Agenda 10/08/2013 Item # 5D 10/8/2013 5.D.
Presentation by the Director of the Bureau of Emergency Services and Emergency Management in
response to Board approved action from the September 24th County Commission meeting regarding Oil
Exploration in Golden Gate Estates.
Outline:
1. Recap of the Board's request.
2. Discussion of the approach used by Emergency Management.
3.Summary of Areas of Concern voiced by the Board and residents.
4.Analysis of those concerns by staff along with staff recommended actions.
5. Staff actions to date on the permit.
6.Staff summary and questions.
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 5.5.D.
Item Summary: Presentation by the Director of the Bureau of Emergency Services and
Emergency Management in response to Board approved action from the September 24, 2013
County Commission meeting regarding Oil Exploration in Golden Gate Estates.
Meeting Date: 10/8/2013
Prepared By
Name: pochopinpat
Title: Administrative Assistant,Facilities Management
10/2/2013 9:12:04 AM
Submitted by
Title: Director-Bureau of Emergency Services,
Name: SummersDan
10/2/2013 9:12:05 AM
Approved By
Name: PriceLen
Title:Administrator, Administrative Services
Date: 10/2/2013 11:21:24 AM
Name: OchsLeo
Title: County Manager
Date: 10/2/2013 5:18:48 PM
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Staff Recommendations for Collier County
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Wells
Purpose
The purpose of this White Paper is to respond to direction given by the Board of County Commissioners
on September 24, 2013 in relation to the proposed Oil Exploration and Production Wells located on east
of 24th Ave SE. Recommendations in the Executive Summary, Item 1OF were:
To have staff prepared to respond to citizen inquiries related to the anticipated issuance of
an Oil Exploration Permit for operations adjacent to Golden Gate Estates by the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection. Preparation should include but not be limited to
a review of permit stipulations and safety elements, evaluation of potential impacts to
County infrastructure, and, most importantly, evaluation of needed preparation to insure
adequate disaster readiness and coordination of emergency management and first
responder agencies. Further directing staff to bring an assessment and recommendation
back to the BCC at the October 8, 2013 board meeting, (or the first board meeting
following DEP action)for possible BCC action.
Transportation Considerations
Access to this site from 24th Ave SE was the subject of a Right of Way Permit (PRROW2013020264201)
issued to Collier Land Holdings on 08-29-2013. The Permit was issued for Residential Construction to
install a lime rock driveway at the end of 24th Ave SE.
Road and Bridge Maintenance has videotaped 24th Ave SE East of Desoto Blvd. It is in good condition at
present. During and after the period that equipment is brought in through this road, County staff will
review conditions and require the Drilling Company to grade the road if conditions warrant.
Planning and Zoning Considerations
Both the Growth Management Plan (GMP) and the Land Development Code (LDC) are specific to where
Oil Wells and Oil Field Development are permitted within the various GMP districts and LDC zoning
districts, the below two tables summarizes the districts that oil wells are permitted and the process an
application needs to satisfy to gain approval.
From review of the list, one can see that in certain districts an application for an oil well is required to go
through an administrative process, which requires the submittal of a Site Development Plan, to gain
approval. Within other districts, an oil well is required to go through the conditional use process, which
requires a public hearing to gain approval.
The GMP is specific in that any application for an oil well is not reviewed at the local level from an
environmental perspective. Policy 1.1.6 of the Conservation and Coastal Management Element states,
"In those areas of Collier County where oil extraction and related processing is an allowable use, such
use is subject to applicable state and federal oil and gas permits and Collier County non-environmental
site development plan review procedures." Essentially this review is done by the FDEP and duplicative
reviews are not encouraged by the GMP.
The specifics of the criteria that a new oil well must satisfy from a land use perspective is regulated
currently by the GMP and the LDC and if the Board directs, staff could initiate changes to both of these
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Staff Recommendations for Collier County
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Wells
documents to either increase or decrease the regulatory requirements for the establishment of a new
oil well.
For example, the Dan Hughes application for the exploration oil well near the Estates is currently
required to submit a Site Improvement Plan to gain approval, but if the Board directed, the regulations
could be increased to mandate that a conditional use application is required for any new exploration
well or a conditional use is required for any new exploration wells within a specified distance from a
residential structure. These two potential changes are provided to demonstrate the latitude the Board
has regarding the types of changes that could be directed to new facilities.
Because the application for a Site Improvement Plan has already been approved for the Hughes' site,
any changes to process would not affect the exploration well near the Estates, but the change would
regulate all future facilities. Staff could find no provisions within Florida administrative law or Florida
State Statutes that prevents a locality from regulating the appropriate placement and procedures
related to new oil wells in the County.
Oil &Gas Drilling GMP
FLUM DESIGNATION (FLUE) *
Urban* Oil extraction and related processing
*
Conservation Oil extraction and related processing.Where practicable,
directional-drilling techniques and/or previously cleared or
disturbed areas shall be utilized to minimize impacts to native
habitats.
Agricultural/Rural Oil extraction and related processing
RLSA Oil extraction and related processing
RLSA Oil and gas field development and production (CU)
RFMUD Receiving Lands Oil extraction and related processing
RFMUD Neutral Lands Oil extraction and related processing
RFMUD Sending Lands- no Oil and gas exploration.Where practicable, directional-drilling
TDR severance techniques and/or previously cleared or disturbed areas shall
be utilized to minimize impacts to native habitats.
RFMUD Sending Lands- Oil extraction and related processing
after TDR severance
Estates no allowance
* IAMP &GGAMP are silent to oil &
gas drilling
** some specific Districts and Subdistricts may not allow the use
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Oil & Gas Drilling LDC
ZONING DISTRICTS
A by right-Oil and gas exploration subject to state drilling
permits and Collier County SDP.
A CU -Oil and gas field development and production subject to
state field development permits
CU-Oil and gas extraction
CON by right-Oil and gas exploration,subject to applicable state
drilling permits and Collier County non-environmental SDP
review. Directional-drilling and/or previously cleared or
disturbed areas shall be utilized in order to minimize impacts to
native habitats,where determined to be practicable.etc., etc.
CON CU-Oil and gas field development and production,subject to
federal and state field development permits and Collier County
non-environmental SDP review. Directional-drilling and/or
previously cleared or disturbed areas shall be utilized in order
to minimize impacts to native habitats,where determined to be
practicable.etc., etc.
RFMUO Receiving Lands by right-Oil and gas exploration, subject to applicable state
and federal drilling permits and Collier County non-
environmental SDP review. Directional-drilling and/or
previously cleared or disturbed areas shall be utilized in order
to minimize impacts to native habitats,where determined to be
practicable.etc.,etc.
RFMUO Receiving Lands CU-Oil and gas field development and production, subject to
state field development permits and Collier County non-
environmental SDP review. Directional-drilling and/or
previously cleared or disturbed areas shall be utilized in order
to minimize impacts to native habitats,where determined to be
practicable.etc.,etc.
RFMUO Neutral Lands by right-Oil and gas exploration, subject to applicable state
and federal drilling permits and Collier County non-
environmental SDP review. Directional-drilling and/or
previously cleared or disturbed areas shall be utilized in order
to minimize impacts to native habitats,where determined to be
practicable. etc., etc.
RFMUO Neutral Lands CU-Oil and gas field development and production, subject to
applicable state and federal field development permits and
Collier County non-environmental SDP review. Directional-
drilling and/or previously cleared or disturbed areas shall be
utilized in order to minimize impacts to native habitats,where
determined to be practicable. etc.,etc.
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RFMUO Sending Lands-with or by right-Oil and gas exploration, subject to applicable state
without TDR severance and federal drilling permits and Collier County non-
environmental SDP review. Directional-drilling and/or
previously cleared or disturbed areas shall be utilized in order
to minimize impacts to native habitats,where determined to be
practicable.etc.,etc.
RFMUO Sending Lands-with or CU-Oil and gas field development and production, subject to
without TDR severance applicable state and federal field development permits and
Collier County non-environmental SDP review. Directional-
drilling and/or previously cleared or disturbed areas shall be
utilized in order to minimize impacts to native habitats,where
determined to be practicable. etc.,etc.
RLSAO by right-Oil and gas exploration subject to state drilling
permits and Collier County SDP. Directional-drilling techniques
and/or previously cleared or disturbed areas shall be utilized in
FSAs and HSAs. etc.,etc.
RLSAO CU-Oil and gas field development and production subject to
state field development permits. Directional-drilling techniques
and/or previously cleared or disturbed areas shall be utilized in
FSAs and HSAs. etc.,etc.
Water Resource and Aquifer Protection Recommendations
County staff has performed a cursory review of the proposed permits for UIC permit 22-5, Oil Well 22-
3H and SWDW1354. As best as staff can determine, the proposed permits appear to be issued in
compliance with State Rules. However, there could be a variety of enhancements that would provide a
better degree of protection to County residents and our water resources. Accordingly, the applicant
could consider the following additional protective measures:
1. Require that that all exploratory and production oil and gas wells using a class II injection well follow
the Criteria and Standards for Class I Wells outlined in F.A.C. Rule 62-528.400 through 62-528.460
which would include a dual zone monitoring well, continuous injection and annulus pressure
monitoring, well specific testing for water quality, establishment of the base of the underground
source of drinking water and more stringent well abandonment criteria.
(F.A.0 Rule 62-528 allows for an exemption to the class I Injection Well permitting, design, and
monitoring standards for oil and gas injection wells. Oil and gas injection wells are permitted
through this exemption under 62C-26-62C-30.A dual zone monitoring well is not required for Oil and
Gas class II injection wells. Other permitting, design, abandonment and monitoring standards for oil
and gas injection wells are not as stringent as similar Class I municipal injection wells permitted in
Collier County.)
2. Require secondary containment for all on site hazardous and petroleum products and all hazardous
and petroleum wastes to include:
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• Petroleum fuel tanks
• Non refined crude oil tanks
• Hazardous waste
• Petroleum contact water
• Petroleum piping,fixtures and valves
• Hazardous or petroleum greases, lubricants and solvents
(Requirement would provide an acceptable industry standard practice to assure aquifer protection.)
3. Require annual site inspections for petroleum production wells and 24 hour notice scheduled
inspections during active drilling operations to assure compliance with all secondary containment
requirements.
(Assures annual compliance with multiple inspections as needed during oil well construction.)
4. Require that all releases to the soil or surface water that contain salt water, drilling muds, industrial
wastewater, hazardous and petroleum products or hazardous and petroleum wastes in volumes
greater than 50 gallons be reported to the Collier County Pollution Control Section.
(Current FDEP spill reporting requirement at oil and gas facilities for volumes greater than 250 gallons. Current
County requirements in Wellfield Protection zones require reporting of 50 gallons or more.)
5. Require all systems handling drilling mud fluid and salt water storage be designed to contain any
leaks or spills on site. (Provides a greater assurance of pond performance and reduces high level berm
failure.)
6. Require all oil and gas exploration and production wells to submit a basic surficial aquifer
groundwater monitoring plan per FDEP Rule 62-520.600 with a minimum of three wells
(background, intermediate and compliance) with a semiannual sampling cycle for industry related
indicator parameters. Further require a dual zone monitoring well to detect fluid movement.
(Provides early detection of any impacts to groundwater and assure site compliance with State water quality
standards.)
7. Require continuous hydrogen sulfide (H2S) monitors at the site perimeter similar to what is
currently installed at all five of the County utility facilities (landfill, sewer & water treatment
facilities). Establish a perimeter H2S compliance standard of 1 ppm for oil and gas exploration and
production wells that are in close proximity or adjacent to other developments to control offensive
H2S odors.
(May already be an early warning safety requirement.)
8. Require facilities to create and maintain a spill prevention plan that takes into account releases or
spills smaller than 50 gallons.
(Requirement would provide an acceptable industry standard practice to assure aquifer protection.)
9. Request a protocol from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the South Florida
Water Management District that copies Collier County with all application packages for future oil
and gas exploration, production and class II injection wells. This could also include invitations to pre
application meetings and any other permit related correspondence, additional submittals or
meetings.
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(This helps to assure the County has ample time and understanding of upcoming oil and gas wells and their
proposed locations).
10. Request that the Florida Department of Environmental Protect reestablish the Big Cypress Swamp
Advisory Committee to review and recommend construction design standards for future oil and gas
exploration, production and injection wells.The committee could be comprised of oil industry, State
regulatory, Collier County and local citizen and provide an independent assessment of well design
standards to assure environmental protection.Some topics of review could consist of:
• Well casing thickness and material
• Formation cement performance testing requirements
• Pretreatment requirements for other waste streams directed into injection well
• Site tests to establish the bottom of the Underground Source of Drinking Water (USDW) and
identification of formation confining units supported by core samples.
• Well logging requirements
• Mechanical Integrity testing requirements
• Requirement of a dual zone monitoring well to detect fluid movement
(Provides reasonable assurance that design standards, construction materials, and geophysical testing applied to
other similar industry wells are evaluated for use in oil and gas exploration,production and injection wells. This is
established under F.A.C. Rule 62-377.42)
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Water well, oil well, & injection well permit Q & A
Updated-9-26-13
All DEP and SFWMD permits associated with this project have been issued.
1. Binder 1-Tab 1-Permits:
a. SFWMD-Water Use General Permit Elements:
1. Permit has been issued
2. Payment letter
3. Permit application form
4. Conservancy correction letter
5. SFWMD
6. SFWMD letter to Conservancy
7. SFWMD letter to Friends of the Florida Panther
8. Friends of Florida Panther letter to SFWMD/DEP
9. Previous Tomato/Citrus farm staff report
10. Impact analysis
11. Schlumberger Transmittal-Q and A& impact analysis
12. Flow diagram
13. EDR Radius report
14.
b. SFWMD-Permit Types
c. DEP-Oil well permit
d. DEP-Injection well permit
e. DEP-Monitoring Well Completion Report
f.
2. Binder 1-Tab 2-Maps, Reports, etc.
a. DEP Oil and Gas Well Locations Map
b. DEP instructions to access oil well maps
c. SFWMD Aquifer Description Map
d. Site location Map
e. Oil Wellbore Schematic
f. Saltwater interface Map
g. DEP Drainage Basin Map
h. Groundwater Resource Availability-shows MDL &Top of Lower Tamiami
i. Natural Communities Map
j. Permit Street Map
k. Collier County Wellfield Protection Zones Map
1. Landscapes of the Predrainage Everglades and Bordering Areas, circa 1850\
m. Wetland categories
n. CLERP Project Map
o. CLERP Picayune Strand Restoration Project and Surrounding Area Map
p. CLERP Southern Golden Gate Estates Subdivision Infrastructure
q. Permit 1353 Exhibit 6 Well Location Plat
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r. Permit 1353 Sketch of pad layout Exhibit 8
s. Permit 1353-Ariel layout
t. CCWMP-Proposed Improvement Projects in the Golden Gate Watershed
u. SFWMD—NGVD Quick Facts
v. CCWMP-Proposed Improvement Projects
w. Senate district Maps
x. USGS Ground Water Conditions Map
y. USGS-South Florida aquifer level conditions
z. USGS-Salinity Map
aa. BCC 9-10-13 Agenda item 16.A.41
bb. BCC GMP-Groundwater recharge map
cc. BCC-GMP-Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Sub-Element
dd. BCC-GMP-Wellhead Protection Areas map
ee. BCC-GMP-Drainage Sub-Element
ff. IFAS-Apalachicola Bay Oyster Situation Report
gg. Collier County 2010 Utility Service Areas Map
hh. Collier County Fire District Boundaries
ii. BCC Agenda 9-24-13 10.F.-Citizen inquiries
jj. HB 71
3. Binder 1-Tab 3 SFWMD Monthly Hydro Reports
a. May/June/July/August Summary of Hydrologic Conditions in the Big Cypress Basin.
b. Source-SFWMD
4. Binder 1-Tab 4
a. Basis of Review For Water Use Permit Applications Within the South Florida Water
Management District-July 21, 2013.
b. SFWMD-Water use Frequently asked Questions and Answers
5. Binder 1-Tab 5-Other Reports
a. Habitat Suitability Indices for Evaluating Water Management Alternatives
b. Comprehensive Review Study Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement(USACE and SFWMD 1999).
c. Douglas, M.S. 1947. The Everglades: River of Grass. Rinehart,New York.
d. Ogden, J.C. and S.M. Davis. 1999. The Use of Conceptual Ecological Landscape
Models as Planning Tools for the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Programs.
South. Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida.
e. RECOVER. 2003. Appendix A: Draft Conceptual Ecological Models. In:
RECOVER, CERP Monitoring and Assessment Plan, Part 1. Restoration
Coordination and Verification, c/o United States Army Corps of Engineers,
Jacksonville District, Jacksonville, Florida, and South Florida Water Management
District, West Palm Beach, Florida.
f. Sklar, F.H., H.C. Fitz, Y. Wu,R. VanZee, and C. McVoy. 2001. The Design of
Ecological Landscape Models for Everglades Restoration. Ecological Economics
37:379-401.
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g. USACE and SFWMD. 1999. Central and Southern Florida Project Comprehensive
Review Study, Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental
Florida, and South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida.
h. USFWS. 1980. Habitat Evaluation Procedures (HEP). Report ESM 102, Division of
Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior,
Washington, DC.
i. USFWS. 1981. Standards for the Development of Habitat Suitability Index Models
for Use in the Habitat Evaluation Procedures. Report ESM 103, Interagency,
Interdisciplinary Development Group, Division of Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC.
j. TECHNICAL PUBLICATION REG -001 WETLAND RAPID ASSESSMENT
PROCEDURE (WRAP)Raymond E. Miller Jr. , Senior Environmental Analyst Boyd
E. Gunsalus, Staff Environmental Analyst September 1997 (Second Edition, April
1999)updated August, 1999 NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION
REGULATION DEPARTMENT SOUTH FLORIDA
k.
1. WRDA. 1992. Water Resources Development Act of 1992. Public Law 102-580,
signed October 31, 1992.
m. WRDA. 1996. Water Resources Development Act of 1996. Public Law No. 104-303,
signed October 12, 1996. Section 528 of the act describes authorizations specific to
Everglades and South Florida Ecosystem Restoration.
n. WRDA. 2000. Water Resources Development Act of 2000. Public Law No. 106-541,
signed December 11, 2000. Title VI, Section 601, of the act, describes authorizations
specific to the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.
o. State of Florida Oil and Gas Production Report
p. Allen, A.W. 1987. Habitat suitability index models: barred owl. U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Biological Report 82/10.143. 17 pages.
q. Allen, A.W. 1984. Habitat suitability index models: Eastern cottontail. U.S. and Fish
Wildlife Service, FWS/OBS-82/10.66. 23 pages.
r. Allen, A.W. 1982. Habitat suitability index models: fox squirrel. U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, FWS/OBS-82/l 0.18. 11 pages.
s. Allen, A.W. 1987. Habitat suitability index models: gray squirrel. revised. U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Biological Report 82/10.135. 16 pages. [First printed as:
FWS/OBS-82/10.19, July 1982].
t. Armbruster, M.J. 1987. Habitat suitability index models: greater sandhill crane. U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Biological Report 82/10.140. 26 pages.
u. Beever, J.W. III and L.B. Beever. The Effects of Annual Burning on the Understory
of a Hydric Slash Pine Flatwoods in Southwest Florida(unpublished). Florida Game
and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Punta Gorda., Florida. 26 pages.
v. Boyle, K.A. and T.T. Fendley. 1987. Habitat suitability index models: bobcat. U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Biological Report 82/10.147. 16 pages.
w. Brinson, M.M. 1993. A Hydrogeomorphic Classification for Wetlands. U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experimental Station: Wetland Research Program
WRP-DE-4. Vicksburg, Mississippi. 101 Pages.
x. Broward County Department of Natural Resource Management. 1993. Wetland
Benefit Index. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. 4 pages.
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y. Castelle, A.J., C. Conolly ,M. Emers,E.D. Metz, S. Meyer,M. Witter, S.
Mauermann, T. Erickson, and S.S. Cooke. 1992. Wetland Buffers: Use and
Effectiveness. Publ. 92-10. Adolfson Association for Shorelands and Coastal Zone
Management Program. Washington Department of Ecology, Olympia, Washington.
171 pages.
z. Castelle,A.J., A.W. Johnson, and C. Conolly. 1994. Wetland and Stream Buffer Size
Requirements -A Review. Journal of Environmental Quality. Pages 878-882.
aa. Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1995. Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's 1995
Most Invasive Species. Boca Raton, Florida. 10 pages.
bb. Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (DER). 1994. Delineation of
Landward Extent of Wetlands and Surface Waters. Section 62-340.100,Florida
Administrative Code. 49 pages.
cc.
6. Tab 6-Open
7. Tab 7-Open
8. Tab 8-Open
9. Water Binder-Tab 1-Water Quality Monitoring Reports from CC Pollution
Control.
a. DEP-Everglades West Coast Basin Water Quality Monitoring Section
1. Monitoring information plus results
b. Surface Water Reports
1. SFWMD Contract#4600001937 FY10 Annual Report
2. Surface Water Quality Annual Assessment and Trend Report for Collier County-
Janicki 2010
c. Ground Water Reports
1. SFWMD Contract OT061098 Annual Report FY10
2. Golden Gate Estates Ground Water Monitoring Report, 2010
3. SFWMD Contract OT061098 Third Annual Report FY09
d. Sediment Quality Reports
1. Florida International University's "Assessing the Effects of Land Based Sources
of Pollution on Collier County's Estuaries and their Associated Watersheds."--
2009, Volume I--Technical Report
10. Water Binder-Tab2
a. WRAP-Wetland Rapid Assessment Procedure
b.
11. Binder 3
a. Preface-Q & A
b. Tab 1-DEP Oil Well Permit 1353
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c. Tab 2-DEP Permit 1353-Public Comments
d. Tab 3-DEP Permit 1353-Product Descriptions, DEP Hazardous Substances List
e. Tab 4-DEP Injection Well Permit 1354
f.
12. Binder 4
a. Tab 1-Collier Watershed management Plan-Vol-1
b. Tab 2-Collier Watershed management Plan-Vol-2
c. Tab 3- Collier Watershed management Plan-Vol-3
d. Tab 4- Collier Watershed management Plan-Vol-4B
e. Tab 5-SFWMD-Technical Document to Support a Water Reservation Rule for
Picayune Strand and Downstream Estuaries
f. Tab 6-SFWMD-Proposed minimum Water level Criteria for the Lower West Coast
Aquifer System Within SFWMD
g.
13. Binder 5
a. FINN-Q & A
b.
WATER QUESTIONS
14. Who issues water supply well permits?
a. SFWMD-South Florida Water Management District
b. http://www.sfwmd.gov/portal/page/portal/levelthree/permits
c. Types of permits
d. Regulatory programs
e. Upcoming events
f. SFWMD Mission
g. Source SFWMD-Permits
15. What type of water permit is this? What is included in the permit? Where are the
rules and statutes referenced?
a. Water Use General Permit
b. What are the permit application numbers?
1. Application Number: 130325-12
2. Permit Number: 11-03445-W
c. Permit elements:
1. 22 Limiting Conditions
2. Water Use Staff Report
3. Maps
d. Correspondence attached to permit
1. Schlumberger application fee letter
2. Conservancy correction letter
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3. SFWMD letter to Conservancy
4. Conservancy Concerns letter
5. Friends of the Florida Panther Refuge Concerns Letter
6. SFWMD response to # 5
7. BCC letter to SFWMD
16. Basic Questions-How much water is being used associated with the 2 water wells?
a. 5MGM (Million Gallons Month)-166,700 a day
b. Source: SFWMD letter page 2 (Attached to permit)
1. Reference amount and duration
2. Impact analysis
3. Drawdown numbers .2 nearest residence
4. Determination of no harm
5. Contact information
c. Sum of usage for both wells, not 5MGM each well
17. Basic Questions-Is the proposed water well usage more than the previous
Tomato/Citrus farm?
a. No-The previous use was a 4,951.7 acre tomato and citrus farm, and used
significantly more water. They had 51 lower Tamiami wells and 29 water table wells.
b. Source-Water Permit previous staff report page 1
18. What was the MGM for the tomato/citrus farm? How much more MGM did the
farm use?
a. The farm had a Maximum Monthly Allocation of 1427.6 MGM (Million Gallons
Month).
b. This project is 5 MGM for both wells together.
c. Every single one of the 80 wells exceeded this entire project's usage. Even if they
only had 1 well, it still would have exceeded this project's 5MGM withdrawals.
d. They used 1,422 Million Gallons Per Month more.
e. Source-Water use Permit-Misc.-Previous Staff Report
19. Basic Questions-How is the water supply being protected?
a. The DEP has not had any incidences of oil wells contaminating aquifers in SW
Florida.
b. The Florida DEP permit shows multiple layers (5 in total)protecting the water.
c. All rings are monitored.
d. The geology supports confinement.
e. 4 Monitoring wells,plus SFWMD, Collier, and others.
f. Source-DEP, permit, and public meetings
g. The entire body of this index has hundreds of water related questions and answers.
20. Does SFWMD have a FAQ document for Water Use permits?
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a. Yes
b. Land use type-Industrial
c. What is the application procedure? (Page 5)
d. What information is required? (Page 5)
e. Source-SFWMD
21. What is the "Basis of Review For Water Use document? Are they based on F.S.?
a. The rules for regulating consumptive uses of water incorporated by reference into
Chapter 40e-2. Chapter 373, Florida Statutes (F.S.), enables and directs the District to
regulate the use of water within its jurisdictional boundaries. The purpose of the water
use regulatory program is to ensure that those water uses permitted by the District are
reasonable-beneficial, will not interfere with any presently existing legal uses of
water, and are consistent with the public interest pursuant to Section 373.223, F.S.
The District has adopted rules for regulating the consumptive use of water,
which are set forth in Chapters 40E-2 and 40E-20,Florida Administrative Code.
The Basis of Review is incorporated by reference into Chapter 40E-2. The Basis
of Review must be read in conjunction with Chapters 40E-2 and 40E-20, as
applicable. The objective of the Basis of Review is to further specify the general
procedures and information used by District staff for review of water use permit
applications. All criteria in the Basis of Review applies to processing individual
permit applications, and specified criteria applies to processing of general permit
notices of intent. The criteria contained herein are flexible, with the primary goal
being to meet District water resource objectives.
b. Source-BOR Page 6
c. Binder 1-Tab 4
22.
23. Basic Questions-How many water wells have been contaminated by oil wells in SW
Florida?
a. None
b. Source-DEP
24. Are there other databases and reports verifying no oil wells have contaminated
water wells?
a. Yes-many are contained here.
b. See water reports, EPA, DEP, SFWMD, CC Pollution Control
c.
25. Can I confirm that? How do I know the groundwater status in areas where there
are currently oil wells?
a. Reference DEP Golden Gate well maps
b. Reference Collier County Pollution Control Water Quality Reports.
c. Radius Map Report-Fed/State contaminated sites database
d. http://www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?page=3192
e. See EDR Report Binder 1, Tab 1, 13
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26. Is there groundwater monitoring going on in Golden Gate now?
a. Yes
b. "Golden Gate Groundwater Monitoring Report"project# 0552188 Prepared for
Collier County Pollution Control.
c. http://www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?page=3192
27. How often is this report done?
a. Every 5 years.
b. There is also a county wide ground water annual report.
c. Source-Collier County Pollution Control
28. Who does the most ground water monitoring?
a. Collier County Pollution Control
b. Collier County Public Utilities around well fields
c. Naples City around well fields
d. SFWMD
29. Do all the reports test for hydrocarbons?
a. No-Just the Golden Gate Ground Water Monitoring Report. The Collier County
Ground Water Quality Monitoring Annual Report does not.
30. Is there a comparison between differing years?
a. Yes-2004/2005 compared to 2009/2010 results
b. The object of the study was to provide a baseline for trends in water quality.
c. Source: GGGMR page 3
d.
31. What are some of the details of the groundwater study?
a. 93 square miles in Golden Gate Estates 951 E to Desoto W to Immokalee N to 75 S
b. 2007 study showed 6,864 residential wells
c. Find the 04/05 wells and conduct study on all 84 wells
d. 2 residents denied access, so study was 82 wells
e. Samples collected in February and March 2010
32. The purpose of the testing is to protect the ground water, so what happens when an
issue is found? Do the reports reference that? Do other agencies, like the Dept. of
Health, get involved? Do they figure out the source? Does the EPA take any action
to fix it?
a. Yes to all-Here is an example.
b. Source: COLLIER COUNTY GROUND WATER QUALITY MONITORING
ANNUAL REPORT FYI0 Prepared by Collier County Pollution Control &
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#0T061098-A01 December 2011-Page 7-8
c. Arsenic: All of the arsenic exceedances (>10 g/1) occurred in the Water Table aquifer.
