologic conditions
generally conform to those specirfied in the mitigation plan; and, D. The above criteria have
been achieved by the end of a 5 year period following initial planting.
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If successful establishment has not occurred as stated above, the permittee must apply to the
District for a permit modification no later than 30 days following the termination of the
monitoring period. The application must include a narrative describing the type and causes of
failure and contain a complete set of plans for the redesign and/or replacement planting of the
wetland mitigation area so that the success criteria will be achieved. Within 30 days of District
approval and issuance of the permit modification, the permittee must implement the redesign
and/or replacement planting. Following completion of such work, success criteria as stated
above or modified by subsequent permit must again be acheieved. In addition, the monitoring
required by these conditions must be conducted.
In the event that 50% or greater mortality of planted wetland species in any stratum within the
mitigation area occurs, the Permittee must undertake a remediation program approved by
District staff.
The operation and maintenance entity shall submit inspection reports to the District two years
after the operation phase permit becomes effective and every two years thereafter on District
form EN-46. The inspection form must be signed and sealed by an appropriate registered
professional.
The proposed surface water management system must be constructed and operated in
accordance with the plans received by the District on November 17, 1999.
The proposed mitigation must be in conformance with the Masteller and Moler, Inc. submittal
received by the District on November 17, 1999.
The placement of the rip-rap erosion protection between the control structure and the river
must be done in such away as to avoid any damage to nearby cypress
and other native trees.
Removal of wax myrtle debris must be conducted in such a way so as not to disturb the seed
source in the soil or the below-ground plant parts.
Note 3 of Sheet 8 of 8 of the permitted plans applies to the planting contractor's
responsibilities to the City and not to District planting success criteria.
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