All of these wells are FDEP permitted re-use monitoring wells that are used to
monitor the ground water at facilities that receive re-use water from public
wastewater reclamation facilities for irrigation purposes. However, none of the public
wastewater reclamation facilities reported any exceedances of arsenic in the re-use
water supplied to customers. Figure 3 shows the arsenic exceedances for this fourth
year reporting period.
d. There was investigation in 2004 and 2005 involving Collier County Pollution
Control & Prevention, Collier County Water and Sewer District, Collier County
Parks and Recreation, FDEP, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services (FDACS), City of Naples and the Collier County Department of Health
to investigate the sources of high arsenic in the wells. Although arsenic occurs
naturally as an elemental metal in the environment, the use of arsenic based
herbicides, specifically MSMA (monosodium methanearsonate), came into question
during the investigation as all of the wells with exceedances were located in managed
turf areas and were treated with MSMA. There has not been an undisputable link
between the use of arsenical based herbicides and the source of ground water
contamination in these wells. However, FDEP, FDACS and the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) investigated the use of these herbicides and their fate and
transport in the environment. Based on that investigation, EPA has not renewed
the registration of organic arsenical herbicides that contain MSMA(USEPA,
2006). EPA has established a timeline to phase-out the distribution and use of all
organic arsenical herbicides by December 31, 2013. MSMA use on golf courses,
sod farms and highway rights-of-way will be cancelled as of December 31,2012
with use of existing stocks allowed until December 31,2013
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrdl/REDs/omani c-arsenical s-amended.pdf
e. Ninety-eight percent of the arsenic violations occurred in parks or golf courses
that are managed turf areas. However, the seasonal arsenic concentrations are
decreasing over time. Figure 12 and Figure 13 show the wet season and dry season
trends, respectively, in monthly arsenic concentrations in all wells located in golf
courses. The wet season trend shows a declining trend with an R2 value of 0.98,
indicating a strong trend, while the dry season trend shows a much weaker increasing
trend with an R2 value of only 0.13. This indicates possible seasonal effects on
arsenic concentrations in shallow water table wells located in golf courses. Well
CCN11 continues to have the highest arsenic levels and is the only well located in a
park. This well is located at Collier County Veterans Park near the maintenance
facility in an area that receives stormwater runoff from a managed turf area. This
facility stopped using arsenic based herbicides and no applications have
occurred since May 2004. Figure 14 and Figure 15 show the wet season and dry
season trends, respectively, in monthly arsenic concentrations in well CCN11.
Contrary to the trends in the golf course wells, well CCN11 shows the stronger
decreasing trend in the dry season and a weak decreasing trend in the wet season.
Although both seasonal trends in well CCN11 have lower R2 values (weaker
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trend),both seasons show a decreasing trend, perhaps because the facility has
stopped applying arsenic based herbicides.
f. Source-listed above
33. Could you list the Water Quality Monitoring Reports from CC Pollution Control?
Note-these are the ones that are available. There are others not out yet.
a. Surface Water Reports
1. SFWMD Contract#4600001 937 FY10 Annual Report
2. Surface Water Quality Annual Assessment and Trend Report for Collier County-
Janicki 2010
b. Ground Water Reports
4. SFWMD Contract OT061098 Annual Report FY10
5. Golden Gate Estates Ground Water Monitoring Report, 2010
6. SFWMD Contract OT061098 Third Annual Report FY09
c. Sediment Quality Reports
7. Florida International University's "Assessing the Effects of Land Based Sources of
Pollution on Collier County's Estuaries and their Associated Watersheds."--2009,
Volume I--Technical Report
34. What about groundwater level reports? Where can I find that?
a. 2013 South Florida Environmental Report
b. Also see hydro reports
c. Also see USGS
35. What about the Collier Water Department? Do they test?
a. Yes-The Collier County Water Department has an extensive and continuous testing
program to routinely monitor for contaminants in your drinking water in accordance
with Federal and State laws,rules, and regulations. Except where indicated otherwise,
this report is based on the results of our monitoring for the period of January 1, 2012
to December 31, 2012. Data obtained before January 1, 2012, and presented in this
report are from the most recent testing done in accordance with the laws, rules, and
regulations.
b. 2012 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report-This report is designed to inform you
about the quality of water that they deliver to you —every day. Their goal is to
provide a safe, dependable supply of drinking water.
c. Source-Collier County Annual Drinking Water Report 2012
d. http://www.colIieraov.net/index.aspx?page=1506
e. Source Collier County Water Dept.
36. Does the DEP do any testing on Collier County water supply wells?
a. Yes-The Florida Department of Environmental Protection(FDEP) has performed a
Source Water Assessment on our system. This assessment was to provide information
about any potential sources of contamination in the vicinity of the wells surface water
intakes that are the source of the water that is treated for your consumption.
b. http://www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?page=1506
c.
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37. What is STORET?
a. STORET is a database administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA). STORET is an acronym derived from STOrage and RETreival. It is a data
repository used to store water quality data for the nation. Scientists across the
nation have been storing their water quality data in STORET for over 30 years.
In late 1999 EPA deployed a new STORET database, herein referred to as
Modernized STORET. The historical database (pre Modernized STORET) is referred
to as Legacy STORET.
b. Source- http://storet.dep.state.fl.us/DearSpa/default.do?page=about
c.
38. Are there reports? How often do they come out?
a. STORET is a primary data source used to create the National Water Quality
Inventory Report to Congress (305(b) report),which evaluates the status of
water quality in the nation every two years. Data from STORET along with other
sources are used to determine which of the state's waters fail to meet water quality
standards and require the development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs). For
more information on TMDLs, please visit http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/tmdl.
STORET is also used in watershed analysis, monitoring program evaluation and
planning, water quality standards evaluation, public information requests, and
evaluation of water quality conditions for habitat and fishery restoration.
39. How many organizations contribute data?
a. Many organizations contribute information to STORET, including federal, state, and
local agencies, academic institutions, and private laboratories. In addition,many
volunteer organizations have elected to use STORET to manage and store their data.
Florida's Water Resource Implementation Rule (Chapter 62-40.540(3), F.A.C.)
requires government agencies to place appropriate water quality monitoring data in
STORET within one year of collection. Another Florida administrative code, Chapter
62-303 also called the Impaired Waters Rule (IWR), states that organizations wanting
data to be considered in the Department's annual evaluation of waters for impairment
should place their data in STORET (Section 62-303.320(2), IWR).
b. To assist in implementing STORET in Florida,the Florida STORET Team offers
STORET software, training and other forms of assistance to data collection agencies.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about Florida STORET or this web
application, please visit our contact page
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/storet/index.htm.
40. Does the DEP have a STORET team?
a. Yes-The STORET team, within the Division of Environmental Assessment and
Restoration (DEAR) at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP),
helps you meet the requirements for submitting your data to Florida STORET. These
include requirements of the Impaired Waters Rule (IWR; Chapter 62-303, Florida
Administrative Code) and EAS01-01. We create custom applications, develop helpful
tools and training, and produce documents that will aid you along the way. The
STORET team will also work with you one-on-one to help you understand and create
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the best method to submit your data to STORET. Our philosophy is to provide this
training in advance so that our data providers are prepared for future data
management tasks required by the Department's programs.
b. STORET—an acronym for STORage and RETrieval database—is the database
currently used by FDEP to capture, store, and report chemical,physical, and
biological water quality data. Florida STORET is the primary application used by
the FDEP in support of IWR assessments and the development of Total Maximum
Daily Loads (TMDLs), and it also provides data crucial to many other programs,
including the development of water quality criteria and Basin Management Action
Plans (BMAPs),to name just a few.
c. Your data contribution will be used to help the FDEP better assess the waters of the
basins in your area. The data you and other agencies submit will be available for
browsing and downloading from FDEP's STORET Web Retrieval site. The rewards
associated with data submission range from Federal grants to watershed restoration
and peace of mind. Your data are needed and appreciated. Thank you.
d. Source-http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/storet/
e.
41. How many records are in STORET?
a. 25,365,0303
b. Source-http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/storet/
c.
42. Can I view STORET information by basin?
a. Yes-
b. Source-http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/basin411/groups/groupl.htm
c. DEP-Everglades West Coast Basin
d. Contacts included
e. See-Maps
43. Is the main purpose is to restore and protect water quality?
a. The Status Report identifies the Everglades West Coast Basin's known and potential
water quality impairments and water quality monitoring needs, and summarizes
existing plans and projects for restoring and protecting water quality.
b. Source-DEP Basin Status Report-SOUTH DISTRICT • GROUP l BASIN •
NOVEMBER 2001-Everglades West Coast Page-19 of 130
44. Does the DEP have any Everglades West Coast Basin groundwater sampling site
maps?
a. Yes
b. See water binder preface to tab 1
45. Is there surface water test maps?
a. Yes
b. See water binder preface to tab 1
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46. Are there results associated with the DEP monitoring?
a. Yes-
b. Same source as above
c. Source-FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section
47. Part of any protection or restoration plan from the DEP level is strategic
monitoring? Is that where the impaired water body list comes from?
a. Yes to both-Phase 2: Strategic Monitoring. Monitoring will be conducted to help
verify whether waters are,in fact, impaired and to collect the data needed to
calibrate and verify models for TMDL development. At the end of the second
phase, an assessment report will be produced. This report will contain an updated and
more thorough assessment of water quality, a citation of associated biological
resources, and current restoration plans and projects. Waters that are verified as
being impaired will be placed on a basin-specific list of impaired waters that will
be adopted by the Department through a Secretarial Order. This verified list will
be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency as the state's Section 303(d)
list of impaired waters for the basin.
b. Source-DEP Basin Status Report-SOUTH DISTRICT • GROUP 1 BASIN•
NOVEMBER 2001-Everglades West Coast
c.
48. Is the watershed management plan TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load)
development required by the Federal Clean Water Act?
a. Yes-The watershed management approach is the framework for implementing
TMDLs as required by Section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act and the Florida
Watershed Restoration Act (see Noteworthy on pages 25-26). TMDLs must be
developed for all waters that do not meet applicable water quality standards and are
thus defined as"impaired waters."TMDLs will be developed, and the corresponding
load reductions allocated, as part of the Department's watershed management
approach, which rotates through the state's 52 basins over a five-year cycle (see
Figure 1.1). Extensive public participation will be crucial throughout the cycle's five
phases.
b. Source-DEP Basin Status Report-SOUTH DISTRICT • GROUP 1 BASIN •
NOVEMBER 2001-Everglades West Coast-Page 21 of 130
c.
49. Could you give me a summary of the Clean Water Act's goals and requirements
related to the DEP's TMDL program?
a. Yes-Congress enacted the Clean Water Act in 1972 with the goal of restoring and
maintaining the"chemical,physical, and biological integrity of the nation's
waters"-33 U.S.C. § 1251(a). The ultimate goal of the act is to eliminate the
"discharge of[all] pollutants into navigable waters"-33 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(1). The
TMDL program is an important step towards cleaning up our rivers. The Clean Water
Act sets out the federal requirements that Florida must follow in implementing its
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TMDL program under the Florida Watershed Restoration Act. The Clean Water Act
and the federal TMDL program include the following provisions:
b. Requires states to establish water quality standards that will protect the public health
and welfare-33 U.S.C.§ 1313(c)(2).
c. Requires states to identify waters that do not meet applicable water quality standards
(Water Quality Limited Segments, or WQLSs) and identify the pollutants causing
the water quality threats—33 U.S.C. § 1313(d)(1)(A—B).
d. Requires the states to establish for each WQLS the TMDL for each pollutant that can
be introduced into that waterbody without violating water quality standards—33
U.S.C. § 1313(d)(1)(C).
e. Requires that each TMDL be established"at a level necessary to implement the
applicable water quality standards with seasonal variations and a margin of safety that
takes into account any lack of knowledge concerning the relationship between
effluent limitations and water quality"-33 U.S.C. § 1313(d)(1)(C).
f. Requires states to update their 303(d) list of impaired waters (WQLSs) every two
years or else the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be required to
develop a complete WQLS list and/or TMDLs for the impaired waters on behalf of
the state-33 U.S.C. § 1313(d)(2).
g. Requires EPA approval or disapproval within 30 days, once the WQLS list and
TMDLs are submitted. If approved, the list and TMDLs are to be incorporated into
the state's water quality management plan-33 U.S.C. § 1313(d)(2).
h. Source-DEP Basin Status Report-SOUTH DISTRICT • GROUP 1 BASIN •
NOVEMBER 2001-Everglades West Coast-Page 21 of 130
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50. What is SWAPP?
a. SWAPP stands for Source Water Assessment and Protection Program. This program
is meant to ensure that your drinking water is safe, not just at the tap, but at its source.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is initiating the SWAPP
as part of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act(SDWA).
b. The water that surrounds us -lakes, rivers, streams, and aquifers -makes up our
drinking water sources. These source waters can be threatened by potential
contaminants such as hazardous chemicals, stormwater runoff, waste disposal sites
and underground storage tanks. It is a national priority to protect these sources and
ensure safe drinking water for citizens. SWAPP was created to protect these vital
resources
c. Source: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/swapp/
d. Tests over 80 wells,twice a year
51. Are there SWAP sites in the Golden Gate Basin?
a. Yes-They showed no issues.
b. Source-DEP
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52. Where can I find the DEP's results from testing?
a. The assessment results are available on the FDEP Source Water Assessment and
Protection Program website at www.dep.state.fl.us/swapp.
b. Each well is listed and shows if any sources of contamination are in the near vicinity.
53. Who has the primary role of regulating public water systems?
a. The DEP has the primary role of regulating public water systems in Florida. A public
water system is defined as one that provides water to 25 or more people for at least 60
days each year or serves 15 or more service connections. These public water systems
may be publicly or privately owned and operated. At this time there are about 6,500
public water systems, and they are divided into three categories:
b. Community- Serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or
regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. This group provides water to
residences and includes a range of sizes from small mobile home courts to large city
utilities.
c. Transient Non-Community - serves at least twenty-five people or fifteen connections,
but the population is characterized as flow-through traffic, such as with stores, RV
parks, hotels or churches that are open at least 60 days a year.
d. Non-Transient Non-Community -Provides water to the same 25 individuals for six
months or more each year. These systems include schools, factories or large
businesses with their own drinking water supplies.
e. Source-DEP
54. Can I see a list of the DEP/DOH Water Programs?
a. Source-http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Environment/water/index.html
b. Well Surveillance Program
The Well Surveillance Program is responsible for testing potable wells around the
state in areas that may be at risk of contamination by petroleum, solvents, industrial,
or agricultural chemicals.
c. Public Drinking Water Systems Program (Safe Drinking Water Act) The Federal
Safe Drinking Water Act(SDWA) is administered by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
d. Limited Use Drinking Water Systems Program (64E-8)
This program deals with Limited Use Public Water Systems (public water systems
which are not covered by the Safe Drinking Water Act), multi-family water systems,
and private water systems.
e. Well Construction Permitting Program
The construction of drinking water supply wells is regulated by Chapter 62-532 of the
Florida Administrative Code, adopted by the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection.
f. Delineated Contamination Areas Program
The Delineated Contamination Areas Program is a cooperative effort between state
agencies under the overall supervision of the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (FDEP).
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g. Public Swimming Pool and Bathing Places Program
Responsible for overview of the construction and operation of facilities used for
public swimming and bathing such as swimming pools, spa pools, and wading pools
serving places like hotels,motels, condominiums,apartment buildings, mobile home
parks, and schools as well as water recreation attractions and fresh water bathing
areas open to the public for recreation.
h. Beach Water Monitoring Program
Also known as the Florida Healthy Beaches Program, it is responsible for conducting
beach water sampling for enterococci and fecal coliform bacteria for 34 coastal
Florida counties every week and reporting the results to the public.
55. What is the DEP well surveillance program?
a. The Well Surveillance group manages several programs to identify and monitor areas
in Florida where contaminated drinking water is suspected and may pose a threat to
public health. The Well Surveillance Section is composed of the State Underground
Petroleum Environmental Response Act(SUPER Act),Drinking Water Toxics
Program (Toxics),Drycleaner Solvent Cleanup Program (DSCP). The section
coordinates with the County Health Departments (CHDs)to locate potable wells and
conduct water sampling for contaminants of concern. Chemical analysis of water
samples is conducted at the Department's laboratory in Jacksonville.
56. What are the main activities of the DEP Well Surveillance Program?
a. The two main activities of the Well Surveillance Program are well surveys and
sampling. The two essential activities performed when completing a well survey are
locating facilities (i.e. service stations) and then sampling nearby drinking water wells
for the appropriate chemical. Each CHD provides accurate (opens in a new window)
Global Positioning System (GPS) locations for each facility and drinking water wells
located within a 1/4 mile radius, and all large public water system supply wells (more
than 150,000 gallons per day)within a 1/2 mile radius.
b. Source-http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Environment/water/petroleum/saindex.html
c.
57. What Happens if My Well is Contaminated?
a. If your well is contaminated with levels of chemicals that exceed state or federal
drinking water safety guidelines,you may be eligible for assistance through the
(opens in a new window) DEP's Water Supply Restoration Program. If eligible, DEP
will provide you with either a connection to a central water system or an appropriate
filter system at no cost to the homeowner.
b. Source- http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Environment/water/petroleum/saindex.html
58. Can I see the DEP SWAPP sites by Collier County, location, and dates?
a. Yes
Public Water Systems for COLLIER COUNTY
AMI KIDS BIG CYPRESS WILDERNESS INSITUTE (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010)
(2011) (2012)
AVE MARIA UTILITY COMPANY, LLLP (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
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BIG CYPRESS PARK HEADQUARTERS (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
BIG CYPRESS WILDERNESS INSITUTE (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
BIG CYPRESS WILDERNESS INST. (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
BONITA BAY EAST GOLF CLUB (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
BONITA BAY EAST GOLF CLUB - CLUBHOUSE (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010)
(2011) (2012)
BONITA BAY EAST GOLF CLUB REST SHELTER 1 (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010)
(201 1) (2012)
BONITA BAY EAST MAINTENANCE (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
BONITA BAY EAST SABAL REST#1 (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
BONITA BAY EAST SABAL REST #2 (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (201 1) (2012)
BONITA BAY EASTGOLF CLUB -MAINTENANCE (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010)
(2011) (2012)
BONITA BAY GOLF CLUB REST SHELTER 2 (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011)
(2012)
CALUSA PINES GOLF CLUB - CLUB HOUSE WTP (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010)
(2011) (2012)
CALUSA PINES GOLF CLUB -MAINTENANCE (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011)
(2012)
CENTER POINT COMMUNITY CHURCH (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
CENTER POINT COMMUNITY CHURCH YOUTH SANC (2010) (201 1) (2012)
CHILDREN'S HOUSE (2004) (2006)(2008)
CITY OF MARCO ISLAND (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
COLLIER CO PU WTR DEPT (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
COLLIER COUNTY REGIONAL WTP (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (201 1) (2012)
CORKSCREW BAPTIST CHURCH (2004) (2006)
CORKSCREW SWAMP SANCTUARY (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
E'S COUNTRY STORE (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (201 1) (2012)
ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
EVERGLADES CITY (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (201 1) (2012)
EVERGLADES SHORES/BIG CYPRESS (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
EVERGLADES SHORES/BIG CYPRESS PRESERVE (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010)
(2011) (2012)
FITNESS QUEST (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
FLORIDA GOVERNMENTAL UTILITY AUTHORITY (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010)
(2011) (2012)
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES (2004) (2006)
G'S GENERAL STORE (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
GOLDEN GATE ASSEMBLY OF GOD (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
GOLDEN GATE LIBRARY (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
GOLDEN GATE WALGREENS (2010) (2011) (2012)
GOODLAND WATER COMPANY (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
GRACE BIBLE CHURCH (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
HAKAN SERVICES,INC. (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
HARLEY DAVIDSON (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
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HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011)
(2012)
HIDEOUT GOLF CLUB SYSTEM (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
1-75 RESTSTOP (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
1-75 RESTSTOP &RECREAT. AREA (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
IMMOKALEE WATER (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
KIDDIE KORRAL ON THE PARKWAY (2004) (2006)
LA HISPANA#2 (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
LEE CYPRESS CO-OP (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
LIVING WORD FAMILY CHURCH WTP (2010) (2011) (2012)
MANATEE FRUIT COMPANY (2004) (2006)
MARCO ISLAND UTILITIES (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
MARCO ISLAND UTILITIES (CITY OF) (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
MARCO SHORES UTILITIES (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
MIDWAY CAMPGROUND (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
MONUMENT LAKE CAMPGROUND (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010)(2011) (2012)
NAPLES BINGO PALACE GG PKWY (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
NAPLES EQUESTRIAN CHALLENGE, INC. (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
NAPLES GOLF CENTER (2004) (2006)
NAPLES TWIN DRIVE-IN THEATRE (2004) (2006)
NAPLES WATER DEPT (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (201 1) (2012)
OASIS RANGER STATION (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
ORANGE TREE UTILITY CO., INC. (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (201 1) (2012)
ORANGETREE UTILITY CO. (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
PALMETTO J ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH OF NAPLES (2010) (2011) (2012)
PORKY'S LAST STAND BBQ (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
PORT OF THE ISLANDS (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
PRIMERA IGLESIA CHRISTIANA (2004)
RANDALL CENTER (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
S.W. FLORIDA RESEARCH ED. CTR. (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
SABAL PALM ELEMEN/CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011)
(2012)
SABAL PALM WTP (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
SANDY RIDGE LABOR CAMP (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
SEAGATE BAPTIST CHURCH AND SCHOOL WTP
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH (2004)
SUNNILAND COUNTRY STORE (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
SYNGENTA SEEDS,INC. (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
TEMPLE BETHEL (2004) (2006)(2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
TRAIL LAKES CAMPGROUND (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
TREES CAMP WTP (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
UNITARIAN UNIVERALIST CONGREGATION (2004) (2006) (2008)
UNITY FAITH MISSIONARY BAPTIST (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
UNITY OF NAPLES CHURCH (2004)
VFW-GOLDEN GATE POST 7721 (2004) (2006) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011)
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WILSON BLVD. RETAIL CENTER (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012)
b. Source-http://www.dep.state.fl.us/swapp/SelectPWS.asp?county=11
c.
59. Does USGS United State Geological Survey conduct any monitoring programs in
South Florida? Are they recording levels? Which aquifers are monitored? How far
back do the records go?
a. Below is a north-to-south listing of the end-of-month daily water levels reported in
South Florida as of August 15, 2013. For surface-water monitoring stations,the daily
reported value is the daily mean stage(water level). For ground-water monitoring
stations,the daily reported value is the maximum water level recorded for the day. An
end-of-month summary of continuously monitored data and an end-of-month
summary of periodically measured data are also available.
b. For most locations,the minimum and maximum water levels reported on this
page are the minimum and maximum for the USGS-collected data stored in
NWIS. The period of record for these basic statistics is limited to the past 35
years of published continuous-collection data and may not include the current
calendar year or the past calendar year until the data are reviewed for quality
assurance. Older records, records that are available only on non-electronic media,
periodic measurements, and data published by other agencies are not included in this
estimation.
c. Actively Monitored Aquifers in South Florida
'Aquifer: Surface-Water System
•Aquifer: Surficial Aquifer System
•Aquifer: Biscayne Limestone Aquifer of the Pleistocene Age
•Aquifer: Surficial Aquifer of the Pleistocene Age
•Aquifer: Lower Tamiami Aquifer of the Pliocene Age
•Aquifer: Mid-Hawthorn Limestone Aquifer of the Miocene Age
•Aquifer: Sandstone Aquifer of the Miocene Age
•Aquifer: Floridan Aquifer of the Oligocene Age
d. South Florida Counties:
'County: Broward County, Florida
-County: Collier County, Florida
-County: Hendry County,Florida
'County: Miami-Dade County, Florida
'County: Palm Beach County,Florida
'County: St. Lucie County, Florida
'County: Charlotte County, Florida
'County: Glades County, Florida
'County: Lee County, Florida
'County: Martin County, Florida
'County: Polk County, Florida
e. Source-http://www.sflorida.er.usgs.aov/ddn data/text/eom_ndt report.html
f.
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60. Do the USGS sites monitor for salinity?
a. Yes
b. Source-http://www.sflorida.er.usgs.gov/sal_data/index.html
c. See Maps
61. The USGS is comparing data to the secondary water standards?
a. Yes-250m/1 standard for drinking water
b. Source-DEP http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/drinkingwater/sec con.htm
c. Source-USGS=
62. Does the Collier County Ground Water Annual Report also gage exceedances using
the Secondary Drinking Water Standards in F.S. 62-550?
a. Yes-
b. Source-Collier County Groundwater Quality Monitoring Annual Report-SFWMD
Contract OT061098 Annual Report FY10-Page 6
63. Can I see the Secondary Drinking Water Standards list?
a. Yes-Secondary Drinking Water Standards
b. No adverse health effects are generally associated with the secondary drinking water
contaminants. At considerably higher concentrations than those listed in the
standards, health implications may exist as well as aesthetic degradation.
c. Contaminant Allowed Level
• Aluminum 0.2 mg/L
• Chloride 250 mg/L
• Copper 1 mg/L
• Fluoride 2.0 mg/L
• Iron 0.3 mg/L
• Manganese 0.05 mg/L
• Silver 0.1 mg/L
• Sulfate 250 mg/L
• Zinc 5 mg/L
• Color 15 color units
• Odor 3 (threshold odor number)
• pH 6.5 - 8.5
• Total Dissolved Solids 500 mg/L
• Foaming Agents 0.5 mg/L
d. Source-http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/drinkingwater/sec con.htm
e.
64. Does the DEP have any programs for petroleum storage tanks?
a. Yes- In 1986,the Florida Legislature created the State Underground Environmental
Response Act(SUPER Act)Program in response to groundwater contamination
resulting from leaking underground petroleum storage tanks. The primary authority
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for the SUPER Act program was given to the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP). The DEP oversees the clean-up activities around petroleum
facilities that have had a loss of petroleum product. The Department of Health (DOH)
was given authority to provide field and laboratory services,toxicological risk
assessments, investigations of drinking water contamination complaints, and public
education.
b. Source-http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Environment/water/petroleum/saindex.html
c.
65.
66. What about smaller public water systems and bottled water?
a. Very small water systems which provide water for public consumption, but which do
not fall under the above definitions, are regulated by the Department of Health and
the county health departments. Bottled water and water vending machines are
regulated by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division
of Food Safety.
67. Who is controlling the reporting requirements to the DEP? How often?
a. Federal drinking water standards require community systems and all non-transient
non-community systems to provide DEP with the results of a full water quality
analysis once every three years for chemical and radiological contaminants and
monthly for biological contaminants. An additional monitoring requirement for public
drinking water systems is contained within the Total Coliform (bacteriological) Rule.
Community and non-transient non-community systems are required to monitor
monthly, while transient non-community systems are required to test every three
months.
b. DEP Drinking Water Website:
c. Source-http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/drinkingwater
68. What about a Brownfield site? What is it and who takes care of that?
a. A "brownfield site" is a site that is generally abandoned, idled, or under-used
industrial and commercial property where expansion or redevelopment is complicated
by actual or perceived environmental contamination. A"brownfield area" is a
contiguous area of one or more brownfield sites, some of which may not be
contaminated, and which has been designated by a local government resolution. Such
areas may include all or portions of community redevelopment areas, enterprise
zones, empowerment zones, closed military bases or other such designated
economically deprived communities and areas, and EPA designated brownfield pilot
projects. Designation of a"brownfield area"by a local government is the first step for
a brownfield site to participate in and to receive various economic and regulatory
incentives under the Brownfields Redevelopment Program.
b. http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/cateQories/brownfi elds/default.htm
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69. What about petroleum storage tanks? About how many tanks are out there? Is the
county involved in compliance?
a. There are over 20,000 petroleum storage tanks (both underground and
aboveground) in Florida that are designed to contain regulated substances such
as motor fuels, residual oils,waste oil, lubricants, petroleum solvents, and
petroleum based substances. The Storage Tank Regulation Section is part of the
Bureau of Petroleum Storage Systems in the DEP Division of Waste Management.
Since Florida relies on groundwater for approximately 92 percent of its drinking
water needs,DEP has a very active petroleum contamination prevention and cleanup
program and some of the most stringent rules in the country.
b. Leak Prevention is an important part of Florida's program. DEP's underground and
aboveground storage tank rules require that all new and replacement storage tank
systems have secondary containment. The rules also establish deadlines for owners of
existing storage tank systems to replace their systems with those that have secondary
containment. In addition, DEP has contracts with all 67 counties in the state to
perform compliance verification and enforcement activities. The counties perform
routine inspections of every facility within their counties on an annual basis, inspect
the installation and removal of all storage tank systems, and complete investigations
of discharges from regulated facilities.
c. DEP Regulated Underground Storage Tank Facilities Website:
d. http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/tanks/default.htm
70. What happens if there is a spill? Does it have to be reported to the DEP?
a. The Department has numerous programs and regulations that ensure the safe use of
storage tanks. If an accidental spill occurs,the operator is required to find/fix the
leak, commence immediate clean-up and remediation operations, and under
Section 62C-28.005(1), F.A.C.,to immediately report the spill to the Department.
b. Source-DEP-Q & A Letter to Golden Gate Estates Area Civic Association Meeting
71. What about storage tanks in the permitting for this project?
a. The referenced drilling applications do not include plans for storage tanks.
Exploratory wells normally don't need storage tanks because most exploratory wells
are dry holes. If storage tanks prove necessary later,the operator will submit plans
and conform to Department tank regulations.
b. Source-DEP-Q & A Letter to Golden Gate Estates Area Civic Association Meeting
72. Is there a DOH site for toxic substances?
a. Yes- The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), based in
Atlanta, Georgia, is a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services. ATSDR serves the public by using the best science,taking
responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent
harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances.
b. Source: http://www.atsdr.cdc.aov/
c.
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73. What are Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons as it related to water quality testing?
a. Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) is a term used to describe a large family of
several hundred chemical compounds that originally come from crude oil. Crude
oil is used to make petroleum products, which can contaminate the environment.
Because there are so many different chemicals in crude oil and in other petroleum
products, it is not practical to measure each one separately. However, it is useful to
measure the total amount of TPH at a site. TPH is a mixture of chemicals, but they
are all made mainly from hydrogen and carbon, called hydrocarbons. Scientists
divide TPH into groups of petroleum hydrocarbons that act alike in soil or water.
These groups are called petroleum hydrocarbon fractions. Each fraction contains
many individual chemicals. Some chemicals that may be found in TPH are hexane,
jet fuels, mineral oils, benzene, toluene, xylenes, naphthalene, and fluorene, as well as
other petroleum products and gasoline components. However, it is likely that samples
of TPH will contain only some, or a mixture, of these chemicals.
b. Source-ATSDR-ToxFAQ's TPH Page 1
c.
74. Can I call ATSDR for more information?
a. Yes
b. If you have questions or concerns, please contact your community or state health or
environmental quality department or:
c. For more information, contact:
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences
1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop F-57
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 1-800-CDC-INFO • 888-232-6348 (TTY)
Fax: 1-770-488-4178
Email: cdcinfo(a,cdc.gov
d. ATSDR can also tell you the location of occupational and environmental health
clinics. These clinics specialize in recognizing, evaluating, and treating illnesses
resulting from exposure to hazardous substances.
e. Information line and technical assistance:
Phone: 888-422-8737
FAX: (770)-488-4178
f. To order toxicological profiles, contact:
National Technical Information Service
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
Phone: 800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000
a
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75. What is the Substance Priority List(SPL)?
a. The Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,and Liability Act
(CERCLA) section 104 (i), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act (SARA), requires ATSDR and the EPA to prepare a list, in
order of priority, of substances that are most commonly found at facilities on the
National Priorities List(NPL) and which are determined to pose the most
significant potential threat to human health due to their known or suspected
toxicity and potential for human exposure at these NPL sites. CERCLA also
requires this list to be revised periodically to reflect additional information on
hazardous substances.
This substance priority list is revised and published on a 2-year basis,with a yearly
informal review and revision. (No list was published in 2009 while ATSDR
transitioned to a new agency science database.)Each substance on the list is a
candidate to become the subject of a toxicological profile prepared by ATSDR. The
listing algorithm prioritizes substances based on frequency of occurrence at NPL
sites, toxicity, and potential for human exposure to the substances found at NPL sites.
b. Source-http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/spl/index.html
76. Can I see the SPL list?
a. ATSDR 2011 Substance Priority List 2011
RANK/SUBSTANCE NAME/TOTAL POINTS/2007 RANK/CAS RN
1 ARSENIC 1665.5 1 007440-38-2
2 LEAD 1529.1 2 007439-92-1
3 MERCURY 1460.9 3 007439-97-6
4 VINYL CHLORIDE 1361.1 4 000075-01-4
5 POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS 1344.1 5 001336-36-3
6 BENZENE 1332.0 6 000071-43-2
7 CADMIUM 1318.7 7 007440-43-9
8 BENZO(A)PYRENE 1305.7 9 000050-32-8
9 POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS 1282.3 8 130498-29-2
10 BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE 1252.4 10 000205-99-2
11 CHLOROFORM 1207.5 11 000067-66-3
12 AROCLOR 1260 1190.0 14 011096-82-5
13 DDT, P,P'- 1183.0 12 000050-29-3
14 AROCLOR 1254 1171.7 13 011097-69-1
15 DIBENZO(A,H)ANTHRACENE 1155.2 15 000053-70-3
16 TR1CHLOROETHYLENE 1151.1 16 000079-01-6
17 CHROMIUM, HEXAVALENT 1146.6 18 018540-29-9
18 DIELDRIN 1143.1 17 000060-57-1
19 PHOSPHORUS, WHITE 1141.9 19 007723-14-0
20 HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE 1128.5 22 000087-68-3
21 DDE, P,P'- 1127.2 21 000072-55-9
22 CHLORDANE 1126.4 20 000057-74-9
23 COAL TAR CREOSOTE 1124.8 23 008001-58-9
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24 AROCLOR 1242 1123.8 29 053469-21-9
25 ALDRIN 1115.8 24 000309-00-2
26 DDD,P,P'- 1114.2 25 000072-54-8
27 AROCLOR 1248 1103.9 27 012672-29-6
28 HEPTACHLOR 1101.1 34 000076-44-8
29 AROCLOR 1099.4 30 012767-79-2
30 BENZIDINE 1090.6 26 000092-87-5
31 ACROLEIN 1088.5 37 0001 07-02-8
32 TOXAPHENE 1087.7 31 008001-35-2
33 TETRACHLOROETHYLENE 1077.4 33 000127-18-4
34 HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE, GAMMA- 1074.7 32 000058-89-9
35 CYANIDE 1071.9 28 000057-12-5
36 HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE, BETA- 1053.5 36 000319-85-7
37 BENZO(A)ANTHRACENE 1047.6 39 000056-55-3
38 DISULFOTON 1047.2 38 000298-04-4
39 1,2-DIBROMOETHANE 1041.9 35 000106-93-4
40 ENDRIN 1038.3 41 000072-20-8
41 DIAZINON 1036.7 56 000333-41-5
42 HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE, DELTA- 1034.8 43 000319-86-8
43 BERYLLIUM 1032.7 42 007440-41-7
44 ENDOSULFAN 1028.0 54 000115-29-7
45 AROCLOR 1221 1027.1 48 011104-28-2
46 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE 1025.8 44 000096-12-8
47 HEPTACHLOR EPDXIDE 1021.4 46 001 024-57-3
48 ENDOSULFAN, ALPHA 1018.4 57 000959-98-8
49 CIS-CHLORDANE 1016.1 59 005103-71-9
50 CARBON TETRACHLORIDE 1015.5 47 000056-23-5
51 AROCLOR 1016 1011.9 51 012674-11-2
52 COBALT 1010.9 49 007440-48-4
53 PENTACHLOROPHENOL 1009.0 45 000087-86-5
54 DDT, 0,P'- 1007.9 50 000789-02-6
55 METHOXYCHLOR 1006.3 61 000072-43-5
56 ENDOSULFAN SULFATE 1003.9 55 001031-07-8
57 NICKEL 998.7 53 007440-02-0
58 DI-N-BUTYL PHTHALATE 997.3 52 000084-74-2
59 ENDRIN KETONE 992.0 63 053494-70-5
60 DIBROMOCHLOROPROPANE 983.0 60 067708-83-2
61 BENZO(K)FLUORANTHENE 972.2 62 000207-08-9
62 XYLENES, TOTAL 969.2 58 001330-20-7
63 TRANS-CHLORDANE 968.3 64 005103-74-2
64 ENDOSULFAN,BETA 967.6 67 033213-65-9
65 CHLORPYRIFOS 963.9 127 002921-88-2
66 CHROMIUM(VI) TRIOXIDE 960.0 65 001333-82-0
67 AROCLOR 1232 958.2 68 011141-16-5
68 ENDRIN ALDEHYDE 957.7 69 007421-93-4
69 METHANE 953.4 66 000074-82-8
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70 2-HEXANONE 941.4 72 000591-78-6
71 2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN 940.9 73 001746-01-6
72 3,3'-DICHLOROBENZIDINE 940.6 40 000091-94-1
73 BENZOFLUORANTHENE 935.7 70 056832-73-6
74 TOLUENE 924.1 71 000108-88-3
75 ZINC 919.1 74 007440-66-6
76 DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE 908.0 76 000117-81-7
77 PENTACHLOROBENZENE 906.8 155 000608-93-5
78 CHROMIUM 897.5 77 007440-47-3
79 AROCLOR 1240 888.3 81 071328-89-7
80 NAPHTHALENE 881.4 78 000091-20-3
81 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE 879.5 79 000075-35-4
82 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE 877.5 82 000118-96-7
83 2,4,6-TRICHLOROPHENOL 866.4 86 000088-06-2
84 BIS(2-CHLOROETHYL) ETHER 866.3 88 000111-44-4
85 BROMODICHLOROETHANE 866.2 83 000683-53-4
86 METHYLENE CHLORIDE 865.6 80 000075-09-2
87 DDD, 0,131- 865.6 151 000053-19-0
88 HYDRAZINE 860.8 84 000302-01-2
89 2,4-DINITROPHENOL 858.4 87 000051-28-5
90 4,4'-METHYLENEBIS(2-CHLOROANILINE) 857.2 152 000101-14-4
91 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE 853.6 85 000107-06-2
92 THIOCYANATE 845.8 89 000302-04-5
93 HEXACHLOROBENZENE 844.3 93 0001 18-74-1
94 ASBESTOS 841.4 90 001332-21-4
95 RADIUM-226 833.3 95 013982-63-3
96 RDX (CYCLOTRIMETHYLENETRINITRAMINE) 831.8 92 000121-82-4
97 URANIUM 831.8 98 007440-61-1
98 2,4-DINITROTOLUENE 831.2 94 000121-14-2
99 ETHION 829.9 96 000563-12-2
100 RADIUM 827.7 100 007440-14-4
101 4,6-DINITRO-O-CRESOL 827.3 102 000534-52-1
102 THORIUM 823.4 101 007440-29-1
103 DIMETHYLARSINIC ACID 821.2 75 000075-60-5
104 CHLORINE 820.6 91 007782-50-5
105 RADON 818.6 105 010043-92-2
106 1,3,5-TRINITROBENZENE 818.6 103 000099-35-4
107 HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE, ALPHA- 817.3 115 000319-84-6
108 RADIUM-228 815.3 106 015262-20-1
109 THORIUM-230 813.7 107 014269-63-7
110 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE 812.4 97 000071-55-6
111 URANIUM-235 812.1 107 015117-96-1
1 1 2 URANIUM-234 809.6 1 1 1 013966-29-5
113 THORIUM-228 809.5 113 014274-82-9
114 RADON-222 809.3 114 014859-67-7
115 COAL TARS 808.2 118 008007-45-2
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116 ETHYLBENZENE 807.7 99 000100-41-4
117 CHLOROBENZENE 807.0 104 000108-90-7
118 N-NITROSODI-N-PROPYLAMINE 806.9 112 000621-64-7
119 CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS 806.2 119 012001-29-5
120 METHYLMERCURY 806.0 123 022967-92-6
120 PLUTONIUM-239 806.0 121 015117-48-3
122 POLONIUM-210 805.6 122 013981-52-7
123 PLUTONIUM-238 805.2 124 013981-16-3
124 LEAD-210 805.1 125 014255-04-0
125 COPPER 804.7 128 007440-50-8
126 BARIUM 804.7 109 007440-39-3
127 AMOSITE ASBESTOS 804.3 131 012172-73-5
127 PLUTONIUM 804.3 126 007440-07-5
127 STRONTIUM-90 804.3 119 010098-97-2
130 RADON-220 804.2 130 022481-48-7
131 AMERICIUM-241 803.8 129 086954-36-1
132 TRIBUTYLTIN 802.9 134 000688-73-3
133 FLUORANTHENE 802.6 110 000206-44-0
134 AZINPHOS-METHYL 802.6 135 000086-50-0
135 CHLORDECONE 802.1 138 000143-50-0
136 NEPTUNIUM-237 801.9 136 013994-20-2
137 HYDROGEN CYANIDE 801.5 133 000074-90-8
138 PLUTONIUM-240 801.4 138 014119-33-6
139 1,2,3-TRICHLOROBENZENE 800.3 116 000087-61-6
140 MANGANESE 799.4 117 007439-96-5
141 S,S,S-TRIBUTYL PHOSPHOROTRITHIOATE 797.6 141 000078-48-8
142 CHRYSENE 793.4 137 000218-01-9
143 2,4,5-TRICHLOROPHENOL 790.4 222 000095-95-4
144 POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS 784.3 143 067774-32-7
145 DICOFOL 783.8 144 000115-32-2
146 SELENIUM 778.3 147 007782-49-2
147 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE 777.5 146 000079-34-5
148 HEPTACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN 773.8 154 037871-00-4
149 PARATHION 773.5 145 000056-38-2
150 HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE, TECHNICAL GRADE 773.2 148 000608-73-1
151 TRICHLOROFLUOROETHANE 772.4 149 027154-33-2
152 BROMINE 770.1 142 007726-95-6
153 HEPTACHLORODIBENZOFURAN 755.5 166 038998-75-3
154 TRIFLURALIN 754.3 150 001582-09-8
155 1,3-BUTADIENE 750.4 156 000106-99-0
156 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-OCTACHLORODIBENZOFURAN 742.9 162 039001-02-0
157 AMMONIA 741.8 157 007664-41-7
158 2-METHYLNAPHTHALENE 728.9 158 000091-57-6
159 1,4-DICHLOROBENZENE 725.5 159 000106-46-7
160 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE 725.0 160 000075-34-3
161 2,3,4,7,8-PENTACHLORODIBENZOFURAN 723.6 168 057117-31-4
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162 NALED 720.6 235 000300-76-5
163 HEXACHLOROCYCLOPENTADIENE 718.1 165 000077-47-4
164 1,2-DIPHENYLHYDRAZINE 717.9 167 000122-66-7
165 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE 717.0 163 000079-00-5
166 PHORATE 715.2 225 000298-02-2
167 TRICHLOROETHANE 713.8 164 025323-89-1
168 ACENAPHTHENE 711.8 161 000083-32-9
169 TETRACHLOROBIPHENYL 709.2 169 026914-33-0
170 OXYCHLORDANE 705.5 171 027304-13-8
171 PALLADIUM 705.4 180 007440-05-3
172 CRESOL,PARA- 704.8 170 000106-44-5
173 INDENO(1,2,3-CD)PYRENE 702.6 174 000193-39-5
174 GAMMA-CHLORDENE 701.9 175 056641-38-4
175 1,2-DICHLOROBENZENE 698.0 172 000095-50-1
176 TETRACHLOROPHENOL 697.0 177 025167-83-3
177 1,2-DICHLOROETHENE, TRANS-695.5 173 000156-60-5
178 CHLOROETHANE 688.9 183 000075-00-3
179 PHENOL 688.4 182 000108-95-2
180 P-XYLENE 686.6 185 000106-42-3
181 ALUMINUM 684.7 187 007429-90-5
182 CARBON DISULFIDE 683.0 176 000075-15-0
183 CARBON MONOXIDE 682.2 189 000630-08-0
184 2,4-DIMETHYLPHENOL 680.5 188 000105-67-9
185 DIBENZOFURAN 677.3 186 000132-64-9
186 ACETONE 676.5 184 000067-64-1
187 HEXACHLOROETHANE 669.4 197 000067-72-1
188 BUTYL METHYL PHTHALATE 667.4 194 034006-76-3
189 CHLOROMETHANE 666.3 193 000074-87-3
190 HEXACHLORODIBENZOFURAN 660.1 181 055684-94-1
191 BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE 659.1 195 000085-68-7
192 HYDROGEN SULFIDE 656.3 191 007783-06-4
193 DICHLORVOS 655.5 240 000062-73-7
194 CRESOL, ORTHO- 653.4 196 000095-48-7
195 DIBENZOFURANS, CHLORINATED 653.0 236 042934-53-2
196 HEXACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN 651.7 153 034465-46-8
197 VANADIUM 649.9 198 007440-62-2
198 N-NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE 648.3 199 000062-75-9
199 1,2,4-TRICHLOROBENZENE 647.4 200 000120-82-1
200 ETHOPROP 643.7 236 013194-48-4
201 TETRACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN 641.5 202 041903-57-5
202 BROMOFORM 635.1 201 000075-25-2
203 PENTACHLORODIBENZOFURAN 631.7 192 030402-15-4
204 1,3-DICHLOROBENZENE 628.6 203 000541-73-1
205 PENTACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN 625.9 204 036088-22-9
206 N-NITROSODIPHENYLAMINE 625.8 205 000086-30-6
207 2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZOFURAN 618.9 207 051207-31-9
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208 2,4-DICHLOROPHENOL 618.5 209 000120-83-2
209 2,3-DIMETHYLNAPHTHALENE 617.5 New 000581-40-8
210 1,4-DIOXANE 613.5 210 000123-91-1
211 FLUORINE 613.3 211 007782-41-4
212 2-BUTANONE 611.1 208 000078-93-3
213 1,2-DICHLOROETHYLENE 610.4 206 000540-59-0
214 CESIUM-137 610.0 213 010045-97-3
214 CHROMIC ACID 610.0 215 007738-94-5
216 NITRITE 609.0 212 014797-65-0
217 SILVER 608.1 214 007440-22-4
218 POTASSIUM-40 607.6 217 013966-00-2
219 DINITROTOLUENE 607.3 218 025321-14-6
220 NITRATE 606.0 216 014797-55-8
221 COAL TAR PITCH 605.2 220 065996-93-2
222 THORIUM-227 605.0 221 015623-47-9
223 ARSENIC ACID 604.3 223 007778-39-4
224 ARSENIC TRIOXIDE 603.8 224 001327-53-3
225 BENZOPYRENE 602.9 226 073467-76-2
226 CHLORDANE, TECHNICAL 602.5 228 012789-03-6
227 STROBANE 602.5 230 008001-50-1
228 4-AMINOBIPHENYL 602.4 232 000092-67-1
228 PYRETHRUM 602.4 232 008003-34-7
230 ARSINE 602.4 234 007784-42-1
230 DIMETHOATE 602.4 229 000060-51-5
232 ANTIMONY 602.2 219 007440-36-0
233 CARBOPHENOTHION 601.9 238 000786-19-6
234 ALPHA-CHLORDENE 601.4 238 056534-02-2
234 IODINE-131 601.4 132 010043-66-0
234 MERCURIC CHLORIDE 601.4 241 007487-94-7
234 SODIUM ARSENITE 601.4 241 007784-46-5
234 URANIUM-233 601.4 178 013968-55-3
239 DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE 600.5 249 000124-48-1
240 CRESOLS 597.1 227 001319-77-3
241 FORMALDEHYDE 596.0 244 000050-00-0
242 DICHLOROBENZENE 595.4 254 025321-22-6
243 2,4-D ACID 594.5 248 000094-75-7
244 2-CHLOROPHENOL 591.1 245 000095-57-8
245 BUTYLATE 589.9 251 002008-41-5
246 PHENANTHRENE 588.3 246 000085-01-8
247 DIMETHYL FORMAMIDE 585.3 252 000068-12-2
248 4-NITROPHENOL 580.0 257 000100-02-7
249 DIURON 578.7 250 000330-54-1
250 TETRACHLOROETHANE 576.7 190 025322-20-7
251 DICHLOROETHANE 567.8 256 001300-21-6
252 ETHYL ETHER 565.2 255 000060-29-7
253 PYRENE 564.1 253 000129-00-0
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254 DIMETHYLANILINE 561.8 New 000121-69-7
255 1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE, CIS- 561.0 258 010061-01-5
256 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HEPTACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN 558.9 263 035822-46-9
257 PHOSPHINE 555.2 259 007803-51-2
258 TRICHLOROBENZENE 555.1 260 012002-48-1
259 2,6-DINITROTOLUENE 554.4 261 000606-20-2
260 FLUORIDE ION 549.9 262 016984-48-8
261 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HEPTACHLORODIBENZOFURAN 548.8 273 067562-39-4
262 PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE 548.2 265 000078-11-5
263 1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE, TRANS- 548.0 266 010061-02-6
264 ACRYLONITRILE 543.2 274 000107-13-1
265 BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)ADIPATE 542.4 267 000103-23-1
266 CARBAZOLE 538.6 268 000086-74-8
267 METOLACHLOR 538.2 New 051218-45-2
268 2-CHLOROANILINE 537.9 New 000095-51-2
269 1,2,3-TRICHLOROPROPANE 536.1 New 000096-18-4
270 CARBARYL 535.5 272 000063-25-2
271 1,2-DICHLOROETHENE, CIS- 533.8 270 000156-59-2
272 METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE 529.6 269 000108-10-1
273 STYRENE 529.4 271 000100-42-5
274 THALLIUM 525.3 New 007440-28-0
275 1,2,3,7,8,9-HEXACHLORODIBENZOFURAN 524.3 New 072918-21-9
b. CAS RN = Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number
c. Source-Contact Information
Further information can be obtained by contacting the ATSDR Information Center at:
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences
1600 Clifton Road NE,Mailstop F-57
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 1-800-CDC-INFO 888-232-6348 (TTY)
Email: cdcinfo @cdc.gov
77. How many National Priority List sites are there in Florida and does Collier have
one.
a. 63 sites. Collier has none.
b. Source-http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Environment/water/petroleum/saindex.html
c.
78. Does the DEP have a petroleum cleanup program?
a. Yes-The Petroleum Cleanup Program encompasses the technical oversight,
management, and administrative activities necessary to prioritize, assess, and cleanup
sites contaminated by discharges of petroleum and petroleum products from
stationary petroleum storage systems. These sites include those determined eligible
for state funded cleanup using preapproval contractors designated by the property
owner or responsible party and state lead contractors under direct contract with the
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Department, as well as non-program or voluntary cleanup sites that are funded by
responsible parties.
b.
79. What about petroleum storage restoration reports? Where are they?
a. Confirmed Contamination since inception of program in 1983?
b.
Month of 6/201-Month of 7/2013
Total Number of Confirmed Contaminated Facilities 25194 25175
Total Number of Confirmed Contaminated Facilities Completed To Date 12755 12879
Total Number of Confirmed Contaminated Facilities Underway 5147 4848
Total Number of Confirmed Contaminated Facilities Awaiting Cleanup 7292 7448
c. Source-http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/pcp/default.htm
d.
80. Are petroleum storage tanks (older ones, not the new double hull tanks) a bigger
issue than oil wells? What are the biggest issues with hydrocarbons?Aren't the
aromatic hydrocarbons an issue?
a. Based on DEP case studies and summary reports from the Innovative Technology
Pilot Program, and considering the above number of confirmed underground tanks
that leaked, it looks like tanks are a bigger risk to groundwater.
b. See the soil report for PAH's. PAH's are listed in the top issues in the soil study.
81. What kinds of Innovative Technology Pilot Programs does the DEP have for
cleaning up hydrocarbons?
a. Biosparging is an in-situ technology primarily used for the remediation of aerobically
biodegradable organic contaminants of concern (COCs)within the saturated zone (i.e.,
COCs dissolved in groundwater, within the capillary fringe or absorbed to saturated
soils). Note that biosparging is not applicable to sites with free product. In biosparging,
bioremediation is enhanced by inducing air(or oxygen)flow(using air injection wells)
and, if necessary, by adding nutrients into the saturated zone. A biosparging system is
similar to an in-situ air sparging (IAS) system, except that a lower air flow rate is used.
The lower air flow rate enhances the bioremediation process (the primary mechanism of
biosparging), while minimizing volatilization (the primary mechanism of IAS)and
therefore the air flow rate should be based on the expected metabolism needs of
microorganisms to successfully remediate the saturated zone.
b. Source-DEP-BPSS-12C-Biosparging Pilot Test Guidance Page 1
c.
82. The idea is to increase the both the physical removal and aerobic biodegradation?
a. Yes-It stimulates the growth of indigenous petrophilic organisms.
Bioremediation is the process of using bacteria, fungi, or other organisms to
degrade pollutants and return the environment altered by contaminants to its
original condition. In some cases,the indigenous bacteria are petrophilic (capable
of degrading hydrocarbons). In these applications,nutrients alone are applied to
complete bioremediation successfully. In some cases,the indigenous bacteria offettk
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population capable of degrading hydrocarbons is non-existent, or is so small that they
cannot compete for nutrients, so they cannot grow to populations large enough to
degrade the pollutants. In other cases,the petrophilic organisms are present in the
lab test, but they are organisms that degrade hydrocarbons inefficiently.
BioAugmentation is bioremediation with the application of laboratory grown
organisms to augment the populations of bacteria that can degrade oil. Degrade oil
with Custom HC. Custom HC has petrophilic bacteria, scientifically chosen for their
ability to effectively degrade hydrocarbons, packaged in extremely high
concentrations.
b. Source-DEP
c. Source- http://www.degradeoil.comBioAugmentation.html
d.
83. Nutrients are required for bioremediation? Can I see a review of that?
a. Yes- Bioremediation takes micro-organisms,but also requires nutrients, the most
important being: Oxygen,Nitrogen, and Phosphate. Trace elements of other
nutrients are also required.
b. Oxygen: Biodegradation of hydrocarbons is oxygen dependent. The initial step of
breaking down a hydrocarbon molecule is an aerobic process. It requires oxygen.
Hydrocarbons are created anaerobically, but not digested anaerobically. In highly
contaminated hydrocarbon contamination locations, oxygen is recommended through
chemical, or physical aeration technology. In the open ocean, oil thins out, floating
on the water, creating a very thin ocean/oil/oxygen interface that is excellent for
BioAugmentation with Custom HC. Oil Sheens are the optimum location for
treatment since they are two dimensional, and have both growth media and oxygen.
c. Nitrogen: Optimally, nitrogen levels are tested and maintained throughout
bioremediation. As the nitrogen, and other nutrients are reduced, more is added.
CustomBio recommends multiple application of nutrients until the completion of the
project. If possible, use slow release, slow dissolving nutrients to avoid rapid
nutrient dilution in water. In many cases,Nitrogen can be generated by the bacteria in
Custom N2. Please click here for details of nitrogen fixing bacteria which can be
combined with Custom HC,hydrocarbon degrading bacteria.
d. Phosphate: CustomBio recommends many different forms of phosphate, depending
on location, and clean up technology used. Slow release, rock phosphate, can be
applied to beaches to reduce the nutrient dilution associated with tidal washing.
Diammonium phosphate (DAP), can be used, but water soluble commercial fertilizers
containing phosphate may be the most effective.
e. Source- http://www.degradeoil.comBioAuamentation.html
f.
84. The DEP accepts the Custom HC process? It is used in soil and groundwater?
a. Yes to both
b. Source-http://www.degradeoil.com/Florida-Approval.html
c.
85. How many technology proposals have been accepted by the DEP?
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a. I'm not sure, but the DEP site has 195 listed.
b. Source-http://appprod.dep.state.fl.us/labs/cgi-
bin/tech_portal/accept list.asp?prog choice=DWM&cat choice=all
86. Based on the summary reports, how effective is the bioremediation?
a. Just under the Innovative Technology Pilot Program summaries, it looks like it works
very well. The summaries show very favorable results. It looks like getting the
environment suitable for petrophilic organisms is the key.
b. Source-Tech summaries can be found at this link:
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/pcp/pages/innovative sum reports.htm
c. More summaries:
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/pcp/paces/casestudies.htm
d.
87. What regulations refers to contaminated site cleanup? Can I see a review of that?
a. Yes-CONTAMINATED SITE CLEANUP CRITERIA 62-780 Effective 2-16-12
b. CHAPTER 62-780 CONTAMINATED SITE CLEANUP CRITERIA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
62-780.100 Referenced Guidelines. 2
62-780.110 Purpose, Intent and General Principles. (Repealed) 2
62-780.150 Applicability. 2
62-780.200 Acronyms and Definitions. 3
62-780.220 Notices. 8
62-780.300 Quality Assurance Requirements. 11
62-780.400 Professional Certifications. 11
62-780.450 Combined Document. 12
62-780.500 Emergency Response Action or Interim Source Removal. 13
62-780.550 De Minimis Discharges. 19
62-780.600 Site Assessment. 19
62-780.610 Fate and Transport Model and Statistical Method Requirements. 29
62-780.650 Risk Assessment. 31
62-780.680 No Further Action and No Further Action with Controls. 34
62-780.690 Natural Attenuation with Monitoring. 46
62-780.700 Active Remediation. 51
62-780.750 Post Active Remediation Monitoring. 60
62-780.790 Time Schedules. 62
62-780.900 Forms. 63
c. Source-
88. How are contaminant risk levels determined and who is doing that?
a. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) [42 U.S.C. 9604 et seq.], as amended by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act (SARA) [Pub. L. 99 499], requires that the Agency for Toxic
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Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) develop jointly with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in order of priority, a list of hazardous
substances most commonly found at facilities on the CERCLA National
Priorities List(NPL) (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(2)); prepare toxicological profiles for
each substance included on the priority list of hazardous substances, and to
ascertain significant human exposure levels (SHELs) for hazardous substances
in the environment, and the associated acute, subacute, and chronic health
effects (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(3)); and assure the initiation of a research program to
fill identified data needs associated with the substances (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(5)).
b. Source-http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mrls/index.asp
89. That is where the MRL's came from? What are they exactly?
a. Yes-The ATSDR Minimal Risk Levels (MRLs)were developed as an initial
response to the mandate. Following discussions with scientists within the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the EPA,ATSDR chose
to adopt a practice similar to that of the EPA's Reference Dose(RfD) and
Reference Concentration (RfC) for deriving substance specific health guidance
levels for non-neoplastic endpoints.An MRL is an estimate of the daily human
exposure to a hazardous substance that is likely to be without appreciable risk of
adverse non-cancer health effects over a specified duration of exposure. These
substance specific estimates, which are intended to serve as screening levels, are used
by ATSDR health assessors and other responders to identify contaminants and
potential health effects that may be of concern at hazardous waste sites. It is
important to note that MRLs are not intended to define clean up or action levels for
ATSDR or other Agencies.
b. The toxicological profiles include an examination, summary, and interpretation of
available toxicological information and epidemiologic evaluations of a hazardous
substance. During the development of toxicological profiles,MRLs are derived when
ATSDR determines that reliable and sufficient data exist to identify the target
organ(s) of effect or the most sensitive health effect(s) for a specific duration for a
given route of exposure to the substance. MRLs are based on non-cancer health
effects only and are not based on a consideration of cancer effects. Inhalation MRLs
are exposure concentrations expressed in units of parts per million (ppm)for gases
and volatiles, or milligrams per cubic meter(mg/m3) for particles. Oral MRLs are
expressed as daily human doses in units of milligrams per kilogram per day
(mg/kg/day). Radiation MRLs are expressed as external exposures in units of
millisieverts.
c. Source- http://www.atsdr.cdc.govhnrls/index.asp
d.
90. What about drilling fluids contaminating water wells? Are the drilling fluids
contained in a closed loop system?
a. Yes-Consumptive use and residential water well drilling regulations are under the
jurisdiction of the water management district. Oil and gas drilling is regulated by Ch.
377, Part I, F.S., and Ch. 62C-25 through 62C-30, F.A.C. The department cannot
consider consumptive use of water as part of its drilling permit review process.
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Drilling fluids will be contained within a closed loop system isolated from
potential underground sources of drinking water by approved cemented well
casings.
b. These drilling applications have not proposed hydraulic fracturing operations. The
geology in SW Florida does not support fracking. The target zone, "the rubble zone",
is already naturally fracked, or broken up.
c. Source-DEP-Letter-Ramsey-question 8
91. How is the water treated by Collier County?
a. The water is treated through a complex multi-step water treatment process that
includes enhanced lime softening, filtration, and reverse osmosis, chlorination and
corrosion inhibition.
92. Does Collier have any ASR's wells?
a. Yes-To provide additional water during the dry winter months, Marco Island Utilities
also utilizes an underground water storage system known as Aquifer Storage and
Recovery (ASR)wells.
93. Does the EPA set the standards for contaminants?
a. In order to ensure that your drinking water is safe to drink, the United States
Environmental Protection Agency(USEPA)prescribes specific limits for the amount
of certain contaminants which drinking water may contain. All drinking water,
including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts
of some contaminants. The presence of these small amounts of contaminants does not
necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. More information about
contaminants and their potential health effects can be obtained by calling the
USEPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.
b.
94. What about questions for Collier County regarding the water report? Who else can
I call?
a. If you have any questions or concerns about the information that we have provided,
please contact the Collier County Water Department Laboratory staff at(239) 252-
4159. You can also visit the Collier County Water Department web site at:
www.collieraov.net/water
b. Other sources of information include:
c. Florida Department of Environmental Protection web site at
wW .dep.state.fl.us/water
d. United States Environmental Protection Agency Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-
800-426-4791
e. US EPA Office of Water web site at www.epa.aov/safewater
f. The American Water Works Association web site at www.awwa.org
95. Who does the permitting for residential water wells?
a. Under SFWMD contract-Collier County Growth Management Pollution Control
b. They keep the database and report to SFWMD
c. Source-http://www.colliercov.net/index.aspx?pane=383
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d.
96. What about well field protection? Who is doing that? Are there compliance
inspections?
a. Yes-CC Pollution Control
b. Goal: To review and revise as necessary, existing map delineations of County potable
water wellfields that is most sensitive to contamination from nearby land
development and other surface activities. To conduct annual compliance inspections
at businesses located within a wellfield that use, handle, store, generate,transport, or
process hazardous products or generate hazardous wastes, and if in compliance to
issue a County"certificate to operate"based on established requirements.
97. How many wellfield protection zones are there? Is there one in the Golden gate
area of this project?
a. Yes-The program protects eight(8)potable water supply wellfields that draw fresh
water from the surficial aquifer system (e.g. Water Table, Sand Stone and Tamiami
aquifers). Wells that draw brackish water from the Hawthorn Aquifer are not
included. Water from these wellfields service:
Immokalee, Orangetree, Golden Gate City, Everglades City, City of Naples, The
Collier County Water Sewer District(e.g. Isle of Capri, East Naples and North Naples
areas, among others), Ave Maria
98. How many businesses are inspected? Are they identified by those who handle
potential contaminants?
a. Yes-Forty two (42)businesses are currently inspected annually to ensure compliance
within water supply wellfields.
b. Source-CCPC
99. Does Collier County have regulatory information about wellfield protection?
a. Yes-Mandates: Comply with Land Development Code's (LDC), section 3.06 (Ground
Water Protection), and the County's Growth Management Plan—Natural
Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Sub-Element.
b. Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Sub-Element
100. How often are the wellfield maps updated?
a. Objective 1 - The County shall continue to review every two years, and revise as
necessary, existing map delineations of County potable water wellfields that are
most sensitive to contamination from nearby land development and other
surface activities. The biennial review and any subsequent map revisions will be
based on geologic, hydrogeologic, hydrologic, and updated anthropogenic
contaminant data aggregated since the previous revision.
b. Benefits: This program reduces the risk of wellfield contamination that would have a
direct impact on the community's safety and health, and the costly closure and
replacement of a polluted municipal water supply wells.
c. Source-CC Pollution Control
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101. Can I see the Collier County Wellfield Protection Zone Map?
a. Yes-under tab 2
102. Are domestic users required to have their water wells tested?
a. No.
b. Source-CC Pollution Control
103. What if the neighborhood wants to conduct testing?
a. They can do that. The DOH lab will process samples for a fee.
b. Source-CCPC
104. Will Collier County Pollution Control conduct on demand tests?
a. No, but they would like to know the results if people are willing to share.
b. Source-CC Pollution Control
105. Doesn't Collier County Pollution Control conduct random tests in their annual
ground water reports? Don't they reach out to people?
a. Yes, but during the last round in the Golden Gate basins, most of the 100 letters sent
out received no response. Out of the 100 letters sent, only 22 responses came back. 78
chose not to participate.
b. Source-CC Pollution Control
106. Does Collier County have a Watershed management Plan?
a. Yes-
b.
107. Is Collier County's WMP tied to the GMP and Florida Statutes?
a. Yes-The CCWMP was prepared to address protection of the County's estuarine
and wetland systems,consistent with Florida Statute(Subsection 163.3177(5)(d))
Applicable Elements of the Collier County's Growth Management Plan (GMP)
addressed by the CCWMP include Conservation and Coastal Management and
Drainage. The development of WMPs is specifically called out under Goal 2 of the
Conservation and Coastal Management Element, Protection of Surface and
Estuarine Water Resources. In addition, goals of the CCWMP are to help meet levels
of service for flood protection, as well as sustainability of future water supplies for
the citizens of Collier County.
b. Source-CCWMP
108. What are the existing conditions, by quantity of wetlands,within the Golden
Gate/Naples Bay Watershed?
a. The canals have increased the freshwater discharges to the Naples Bay estuary by as
much as 10 times compared with pre-development conditions and altered the timing
and volume of flows to the other estuaries. Development and altered surface water
flows have led to a dramatic decline in natural wetland systems in the County,
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including nearly 70 percent of the wetlands in the Golden Gate—Naples Bay
watershed.
b. Source-CCWMP-Volume 1 Executive Summary
109. How are the in-stream watersheds evaluated by the CCWMP? Is it by the DEP's
TMDL's?
a. Yes-Water quality in Collier County watersheds are evaluated with respect to Total
Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) conditions per the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection's FDEP verified list of impaired waters.
110. Is there a county wide watershed average annual groundwater fluctuation map?
What is the range?
a. Yes-
b. Source-CCWMP-Vol. 1 Executive Summary Page ES-5
c. Less than 2 feet to 8 feet
111.
112. What wetland FNAI habitats were lost.What are the existing conditions?
a. The top 2 are Mesic Flatwoods and Hydric Flatwoods,with the latter making up the
majority. They make up about 85%.
b. Source-SFWMD Predevelopment Vegetation Map
113. What is the basis for performance measures in the CCWMP?
a. Differences between pre- and post-development conditions were used as the basis to
develop performance measures. In this manner it was possible to quantify existing
watershed and estuary conditions and also quantify the improvement anticipated as a
result of implementing proposed management actions. Performance measures were
developed to quantify conditions in terms of seasonal water levels in natural systems,
freshwater discharges to estuaries, surface water pollutant loads, and groundwater
aquifer conditions.
b. Source-CCWMP-Vol. 1 Executive Summary Page ES 2
114. Is the goal of hydrologic restoration replicating pre-development conditions? Is that
what a functional assessment score is measuring? What about Golden Gate?
a. Yes to both-Functional assessment scores, or performance measures, are presented in
Table ES-1. Higher scores indicate greater similarity to predevelopment conditions.
Average scores are lower in the Golden Gate-Naples Bay watershed due to extensive
canals systems and development and indicate that hydrologic restoration may provide the
greatest opportunity for measurable improvement in functional value in Collier County.
Hydrologic restoration is defined as the attempt to replicate pre-development conditions.
b. Source-CCWMP-Vol. 1 Executive Summary
115. Why does Golden Gate-Naples Bay have the lowest score?
a. Higher scores indicate greater similarity to predevelopment conditions. The Golden
Gate—Naples Bay watershed has the lowest annual score of 1.6; this is due to the year
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round flow surplus into Naples Bay. The scores for the Rookery Bay indicate dry
season freshwater deficits, likely due to the reduced watershed caused by construction
of the Golden Gate Canal. During the wet season the problem is a freshwater surplus
likely due to stormwater runoff from the Lely area and from the agricultural lands in
the southeastern watershed.
b. Source-CCWMP
116. What about pollutant load performance measures? How is that done?
a. Pollutant load performance measures (scores) for watersheds were based on data for
each individual cell in the ECM grid. The loads were then aggregated by FDEP water
body identification numbers (WBIDs) and for each watershed. Scores (Table ES-3)
were calculated as a function of pollutant loads relative to the land use and the extent
of runoff treatment existing with each cell. Natural areas received a score of 10,
whereas areas of high pollution potential received scores lower than 3. Current
scores indicate that the WBIDs of most concern in terms of nutrient loads are in the
Cocohatchee—Corkscrew and the Golden Gate—Naples Bay watersheds, particularly
the coastal segment of Naples Bay and the Gordon River Extension. The Golden Gate
—Naples Bay watershed received the lowest average pollutant loading scores for total
suspended solids, biochemical oxygen demand and heavy metals because of the
presence of areas of urban development with no treatment. The Lake Trafford WBID
includes only the lake itself and received a score of zero for nutrient loads
(area of high nutrient load) due to the high measured concentrations of nitrogen and
phosphorus.
117. What about the county wide Surficial Aquifer performance scores? How is that
done? Is there a map?
a. Weighted average performance scores were determined for each cell in the study area
by comparing average existing conditions dry season water levels with respect to pre-
development (NSM) conditions. Those scores were then aggregated to reflect average
watershed conditions. Low performance scores within each watershed were typically
associated with locations of public water supply wellfields and areas of heavy
agricultural irrigation. Figure ES-12 shows mapped scores for the water table aquifer.
b. Yes-there is a map CCWMP page ES-11, Figure ES-12
118. The CCWMP is comparing the ECM (existing conditions model)to the NSM
(Natural Systems Model)to understand the difference between natural and human
caused outcomes?
a. Yes-They needed a way to measure conditions, like aquifer drawdown, by what
would be happening naturally, or not human caused. High scores (10) indicate
relatively a small change in dry season aquifer level condition when compared with
the NSM. Low scores (1) indicate areas where aquifer levels are lower relative to
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historic conditions because of the presence of facilities that help meet agricultural and
potable water supply needs. Areas that score poorly correspond generally to the
locations of the public water supply wellfields.
b. Source-CCWMP
119. What structural and non-structural projects were identified as potential solutions to
existing and anticipated water resource and natural systems issues in Collier County
based on analyses completed as part of this study?
a. A total of 105 projects were initially identified and were subject to initial
permitting and constructability screening.A total of 27 were selected for the
more detailed evaluation that included environmental benefits and preliminary
implementation costs. This final evaluation reduced the number of feasible
projects to 18. Of those 18 projects, 10 were found feasible for implementation
through capital improvements by the County or other agencies such as SFWMD.
The other eight(8)projects are located on private property within Stewardship
Sending Areas or Flowway Stewardship Areas in the Fakahatchee and
Okaloacoochee- SR29 watersheds and should be implemented through existing
incentive programs.
b. Source-CCWMP-Vol 1 ES-12
120. How are the CCWMP projects performance measures evaluated? Are they
considering groundwater?
a. The 10 recommended capital projects were evaluated against the four performance
criteria
1. Seasonal water levels for natural systems
2. Freshwater discharges to estuaries
3. Surface water pollutant loads
4. Groundwater aquifer conditions.
b. Source CCWMP Vol 1
121. How are the structural projects benefits measured?
a. Project benefits were measured by the "lift,"or the improvement in performance
criteria anticipated as a result of the proposed project. Weighting factors were
integrated into the calculation process to address both individual watershed
characteristics (e.g. watershed size) and the relative importance of the watershed
issues (e.g. extent of development). The performance "lifts"were then normalized to
a 0 tol 0 scale and summed for each of the criteria to represent the expected project
benefit. The evaluation process also allowed for the calculation of a benefit/cost
(B/C)ratio associated with each project by dividing the benefit score by the estimated
project construction cost. The B/C ratio was used to prioritize project implementation.
Table ES-5 shows normalized project benefit scores for each performance criteria,
estimated project construction costs, and B/C ratios.
b. Source-CCWMP-Vol 1
122. What about CCWMP non-structural (policy) initiatives?
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a. An important finding of the existing conditions analysis was that the recommended
structural watershed projects will provide only partial restoration of the currently
affected environment. Fourteen non-structural initiatives or Best Management
Practices (BMPs)are recommended to complement the structural improvements. The
non-structural initiatives focus on preserving and protecting natural features of the
landscape and attempt to manage stormwater at its source. The purpose was to
formulate recommendations that allow for the implementation of an environmentally
sustainable management program that includes modifications to the applicable
regulatory framework such that they can be used to guide land development into the
future. The recommended initiatives are listed in Table ES-7 and briefly described
below.
123. What are the recommended non-structural (policy) initiatives?
a. Low Impact Development (LID) Program
b. Stormwater Retrofit Program
c. Fee-Based Stormwater Utility Incentive Program
d. Allowable Maximum Site Discharges
e. Stormwater Runoff Volume Control
f. Verification of No Floodplain Impact
g. Flood Protection Levels of Service Criteria
h. Golden Gate Estates Transfer of Development Rights Program
i. Golden Gate Estates Watershed Mitigation Program
j. Modified Operations of Water Control Structures
k. Expanded Water Quality Monitoring Program
1. Additional Watershed Protection Programs
m. Stormwater Facilities Maintenance and Certification Program
n. Establish a Fertilizer Ordinance
124. Could you elaborate on an mitigation initiative within the Golden Gate/Faka Union
watershed?
a. Golden Gate Estates Watershed Mitigation Program.
b. Regulations allow wetland impacts to be mitigated either on-site, at a permitted
mitigation bank or at an authorized "regional offsite mitigation area" (ROMA). There
is no ROMA within the Golden Gate—Naples Bay watershed. However, ROMAs do
exist within the Cocohatchee—Corkscrew, Rookery Bay, and Okaloacoochee— SR29
watersheds. It is recommended that the County develop a mitigation area within
the Golden Gate—Naples Bay and Faka Union watersheds to offset wetland
losses within the watershed. The lands required for the establishment of the
mitigation bank would be located within the area considered for the Golden Gate
Estates TDR program to provide another mechanism to finance the proposed North
Golden Gate Estates Flowway Restoration Plan.
c. Source CCWMP-Vol 1 ES-16
125. So, the idea is to mitigate right there in the same basin? The wetland losses will be
made up in the same basin?
a. Yes
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126. Are there policy recommendations regarding water quality monitoring?
a. Yes-
b. Water Quality Monitoring Program. Multiple agencies collect water quality data from
surface water and groundwater sampling locations. The various agencies should
coordinate their activities so that the collected data are consistent for all stations and
can be applied for multiple purposes. It would be beneficial if one agency were
responsible for collecting all data and sharing the analytical results with the other
agencies. Implementation of a one-time wet weather sampling program is also
recommended to better define pollutant loading contributions from specific land uses,
particularly agriculture.
c. Source-CCWMP Vol 1 ES-17
127. When did Congress form the CS & F and what is it? When was it passed?
a. Intense development has occurred in Collier County over the past 50 years. In 1947,
Congress formed the Central and Southern Florida (CS&F) Flood Control
Project under which 1,400 miles of canals, levees, and water control devices were
constructed to provide a means of growth in south Florida. More than six million
people subsequently moved to South Florida between 1940 and 1965 alone
(Grunwald 2006). Growth has continued to recent years. According to the
2010 Census data, population increased by about 27 percent between 2000 and 2009.
b. Source-CCWMP-Vol 1-page 1
128. Can you characterize the impact level resulting from the canal system?
a. Water control projects, particularly canal systems, have severely impacted small- and
large- scale processes throughout the County. Canals drain surface waters and
groundwater and subsequently alter freshwater discharges to estuaries.
b. Source-CCWMP
129. The canal system contributes to the lowering of groundwater elevations?
a. Yes-Construction of the Golden Gate Canal network in the 1960s and subsequent
development along the west coast changed regional flow patterns to the estuaries,
lowering groundwater elevations, draining wetlands, and increasing pollutant loads to
Naples Bay.
b. Source-CCWMP
130. Did the development of the canal system increase water flows to the bays?
a. Yes- Specific impacts of altered flows include increased freshwater discharges to
the Naples Bay estuary by as much as 10 times compared with pre-development
conditions and altered the timing and volume of flows to the other estuaries.
Variation in freshwater flow can result in increased loading and transport of materials
and organisms, dilution or mobilization of contaminants, a shift or compression of the
salinity gradient, increase in stratification, and decreased water residence time.
Freshwater flow accounts for the primary physical variability in estuaries and can be
an issue where a substantial fraction of the fresh water has been diverted (Kimmerer
2002).
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b. Source-CCWMP
131. Just how wide spread of an impact did the canal system have on wetland decline
within the Collier County Golden Gate/Naples Bay watershed?
a. The decline in groundwater elevations has led to a dramatic decline in natural
wetland systems in the County,including nearly 70 percent of the wetlands in
the Golden Gate—Naples Bay watershed. Intense development has occurred in
Collier County in recent years. According to the 2010 Census data, population
increased by about 27 percent between 2000 and 2009. As development continues,
the risk of impacting the natural system will increase. In addition, external factors
such as sea level rise will result in further environmental pressures.
132. Is the decline of most of the wetlands a direct result of the canal system that began
in the late 1940's? Did it drain the wetlands?
a. Yes to both
b. Source CCWMP-Vol 1
133. Did the drainage alter salinity regimes? Did it reduced water supply?
a. Yes-
b. Consequences of these early water control actions include altered salinity regimes in
the estuaries, degraded water quality, reduced water supply availability, and fish and
wildlife habitat losses in many areas throughout the County. Altered salinity regimes
may in turn impact the ecology and productivity of an estuary. Reduced flows and
subsequently increased salinities can shift seagrass species composition and location,
reduce oyster populations due to increased parasitism and species competition, reduce
primary productivity, and alter the life cycles of fish. The ecological effects of
increased flows due to increased groundwater discharges include algal bloom
initiation and eutrophication as a result of nutrient inputs, as well as contamination
due to metals.
c. See also runoff and baseflow
d. Source-CCWMP Vol 1 page 1
134. Is there a collaborative effort integrating the state/county policies and laws? Do they
become part of the GMP (Growth Management Plan)?
a. Yes to both- Collier County is developing the watershed management plans with the
purpose of protecting the County's estuarine and wetland systems, consistent with
Florida Statute (Subsection 163.3177 (5)(d)). The goal is to develop a mechanism for
the conservation, use, and protection of natural resources in the area, including air,
water, water recharge areas, wetlands, water wells, estuarine marshes, soils, beaches,
shores, flood plains, rivers, bays, lakes, harbors, forests, fisheries and wildlife, marine
habitat, minerals, and other natural and environmental resources. Applicable
Elements of the Collier County's Growth Management Plan (GMP) addressed by the
plan include Conservation and Coastal Management and Drainage.
b. Source-CCWMP-Vol 1 page 2
135. What are the primary goals driving Water Management Plans?
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a. The development of WMPs is specifically called out under Goal 2 of the
Conservation and Coastal Management Element, Protection of Surface and Estuarine
Water Resources, by which the County committed to complete the prioritization and
begin the process of preparing Watershed Management Plans, which contain
appropriate mechanisms to protect the County's estuarine and wetland systems. All
but four(denoted with an asterisk) of the 13 goals identified (and listed below) in the
Conservation and Coastal Management Elements are addressed in the CCWMP:
b. Protection of natural resources
c. Protection of surface and estuarine water resources
d. Protection of groundwater resources
e. Protection of freshwater resources
f. Protection of mineral and soil resources*
g. Protection of native vegetation and wildlife habitat
h. Protection of fisheries and wildlife
i. Maintenance of existing air quality*
j. Management of hazardous materials and hazardous wastes*
k. Protection of coastal resources
I. Protection of historic resources*
m. Hurricane evacuation and sheltering
n. Avoiding duplication of regulations
o. Source-CCWMP
136. What about flood protection and level of service protections?
a. In addition to the goals stated in the GMP,the CCWMP also addressed issues of
flood protection levels of service.
137. How does the CCWMP integrate with USACE and SFWMD? Are they working
together?
a. Yes- The CCWMP was developed following completion of the Southwest Florida
Feasibility Study (SWFFS). The SWFFS was developed by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers in cooperation with the South Florida Water Management District
(SFWMD) and is a continuation of the earlier Southwest Florida Study that provided
a framework to address aquatic ecosystems health; water flows; water supply;
wildlife, biological diversity and natural habitat; the region's economic viability;
and property rights in southwest Florida. The SWFFS includes a preliminary
feasibility analysis of alternative solutions to issues identified in the SWFFS so that a
viable plan can be authorized and funded.
b. Source CCWMP-Vol 1 page 3
138. Is the CCWMP integrating regulations from Federal, State,and local levels?
a. Yes-The WMP describes the link between water quality,water quantity, and natural
systems issues in Collier County watersheds and estuaries and provides
recommendations for projects intended to address these issues and comply with
Federal, State, and local regulations. Proposed improvements anticipated as a result of
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the proposed projects, as well as planning level cost estimates for the recommended
projects, are included in this CCWMP.
b. Source-CCWMP Vol 1
139. How is the CCWMP organized?
a. The document is organized by elements for consistency with the work elements
outlined in the County's Scope of Work and then grouped into four volumes. The first
three volumes provide a description of the analysis, conclusions, and
recommendations of the CCWMP. Volume 4 provides technical details of the
assessments that support the plan's conclusions and recommendations.
b. Source-CCWMP
140. What are the ECM (Existing Conditions Model) components?
a. Surface water budgets, based on results from the Collier County MIKE SHE/MIKEI 1
Existing Conditions Model (ECM) are summarized here. Potential issues identified
during the water budgeting process are presented. Water budget components,
surface and groundwater budgets, base flow and structure operations, and canal
capacity are also presented.
b. Source-CCWMP-Volume 1
141. How is the watershed hydrology as a whole, or by basin,quantified and measured?
a. By Inflows, outflows, and storage. This expressed as a Water Budget.
b. The water budget schematic presented in Figure 1-2 illustrates that the primary
inflows to the watershed are precipitation and applied irrigation. Water
accumulates on the land surface as basin storage, runs off as overland flow, or seeps
into the ground (infiltration/percolation). Overland flow can evaporate, discharge into
the canal, or be conveyed across watershed boundaries. Water that seeps into the soil
can be assimilated by plants or percolate into the Water Table aquifer. Water can
subsequently be assimilated by plants, flow across the watershed boundary, be
pumped for potable water supply(PWS) and irrigation, or percolate into underlying
aquifers. Residual water is stored in the aquifer. Similar processes occur in each of
the deeper aquifers.
c. Source-CCWMP Vol 1
142. Are water well withdrawals the primary driver of outflows in the water budget?
a. No-
143. What are the primary outflows?
a. Evapotranspiration-Average water year and seasonal water budgets were generated
for each of the watersheds in Collier County. The average water year budget for the
entire study area is shown in Figure 1-3 and indicates that rainfall during the 4-month
wet season represents about 54 percent of the total annual amount and that most is
lost through evapotranspiration (ET),which ranges between 50 and 60 percent
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in the wet season for all watersheds. During the dry season,ET losses equal
precipitation in all watersheds except Golden Gate—Naples Bay. In this watershed,
ET is about 80 percent of precipitation due to the high level of urban
development,as water is quickly routed to the drainage network.
b. Runoff and base flow are important components of the water budget and represent
about 15 and 8 percent of annual rainfall (8.3 and 4.7 inches, respectively): the
volume of groundwater that enters the canal network as base flow makes up
approximately 36 percent of the total fresh water discharged into the canals.
During the wet period, runoff is about 70 percent of the total water contributions
to the canal network. In the dry season,the runoff volume declines to about 44
percent of the total contribution to the canals. Therefore, most of the canal flow is
base flow, and is explained by the response of runoff to varying meteorological
conditions,while base flow is relatively stable. The ratio of average runoff to average
rainfall ranges from 20 percent in the wet season to 6 percent in the dry season. On
the other hand, baseflow(wet season =2.62 inches and dry season = 1.93 inches)
remains at about 8 percent of rainfall. Dry season irrigation accounts for 85 percent of
the annual irrigation demand.
c. Pumping (wells) accounts for the smallest of the 4 listed here.
d. Source-CCWMP Vol 1
144. Is Evapotranspiration the number one outflow? How much is it compared to total
pumping? Could you define the term ?
a. Yes-Evapotranspiration is by far the number 1 outflow with an average of over 40
inches. Total pumping is less than 5. In more developed areas the ET rate is as much
as 80% of outflows.
b. Source-CCWMP Vol 1 Page 6-8
c. Evapotranspiration (ET): The process by which water is released to the atmosphere
by evaporation from a water surface or movement from a plant surface (more
specifically known as transpiration).
d. SFWMD
145. Is baseflow the number one withdrawal from surficial aquifers in the dry season?
a. Yes-
b. Source-CCWMP-Vol 1
146. Runoff and baseflow exceed pumping outflows?
a. Yes-Results confirm that the change in runoff volume is much larger than the
change in precipitation. Results of the annual and seasonal water budgets
indicate that management of both runoff and baseflow are critical to reducing
the volume of water discharged to the estuaries. During the dry season,reduced
baseflow to the canal network appears to be of primary importance. During extreme
dry weather, irrigation and pumping for PWS increase substantially and watershed
storage decreases substantially. Similar to the annual average analysis, irrigation and
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pumping are drastically reduced during extreme wet weather conditions and the
watershed storage is quickly recovered.
147. Doesn't the irrigation just all percolate back down and contribute as inflows? In an
average year,what is the difference between precipitation and irrigation in terms of
total inflows?
a. Some of it does, but it's very small. The difference is dramatic because
evapotranspiration is the primary outflow. Precipitation inflow averages between 50
and 60 inches. Irrigation is less than 5.
b. Source-CCWMP-Vol 1 page 5-6
c.
148. Is there a map of that?
a. Yes-see maps
b. Source-CCWMP Vol 1 page 6 Figure 1-3
c.
149. The baseflow outflow from the WTA is larger than the recharge to the WTA-Water
Table Aquifer?
a. Yes-It is estimated that about 15 inches of water infiltrates from the unsaturated zone
into the Water Table aquifer. An important result of the assessment is that
approximately 26 percent is lost as baseflow to the drainage canal system. The
average annual water transfer to the Lower Tamiami aquifer is approximately 8
inches, but almost the same amount(7.65 inches) flows back to the water table,
depending on pumping conditions. During the dry season,the amount of water
percolating down into the Lower Tamiami aquifer exceeds the amount entering the
Water Table aquifer from the overlying soils and,together with increased water
withdrawals, results in an average net loss (2.19 inches) of aquifer storage. Most of
that is recovered during the wet season. Annually, an average 0.44 inch of water is
pumped from the Water Table aquifer. Close to 90 percent of the pumping occurs
during the dry season when demand is higher.
b. Source-CCWMP-Vol 1 page 16
150. How is runoff and baseflow defined and referred to? Could you define some of the
terms.
a. Yes-Several things can happen to rain after it falls to earth. At the beginning of a rain
event,the rain will most likely seep into, or "infiltrate",the soil. As soil becomes
saturated, however,the rain will tend to pool on the surface of the ground in puddles
or ponds. These detention areas have only a limited storage volume, and when their
capacity is exceeded, the excess water will flow downhill to the nearest stream or
canal.
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b. That part of the rainfall that "runs off" of the soil surface to enter local streams
is termed "surface runoff". Of the water that is detained on the surface, some will
evaporate and the balance will eventually seep into the ground.
c. Water seeping into the ground enters a reservoir of subsurface water known as
groundwater. Since, in south Florida, many soils are very sandy and underlying rock
strata tend to be very porous, water flows easily between surface water and
groundwater.
d. The surface of the groundwater is known as the "water table". When the water
table level is higher than local surface water levels (in canals, streams and lakes),
water will enter the surface water from groundwater. When the water table is lower
than the local surface water level, flow is from surface water to groundwater. In
general, groundwater supplements stream flow during periods of low rainfall, and
surface water recharges groundwater storage during periods of high rainfall.
e. Although subsurface flow from groundwater to surface water is important to the
long term supply of water to a canal or stream (it is sometimes referred to as
"base flow"), it does not make significant contributions, if at all,to stream flow
during storm events with high rainfall.
f. In the context of these basin descriptions, the term drainage is used to refer to
the total surface and subsurface flows entering a canal from its drainage basin. It
may be useful to keep in mind, however,that during a rain event(especially one
severe enough to cause flooding), it is surface runoff that is the important contributor
to this flow, and at times between rain events, subsurface flow from groundwater to
surface water is most important. Runoff from an area is influenced by several factors:
how much rain has fallen recently,the depth to the water table, and how the land in
the area is used. The amount of recent rainfall and the depth to the water table dictate
how much water is in the soil. The degree to which the soil is saturated, in turn,
determines how much of the falling rain may infiltrate the soil, and thus, how much
of the rain will run off to local streams. Land use has a large impact on the amount of
surface runoff entering local streams and canals. For example, much of the surface
area in an urban area(e.g., roofs, roads, and parking lots) is impervious to water.
g. Source-Canals in South Florida: A Technical Support Document-Appendix A: Basic
Concepts, Glossary of Tenns and Abbreviations
151. The volume of runoff is directly related to the amount of impervious surfaces? And
the opposite is true of vegetated areas?
a. Yes to both-Almost all the rain impacting impervious areas becomes surface runoff.
Some water may be detained and will evaporate, but the percentage of rainfall that
enters local canals or streams by surface flow in an urban area can be quite high. As a
result, urban areas may be subject to high stream flows (flooding) during rain events.
A vegetated area can intercept and retain a large part of the rainfall, and subsequent
surface runoff from a rain event. This intercepted water has an additional opportunity
to evaporate or seep into the ground. In general, a smaller percentage of the rain
falling on a vegetated area will enter local streams and canals as surface runoff than a
comparable urban area. As a result, stream flows in vegetated areas are moderated
compared to urban areas.
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b. Source-Canals in South Florida: A Technical Support Document-Appendix A: Basic
Concepts, Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
c.
152. Baseflow accounts for higher outflows in the Golden Gate-Naples Bay Watershed
than pumping? Baseflow is draining the groundwater from the Surficial Water
Table Aquifer more than pumping?
a. Yes to both, and nearly double the outflows from pumping. The most conspicuous
feature of this watershed is that baseflow is the primary source of water to the canals
and often makes up more than 70 percent of the dry season flows. This can be
attributed to the high density of canals in the watershed. Reducing base flows to the
canals may substantially reduce the volume of water discharging to the Naples Bay
estuary. The average water year budget for the watershed is in Figure 1-5.
b. Source-CCWMP
153. What about the Faka Union watershed?What are the outflows there?Are baseflow
and runoff still higher outflows than pumping?
a. Yes-The northern portion of the Okaloacoochee/SR 29 and Fakahatchee watersheds
include large areas of agriculture,while the northern part of the Faka Union
watershed includes more rural residential areas. The remainder of the watershed
consists of wetlands or other natural areas. However, portions of the Golden Gate
canal network drain large portions of the natural areas in the southern Faka
Union watershed. The average water year budget for the watershed is shown in Figure
1-7. In the wet season, base flow in these watersheds is equal to approximately 120
percent of runoff, but during the dry season,the volume of base flow is more than 7.5
times that of runoff. Model results indicate that base flow is primarily in the Faka
Union watershed, although there are base flow contributions to the State
Road 29 Canal in the Okaloacoochee/SR 29 watershed.
b. Source-CCWMP Vol 1 Page 7-8
c. See also Figure 1-7 Water Budget Faka Union
154. The water control structures are the primary way groundwater inflows to the
surface water system are controlled?
a. Yes- Budgets were developed for each aquifer system and included recharge, transfer
of water to adjacent aquifers, losses to baseflow, and pumping. As indicated
previously, groundwater flows in the Water Table aquifer are influenced by the
operations of the control structures. The Big Cypress Basin and Collier County,
respectively, maintain the primary and secondary canal system through a rigorous
water control operation schedule to limit groundwater inflows into the surface
water system. Table 1-2 provides a summary of the groundwater budget results.
Following are descriptions of conditions by aquifer.
b. Source-CCWMP-Vol. I Page 16
155. In the Water Table annual water budget, is the baseflow outflows greater than
pumping?
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a. Yes-The average water year baseflow outflow is 3.90 inches. Pumping from wells is
.44 inches.
b. Source-CCWMP Map Vol 1 Page 18
156. Isn't there a surface gradient from north to south?
a. Yes-The gradient of the average annual groundwater surface (Figure 1-15) is
approximately 0.8 foot/mile (0.016 percent) from the northeastern part of the
county, north of Immokalee,to the southwest. The water surface gradient generally
follows the topographic slope of approximately 1.0 foot per mile (0.020 percent). At a
location north of Immokalee,the Water Table aquifer exceeds 30 feet in elevation,
while groundwater elevations in the underlying Lower Tamiami aquifer only reaches
these levels during the wet season, suggesting a perched water table. Predicted annual
fluctuation in the Water Table aquifer(Figure 1-16)illustrates the difference between
the average annual maximum groundwater elevation and the average annual
minimum groundwater elevation.
b. Source-CCWMP-Vol 1 page 19
157. Is there a map showing the average annual groundwater head elevation levels
spanning the entire watershed?
a. Yes-CCWMP Vol 1 Page 20-21
158. Does the CLERP plan for Picayune restoration include objectives to reduce
baseflow in the Faka watershed?
a. Yes-The Picayune Strand Restoration Project is expected to greatly reduce the
volume of base flow in these combined watersheds. Water budget results indicate a
small loss in stored water over the simulation period. This is possibly the result of
high base flow contributions to the canal network in the Faka Union watershed or
groundwater pumping for potable water supply and agricultural irrigation in the
northern parts of the study area.
b. Source-CCWMP-Volume 1
159. What are some conclusions from the CCWMP watershed research?
a. Stormwater runoff and groundwater discharges to the canal network via base flow are
critical water budget processes in the watershed as a whole. Management
actions that alleviate impacts of increased development are necessary to reduce the
adverse effects of the existing, limited conveyance capacity of the canal system.
b. Annual and seasonal average stormwater runoff volumes are greatly influenced by
precipitation and, consequently, relatively small variations in precipitation result in
large changes in the volume of runoff.
c. Base flow contributions increase with canal density. Reducing base flow would alter
the volume and timing of water delivered to the estuaries.
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d. Based on the relationship of base flows and difference in ground and surface water
elevations (Figure 1-8), managing canal stage to groundwater elevations is important
to reducing base flows to the canals.
e. Existing control structures limit the ability to stage water at higher elevations in
canals and new and replacement structures that can be changed with seasonal
groundwater head elevations are recommended. Greater flexibility in managing water
levels in the canals to reduce base flow contributions to estuaries should be part of the
design for new or replacement control structures. Figure 1-8. Relationship of
Baseflow and (Head—Stage)Elevation Difference
f. No net loss or gain in watershed storage was documented for the simulation period.
Annual storage losses in the dry season corresponded with high base flow
contributions and pumping from the Water Table and Lower Tamiaini aquifers for
potable and irrigation water supply needs.
g. Lowering the water surface in the canal network prior to large storm events is an
important management tool to provide storage within the canal network and to
mitigate flooding risks.
h. Water inflow and outflow patterns among watersheds are similar. The notable
exception is the large base flow and runoff component in the Naples-Golden Gate
basin when compared with the other watershed.
160. The restoration efforts,they are restoring the natural overland flow when possible?
a. Yes-Here are a few examples:
b. Okaloacoochee Flowway Restoration—This project provides little detail in the
SWFFS documentation. The concept is to improve the wetland system by improving
the flowway by removing man-made impediments. Specific projects to support this
concept have been proposed.
c. Camp Keais Strand Flowway Restoration—This project provides little detail in the
SWFFS documentation. The concept is to improve the Analysis of Alternatives and
Recommendations wetland system by improving the flowway by removing man-
made impediments.
d. The Rural Lands Stewardship Area program provides incentives to restore the
Camp Keais Flowway Stewardship Area. The designation of most of the flowway as
Stewardship Sending Areas has already been accomplished.
e. Corkscrew Swamp Flowway Restoration—This project provides little detail in the
SWFFS documentation. The concept is to improve the wetland system by improving
the flowway by removing man-made impediments. PBS&J has proposed specific
projects to support this concept.
f. Off-Line Storage Reservoirs—The SWFFS identified several potential off-line
storage reservoir locations in the Golden Gate-Naples Bay, and Faka Union
watersheds. These proposed projects are described in more detail in the watershed
specific projects section.
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g. SR-29 Flowway Restoration—This project calls for the SR-29 Canal to be plugged
with ditch blocks at regular intervals. Culverts underneath SR-29 will be used to
divert water to the west into Fakahatchee Strand. Other components include the
construction of spreader canal and pump stations to divert water into wetland systems
north of I-75.
161. The Northern Golden Gate Estates Flowway Restoration project is reconnecting
wetlands, slowing down the flow,treating water, and recharging groundwater?
a. Yes-The purpose of this project is to restore wetland flow paths and reconnect
isolated wetlands in the Northern Golden Gate Estates between the Golden
Gate and Faka Union Canals. Implementation of this project would reduce the
volume of water entering the canals and provide water quality treatment of runoff.
The project would also provide groundwater recharge to benefit the potable water
supply wellfield in the area. One of the recommended non-structural initiatives to
incentivize project implementation is to a) designate this area as a mitigation bank
and b) implement a Transferrable Development Rights (TDR) program to help
acquire residential property rights.
b. Source-CCWMP-Vo12 Page 14
162. Is the Upper Golden Gate Canal Weir project addressing runoff and baseflow?
a. Yes- The canal on the north side of the Collier County Fairgrounds currently
discharges to the Golden Gate Canal without restraint. It is recommended
that an operable weir structure be constructed near the outlet of the canal. The weir
structure will allow more runoff to be stored in the canal network and can also be
used to reduce baseflow between storm events. The project is predicted to contribute
to the reduction of flow to Naples Bay.
b. Source-CCWMP-Volume 2 Page 15
163. How are the benefits of proposed watershed management projects measured? By
what criteria?
a. The method used to estimate project benefits evaluated each project individually.
Benefits were defined as the increase in watershed score resulting from each of the
previously-defined performance measures: water quantity, pollution load,wetland
hydrology, and groundwater recharge. The process consisted of first conducting an
assessment of project benefits, as described below and subsequently applying
weighting factors that considered both the special characteristics of each watershed
and the relative importance of the watershed issues for watershed management
purposes. It is noted that flood protection was also initially considered as a
performance measure, but it was determined that none of the proposed projects would
have a negative impact on flood elevations because project operation would be such
that water diversion structures, including pump stations, that may have the potential
of affecting the conveyance capacity of the drainage network would cease operations
during periods when large storm events are anticipated.
b. Source-CCWMP-Volume 2 Page 16
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164. The water quantity is addressing volumes discharged into estuaries? Then that is
compared to the NSM Natural Systems Model?
a. Yes to both-The benefit of a project was measured based on the effect it would have
on the volume of fresh water discharged to the estuarine systems. The post-project
score was determined by comparing the monthly fresh water discharges to the natural
system condition. Changes in monthly discharge patterns were estimated for each
project based on water pumping rates and corresponding water diversion volumes.
Subsequently the post project scores were compared to those for the existing
condition. The project benefit was defined as the "lift"in watershed score due to
project implementation.
b.
165. As it relates to water quality, are projects focused on anthropogenic (human caused)
pollutant load reductions?What are the primary concerns?
a. Yes-The water quality benefits were measured in terms of the anticipated
anthropogenic pollutant load reduction. This evaluation focused on total
nitrogen and total phosphorus because those are the pollutants of primary concern in
Collier County and Florida in general.
b. Source-CCWMP Volume 2
166. Is the treatment process accomplished primarily through created or restored
wetlands?
a. Yes- The predicted post project pollutant load removed was calculated based on
typical removal rates associated with runoff treatment processes associated with a
project. For the most part proposed projects would remove pollutants through
created/restored wetland systems. Based on available literature values, it was assumed
that removal efficiencies would be 30 and 65 percent for total nitrogen and total
phosphorus, respectively. Once the pollutant load reduction benefits were quantified
for each specific project,the overall watershed impact was determined by calculating
the post-project pollutant loading score.
b. Source CCWMP-Volume 2
167. Does the DEP use created wetlands like this?
a. Yes-They are called STA's-Stormwater Treatment Areas.
168. Does the CCWMP have created/restored wetlands now?Are there projects in the
top 10 in the planning stages now?
a. Yes to both
b. See CCWMP Vol 2 for the list
c. See Conservation Collier projects
d. See DEP STA's
169. Are hydroperiods measured when evaluating wetland hydrology benefits?
a. Yes-Each project was evaluated to consider the potential change in hydroperiod and
average wet season water depth. The predicted hydroperiod and water depth were
then used to generate post project performance measure scores in the area Amok,
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affected by the project. These new scores were then averaged with the scores in the
remainder of the watershed to determine the average post project hydrologic
performance measure score for the watershed. As with the other evaluation
criteria, the project benefit was defined as the "lift"in watershed score compared to
existing conditions.
b. Source-CCWMP Volume 2
170. How can hydroperiods be re-implemented in areas that have been succeeding for
such a long time?
a. See DEP/NPS UMP's Unit Management Plans. Every Federal and State park must
have a UMP. It is the planning document for all the properties eco-system
management policies and procedures.
b. This is a long and complicated question.
c. See-Book-Ecosystems of Florida
d.
171. Aren't certain issues more important relative to the location? Are weighting factors
used?
a. Yes to both- Two types of weighting factors were applied to further assess project
benefits, a)watershed based factor, and b) issue-based factor. The methodology is
described below.
b. Source-CCWMP
172. Are wetlands weighted higher?
a. Yes- This factor is based on the premise that it is more important to preserve and
restore wetland habitat in watersheds with few wetland systems relative to the total
watershed area. Therefore,the watersheds with the lowest percentage of wetland
habitat will have the highest weighting factor. In addition, it was considered that the
natural system in the County has been impacted in a way that wetlands with short
hydroperiods currently provide the most valuable and must receive an additional level
of protection and restoration effort. The general equation used to determine this
weighting factor is shown below. The final weighting factor for this parameter was
derived as a weighted average of the factor value calculated for short hydroperiod
wetlands and the factor value for long hydroperiod wetlands.
b. Source-CCWMP-Volume 2
173. Did groundwater demand get weighted higher?
a. Yes- This factor is based on the premise that it is more important to promote recharge
in watersheds where water demand is higher. Therefore,watersheds with the highest
demand for groundwater would have the highest weighting factor. This was
calculated as the model predicted total volume of water pumped from the aquifer
systems averaged over the watershed area.
b. Source-CCWMP-Volume 2
174. What are the results? Can I see the final project priority list?
a. North Golden Gate Estates Flowway Restoration Project
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b. North Belle Meade Spreader Swale
c. Henderson Creek Diversion
d. South I-75 Canal Spreader Swale
e. Wolfe Road Wetland Treatment System
f. Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed
g. Upper Golden Gate Estates Canal Weir Construction
h. Orange Tree Canal Control Structure Installation
i. Henderson Creek Off-Line Storage Reservoir
j. US HWY 41 Stormwater Treatment Area
175. The highest priority project is in the Faka watershed? Can I see an overview of the
project?
a. Yes-Historically, the area that is now North Golden Gate Estates (NGGE) consisted
of a mosaic of wetland and upland habitats. During the wet season, water flowed
across the landscape in a generally south-southwesterly direction, eventually making
its way into areas of Picayune Strand,Belle Meade, and Henderson Creek. The
development of NGGE was completed in the late 1960's as part of what was to be the
largest subdivision in the world. Large drainage canals were constructed and a
network of roads was built. The canals successfully drained much of the surface water
and shallow groundwater in the area, making the land available for human settlement.
Many of the wetlands near the canals have transitioned to disturbed upland
communities, and the hydroperiods of remaining wetlands have been severely
altered by the drainage from the canals as well as roads that have created
impediments to sheet flow. (Allowable Use #2)
b. The NGGE Flowway Restoration Project will address long-standing water resource
issues that affect not only the human populations and natural areas of NGGE
(approximately 34 square miles), but also those of downstream systems and
communities. The first phase of this project proposes to install approximately
forty (40) equalizing culverts at various locations within existing Rights of Way
in order to reconnect historic flowways in the project area. A hydrologic model of
the study area has been created to determine the appropriate location of culverts.
Subsequent phases of the project may include installation of ditch blocks, berms and
additional culverts. The purchase of residential lots may also be considered for
construction of additional water storage and treatment areas allowing for improved
timing of freshwater discharges into the Golden Gate Main Canal and therefore
Naples Bay. (Allowable Uses #1 & 6, Guiding Principle#1)
c. This project is designed to maximize benefits to natural systems, including
hydrologic and habitat enhancement and connectivity within NGGE, hydrologic
benefits to downstream natural systems and water bodies, and provide increased
flood protection for residents. (Allowable Uses#1 & 7, Guiding Principles #1 & 5)
d. The project area includes land that currently drains into the Golden Gate Canal which
flows to the west and eventually into Naples Bay; and the Miller and Faka Union
canals which flow south to the Ten Thousand Islands estuary through the Picayune
Strand State Forest. The flow from the Golden Gate Canal into the Naples Bay
through the Gordon River causes rapid and severe fluctuations in salinity,which
continues to cause significant harm to the Bay. (Allowable Use #2)
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e. The project will result in water quality treatment and improvements throughout
the watershed and freshwater discharges to Naples Bay will be restored to a
more natural timing. Aquifer recharge will be improved through increased
water storage in the project area.The project area also contains two important
public water supply well fields which are recharged by surface water(Collier County
Utilities and City of Naples Water Utility). Proper management of surface water is
critical in sustaining the long-term drinking water yield from these two well fields.
(Allowable Use#1, Guiding Principles#1 & 5)
f. CCWMP-The NGGE Flowway Restoration Project was a recommended project in
the Collier County Watershed Management Plan and will address long-standing water
resource issues that affect not only the human populations and natural areas of NGGE
(approximately 34 square miles), but also those of downstream systems and
communities. (Guiding Principle#2)
g. Funding-This project falls within eligible activities listed in the RESTORE Act and
incorporated as"allowable uses"by Collier County. This project was also determined
to meet RESTORE Act funding criteria during the National Estuary Programs'
Southwest Florida Regional Ecosystem Restoration Plan project ranking process.
(Guiding Principle#4)
h. Research and cooperation-In July, 2008, a preliminary evaluation of the project area
and the flowway restoration concept was completed by Biological Research
Associates and Kimley-Horn and Associates under the direction of the Collier Soil
and Water Conservation District. This work was called the Horsepen Strand
Conservation Area Phase 1 Study and was funded by the South Florida Water
Management District (SFWMD) and the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (FDEP).
i. A second, phase 2 evaluation called the Northern Golden Gate Estates Flowway
Restoration Project was completed in January 2013. This work produced by Atkins
Global, also funded by SFWMD and FDEP, was completed under the direction of the
Collier County Natural Resources Department. The findings of the phase 2 work
recommended installation of approximately forty (40)equalizing culverts at various
locations within existing Rights of Way in order to begin the effort to reconnect
historic flowways in the project area. This evaluation also included a preliminary
analysis of a related and adjacent proposed effort known as the North Belle Meade
Area Rehydration
j. TOTAL COST: Based on the Atkins report,the first structural effort of installation of
approximately forty (40) equalizing culverts has a preliminary cost estimate of
$853,000. An additional phase 3 evaluation at the $150,000 level is under
consideration to include modeling of ditch blocks, berms, additional culverts, dry and
wet detention areas and associated land/easement acquisition. Future possible land
acquisition costs, currently unknown, would be determined as part of the phase 3
process.
k. SUGGESTED IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE:
1. April 1, 2013 Preliminary design drawings are complete (40+/-culverts)
m. October 1, 2013 FY 2014 funding available,Phase 3 evaluation begins
n. August 30, 2014 Culverts installed, work complete
o. October 1, 2014 Phase 3 evaluation complete
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p. October 2014—2016 Land acquisition and additional structural initiatives complete
q. Source-CCWMP
176. How are in-stream surface water quality managed under the CCWMP?
a. In-stream water quality in the study area was characterized based on comparisons to
the State's water quality standards per FDEP's TMDL impairment analysis.
Screening criteria were used for parameters that do not have a numerical standard.
Analyses included: 1) review of relevant reports from local, state,
and regional agencies, 2)review of relevant water quality data, 3) identification of
water quality concerns that may require source verification or restoration
measures., 4) identification of factor(s)that may affect conclusions related to TMDL
impairment, and 5) an overview of factor(s)that strongly influence water
quality in Collier County's watersheds.
177. Do multiples agencies share water quality monitoring data?
a. Yes- Water Quality Monitoring Program. Multiple agencies collect water quality data
from surface water and groundwater sampling locations. The various agencies should
coordinate their activities so that the collected data are consistent for all
stations and can be applied for multiple purposes. It would be beneficial if one agency
were responsible for collecting all data and sharing the analytical results with the
other agencies. Implementation of a one-time wet weather sampling program is also
recommended to better define pollutant loading contributions from specific land uses,
particularly agriculture.
b. Source-CCWMP
178.
179. What are the regulatory controls? What is an MCL? What about a GCTL?
a. Chapter 62-550 F.A.0 Drinking Water Standards
b. MCL-Maximum Contaminant Level-in drinking water standards
c. GCTL-Groundwater Cleanup Target Levels-Chapter 62-777 F.A.C.
d. They are used to evaluate and mitigate exceedances.
180. What is the difference between F.S. and F.A.C.?
a. Florida Administrative Code(F.A.C.): The official compilation of the rules and
regulations of Florida's regulatory agencies. The code is organized by titles with each
title number representing a department, commission, board, or other agency.
b. Florida Statutes (F.S.): The Florida Statutes are a permanent collection of state laws
organized by subject area into a code made up of titles, chapters,parts, and sections.
The Florida Statutes are updated annually by laws that create, amend, or repeal
statutory material.
181. What is an MFL?
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a. To protect and conserve adequate water supplies for natural systems, the South
Florida Water Management District applies region-wide water resource protection
rules as well as Minimum Flows and Levels (MFLs), Water Reservations, and
Restricted Allocation Area rules. In Volume II, Chapter 3 provides a summary of
current rules in effect during 2012 and the priorities and schedule for developing
new rules planned for 2013 through 2017. In accordance with state law, each year the
District identifies specific water bodies for which MFL rules will be established.
Another section specifies those water bodies for which Water Reservation or
Restricted Allocation Area rules will be developed in order to protect natural systems
from future consumptive use allocations.
b. Source-SFER 2013
c. One of the ways in which the South Florida Water Management District is working to
protect and conserve Florida's water resources is through the minimum flows and
levels (MFLs)program. Establishing MFLs is an important step in the District's work
of planning for adequate water supplies while also protecting water resources from
significant harm. In South Florida,minimum levels have been established for lakes,
wetlands and aquifers. Minimum flows have been set for rivers, streams and
estuaries.
d. Source-
http://my.sfwmd.gov/portal/page/portal/xweb%20protecting%20and%20restorina/m i
nimum%20flows%20and%20levels%20(everglades)
e. MFLs are defined as the minimum water levels and/or flows, adopted by the District
Governing Board, required to prevent significant harm to the water resources
resulting from water withdrawals that are permitted by the District. MFLs define how
often and for how long high, average and low water levels and/or flows should occur
to prevent significant harm. When use of water resources alter the water levels below
the defined MFLs, significant ecological harm can occur.
182. How many water bodies have adopted MFL rules?
a. To date, the District has adopted rules for 13 MFL water bodies and 3 Water
Reservation areas (top map)and implemented Restricted Allocation Area rules for
several large areas (bottom map).
f. Source-2013 SFER
183. Define MAL,MDL, and MFL.
a. MAL-Minimum Aquifer Levels
b. MDL-Maximum Development Level
c. MFLs-Minimum Flows and Levels
184. What issues were found in the Collier County Groundwater Monitoring Report?
a. Bacteria-6 wells exceeded, 3 confirmed (coliform, not fecal)
b. Nutrients-
c. Sodium-MCL standard 160 mg/L-2 wells exceeded
d. Chloride-MCL standard 250mg/L-2 wells exceeded
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e. Iron-1 well above MCL standard .3mg/L
f. PH-5 wells
g. Color-F.A.C. standard is 15-8 wells exceeded
h. TDS-5 wells exceeded
i. Source: GGGMR
185. What conclusions were drawn from the water study?
a. Coliform exceedances do not appear to be from septic tanks because they are not
fecal coliforms. Bacteria in the well casing appear to be more likely.
b. Sources were not identified on most issues. See below for those that were.
186. What about comparisons to baseline results from the 04/05 study?
a. No trends in bacteria can be drawn.
b. Iron exceedances were found at the same well location as last time. It is likely a
natural quality in the aquifer itself.
c. Sodium exceedances were detected in the same locations, and near locations. There
are naturally occurring saline pockets in the area.
d. The 04/05 study did not look at TDS,pH, or Color
187. Does SFWMD conduct and report on water quality? Where?
a. The 2013 South Florida Environmental Report (SFER)marks the 15th year of
consolidated reporting by the South Florida Water Management District and the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to Chapter 2005-36, Laws
of Florida, and Subsection 373.036(7), Florida Statutes. This is the third year the
SFER is a comprehensive three-volume publication. This Executive Summary
focuses on major updates and accomplishments over the reporting year.
The report distinctly serves the public and decision makers with thorough, up-to-date
information on the many advances toward South Florida's environmental
restoration and other key activities.
b. Source-South Florida Environmental Report 2013
188. How many samples are collected in the SFWMD monitoring? How many stations?
How many parameters?
a. With more than 1,400 samples collected across 158 stations for 11 parameters, the
majority of monitoring results are in compliance with state water quality standards.
189. How many miles of canals are under SFWMD control?
a. Region-wide water management is accomplished by more than 4,800 miles of canals
and levees, roughly 1,300 water control structures, and 69 pump stations.
b. Source-SFER 2013
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190. What about hydrocarbons? Were they found in the groundwater?
a. No
b. The study only references hydrocarbons by 62-550 in the report, not specifically
shown on the report. I called Pollution Control and found out that they did test for
them and found none. They test for the Primary and Secondary Drinking Water
Standards.
c. Source-Collier County Pollution Control
191. What about polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons?
a.
192. Why aren't exceedances found in other nearby wells for similar contaminants, like
sodium? How can there be pockets of contaminants within the same watershed? I
thought it was all connected?
a. There exists a very complex set of confining capacities. A professional geologist has
to conduct a modeling study for each project.
b. The results are in the permit, exhibit 7-Hydrolic Conductivity.
193. Are there active oil wells within the watershed?
a. Yes-See DEP Golden Gate oil well location Map
b.
194. What about comparing surface water studies to groundwater studies? Are there
surface water studies?
a. Yes-
b. "Surface Water Quality Annual Assessment and Trend Report For Collier County
Pollution Control" (31 pages) 2010
195. Collier County monitors both ground and surface water quality? Since when?
a. Yes-Since 1988, SFWMD before that
b. Source-Watershed report page 1
196. Where is the Collier County regulatory information?
a. Collier County GMP-Growth Management Plan-Coastal Zone Management Element-
Objective 2.2
197.
198. Are there any previous staff reports from SFWMD?
a. Yes-Included in the water permit
b. Staff report was for the citrus and tomato farm.
c.
199. Is the proposed use more than the previous use?
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200. No-The previous use was a 4,951.7 acre tomato and citrus farm, and used significantly
more water. They had 51 lower tamiami wells and 29 water table wells.
201. See below
202. Permit previous staff report page 1
203. What was the MGM for the tomato/citrus farm? How much more MGM did the
farm use?
f. 1427MGM
g. Every single one of the 80 wells exceeded this entire project's usage. Even if they
only had 1 well, it still would have exceeded this project's 5MGM withdrawals.
h. They used 1,422 Million Gallons Per Month more.
204. Did the tomato farm cause problems with domestic users?
a. No-
b. Source-Same staff report
205. What about the saline movement from the tomato farm?
a. No-It is 18 miles away
206. What about negative wetland impacts from the farm? Was there some change?
a. No-Historical photographs indicate on and offsite wetland areas have not significantly
changed since withdrawals have been occurring.
b. Source-Permit 2006 staff report page 7
207. I don't understand how the withdrawals are not having an impact based on the
impact and modeling reports?
a. The Impact Analysis does not include surface water features or recharge. The
surficial is recharging all the time, even in the dry season by canals. SFWMD is
managing for recharge and for flooding. They have to do both. They build structures
to hold back water when necessary. Sometimes there is just too much and they need
to release it. Since watersheds now have neighborhoods in some of them,they must
now manage those for flooding.
b. See Hydro reports for recharge by month.
c. Source-Impact report page 1
d.
208. Even with the current use, did the Surficial actually go up in May,June and July?
a. Yes- May June July
b. Water Table .14 feet 2.36 feet 2.73 feet
c. Lower Tamiami .23 feet 3.34 feet 3.27 feet
d. The farm and the current well projects are not even close to the MDL. The current
water well permit is 56.22 feet above the MDL (Maximum Developable Limit).
209. Where can I find a Notice of Rights relating to SFWMD emergency actions if they
become necessary?
a. Camp Keasis 2006 Staff report
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b. Source-Water Permit
210. Does the Collier GMP require complying with applicable Federal, State,and local
water quality standards?
a. Yes-Source Surface Water Report Page 1
b.
211. What are the basics of the monitoring?
a. 43 stations, 21 water quality parameters, DO, nutrients, clarity, color,hardness, pH,
heavy metals,
b. Monthly of some and quarterly for others.
c. Trend analysis of 30 basins within Collier County
d. Collier has 245 miles of canals
212. How many water quality stations are located in all 30 drainage basins within Collier
County?
a. 176
b. Source Surface Water Report Page 4
213. What about involvement from the DEP, SFWMD, and Collier County?Are they
working together?
a. Yes-
b. Sampling-The DEP regulates the sampling under F.A.C. 62-160 DEP-SOP-001/0l-
All sampling is done under the guidance of the Field Quality Sampling Manual.
214. How many water quality monitoring stations does SFWMD have? How many
projects? How many tests are conducted each year?
a. WATER QUALITY MONITORING BY THE NUMBERS
b. 83 water quality monitoring projects were under way at the South Florida Water
Management District in Water Year 2012.
c. Data for these projects are collected from approximately 1,100 water quality
monitoring stations.
d. Scientists and technicians from the Water Quality Bureau conduct approximately
21,000 visits per year to water quality monitoring stations.
e. Approximately 229,000 water quality tests are completed each year by scientists
and technicians at the SFWMD laboratory.An additional 34,000 water quality
tests are completed each year by external laboratories under contract with the
District.
f. Source:
http://www.sfwmd..9-mv/portal/paee/portal/xweb%20env i ronmental%20monitori ng/en
vironmental%20monitoring
g.
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215. How many water quality monitoring stations are there considering all the partners?
a. 15, 000-See below
216. What is DBHYDRO?
a. "DBHYDRO" is the South Florida Water Management District's (the District)
hydrometeorologic, water quality, and hydrogeologic data storage and retrieval
system. This system is the source of historical and up-to-date data for the region
covered by the District. To produce DBHYDRO, the District participates in a
cooperative program with other agencies, such as the U.S. Geological Survey,
Everglades National Park, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Lake
Worth Drainage District, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. DBHYDRO
allows users to access over 154,000 station-years of data, collected at over 15,000
stations in and around the District.Not only does DBHYDRO contain hydrologic,
water quality, and hydrogeologic data, but it also stores additional information about
the location and context where and how data are collected. Descriptions are available
for most locations, giving the user information on hydrologic basin, latitude,
longitude, state plane coordinates, county, section, township, range, and station notes.
b. Source- DBHYDRO Browser User Guide-South Florida Water Management District
May 2013-Page 1
217. Does the SFWMD have maps of the sampling sites?
a. Yes-
http://www.sfwmd.Qov/portal/pls/portal/portal apps.repository lib pke.repository br
owse?p keywords=emmaps&p thumbnails=no
b. Source-SFWMD
218. What about the DOH? Do they test water in their lab?
a. Yes-The DOH lab conducts some of the sample testing.
b. Source-Surface Water Report Page 4
219. Can I see all the parameters analyzed?
a. Yes- Same report page 5
220. Can I see a map of sampling sites?
a. Yes-Same report page 6
221. Are there active oil wells near sampling sites?
a. Yes
b. See DEP and Sampling Site Maps
TRAFFIC, ROADS, ACCESS QUESTIONS
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222. Basic Questions-How much traffic will there be?
a. Rigging up and down takes 5 days and 10 vehicles per day.
b. Daily Operations is 2 vehicles per day. During production it is 11 trucks per week, or
less than 2 a day.
c. There will be escorts for large trucks.
d. They will be coordinating to minimize school bus contact.
e. Source-Public Meetings
223. Is there a map of the proposed access route in and out of the project?
a. Yes-See Maps
b. Source-Permit 1353-Access Route
c.
224. Basic Questions-How is noise handled?
a. The DEP does not address noise. Collier noise ordinance has a 75dB maximum.
b. The well is 90db at the rig floor
c. At 300 feet the dB is 60.
d. The nearest house is 1400 feet
e. After 65-70 days the rig comes down and a quiet pump will be running if the well is
successful.
f. Code Enforcement will be responding to complaints if needed. (Source-Nick C)
g. Source-Public meetings-Nick C
h.
OIL WELL QUESTIONS
225. Basic Questions-Is this the first time oil well sites have been developed near
residences?
a. No-See DEP Faka Union/Camp Keais basin oil and gas maps.
b. Source-DEP
226. Does the DEP know about any of the 300 plus oil wells since the 1940's that have
leaked?
a. No
b. Also see water quality reports
c. Source-DEP
227. Basic Questions-What happens if there is a blow out like BP had?
a. It is impossible to have a blow out as the well is not under pressure. It must be
pumped to the surface.
b. Source-Public meetings
228. Basic Questions-Is there fracking?
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a. No-The geology in SW Florida does not support fracking. This well is not being
fracked. Fracking chemicals are not being used. The target area, rubble zone, is
already naturally broken up.
b. Fracking is mainly for breaking up shales, not limestone.
c. Source-DEP and public meetings
229. What is the County/State regulatory interface? What permits does the county
require for oil wells?
a. DEP-They have primary oversight.
b. SDP-An administrative Site Development Plan is submitted to Collier County to
check for proper zoning and alert Pollution Control. It does not require a public
meeting.
c. If there is more than one production oil well, a Collier SDP and Conditional Use
permit is required. (Considered a well field)
d. If the oil well goes into production, a Conditional use permit is required.
e. Source—Collier Growth Management
230. Has Collier County approved the application for such permit by resolution?
a. This question is referencing Collier County BCC approvals. The F.S. key word is
municipality. It applies to cities, not the county.
b. Chapter 377.24—Intention to drill well (5)No permit to drill a gas or oil well shall be
granted within the corporate limits of any municipality, unless the governing
authority of the municipality shall have first duly approved the application for such
permit by resolution.
c. Source-Chapter 377.24
231. Are there responses to some of the letters from the DEP related to a variety of
issues?Are they shared with the applicant?
a. Yes- Thank you for your input on the pending Oil & Gas Drilling Applications Nos.
1354 SWDW and 1353H, which propose drilling operations east of Golden Gate
Estates. Your comments have become part of the application files and will be
shared with the applicant. Consideration will be given to all comments received
prior to the Department taking final agency action on the applications.
b. Source-Permit 1353-letters from DEP (21)
c. Q & A letter references included here.
232. Are the letters to the DEP part of the application and therefore part of the public
record?
a. Yes
b. Source-DEP-Permit 1353-letters
233. Does the drilling process use chemicals?
a. No-It uses water and mud only,just like the drilling of a water well.No toxic
chemicals are used. The water and mud are recycled over and over during the drilling
process.
b. The oil well permit contains the list and definitions of fluids used.
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c. Source-DEP and public meetings
234. Are there descriptions of the fluids and products being used?
a. Yes-Source Permit 1353 Page 119 of 148
b. ASA-301-Additive used to reduce or eliminate free water and settling in cement
slurries.
c. Bentonite-Commonly called gel, it is a clay material used as a cement extender and
to control excessive free water.
d. CD-32-A patented, free-flowing, water soluble polymer that is an efficient and
effective dispersant for primary and remedial cementing.
e. Calcium Chloride-A powdered, flaked or pelletized material used to decrease
thickening time and increase the rate of strength development.
f. Class H Cement-Class H cement is an API type, all-purpose oil well cement which is
used without modification in wells up to 8,000 ft. It possesses a moderate sulfate
resistance. With the use of accelerators or retarders, it can be used in a wide range of
well depths and temperatures.
g. FL-25-An all-purpose salt-tolerant fluid loss additive that provides exceptional fluid
loss control across a wide range of temperatures and salinity conditions and remedial
cementing applications.
h. FP-6L-A clear liquid that decreases foaming in slurries during mixing.
i. Mud Clean 2-A water-base mud wash designed for use ahead of cement slurries to
aid in mud and drilling debris removal and to prevent contamination of the cement
slurry. It should be used only when water-base mud is used.
j. Potassium Chloride-A granular salt used to reduce clay swelling caused by water-
base stimulation fluids.
k. Poz (Fly Ash)-A synthetic pozzolan, (primarily Silicon Dioxide). When blended with
cement,Pozzolan can be used to create lightweight cement slurries used as either a
filler slurry or a sulfate resistant completion cement.
1. R-3-A low temperature retarder used in a wide range of slurry formulations to extend
the slurry thickening time.
m. Silica Sand, 100 mesh, Sacked-A graded Silica Sand (70-140 mesh nominal) used as
a fluid loss control additive in formations with high permeability or natural fractures.
It is also used in cementing to prevent strength retrogression at high temperatures.
n. Sodium Metasilicate-An extender used to produce an economical, low density
cement slurry.
235. What is bentonite? Is it a type of clay? What is it used for?
a. Bentonite is a member of the Smectite clay family which is one of seven major clay
groupings, and Smectite is further subdivided into seven sub-groupings of its own.
Clays are classified amongst known colloids. By definition clays are fine-grained
sediments less than 0.0039 mm in size. Smectite's general chemical formula is:[Ca,
Na, H) (Al, Mg, Fe, Zn) 2(Si, Al)4010(OH)2 -xH2O]
b. Usually, Bentonite is comprised of about 80%Montmorillonite, another member of
the Smectite Group, along with minor amounts of Smectite's additional five other
prominent members. In alphabetical order they are: Nontronite, Pyrophyllite,
Saponite, Sauconite, and Talc. All members of the Smectite Group are 2:1 clays,
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meaning they are composed principally of three-layers consisting of two tetrahedral
sheets for every one octahedral sheet. They are hydrophilous; Aluminum phyllo-
silicates with a crystalline form.
c. Oil Well Drilling Bentonite is most commonly known for its use as a major
component of drilling mud, particularly for oil wells, but is also widely used as an
additive for viscosity and filtration control. When exposed to water, Bentonite,
characteristic of all clays, swells considerably, making it ideal for protecting
subterranean formations from invasion by the other drilling fluids making up the mud
by providing a thixotrophic effect. However, it is mainly used as circulation mud in
rotary drilling systems. Bentonite's chief purpose as a drilling mud is to lubricate and
to cool the cutting bits, to carry away cut rock fragments, and to act as a seal against
the escape of gas from the bore hole. Other related functions of such Bentonite based
fluids is to prevent the hole from blowing out, as well as, to condition the wall of the
drill hole to prevent caving-in.
d. Source- http://www.bentonite.us/
e.
H2S-HYDROGEN SULFIDE QUESTIONS
236. Basic Questions-Is Collier County a primary H2S concern area? Which counties
are?
a. Regarding your property being located in an evacuation zone,the applicant is
required to submit a contingency plan, including evacuation procedures, in case there
is an accidental release of hydrogen sulfide gas during drilling operations. Although
this requirement is part of our rules, it is primarily there for oil and gas operations
in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties where hydrogen sulfide is a major
component of produced natural gas that is under particularly high pressures.
b. Source-Permit 1353-letters from DEP
237. How much H2S is found in SW Florida?
a. Southwest Florida's oil wells produce minimal quantities of natural gas and hydrogen
sulfide, and the well pressures are so low that pumps are necessary to lift the oil from
a depth of approximately 2 miles, all of which makes a hydrogen sulfide accident in
Southwest Florida extremely unlikely.
b. Source-DEP
238. Basic Questions-In the last 70 years of production, has there ever been an H2S
evacuation in SW Florida?
a. No-"I (Mr. Garrett)have worked here since 1984 and have never seen any records
indicating that an evacuation has been conducted during the 70 years that oil has
been produced in Southwest Florida. Our hydrogen sulfide regulations are there
specifically to ensure public safety. If our Oil & Gas regulatory staff is not 100%
satisfied that all of the drilling application requirements,particularly the hydrogen
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sulfide contingency planning, adequately protect our state's citizens, we will not
recommend approval of the applications. If you would like to discuss these matters
further, please don't hesitate to call me or anyone in the Oil & Gas Program at the
phone numbers listed below. We'll be glad to hear from you."
b. Source-Permit 1353, Letters from DEP, Ed Garrett
239. How is H2S regulated? Is it an issue here in SW Florida?What is the plan?
a. The DEP's drilling permit application review includes verification of adherence to the
following oil and gas rule regarding hydrogen sulfide: Rule 62C-27.001 (7), F.A.C.:
Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide. When rig operations are undertaken where
H2S is likely, operators shall use only materials and equipment rated for sour service
and shall develop a plan to safely and effectively control any H2S encountered. Such
plan shall meet generally accepted industry standards and practices and shall include
well and mud design, a personnel training and safety program, and a contingency plan
for notifying authorities and evacuating civilians in the event of an accident.
b. Source DEP
c. If found the well shuts down.
d.
240. How much H2S and/or gas is typically found here?
a. Southwest Florida wells drilled to the lower Sunniland Formation generally yield low
or zero volume natural gas or H2S concentrations.
b. Source DEP
241. Are there H2S detectors on the oil well?
a. Yes-Professionally maintained and operated H2S detectors will be deployed at the
well cuttings processing equipment and surrounding the well.
b. Source-DEP
242. Does the DEP have any record of finding H2S in SW Florida oil wells?
a. No- going back to the early 1940's
b. Source-DEP
243. Has there ever been an evacuation from an oil well due to H2S in SW Florida?
a. No, not since production began in 1943.The DEP still requires a safety plan.
b. Source-DEP
244. How does the H2S monitoring work?
a. The H2S target zone is 9,000 to 12,000 feet. If it is not found in that zone, it will not
be found at all. A DEP geologist is monitors when the driller is near the H2S zone.
b. Source-DEP
COLLIER COUNTY QUESTIONS
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245. It is too close to houses. Can't there be a zoning change or set back imposed?
a. The oil and gas rights are some of the oldest rights in the county,preceding
development in Golden Gate. Additional setbacks or zoning changes would infringe
on long standing oil and gas rights.
b. Any zoning change process in Collier County BCC would not effect this project.
c. Collier County is not pursuing zoning changes or setbacks at this time.
d. Source-Collier County GM
246. Is Collier County (BCC) considering any GMP-Growth Management Plan-
amendments related to local regulations for oil and gas wells?
a. Yes- OBJECTIVE: To seek authorization from the Board of County
Commissioners (Board) regarding staff identified GMP-amendments and Board
majority support for a planning initiative related to the local regulations for oil
wells.
b. CONSIDERATIONS: In 2013, the Board approved the final set of EAR-based
amendments related to the 2011 EAR. During the preparation of those amendments,
additional necessary GMP amendments were identified by staff as needed to: achieve
compliance with State regulations, correct grammatical mistakes, incorrect references
or implement newly required regulations throughout the various elements of the
GMP. Attached to this executive summary (Exhibit"A") is a list of staff identified
GMP amendments. Within the list,the identified amendments are prioritized
classified as either corrective (addressing incorrect references, grammatical errors or
omissions, etc.) or regulatory (providing updated or new regulatory policies,
objectives, or initiatives); as well as providing for the Element in which the
amendments would apply. This executive summary is seeking authorization from the
BCC for staff to initiate these amendments as prioritized. The amendments will be
staggered and associated with future GMP amendment cycles, yet to be determined.
c. Additionally,staff is seeking agreement from the majority of the Board
regarding a planning initiative regarding new oil wells in the County. Currently,
the LDC requires a single exploration or production well to comply with the site
development plan process (an administrative process) and for multiple wells at a
site to comply with the conditional use process (a public hearing process). The
planning initiative would be to analyze State Statutes to determine how best the
County process could complement the State process. It should be noted that the
GMP currently restricts the County from performing environmental review of
any proposed oil well site.
d. FISCAL IMPACT: The fiscal impact associated with item is staff time expended on
the preparation of the identified amendments and planning initiative.
e. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality, and
requires a majority vote for approval.—HFAC
f. GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: The direction provided by Board will
have impact upon numerous Elements of the Growth Management Plan.
g. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board provides direction to staff to process the
identified Growth Management Plan Amendments as prioritized and provide
Astolk
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concurrence with the planning initiative identified regarding the regulation of oil
wells.
h. Prepared by: Mike Bosi, AICP, Planning &Zoning Director, Growth Management
Division
i. Source-9-10-13 BCC Agenda Item 16.A.41
247. What was the vote for that?What is a consent agenda?
a. CONSENT AGENDA-All matters listed under this item are considered to be routine
and action will be taken by one motion without separate discussion of each item. If
discussion is desired by a member of the Board, that item(s)will be removed from the
Consent Agenda and considered separately.
b. Item 16.A.41 was not removed, therefore voted affirmative.
c. Source-9-10-13 BCC Consent Agenda
248. Agenda item 16.A.41 was BCC approved to review regulations regarding oil well
development for GMP and LDC amendments?
a. Yes- GROUP 6—Planning Initiatives: This entry is a request by a Commissioner to
direct staff to review the procedures and regulation that are in place at the local
level related to the development of Oil Wells in the County and may lead to an
amendment/s to the GMP.
b. Pending Board Direction-Reviewing GMP provisions for the latest criteria
allowed by Statute in regards to wells for oil and gas processes and the abilities
provided to local municipalities for regulation. (FLUE, CCME) Origins: Individual
Commissioner request that consideration be given to statutory changes or
modifications that may benefit and protect the County. Regulatory pending full Board
agreement and direction and funding to initiate.
249. GMP amendments will necessitate subsequent LDC amendments?
a. Note: Some GMP amendments will necessitate subsequent LDC amendments for
implementation and authorization to initiate the GMP amendment constitutes a
direction to coordinate all required LDC amendments subsequent to a GMP
amendments.
b. Source-9-10-13 BCC Agenda Item 16.A.41
250. Is Collier County working toward improved communications related to citizen
inquiries? What are they looking at?
a. Yes-
b. Recommendation to have staff prepared to respond to citizen inquiries related to
the anticipated issuance of an Oil Exploration Permit for operations adjacent to
Golden Gate Estates by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Preparation should include but not be limited to a review of permit stipulations and
safety elements, evaluation of potential impacts to County infrastructure, and most
importantly, evaluation of needed preparation to insure adequate disaster readiness
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and coordination of emergency management and first responder agencies. Further
directing staff to bring an assessment and recommendation back to the BCC at the
October 8, 2013 board meeting, (or the first board meeting following DEP action) for
possible BCC action. (Commissioner Nance)
c. Pg. 225 —371
d. Source-Collier County BCC 9-24-13 meeting-BCC 10.F.
e.
251. Can I see the executive summary from that agenda item?What are the primary
objectives?
a. Yes
b. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY-Recommendation to have staff prepared to respond to
citizen inquiries related to the anticipated issuance of an Oil Exploration Permit for
operations adjacent to Golden Gate Estates by the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection. Preparation should include but not be limited to a review
of permit stipulations and safety elements, evaluation of potential impacts to County
infrastructure, and most importantly, evaluation of needed preparation to insure
adequate disaster readiness and coordination of emergency management and first
responder agencies. Further directing staff to bring an assessment and
recommendation back to the BCC at the October 8, 2013 board meeting, (or the first
board meeting following DEP action)for possible BCC action.
c. OBJECTIVE: To have staff prepared to respond in a timely manner to citizen
inquiries related to the anticipated issuance of an Oil Exploration Permit by the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection, to identify potential impacts
to County infrastructure, and to initiate planning for appropriate emergency
response coordination to insure the health, safety, and welfare of citizens.
d. CONSIDERATIONS: There has been a substantial list of concerns and inquiries
from citizens living in Golden Gate Estates in the vicinity of 24th Ave NE
adjacent to nearby lands where an Oil Well has been proposed and an Oil
Exploration Permit has been applied for at FDEP. The citizen's initial encounter
related to the potential Oil Well was a safety/disaster preparedness related letter
from the applicant's permitting consultant that sparked fear and anxiety among
recipients and nearby residents. Several public information meetings have been
held, and printed material distributed, to provide factual information and address
concerns of the citizen. Concerns of residents in the area of the project still exist, and
efforts to resolve issues pertaining to potential Oil Well Drilling operations between
the property owner Collier Resources, the drilling contractor Dan A. Hughes Co., and
neighboring residential property owners have yet to result in mutual satisfaction. The
Florida Department of Environmental Protection has indicated that they will act on
the Oil Well Exploration Permit submitted by Dan A. Hughes Co. on or about
September 30, 2013 or soon thereafter. If the permit is approved, there will be a final
twenty-one day comment period prior to issuance of the permit. Should the permit be
approved the process and procedures for the proposed project should be promptly
reviewed and evaluated by staff, first and foremost to identify potential health, safety,
and welfare threats to citizens, and additionally to identify potential impacts to Collier
County infrastructure.
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e. FISCAL IMPACT:None LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS:None GROWTH
MANAGEMENT IMPACT:None
f. RECOMMENDATION: To have staff prepared to respond to citizen inquiries related
to the anticipated issuance of an Oil Exploration Permit for operations adjacent to
Golden Gate Estates by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Preparation should include but not be limited to a review of permit stipulations and
safety elements, evaluation of potential impacts to County infrastructure, and, most
importantly, evaluation of needed preparation to insure adequate disaster readiness
and coordination of emergency management and first responder agencies. Further
directing staff to bring an assessment and recommendation back to the BCC at the
October 8, 2013 board meeting, (or the first board meeting following DEP action)
forpossible BCC action.
g. Source-PREPARED BY: Commissioner Tim Nance AGENDA DATE: September
24, 2013 Attachments: Collier 22-3H Drilling Application for FDEP Permit No. 1353
252. Are there any Florida House of Representatives relevant bills? When was it filed?
Who filed it?
a. Yes
b. HB 71 -Fracturing Chemical Usage Disclosure Act
c. General Bill by Rodrigues,R.
d. Fracturing Chemical Usage Disclosure Act: Creates "Fracturing Chemical
Usage Disclosure Act"; directs DEP to establish online hydraulic fracturing
chemical registry; requires service providers,vendors,& owners or operators of
wells on which hydraulic fracturing treatments are performed to disclose certain
information; provides exceptions; authorizes DEP to adopt rules.
e. Effective Date: July 1, 2014
f. Last Event: Filed on Tuesday, September 24,2013 10:28 AM
g. Source-http://myfloridahouse.2ov/SectionsBi l ls/bill sdetail.aspx?Bil lld=51190
253. Can I see HB 71?
a. Yes-See Maps & Reports or see the below link
b. http://mvfloridahouse.aov/SectionsBills/bills.aspx
c. Source-Florida House of Representatives
254. Can I have some contact information for Representative Rodrigues?
a. Capitol Office
1302 The Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (850) 717-5076
b. District Office
Suites 216, 217, and 218
17595 South Tamiami Trail
Fort Myers, FL 33908-4570
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Phone: (239)433-6501
c. Source- http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/representatives.aspx
255. Is there a natural groundwater aquifer recharge element in the Collier GMP? Does
it address protection of groundwater aquifers?What are the objectives?
a. Yes-
b. (II) I. INTRODUCTION-(II) The Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Sub-
Element establishes the manner in which Collier County will identify and protect
the natural groundwater aquifers that serve as the primary sources of drinking
water for County residents and visitors. This Sub-Element relates only to those
aquifer recharge areas located in unincorporated Collier County that serve as potable
water wellfields.
c. (II) The Implementation Section of this Sub-Element contains a single Goal, divided
into five (5) Objectives. Beneath each Objective are the specific County
implementing policies.(II)The water supply protection Objectives in this Sub-
Element include:
d. • Mapping and delineation of natural aquifer recharge areas;
e. • Protection of groundwater quality;
f. • Groundwater quality monitoring;
g. • Public education with regard to groundwater protection issues; and,
h. • Protection of critical recharge areas and groundwater resources.
i. Source- http://www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?page=257
256. Can I see the goals, objectives and policies in the GMP related just to the protection
of groundwater sub-element?
a. Yes-GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES NATURAL GROUNDWATER
AQUIFER RECHARGE SUB-ELEMENT
b. (11) GOAL: THE COUNTY SHALL IDENTIFY AND PROTECT NATURAL
GROUNDWATER AQUIFER RECHARGE AREAS FROM ACTIVITIES
THAT COULD DEGRADE AND/OR CONTAMINATE THE QUALITY OF
GROUNDWATER.
c. (II) OBJECTIVE 1: (MAPPING AND DELINEATION OF RECHARGE AREAS)
The County shall continue to review every two years, and revise as necessary,
existing map delineations of County potable water wellfields that are most
sensitive to contamination from nearby land development and other surface
activities. The biennial review and any subsequent map revisions will be based on
geologic, hydrogeologic, hydrologic, and updated anthropogenic contaminant data
aggregated since the previous revision.
257. Are there maps related to objective 1 in the GMP?
a. Yes-See maps or
b. Source- http://www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?page=257
258. Question 36 continued. Does the county model groundwater flow around public
water supplies? Do they identify areas susceptible to contamination? Do they
identify land uses with the greatest potential for contamination? '&
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a. Yes to all 3
b. (II) Policy 1.1: The County shall revise and update its 3-dimensional computer
models of ground water flow around public water supply wellfields, as additional
data(e.g., withdrawal rates,numbers and locations of wells within wellfields, and
hydrogeologic information)become available.
c. (II) Policy 1.2: The County shall identify those County potable water wellfields,
or portions of wellfields,which are susceptible to contamination, caused by
adjacent or nearby land uses, drainage patterns, geomorphic conditions, soil
properties, and/or hydrogeologic factors, including the presence or absence of
confining units. This information shall be revised and updated as necessary.
d. (II)Policy 1.3: The County shall maintain and update data on existing land uses
and land use activities that possess the greatest potential for ground water
contamination.
e. (II)Policy 1.4: The County shall maintain and update its maps of sensitive
recharge areas as additional anthropogenic and hydrogeologic information becomes
available.
f. (I)(II)Policy 1.5: This Sub-Element shall incorporate by reference annual
recharge amounts for the Surficial and Lower Tamiami aquifers and deeper
aquifers such as the Sandstone and Hawthorne Aquifers,as described in the South
Florida Water Management District's official publications dated April, 2000 (and
scheduled to be published in 2006).
g. Source-http://www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?page=257
259. The Collier GMP, does it seek to be in compliance with Federal and State water
quality standards?It is concerned with groundwater quality?
a. Yes-
b. (I)(II) OBJECTIVE 2: (PROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER QUALITY) Ground
water quality shall meet all applicable Federal and State water quality
standards. (II)=Plan Amendment adopted on January 25, 2007 Ordinance No. 07-
13 2 (I)(II)
c. Policy 2.1: The County shall prohibit discharges to sinkholes or other karst
related features that have direct hydrologic connections to the Surficial or
Intermediate Aquifer Systems.
d. (I)(II)Policy 2.2: Non-agricultural developments requiring an Environmental
Resources Permit from the South Florida Water Management District(SFWMD)
shall preserve groundwater recharge characteristics as required by the SFWMD and
as set forth in the SFWMD's Basis for Review, dated January 2004 and as regularly
updated. Ground water recharge shall also be protected through the application of the
retention/detention requirements and allowable off-site discharge rates for non-
agricultural developments specified in Policies 6.2 and 6.3 in the Drainage Sub-
Element.
e. (I)(II)Policy 2.3: The County standards for protecting the quality of ground water
recharge within the wellhead protection areas identified in the Future Land Use
Element (FLUE) shall be those provided in Policy 3.1.1 of the Conservation and
Coastal Management Element.
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f. (I)(II)Policy 2.4: Collier County shall evaluate the necessity for adopting more
stringent ground water recharge standards for High or Prime Recharge areas within 2
years of the SFWMD Governing Board's adoption of such areas.
g. Source-Same as above
260. The Collier GMP, does it have objectives and policies related to groundwater
quality monitoring?
a. Yes
b. (II) OBJECTIVE 3: (GROUNDWATER QUALITY MONITORING) The County
shall continue to collect and evaluate ground water quality data, identifying
ambient water quality values and trends, comparing analyzed concentrations to
Florida Ground Water Guidance Concentrations, and providing information to
water resources planning and management entities, and to the general public.
261. Collier County has an existing water quality monitoring program?
a. -Yes
b. (II)Policy 3.1: The County shall continue its existing water quality monitoring
program to provide baseline data, evaluate long-term trends, identify water quality
problems, and evaluate the effectiveness of the County's ground water protection
program.
262. Does the county coordinate with other agencies water quality monitoring programs?
a. Yes-
b. (II)Policy 3.2: The County shall coordinate data gathering activities with State and
Federal agencies to minimize duplication of efforts and enhance the quality of
information gathered.
c. Source-http://www.collier2ov.net/index.aspx?page=257
d.
263. The water monitoring data, it can drive policy as it relates to additional protections
that may be required? It can be used to create models and for comprehensive
regional planning?
a. Yes to all 3
b. (II)Policy 3.3: The County will annually assess its groundwater quality monitoring
data to determine whether monitoring activities and County Ordinances require
expansion, modification or reduction.
c. (II)Policy 3.4: The County shall continually gather and evaluate appropriate data for
the purpose of refining and improving the groundwater quality monitoring database
used in the County's 3-dimensional ground water model.
d. (II) Policy 3.5: Collier County shall continue to conduct water resource planning with
appropriate County, City of Naples, and SFWMD staff to provide for ground water
resource development, utilization, and conservation.
e. Source- http://www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?page=257
f.
264. What about public education? Does the Collier GMP address that?
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a. Yes-
b. (II) OBJECTIVE: 4: (PUBLIC EDUCATION WITH REGARD TO
GROUNDWATER PROTECTION ISSUES) The County shall continue current
activities of providing the public with educational materials concerning ground
water protection issues in Collier County. These may include, but shall not be
limited to,the preparation of annual technical publications of ground water quality
data, an informational website for groundwater quality issues, general information
publications, establishment of a speakers' bureau, K-12 classroom presentations, and
in-service teacher workshops and seminars.
c. (II) Policy 4.1: The County shall continue to advise the public on the appropriate
disposal methods for hazardous wastes, for the purpose of reducing or avoiding the
potential for groundwater contamination. In performing this task,the County may
utilize the public educational measures listed within Objective 4 of this Sub-Element,
or any other measures which may be appropriate.
d. (II) Policy 4.2: The County shall continue to provide information in a manner that can
be understood by the general public regarding Collier County's groundwater system,
its vulnerability to contamination and measures needed to protect it from
contamination. In performing this task,the County may utilize the public educational
measures listed within Objective 4 of this Sub-Element, or any other measures which
may be appropriate.
e. Source-http://www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?page=257
265. Does the GMP address the protection of critical recharge areas? Does the GMP
address technical data, long term needs, and protective mechanisms?
a. Yes to all 3
b. (II) OBJECTIVE 5: (PROTECTION OF CRITICAL RECHARGE AREAS AND
GROUNDWATER RESOURCES) The County shall implement plans to
preserve critical ground water recharge areas and ground water resources, and
will review, evaluate, and revise (if warranted)those plans and actions, based on the
best available geologic, hydrologic, hydrogeologic, and anthropogenic contaminant
data.
c. (II) Policy 5.1: The County shall develop, and continually update, technical
criteria for determining those recharge areas,which are critical to the County's
long-term ground water needs.
d. (II) Policy 5.2: The County shall continue to identify critical recharge areas and
appropriate protective mechanisms.
e. (II) Policy 5.3: The County shall continue to identify costs, funding mechanisms and
private property rights issues associated with the protection of critical recharge areas.
f. (II) Policy 5.4: The County shall continue to operate the petroleum storage tank
inspection program, especially in identified wellfield protection zones, operating
within available State funding.
g. (II)Policy 5.5: Collier County shall continue to operate and maintain a hazardous
waste collection facility. The facility shall operate five (5) days per week and will
accept household and small business hazardous wastes. Additionally,the County shall
continue to hold its hazardous waste collection day at least twice per year targeting
residential households but also allowing small businesses to participate.
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266. Where is the link to the Collier County GMP page listing all the elements?
a. Source-http://www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?page=257
267. What about the GMP Drainage Sub-Element? Doesn't it also address a variety of
water related issues? Can I see a review of that?
a. Yes
b. This portion of the Collier County Growth Management Plan inventories both
the natural conditions and stormwater management activities within
unincorporated Collier County. In Collier County, there are two (2) primary service
providers with regard to the provision of stormwater management services. The
County's Transportation Services Division maintains drainage systems associated
with County and State Roadways as well as the Secondary Drainage System. The Big
Cypress Basin Board, an arm of the South Florida Water Management District
(SFWMD), maintains the larger, regional surface water management systems within
Collier County. The regional drainage system is also referred to as the Primary
Drainage System.
268. The GMP drainage sub-element is concerned with flooding and pollutants? Does it
include oils? Is it mainly concerned with surface water?
a. Yes to all
b. (II) However, management of stormwater is concerned not only with flood
prevention (a quantity issue), but also with the removal of various pollutants
picked up by the stormwater as it flows across the County's developed land
areas (a quality issue). Such pollutants can include oils, greases, heavy metals,
pesticides,fertilizers and other substances,which can have a deleterious impact
on the County's natural systems and, above all, its groundwater quality.Note
that, in this respect,there is overlap in the intended purpose between the Drainage and
Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Sub-elements: both seek to protect aquifer
recharge areas. However,the emphasis of the Drainage Sub-element is on
surface water protection,whereas the emphasis of the Natural Groundwater
Aquifer Recharge Sub-element is on groundwater protection.
c. Source-http://www.colliemov.net/index.aspx?page=257
d.
269. What are the components and objectives of stormwater management?
a. (II) The term "stormwater management" refers to a set of comprehensive
strategies for dealing with both stormwater quantity and stormwater quality
issues. The primary component of these strategies is the need to ensure that the
volume, rate, timing and pollutant load of stormwater runoff after development
is similar to that which occurred prior to development. To accomplish this task,
stormwater management entities employ a combination of structural and non-
structural techniques. Non-structural techniques emphasize preservation or
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restoration of natural drainage features to promote infiltration, filtering and
slowing of runoff. Structural techniques include the variety of manmade channels
and control structures maintained within the primary and secondary drainage systems.
The objective of stormwater management is to develop a combination of techniques
which provide for adequate pollutant removal and flood protection in the most
economical manner.
b. See also NSM/ECM comparisons
c. Source-http://www.colliereov.net/index.aspx?page=257
d.
270. Does the GMP Drainage sub-element address basin wide planning, like the need for
upstream pre development run-off conditions?
a. Yes
b. (II) One of the key principles of current stormwater management techniques is
recognition of the need for basin-wide (or watershed basin) planning. The
stormwater management system has to be designed so as to ensure that the final
outlet point has adequate capacity to handle all discharges from the upstream
portion of the watershed under conditions present at the time of design.
Subsequent development upstream must then utilize stormwater management
techniques and systems, which will maintain predevelopment run-off conditions so
that the capacity of the downstream portion of the watershed is not exceeded. In this
respect,there is an overlap between the intended purpose of the Drainage Sub-
element and Goal 2 of the Conservation and Coastal Management Element, including
the Watershed Management Plans discussed under Objective 2.1 of the CCME.
c. Source-http://www.collieraov.net/index.aspx?page=257
271. Can I see the GMP Drainage Sub-Element Goals, Objectives and Policies?
a. Yes
b. GOAL: COLLIER COUNTY SHALL PROVIDE DRAINAGE AND FLOOD
PROTECTION FOR EXISTING AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT,
MINIMIZE THE DEGRADATION OF QUALITY OF RECEIVING WATERS
AND SURROUNDING NATURAL AREAS AND PROTECT THE
FUNCTIONS OF NATURAL GROUNDWATER AQUIFER RECHARGE
AREAS.
c. (II) OBJECTIVE 1 (CAPITAL FACILITY PLANNING FOR DRAINAGE
SYSTEMS): The County shall utilize the Annual Update and Inventory Report on
Public Facilities (AUIR) process to update the Drainage Atlas Maps and
Channel/Structure Inventory components of the adopted Water Management Master
Plan and to verify the existing watershed basin boundaries within Collier County. The
County will also verify the design storm capacity of the drainage facilities within
each basin, and determine the costs necessary to maintain the facility capacities to
selected design storm standards. This information shall be used to program
operational funds in the Annual County Budget and to identify necessary capital
projects and basin studies in the Annual Capital Improvement Element Update and
Amendment.
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d. (II)Policy 1.1: The County shall update and revise stormwater management
maintenance procedures and capital projects based on continual facilities performance
monitoring activities. Consideration will be given to natural systems as identified
in Policy 2.1.4 of the Conservation and Coastal Management Element, existing
developments and proposed developments.
e. (II)Policy 1.2: County drainage system capital facility planning shall be designed to
implement procedures and projects in a manner to ensure that adequate stormwater
management facility capacity is available at the time a development permit is issued,
or that such capacity will be available when needed to serve the development.
f. Source-http://www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?page=257
g.
272. The GMP drainage sub-element system is maintained to promote groundwater
recharge?
a. Yes
b. (II) Policy 1.3:The County shall continue to develop public drainage facilities,
which maintain the groundwater table as a source of recharge for the County's
potable water aquifers,provide a source of irrigation water for agricultural,
horticultural and golf course operations and provide water to native vegetation.
c. Source-http://www.colliemov.net/index.aspx?pa2e=257
d.
273. Is there a GMP policy that speaks to hydroperiods?
a. Yes-
b. (II)Policy 1.4: The County shall continue to evaluate structural and non-
structural measures for restoring historical hydroperiods in impacted
watersheds where possible and for reducing the impacts of canal and
stormwater discharges to estuaries. Selected measures will be implemented through
the watershed management planning process identified within Goal 2 of the
Conservation and Coastal Management Element of the Growth Management Plan.
c. Source-http://www.collier2ov.net/index.aspx?page=257
274. Does the GMP call for watershed management plans?
a. Yes
b. (II) Policy 1.5: Watershed Management Plans will be undertaken as set forth in
Objective 2.1 of the Conservation and Coastal Management Element(CCME).
After each plan is completed, the results will be made available to the property
owners located within the basin's boundaries for their use in petitioning the Board of
County Commissioners to create a taxing/assessment(II)=Plan Amendment by
Ordinance No. 2007-11 on January 25, 2007 4 unit to fund the proposed
implementation of the plan's recommendations. Until the Watershed Management
Plans are completed,the County shall apply the interim standards for development as
contained in CCME Objective 2.1.
c. Source-http://www.collier2ov.net/index.aspx?page=257
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275. Where are LOS standards addressed in the GMP?
a. (II) OBJECTIVE 2: The County shall maintain adopted drainage level of service
standards for basins and subbasins identified in the Water Management Master
Plan. Maintenance of the drainage level of service (LOS) identified for each basin
will be implemented through the watershed management planning process identified
within Goal 2 of the Conservation and Coastal Management Element of this Growth
Management Plan.
b. Source-http://www.colliercov.net/index.aspx?pace=257
276. Where are the GMP LOS standards listed?
a. (II)Policy 2.1: The following levels of service for drainage are hereby adopted for the
purpose of issuing development permits. Upon completion of each associated
Watershed Management Plan,the level of service will be modified, if warranted.
b. Future "private" developments -water quantity and quality standards as specified in
Collier County Ordinance Numbers 74-50, 90-10 and 2001-27, and Land
Development Code Ordinance Number 2004-41, as amended.
c. Existing "private" developments and existing or future public drainage facilities—
those existing Levels of Service identified (by design storm return frequency event)
by the completed Water Management Master Plan as follows: (See 2.1)
d. Policy 2.2: The County's Water Management Master Plan shall include
recommendations for changing Levels of Service together with an analysis of capital
requirements.(II)
e. Source-http://www.colliercov.net/index.aspx?page=257
277. Does the GMP policy address capital improvements for water management
facilities? Is there a schedule? How long out are they?
a. Yes-
b. OBJECTIVE 3: The County shall maintain and annually update a five-year
schedule of capital improvements for water management facilities in
conformance with the annual review process described within the Capital
Improvement Element of the Growth Management Plan.
c. Source-http://www.colliercov.net/index.aspx?page=257
278. There is a GMP policy addressing demand and capacity updates? Do they prioritize
and rank them?
a. Yes
b. (II) Policy 3.1: The County shall develop and maintain procedures to annually
update water management facility demand and capacity information.
c. (II) Policy 3.2: The County shall prepare annual summaries of capacity and demand
information for each water management facility and service area.
d. (II) Policy 3.3: Collier County shall evaluate and rank water management capital
improvement projects in accordance with the priorities stated in the Capital
Improvement Element of this plan.
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e. (II)Policy 3.4: County improvements to, and maintenance of, existing drainage
facilities shall be a priority over new construction projects in the urban and estates
designated areas (exclusive of Southern Golden Gate Estates).
f. Source-http://www.collieraov.net/index.aspx?page=257
279. What GMP policies address correction of existing deficiencies and future needs?
a. OBJECTIVE 4: (II) =Plan Amendment by Ordinance No. 2007-11 on January 25,
2007 The County shall develop and maintain policies and programs to correct
existing deficiencies and to provide for future facility needs in accordance with the
annual work program referenced in the adopted Water Management Master Plan.
b. (II)Policy 4.1: Water management projects shall be undertaken in accordance with
the schedule provided in the Capital Improvements Element of this plan. These
projects shall be undertaken in coordination with the Big Cypress Basin/South Florida
Water Management District 5 Year Plan.
c. (II)Policy 4.2: Collier County shall correct existing deficiencies and provide for
future water management facility needs through the formulation and implementation
of an annual work programs. In order to implement the annual work program, the
County shall encourage the use of innovative funding mechanisms including, but not
limited to special taxing or assessment districts.
d. (I1)Policy 4.3: The County shall develop and maintain a stormwater management
public awareness program,which will include, but not necessarily be limited to, a
Collier County Stormwater Management website. The primary purpose of this
program shall be to provide information regarding the County's stormwater
management programs to the general public including, but not limited to,the
environmental enhancements that will result from the use of total water management
concepts within the existing drainage network.
e. Source-http://www.collieraov.net/index.aspx?page=257
f.
280. What GMP policies address land use regulations related to protecting groundwater?
Does 5.1 address periodic reviews that may lead to additional ordinances and/or
regulations?
a. Yes to the latter
b. OBJECTIVE 5: The County shall continue to regulate land use and development
in a manner that protects the functions of natural drainage features and natural
groundwater aquifer recharge areas. Implementation of this Objective will be
consistent with the Watershed Management Planning process identified within Goal 2
of the Conservation and Coastal Management Element of the Growth Management
Plan, and with relevant provisions contained within the adopted Land Development
Code(Ordinance Number 2004-41, as amended).
c. (II) Policy 5.1: Collier County shall periodically review all appropriate Water
Management Ordinances and regulations to determine their effectiveness in
protecting the functions of natural drainage features and natural groundwater
aquifer recharge areas.
d. (II)Policy 5.2: Based upon the periodic review described in Policy 5.1,the County
shall develop any appropriate new ordinances and regulations that are necessary to
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ensure protection of the functions of natural drainage features and natural
groundwater aquifer recharge areas.
e. Source-http://www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?page=257
281. Where is the policy regarding the quality and quantity of discharges as it relates to
other agency requirements? What about retention and detention?
a. OBJECTIVE 6: The County shall protect the functions of natural drainage
features through the application of standards that address the quality and
quantity of discharge from stormwater management systems. Implementation of
this Objective will be consistent with the watershed management planning process
identified within Goal 2 and Objective 2.1 of the Conservation and Coastal
Management Element of the Growth Management Plan. This objective is made
measurable through the following policies: (II) =Plan Amendment by Ordinance No.
2007-11 on January 25, 2007
b. (I)(II)Policy 6.1: Projects shall be designed and operated so that off-site
discharges will meet State water quality standards, as set forth in Chapter 62-
302.300,F.A.C., as it existed at the date of project approval.
c. (1)(II) Policy 6.2: Collier County's retention and detention requirements shall be
the same as those provided in the South Florida Water Management District's
Basis of Review, as it existed at the time of project approval.
d. (I)(II)Policy 6.3:Allowable off-site discharge rates shall be computed using a storm
event of 3 day duration and 25 year return frequency. The allowable off-site discharge
rates are as follows:
e. Source-http://www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?page=257
f.
282. Why is stormwater management so important to groundwater management? What
percentage of the groundwater originated as surface water?
a. Stormwater that does not runoff either sits at the surface and evaporates or soaks into
the ground. The sandy soil of Southwest Florida allows surface water to be
readily absorbed into the ground where it then becomes groundwater for use by
plants or recharging the aquifer system. The slow movement of runoff across
sandy vegetated soil is ideal for capture of stormwater into the ground.
b. Under natural conditions then, Collier County has an abundance of
groundwater with 99% of groundwater originating as surface water. As the wet
season progresses the ground becomes full of water and not able to absorb more
runoff.
c. Source- http://www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?page=495
283. The stormwater in the NSM(Natural Systems Model)was moving across the
landscape as sheetflow much slower than it is today?
a. Yes
b. Prior to intervention by man,the run-off flowed very slowly through extensive
cypress forests and other wetlands developed in sloughs. In developed areas,
this natural condition must still be somewhat preserved, so when groundwater
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levels are high stormwater still sits at the ground surface in man-made wetlands,
ponds, canals and ditches.
c. Source-http://www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?page=495
d.
284. What about pollution complaint investigations? Who does that at the county level?
Explain the goals.Are they ensuring Federal, State, and local rules and regulations?
How many calls do they investigate in an average year?
a. Yes to question 3-
b. Collier County Pollution Control-Goal: Ensure compliance with related federal,
state and local rules and regulations that are applicable to specific pollution
issues.
c. 1. The team investigates an estimated 225 Pollution Complaint annually.
d. 2. Pollution complaints relate to pollutant releases (e.g. sewage, petroleum, other
hazardous materials), fish kills, red tide, general water quality and offensive odor.
e. 3. The team has the lead in the County's Comprehensive Emergency Management
Plan's Essential Support Function #10 (Hazardous Material).
f. Mandates: Comply with Collier County's Water Pollution Control Program
Ordinance 89-20 and the County's NPDES Permit requirements.
g. Benefits: This program provides for an expert who will respond immediately
(24/7/365)to all pollution complaints referred by the public or governmental
agencies. This immediate response minimizes environmental impacts and protects
Collier County's drinking water resources.
h. Last updated: 1/4/2013 3:34:51 PM..
i. Source http://www.collieraov.net/index.aspx?page=380
285. What is the contact number for Pollution control and where are they?
a. The Pollution Control Section is part of the Natural Resources Department and is
located at 2800 North Horseshoe Drive in Naples, Florida. The Pollution Control
Section strives to provide customer service that exceeds expectations. If you have any
questions concerning pollution in your area or to report a pollution complaint, the
Pollution Control Section of the Natural Resources Department can be contacted by
the following methods:
b. phone: 239-252-2502 fax: 239-252-2574
c. Mail: 2800 North Horseshoe Drive,Naples, FL 34104
d. Source-http://www.collieraov.net/index.aspx?pane=384
286. Does Collier Pollution Control have a water testing lab? How many people are
doing that? How many tests do they conduct per year?
a. Yes-10 or so
b. The team conducts approximately 59, 670 water quality analysis a year
c. Source- http://www.collierg,ov.net/index.aspx?pag.e=382
d.
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287. Can I see a simple review of the goals and mandates? Is one of the purposes
evaluating long term trends? Do they work and coordinate with others
a. Yes to all
b. GOALS: Provide analytical, chemical, and biological data that is accurate, precise
and reliable. Data provided by the Natural Resources Pollution Control &Prevention
Department laboratory is used for a number of water quality purposes, including
evaluation of long-term trends, identification of water quality problems, and
evaluation of the effectiveness of the County's groundwater protection program.
c. MANDATES: Comply with Collier County's Water Pollution Control Program
Ordinance 89-20,the Growth Management Plan's (GMP)Conservation and Coastal
Management Element(CCME),the Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Sub-
Element(NGAR), and contracts and agreements.
d. The team will be conducting approximately 59,670 water quality analyses in FY13.
e. The CCPCPD laboratory coordinates with the City of Naples on three separate
projects: Naples Bay Water Quality, Moorings Bay Water Quality and Naples Bay
Stormwater. Data generated by the lab are used to identify impacts on Naples Bay
and its watershed.
f. The team provides technical assistance to other agencies and county
departments that share the mission of protecting Collier County's
environmental resources from pollution (e.g. City of Marco Island, City of
Naples, Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Pelican Bay Services, Collier County
Coastal Zone Management, Solid Waste Department, Stormwater Department,
Wastewater and Water Departments and Parks and Recreation Departments).
g. Managing analytical services in-house gives the County control over the quality,
validity and usability of the data.
h. Immediate analytical services can be provided when needed and many tests that
cannot be outsourced due to holding times can be performed in-house. This allows for
the quick delivery of sound, reliable data to the County's decision makers and staff.
i. Fully functional NELAC certified environmental Laboratory.
j. Source-http://www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?gage=382
k.
288. In the May 30th meeting, at the IFAS location,some did not get a chance to speak.
Why was this?
a. IFAS allowed the use of the building contingent upon being out by 9:30 PM out of
consideration for staff that stayed late. There was just not enough time.
b. Time limits, generally 3 minutes,would have helped that meeting run a little better.
c. Source-I was at that meeting
d. Source-Very good suggestion from Jamie Duran Permit 1353, Letter #25
289. The very first communication is an evacuation letter? Why? What about public
information meetings? Why is it so hard to get information?
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a. Public information meetings are not a requirement of the DEP oil or injection well
permit. (The DEP controls both)
b. Other meetings were organized. Without the agency in control of the permit present,
no other agency could be reasonably expected to answer questions about a permit
process they do not regulate.
c. The DEP does not control the water use permit. Everyone who had water use
questions had to direct them back to SFWMD.
d. The DEP did not participate in other public meetings, other than meeting number 1.
e. The DEP, at some point, decided to route calls (from Reps offices) out of oil and gas
and to a PR person outside the oil and gas dept. Generally emailed questions are not
responded to.
f. The oil permit public comments consists mostly of questions,very few answers.
g. The 1 DEP public meeting was 9-11-13 and organized it by requiring people to ask
each individual question at one of the tables.No presentation addressing concerns
from the many letters was given.
h. The Total Safety letter was sent by the applicant and not the DEP.
290. There are a lot of public letters attached to permit 1353, but why are there no
responses in them?Are they not part of the public record? Did the DEP give any
presentations in meetings?
a. I don't know the answer to this question.
b. There were no PowerPoint presentations.
c.
291. Would it be beneficial to have a mediator neutral to both sides clear up all the
concerns of safety to the public and for the benefit of the citizens' concerns?
a. Source-DEP Permit 1353 letters-letter# 126 DEP meeting comment form # 5
(Cancio)
b. Yes-The DEP was not required to have public meetings. The county does not control
the permit. SFWMD controls the water use permit. There is not a public meeting
requirement in this process. There was not a public meeting that could Q and A both
the oil and water permits at the same time.
292. Who tracks and reports oil production?
a. DEP
293. What trends did the Surface Water study show?
a. The answer to this question is complicated.
b. See report
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294. What basin is nearest the neighborhood?
a. Faka Union
b. Source-SFWMD/Pollution Control 2010 Annual Report page 18
295. How many times has Hydrogen Sulfide Gas (H2S) been found associated with an oil
project in SW Florida?
a. Never
b. Source-DEP
296. How is H2S regulated?
a. Rule 62C-27.0001
297. Is there a zone H2S is found in? Does the DEP inspect at that time?
a. 9,000-12,000 feet is the zone. If it is not found there, it will not be found.
b. The DEP inspects the well and the driller will communicate when it's a non-issue.
c.
298. How many water supply wells are there in this project?
a. Two. Permit application# 130325-12 contains both water supply wells.
b. Source: Permit 130325 (App#) page 2
c. Source: Basis of Review, Section 1.7
d.
299. How much water is being used?
a. 5MGM (Million Gallons Month)-166,700 a day
b. Source: SFWMD letter page 2 (Attached to permit)
1. Reference amount and duration
2. Impact analysis
3. Drawdown numbers .2 nearest residence
4. Determination of no harm
5. Contact information
c. Sum of usage for both wells, not 5MGM each well
d. Conservancy Correction letter from 233, 333 to the correct amount of 166,666.
e. SFWMD reductions 204MGD to 158MGD since 1984
f. Water supply demand map
g. Water Supply Gross Demands Projections\
h. Lower West Coast Hydrogeologic Cross Section
300. Can I see some water use comparisons?
a. Yes
b. Small par three golf course usage-11 MGM
c. 2000 home neighborhood landscape irrigation only usage-33MGM
d. City of Naples Maximum from Lower Tamiami is 505 MGM
e.
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301.
302. When does the water permit expire?
a. July 26 2018
b.
303. Are they withdrawing water for 5 years?
a. No-70 day's maximum, only during active drilling.
304. How many documents are attached to the water permit?
a. 25
b. Source: SFWMD permit
c. Binder 1
305. Who regulates permits? Are they shared with the DEP?
a. SFWMD-Yes
b. SFWMD-"Regulatory programs help us to better manage and protect regional water
resources. The resources include wetlands, rivers, lakes and estuaries as well as
groundwater supplies. The South Florida Water Management District's regulatory
responsibilities are shared with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection
and other state and local governments."
c. Source-http://www.sfwmd.gov/portal/page/portal/levelthree/permits :.,
306. Is there a permit required for the water well from Collier County?
a. Yes-SFWMD permit page 7.
b. The database was only maintained by the Collier County Pollution Control &
Prevention Department(CCPCPD)up to September 30, 2007. For information
concerning well permits from that point to present please contact the Growth
Management Division at 239-252-2400. The well application and completion report
data found within this database has been provided to Collier County by well
contractors. Collier County makes no representations with regard to any of this
information. Collier County accepts no responsibility or liability associated with any
use of any of this data. The South Florida Water Management District(SFWMD)
is the agency having jurisdiction over the installation and abandonment of wells.
Collier County, under contract with SFWMD, permits and inspects the wells
providing monthly reports to SFWMD.
c. Source-CCPC- http://www.collieraov.net/index.aspx?page=383
d.
307. Was an SDP (Site Development Plan) required from Collier County?
a. No, If 2 or more oil wells are connected on the site, it would be required.
b. Source Collier County Growth Management
308. Who issues the oil well and injection well permit?
a. DEP-Bureau of Mining and Minerals issues both igwos
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b.
309. What F.S.'s regulate Water Supply Wells?
a. F.S. 62-532
b. F.S. 62-532.400-monitoring
c. F.S. 373
d. FAC 40E-2 and 40E-20 (Included)
e. Source DEP- http://www.dep.state.fl.us/legal/Rules/mainrulelist.htm
f. Source SFWMD-http://www.sfwmd.gov/portal/page/portal/xweb%20-
%2Orel ease%202/rul es%20statutes%20and%20criteria
g.
310. Does a professional engineer have to sign off on the permit?
a. Yes, section BOR 1.6.
311. Can I see a review of the BOR objectives referencing FAC and FS?
a. Yes
b. 1.0 PERMITTING PROCEDURES-1.1 Objectives Chapter 373, Florida Statutes
(F.S.), enables and directs the District to regulate the use of water within its
jurisdictional boundaries. The purpose of the water use regulatory program is to
ensure that those water uses permitted by the District are reasonable-beneficial, will
not interfere with any presently existing legal uses of water, and are consistent with
the public interest pursuant to Section 373.223, F.S. The District has adopted rules for
regulating the consumptive use of water,which are set forth in Chapters 40E-2 and
40E-20, Florida Administrative Code. The Basis of Review is incorporated by
reference into Chapter 40E-2. The Basis of Review must be read in conjunction
with Chapters 40E-2 and 40E-20,as applicable. The objective of the Basis of
Review is to further specify the general procedures and information used by
District staff for review of water use permit applications. All criteria in the Basis
of Review applies to processing individual permit applications, and specified criteria
applies to processing of general permit notices of intent. The criteria contained herein
are flexible, with the primary goal being to meet District water resource objectives. In
addition,procedures for processing water use permit applications are set forth in
Chapters 40E-0 and 40E-1, F.A.C. Rule 40E-1.610, F.A.C., provides procedures for
permit renewals and Rule 40E-1.6107, F.A.C., sets forth procedures for permit
transfers.
c. Source-BOR-1.0, 1.1 Page 6
312.
313. SFWMD-Who applied for the "Water Use General Permit"?
a. Permittee-Dan A Hughes
b. Source: Permit page 1
314. Was the usage amount reduced?
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a. Yes-It was reduced from 7MGM to 5MGM (Million Gallons Month).
b. Source-Permit# 130325-12
315. Is there an annual limit?
a. Yes- 60 MG-annual allocation
b. .Source: SFWMD letter page 2
316. How long are the withdrawals taking place?
a. 70 days maximum, not the duration of the well, only during the initial drilling period.
b. Source-SFWMD letter pagel
c. Source Sfwmd permit page 7
317. How does SFWMD regulate that? Do they receive any reports?
a. Yes-Permit condition 18-Monthly reports are required (submitted quarterly)
318. If something is out of compliance, does SFWMD have the ability to require
compliance?
a. Yes-Source BOR 1.7.2.3 (B)
319. Where is regulation regarding reporting in the BOR(Basis of Review)?
a. BOR 1.7.2.3
b. F.S. 373.236
320. Can the SFWMD require additional reports?
a. Yes-SFWMD can require additional reports at any time necessary to ensure
compliance
321. Can I see a review of the BOR section related to compliance reports?
a. Yes
b. 1.7.2.3 Compliance Reports
c. A. Where necessary to maintain reasonable assurance that the conditions for issuance
of a permit can continue to be met over the duration of a 20 year permit, the District
shall require the permittee to submit a compliance report pursuant to subsection
373.236(4), F.S., no more than once every ten years. The permit shall be conditioned
to assure compliance with the initial conditions for issuance, including
implementation of schedules for Water Need and Demand Methodologies under
Section 2.0, maintaining updated water conservation and efficiency requirements, and
updated allocation methodologies, pursuant to District rules. The compliance report
shall contain sufficient information to maintain reasonable assurance that the
permittee's use of water will continue to meet Chapters 40E-2 and 40E-20, F.A.C., as
applicable, for the remaining duration of the permit. The compliance report shall, at a
minimum, include all of the information specifically required by the permit limiting
conditions.
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d. B. Following the District's review of this report, the District shall require the
permittee to take such actions as necessary to ensure that the use of water will
continue to meet the conditions for permit issuance.
e. C.Notwithstanding the above, the District is not prohibited from requiring
reports at any time when necessary to ensure compliance with the terms of the
permit or provisions in Chapters 40E-2 or 40E-20,F.A.C.
322. Domestic users have to implement conservation measures. How is water
conservation addressed here? Do they have to have a plan?
a. Yes-They are required to implement a water conservation plan.
b. Source-Water permit 130325-12, page 4, condition 19, requires a water conservation
plan.
323. Where in the BOR is that referenced and can I see a review of that?
a. Yes
b. 2.4.1 Water Conservation Plans-All individual permit applicants for a commercial or
industrial water use permit must submit a water conservation plan at the time of
permit application. The conservation plan shall be prepared and implemented for the
Permittee's proposed use and, at a minimum, incorporate the following mandatory
components:
c. A. An audit of the amount of water used in the Applicant's various operational
processes. For new Permittees, an audit will not be required as a condition of permit
issuance; however, such audit must be conducted within two years of permit issuance.
d. The following measures will be required within the first year of permit issuance or
audit completion if found to be cost effective in the Applicant's audit:
e. 1. implementation of a leak detection and repair program;
f. 2. implementation of a recovery/recycling or other program providing for
technological, procedural or programmatic improvements to the Applicant's facilities,
and;
g. 3. use of processes to decrease water consumption.
h. B. Develop and implement an employee awareness and consumer education program
concerning water conservation.
i. C. Procedures and time-frames for implementation shall be included in the
conservation plan
j. Source-BOR-2.4.1
k. Source-See also water permit condition 19
324. Can't they use reclaimed water?
a. No-Rule 40E-3.512 FAC requires potable water during well construction.
b. Source-permit
325. What Aquifer is the water well in?
a. Lower Tamiami (Surficial)
b. Source: Permit page 2
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326. Will this cause problems with domestic wells nearby?
a. No-See impact analysis
b. The nearest residence drawdown is .2
c. Source-SFWMD 7-2-13 letter page 1
d.
327. Are there permitted domestic users within the cone of influence(.01) as defined by
the impact analysis?
a. No
b. Source-Impact analysis page 1
328. Where can I find the impact analysis?
a. SFWMD-Permit application# 130325-12. Open up the permit, under Miscellaneous
there are 5 attachments. It is number 2 "Impact Analysis"
b. Source- http://my.sfwmd.gov
c.
329. Would you define the simulated impact scenario? Did it include recharge?Did it
include surface water features?
a. Yes, no, &no
b. The hydrologic impacts of the proposed 7 million gallons (MG) maximum month
allocation were evaluated through numerical modeling using the MODFLOW code.
In accordance with the SFWMD Basis of Review (1.7.5.2)the simulated impact
scenario was 90 days pumping at the maximum month daily rate with no
recharge and no surface water features included. The 7 MG maximum month
allocation is equivalent to 233,333 gallons per day (gpd) or 31,190 ft3/d. The
allocation was split evenly between the two production wells.
c. In the project site area,the two aquifers of the Surficial Aquifer System, the water
table aquifer and underlying Lower Tamiami aquifer are hydraulically well connected
and are considered a single aquifer. The MODFLOW model, therefore consists of an
unconfined single layer. The three nearest wells to the project site in the SFWMD
DBYHDRO database which there are aquifer performance test data are summarized
in Table 1.
d. Note-The 7 million has been changed to 5 million going from 233k to 166k.
e. Source-SFWMD Permit 130325-12 Impact Analysis, page 1
330. Is there other information regarding modeling from SFWMD? Can I see some other
factors?
a. Yes
b. Hydrologic Process Module Approach and Models
c. HPMs provide a method to simulate the local surface hydrology in a mesh cell or a
collection of mesh cells. The mesh cells are used in the implicit finite volume solution
for the regional flow while the HPMs explicitly simulate the local hydrology before
the next time step of the implicit regional solution. HPM types available are designed
to simulate: ork
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d. 1. Unsaturated flow in soil
e. 2. Interception and detention of flow
f. 3. Interflow, field drainage
g. 4. Urban hydrology and related management practices
h. 5. Rainfall-Runoff simulation
i. 6. Agricultural irrigation and drainage practices
j. 7. Everglades ridge and slough hydrology
k. 8. Small creek and tributary flow
1. 9. Discharge, seepage and aquifer recharge from detention and retention ponds
m. Source-Regional Simulation Model (RSM)Hydrologic Simulation Engine (HSE)
User's Manual RSM Version 2.2.9 (in process)Document Produced on May 17,
2005 South Florida Water Management District(SFWMD) Office of Modeling
(OoM),Model Development Division (4540) 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm
Beach, FL 33406 Chapter 5 Page 187
331. The lowest surficial recorded in the basin is 1.8 NGVD (about 11 feet bls). The area
has many wetlands,so does this mean the surficial is in the root zone most of the
time?
a. Yes
b. The natural system HPMs (Hydrologic Process Module's)that are designed to
simulate local hydrology in relatively undisturbed areas can be grouped by
hydrologic processes into two distinct groups of land uses,wetlands and uplands.
The principal distinction is the interaction with the surficial aquifer. In wetlands
and other areas where the water table is in the root zone for most of the year, the
local hydrology is largely controlled by the depth to the water table. In upland
areas there is substantial water storage in the unsaturated zone above the water table
but below the root zone. This water will drain from the soil over extended periods
contributing to surface water and regional groundwater. These natural areas differ
from developed areas in that the hydrology is controlled by the native landscape
features and water moves slowly through the landscape.
c. Source-Regional Simulation Model (RSM)Hydrologic Simulation Engine (HSE)
User's Manual RSM Version 2.2.9 (in process)Document Produced on May 17,
2005South Florida Water Management District(SFWMD) Office of Modeling
(OoM),Model Development Division (4540) 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm
Beach, FL 33406 Chapter 5 Page 189
d.
332. Can't this distinction be easily seen at surface level by examining and defining
natural areas habitat?
a. Yes
b. This question is not as complicated as it seems. Most informed rangers could point
out wetlands without the need to reference surficial levels or hydrology. The answer
is to have a working knowledge of habitats. If this were not the case, wetlands would
succeed and new species would begin to take over the area.
c. Source-DEP/DOF Academy Finn
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333. The habitat map references FLUCCS. What is that? Where did it come from?
a. FLORIDA LAND USE, COVER AND FORMS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.
The September 1985 version is almost intact as it was except for a few added
classifications. We would like to thank the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection for their input in adding some "Wetland Classes." We left most all the
Introduction as it was in the Second Edition.
b. PURPOSE: In the years since the original edition of the LAND USE,
COVERAND FORMS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM was initiated, the
Geographic Mapping Section has evolved simultaneously with the expanding
technologies of remote sensing and digital mapping systems. The section now
routinely employs more sophisticated, state-of-the art forms of aerial
photography,Landsat Multi-Spectral Scanner(MSS) data and Landsat
Thematic Mapper(TM) data. Additionally, most image data reduced from
remotely sensed images and all non-image data is stored in a computer-
supported geographic information system.
c. The increased use of these resources has led to very precise classification of land
use, cover and forms and a flexible means of capturing not only image data but
also auxiliary non-image data in a comprehensive land use/cover/forms data
base. As a result of these increased capabilities, the mission of the Thematic Mapping
Section has expanded greatly, necessitating a new edition of the FLORIDA LAND
USE, COVER AND FORM CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. In 1971,the Geographic
Mapping Section was established within the Topographic Bureau, now the Surveying
and Mapping Office, of the Florida Department of Transportation. Our mission then,
as it is now, was to assist upon request other state agencies in their mapping activities.
Although our primary responsibility is to the Department of Transportation,the
section will intermittently serve the needs of other Governmental Agencies.
d. A committee representing eight state agencies was formed in 1973 to improve
land resources data coordination within the various state agencies by reducing
duplication of effort and increasing the value of data for serving multiple
purposes. The committee's objective was to establish a uniform land
classification system that would satisfy a wide variety of users. It was determined
that the system must be compatible with classification activities at the national level
while permitting flexibility for regional and local agencies. After a general evaluation
of the current classification systems then in use, it was agreed that the United
States Geological Survey report, "A Land-Use Classification System for Use
With Remote-Sensor Data," commonly known as U.S.G.S. Circular 671, would
be the basis for the committee's work. A system was designed primarily to meet needs
of state agencies, local governments and private enterprise, and to allow user
flexibility in modifying the classifications to meet individual needs without seriously
impairing the exchange of data. The result of the committee's work was the
publication of the FLORIDA LAND USE AND COVER CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM in 1976. This publication encompassed complete sub-categorization of
Levels I and II of the classification system, but left the sub-categorization of Level III
to the discretion of individual organizations.
e. Source-FLORIDA LAND USE, COVER AND FORMS CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM HANDBOOK, JANUARY 1999, DEPARTMENT OF
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TRANSPORTATION, SURVEYING AND MAPPING GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING
SECTION, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, SURVEYING
AND MAPPING OFFICE, GEOGRPAHIC MAPPING SECTION,HANDBOOK
JANUARY 1999 Third Edition, Responsible Office: Surveying &Mapping Office
Page 1-2
334. What is the difference between FLUCCS and FNAI? What is FNAI?
a. FNAI is focused on the natural,while FLUCCS includes codes for all areas. FLUCCS
maps out developed areas.
b. The Florida Natural Areas Inventory is a non-profit organization administered
by Florida State University.We are dedicated to gathering,interpreting, and
disseminating information critical to the conservation of Florida's biological
diversity. The Inventory was founded in 1981 as a member of The Nature
Conservancy's international network of natural heritage programs. Funding is
provided through contracts and grants, which currently include work for the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection,the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission, and other state and federal agencies.
c. Inventory staff continually build and maintain a comprehensive database of the
biological resources of Florida,which now includes more than 32,000 element
occurrences of rare plants, rare animals, and high-quality natural communities.
These occurrences are maintained in a GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
database for mapping and analysis.
d. The Inventory also serves as the primary source for information on Florida's
conservation lands. The Inventory database includes GIS boundaries and statistics for
more than 2,000 federal, state, local, and private managed areas. The database also
includes information on Florida Forever environmental land acquisition projects.
Inventory staff have expertise in a range of fields, including botany, zoology,
ecology, land management, environmental planning, GIS, and database management.
e. Source-http://www.fnai.orQ/about.cfm
f.
335. What happens if there is interference with existing legal uses? Are they required to
mitigate?
a. Yes-there is a plan. See permit page 2
b. See mitigation factors, permit page 2 and 3
336. What are the mitigation factors?
a. Mitigation is repair for damage caused.
b. Pumpage reduction, replacement of impacted individual's equipment, relocation of
wells, change in withdrawal source, and other means.
c. Source: permit page2 condition 8
337. SFWMD says there is no harm, but if there is, how are they dealing with that?
a. The answer is in the 22 permit conditions. Page 3.
b. Includes offsite harm and natural resources harm
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c.
338. What about the natural resources? Does the permit process address that?
a. Yes-SFWMD has the authority to modify and mitigate for reductions, saline interface
movement, hydroperiods,water bodies, contaminants, and habitats.
b. Source-permit page 3
339. Isn't a large portion of Collier County already held in Conservation?
a. Yes-64%
b. Source-Collier County Pollution Control Surface water Quality Annual Assessment
and Trend Report-Executive Summary i
c.
340. The Everglades are still only half of what they were 100 years ago, right?
a. Yes
341. What is the cost of the CERP engineering plans?
a. 7.8 billion
342.
343. Is it even possible to restore the original size?
a. No
b. Source-Habitat Suitability.
344. What about impacts to surrounding wetlands? Will it harm the wetlands with
excessive draw down?
a. No-The impact assessment
b. Source-permit page 9
c. Off-site wetlands impacts are driven by development, historical land management,
and agriculture.
d. BOR 3.3.1
345. What is WRAP?
a. The Wetland Rapid Assessment Procedure (WRAP) is a rating index developed by
the South Florida Water Management District to assist the regulatory evaluation of
mitigation sites (created, restored, enhanced or preserved)that are permitted through
the District's Management and Storage of Surface Waters or Environmental Resource
Permit processes. The objectives of WRAP are: 1. to establish an accurate, consistent,
and timely regulatory tool; 2.to track trends over time (land use vs. wetland
impacts); and 3. to offer guidance for environmental site plan development. WRAP
evaluation is a rapid assessment meant to be used within the limited timeframes of the
regulatory process. Test results of the WRAP procedure showed it to be highly
repeatable and an effective training tool for biologists.
As additional data are collected, further analysis will be conducted in an attempt to
establish a relationship between land use and wetland function.
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b. Source- TECHNICAL PUBLICATION REG-001 WETLAND RAPID
ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE(WRAP)Raymond E. Miller Jr. , Senior
Environmental Analyst Boyd E. Gunsalus, Staff Environmental Analyst September
1997 (Second Edition,April 1999)updated August, 1999 NATURAL RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT DIVISION REGULATION DEPARTMENT SOUTH FLORIDA
346. What is the overall objective of WRAP?
a. The overall objective in the development of WRAP is to utilize as much information
as possible,both from literature reviews and professional experience, and organize it
in the form of a simple but accurate rating index. In order for any wetland functional
assessment procedure to be accepted by the regulatory community,the procedure has
to be simple enough to use without collecting time-consuming field data and must be
able to be completed within a relatively short time period.
b. Source: Tab 5 j
347. Are there parameters for each habitat by wildlife utilization?
a. Yes
b. See report binder 2,tab 2
348. Are there ranges developed for every plant and animal species?
a. Yes
b. See report-binder 2 tab 2
349. Does WRAP consider land use?
a. Yes-19 types
350. What are category 1,2, and 3 wetlands?
a. See-Maps-Wetland Categories
351. What is the focus of the hydrology as it relates to natural areas?
a. The focus is on water-dependent ecology. The modeling is targeting a full-scale
multispecies ecological simulation.
b. Source-Habitat Suitability Indices For Evaluating Water Management Alternatives
Chapter 1, Page 1.
352.
353. What are the basics of the Conceptual Ecological Modeling?
a. Land and water policy
b. Hydrologic consequences
c. Ecosystem habitat process and function impact
d. Impacts on species and communities.
354. Haven't habitat suitability indices been around for a while?
a. Yes-
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b. USFWS developed habitat suitability index models, like HEP Habitat Evaluation
Procedures, and IFIM Instream Flow Incremental Methodology
c.
355. What are some examples of hydrologic variables?
a. Water depth-
1. Average weekly, monthly, annual, between specified dates
2. Minimum, maximum, above/below thresholds
3. Relative to depths at earlier dates
4. Rates of recession
b. Flow direction
c. Flow velocity
d. Hydroperiod
1. Duration between dates, continuous, discontinuous
2. Time since last dry period
3. Period above/below specified thresholds
e. Source-Tab 5a
356. How does CERP interface?
a. The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan(USACE and SFWMD, 1999) is a
conceptual plan that proposes major modifications to the Central and Southern
Florida Project in order to reverse decades of ecosystem decline. Specifically, the
plan describes nearly 50 major projects and 68 project components to be constructed
at an original cost estimate of$10.9 billion, in 2004 dollars. Major components of
CERP focus on restoring the quantity, quality, timing, and distribution of water for
the natural system, and include aquifer storage and recovery, in-ground reservoirs,
rainfall-driven operations, removing barriers to sheetflow, seepage management,
stormwater treatment areas, surface water storage reservoirs, and water reuse and
conservation. The estimated costs for CERP have increased to $13.5 billion, based on
price level (inflation) adjustments to 2009 dollars; and revisions made to scope based
on finalized designs for projects such as the Indian River Lagoon—South, Picayune
Strand Restoration, Site 1 Impoundment, and C-111 Spreader Canal Western projects
(www.evergladesplan.org/pm/program_docs/cerp_reports_congress.aspx; USACE,
2010). Maps of the CERP projects and components, including pilot projects, are
provided in Figures 1 a-1 h.
b. Source- Appendix 1-4: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Annual Report—
470 Report Wanda Caffie-Simpson, Matthew Morrison and Steve Poonaisingh
Contributors: Angela Carneyl, Stacey Feken2
357. Can I see a Lower West Coast CLERP project map?
a. Yes-
b. Source-Binder 1, Tab 2n
358. How does CERP relate to Golden Gate? Is there a project there?
a. Yes-Picayune Strand Restoration Project
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b. Picayune Strand Restoration is a CERP project that will rehydrate a failed 1960s
subdivision,known as Southern Golden Gate Estates, by removing the infrastructure
of roads and canals and restoring its pre-drainage hydrology. Picayune Strand is
located in southwestern Collier County. It is surrounded by preserves and wildlife
areas that will be linked and enhanced by the restored conditions within the project
area, creating a combined natural area that will function as a single connected
regional ecosystem (Figure 2). The regional ecosystem includes estuaries, freshwater
wetlands and uplands.
359. Is the CERP Golden Gate project rehydrating wetlands? How many acres?
a. Yes-55, 247 acres
b. The Southern Golden Gate Estates subdivision included almost 20,000 platted parcels
with 279 miles of roads and 48 miles of drainage canals (Figure 3) (USACE and
SFWMD 2004). The project involves rehydrating the 55,247-acre (about 94 square
miles) subdivision by removing the infrastructure of roads and canals and restoring its
pre-drainage hydrology. An extensive canal system was excavated to drain surface
waters and provide fill for the road system. Roads are impeding overland sheetflow.
Within the project area there have historically been four large drainage canals flowing
from north to south. From west to east,they include the Miller, Faka Union,Merritt
and Prairie Canals. The Prairie Canal is, at the time of writing of this document,
partly plugged and the lands in the vicinity of that canal are progressively
rehydrating. The Miller, Merritt and Prairie Canals merge with Faka Union Canal
near the south end of the project area. The three remaining canals are trapezoidal in
shape and have an average excavated depth of approximately 10 feet from the top of
the bank to the bottom of the channel. The surface widths range from 45 feet to more
than 200 feet.
c. Source- SFWMD-Peer Review Panel Draft Report: DRAFT Technical Document to
Support a Water Reservation Rule for Picayune Strand and Downstream Estuaries
June 9, 2008
360. What are the primary negative effects of this over drainage?
a. The canals have over-drained the area,resulting in the reduction of aquifer recharge,
greatly increased freshwater point source discharges to receiving estuaries to the
south, invasion by nuisance vegetation, loss of ecological connectivity and associated
habitat, and increased frequency of forest fires.
361. The canals reduce aquifer recharge?
a. Yes
362. How much effect does the canal system have on drainage, groundwater levels, and
hydroperiods?
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a. Existing flows down the canals into Picayune Strand are designed to provide wet
season drainage for Northern Golden Gate Estates. The canals continually drain
Northern Golden Gates Estates into Picayune Strand until the water table in the
subdivision is so low that the canals can no longer extract water from the land. The
canal system increased drainage 16 times faster than historic conditions, lowered
previously existing ground water levels from 2 to 4 feet(Addison et al. 2006), and
reduced hydroperiods by 2 to 4 months (Gore 1988). Water table drawdowns
associated with Southern Golden Gates Estates canals have extended over two miles
into Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park (USACE and SFWMD 2004).
b. Source- SFWMD-Peer Review Panel Draft Report: DRAFT Technical Document to
Support a Water Reservation Rule for Picayune Strand and Downstream Estuaries
June 9, 2008 page 17
c.
363. What effect did the predrainage hydrology and natural sheet flow patterns have on
the aquifer?
a. Pre-drainage Hydrology and Natural Flow Patterns
b. The range of annual fluctuation in water levels above and below ground and the
duration of inundation are the primary factors influencing plant communities within
the Picayune Strand area, although frequent fires and substrate are also factors
(Harper 1927, Klein et al. 1970, Craighead 1971, Duever 1984, Duever 2005). The
flat topography created minimal gradients, resulting in a gentle, broad, slow-moving
overland sheetflow a few inches to a few feet deep across most of the area during
much of the wet season. Water flowed in a general southerly direction, curving
slightly to the south-southwest as it approaches the coast. Predrainage, natural surface
runoff in the area has been reported to be up to 10 inches annually (USACE and
SFWMD 2004). Seasonal flooding occurred several months of the year(USACE and
SFWMD 2004) and wetland hydroperiods were maintained well into the dry season
(SFWMD and NRCS 2003). Typical ranges were from 1 to 2 feet above ground
surface at the height of the wet season to 3 feet below ground surface in the late dry
season. During the dry season isolated pools were formed as sheetflow receded below
the ground surface. This natural sheetflow system absorbed floodwater, promoted
groundwater recharge, sustained wetland vegetation, rejuvenated freshwater aquifers,
assimilated nutrients, and removed suspended materials.
d. Source- SFWMD-Peer Review Panel Draft Report: DRAFT Technical Document to
Support a Water Reservation Rule for Picayune Strand and Downstream Estuaries
June 9, 2008 page 16
c.
364. What is CEPP and is it a CERP project? Can I see a quick overview?
a. The purpose of the Central Everglades Planning Project(CEPP) is to restore or
improve the Everglades ecosystem (including wetlands,uplands, and associated
estuaries),water quality, water supply, and recreation while protecting cultural and
archeological resources and values. The recommended plan would achieve these
benefits by reducing the large pulses of regulatory flood control releases sent from
Lake Okeechobee by redirecting approximately 210,000 acre-feet of additional water Ofookx
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on an annual basis to the historical southerly flow path. Water will be delivered first
to flow equalization basins (FEBs)which will provide storage capacity, attenuation of
high flows, and water quality attenuation,prior to delivery to existing stormwater
treatment areas (STAs). The STAs reduce phosphorus concentrations in the water to
meet required water quality standards. Rerouting this treated water south and
redistributing it across spreader canals will facilitate hydropattern restoration in Water
Conservation Area(WCA) 3A. This, in combination with Miami Canal backfilling
and other CERP components, will re-establish a 500,000-acre flowing system through
the northern most extent of the remnant Everglades. The treated water will be
distributed through WCA 3A to WCA 3B and Everglades National Park(ENP)via
structures and creation of the Blue Shanty Flowway. The Blue Shanty Flowway
will restore continuous sheetflow and re-connection of a portion of WCA 3B to ENP
and Florida Bay. A seepage barrier wall and pump station will manage seepage to
maintain levels of flood protection and water supply in the urban and agricultural
areas east of the WCAs and ENP. The CEPP recommended plan was chosen based
upon detailed estimates of hydrology across the 41-year period of record (January
1965—December 2005) generated by the Regional Simulation Model for Basins
(RSM-BN) for the Northern Estuaries and the RSM for the Glades and Lower East
Coast Service Area(RSM-GL) for the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay. The
approximate cost estimate for this ecosystem restoration project is $ 1,748,800,000.
b. Source CENTRAL EVERGLADES PLANNING PROJECT Draft Integrated Project
Implementation Report and Environmental Impact Statement August 2013-USACE
365. Who has regulatory authority in CEPP?
a. The CEPP study is being conducted under the authority provided by Section
601(d)(2)(b)of WRDA 2000, which requires preparation of a Project Implementation
Report(PIR)to implement components of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration
Plan. Upon approval of the PIR by the Governing Board of the SFWMD and the
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works(ASA-CW),the recommended plan
will be submitted to Congress for authorization. The CEPP is also a national pilot
project for the Corps, testing opportunities for expediting the planning phase of civil
works projects, confirming federal interest, and providing a recommendation to
Congress. The goal of this pilot project was to identify a draft recommended plan
within 18 months of initiating the study and preparing a recommendation to Congress
in less than three years.
b. Source CENTRAL EVERGLADES PLANNING PROJECT Draft Integrated Project
Implementation Report and Environmental Impact Statement August 2013-USACE
c.
366. What are the benefits of the CEPP-Central Everglades Planning Project?
a. The recommended plan beneficially affects more than 1.5 million acres in the St.
Lucie and Caloosahatchee Estuaries, WCA 3A, WCA 3B,Everglades National
Park, and Florida Bay. In addition to redistributing existing treated water in a more
natural sheetflow pattern, the recommended plan provides an average of
approximately 210,000 acre-feet per year of additional clean freshwater flowing into
the central portion of the Everglades. This increase in freshwater flow to the
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Everglades is approximately two-thirds of the additional flow estimated to be
provided by the CERP. The recommended plan also reduces the number and
severity of harmful, high-volume discharges from Lake Okeechobee, improving
salinity in the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee Estuaries. The additional water
flowing into northern WCA 3A and Everglades National Park will help to restore
pre-drainage vegetative communities and habitat for fish and wildlife while
providing incremental restoration of natural processes critical for the
development of peat soils and tree islands,which are essential features of the
Everglades ridge-and-slough landscape. Increased flows to Florida Bay will improve
salinities, resulting in greater abundance and diversity of sea grasses and other
estuarine plant and animal species. Ecosystem services provided by the recommended
plan include carbon sequestration, reduced fire risks, increased commercial and
recreational fish catches (such as pink shrimp and spotted sea trout), increased
water supply, and other recreational use and enjoyment values associated with
the Everglades and south Florida's estuaries. The recommended plan also boost
resiliency to potential climate change effects by increasing freshwater in the
Everglades and buffering natural system areas and the underlying aquifer against
possible sea level rise and minor decreases in rainfall. The recommended plan
meets the requirements of the WRDA 2000 Savings Clause by maintaining current
levels of service for flood protection and causing no elimination of existing legal
sources of water supply within the areas affected by the project. The project also
increases the amount of water available for municipal and industrial water uses in
Lower East Coast Service Area 2 (Broward County) and Lower East Coast Service
Area 3 (Miami-Dade County) by approximately 12 and 5 million gallons per
day, respectively, while maintaining existing water supply performance for
agricultural users in the Lake Okeechobee Service Area and the Seminole Tribe of
Florida.
b. Source-CENTRAL EVERGLADES PLANNING PROJECT Draft Integrated Project
Implementation Report and Environmental Impact Statement August 2013-USACE
c.
367. There was a natural drawdown on the aquifer prior to development?
a. Yes
368. What about the role of fire in the protection of wetland habitats. Does fire play a
role ion wetlands?
a. Yes- While hydrology is the prime determinant for whether there are upland, wetland or
aquatic plant communities on a particular site, fire interacts with hydrology to determine
the successional stages of these communities, i.e. whether they are herbaceous, shrub,
coniferous forest or hardwood forest. In addition, substrates influence the species
composition and productivity of these communities, and the occurrence of certain
substrates is associated with the interaction of geologic substrates, fire and hydrology.
b.
369. The effect is more frequent and intense fires, including soil burn out?
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a. Yes-Thirty years of alterations to the hydrological cycle caused by canals have
resulted in more frequent and intense wildfires within the project area(USACE and
SFWMD 2004). Fires commonly move from prairies or flatwoods farther into
adjacent cypress sloughs or other hydric forest communities than was historically
common (SFWMD and NRCS 2003). This alters species compositions in
communities formerly more hydric, as most resident species are not well adapted to
withstand fires (Wade et al. 1980). Fires may burn closer to or below surface soil, as
surface water and moisture levels are lower than levels before drainage. Intense fires
have burned out soil organic matter that is associated with many hydric plant
communities. Due to rapid drainage by canals, the window for prescribed burning is
greatly reduced. Fewer prescribed burns lead to fuel build up,more intense wildfires,
and a reduced ability to control exotics (USACE and SFWMD 2004).
370. Natural fire regimes are important to resource management and conservation?
a. Yes, it's not just about water
371. Of all the land uses,which ones are considered the primary ecological stressors?
a. The ultimate source of all ecological stressors in the region is development for
residential and agricultural use (Duever 2005). Land drainage activities began in
southwest Florida with the diversion and channelization of the Caloosahatchee River
(USACE and SFWMD 2004). Significant anthropogenic alterations of the hydrologic
regime and vegetative communities have occurred within the project area beginning
with cypress logging operations in the 1940s and 1950s. The greatest changes
occurred with development of the Northern and Southern Golden Gate Estates
subdivisions in the 1960s. An extensive canal system was excavated to drain surface
waters and provide fill for development. These canals are part of the Faka Union
Canal system.
b. Source- SFWMD-Peer Review Panel Draft Report: DRAFT Technical Document to
Support a Water Reservation Rule for Picayune Strand and Downstream Estuaries
June 9, 2008 page 17
c.
372.
373. What are the objectives achieved through the CERP restoration?
a. The combination of improved hydrology, more natural fire regime, and appropriate
exotic vegetation control can be expected to reestablish the major pre-drainage
characteristics of Picayune Strand plant communities (USACE and SFWMD 2004).
Expected improvements include reversion to historic plant and animal communities,
reestablishment of sheet flow through Picayune Strand towards coastal estuaries,
reduction of harmful surge flows through the Faka Union Canal into Faka Union Bay,
improved freshwater overland flow and seepage into other bays of the Ten Thousand
Islands region, improved aquifer recharge, decreased frequency and intensity of forest
fires, improved habitat for fish and wildlife including threatened and endangered
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species, reductions in invasive native and exotic species, and increased spatial extent
of wetlands.
b. Map included-Picayune Strand under Tab 2 o
c. Map included-Southern Golden Gate Estates Tab 2 p
374. Are there issues with too much water and not enough storage? What is being done
about that? What is an ASR?
a. Yes-That is the purpose of the ASR-Aquifer Storage and Recovery project.
ASRs can store large volumes of freshwater, which can be used to meet ecological
and other water resource needs in south Florida during the dry season or during
drought conditions. The design capacity for each ASR well is five million gallons per
day. The ASR pilot project was authorized in the Water Resources Development Act
(WRDA) of 1999 and 2000, and received additional authorization in WRDA 2007
The project, being conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), in
coordination with the South Florida Water Management District(SFWMD), will
gather scientific information required to address technical uncertainties associated
with regional-scale ASR facilities proposed in CERP.
b. Source-www.evergladesplan.org
c.
375. How many ASR's are planned?
a. The CERP proposes to construct as many as 333 ASR wells to store as much as 1.6
billion gallons of freshwater per day to ensure water for the Everglades, improve
conditions in Lake Okeechobee and prevent damaging releases of freshwater to
coastal estuaries. Some water also would be available to support agriculture and to
protect urban wells located near the coast from saltwater intrusion.
The ASRs will collect additional or excessive surface waters to meet federal and
state water standards. The water is pumped into a deep Floridan aquifer,which
is separated from the overlying aquifer by hundreds of feet of low-permeability
sediments. The pumped water is stored in the brackish (slightly salty) water of the
Floridan Aquifer When needed,the stored water is recovered through pumping
d. Source-www.evereladesplan.org Fact Sheet Lake Okeechobee ASR Pilot Projet
e.
376. What is the status of the ASR program now?
a. Four operational tests of the ASR facility was conducted for four years to assess the
local hydrogeological properties of the Hawthorn confining unit and Floridan aquifers
and to evaluate recovered water treatment requirements. Data and conclusions from
the ASR pilot project will be utilized by the ASR Regional Study Team to address
uncertainties about regional ASR implementation.
b. Exploratory wells were installed at sites around Lake Okeechobee in 2005-2006 to
obtain the preliminary lithologic, geophysical and hydrogeologic information. The
results of this preliminary investigation concluded that these sites are viable for ASR
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purposes. These results were incorporated into the Pilot Project Design Report that
led to the implementation of the ASR pilot study/projects.
c. Construction of the Kissimmee River ASR pilot facility was completed in late 2008.
Cycle testing operations began in 2009 and completed in July 2013. A Technical Data
Report summarizing results and findings of four years of testing currently is in
review, and will be available for public view in October 2013.
377. Can I call someone for more information about ASR projects?
a. Yes-USACE and SFWMD
b. ALICIA BUSTAMANTE
USACE Project Manager
P.O. Box 4970
Jacksonville, FL 32232-0019
alicia.m.bustamante @usace.armv.mil
904-232-1048
www.saj.usace.armv.mil
c. ROBERT VERRASTRO
SFWMD Project Manager
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
rnevul@sfwmd.gov
561-682-6242
www.sfwmd.gov
378. Can I receive CERP updates by email?
a. Yes
b. http://www.evergladesplan.org/get_involved/sign up.aspx
c.
379. What CERP reports are available?
a. Annual Reports:
South Florida Environmental Report(SFER) -Annual
The latest South Florida Environmental Report as well as archived copies of previous
reports are available for download on the SFWMD website.
b. Reports to Congress
1. The Water Resources Development Act(WRDA) of 2000 (Section 601) and the
Programmatic Regulations (2003)require the secretaries of the Army and the
Interior to jointly submit a report to Congress on the progress of CERP
implementation every five years. The report notes accomplishments in areas that
include construction, outreach activities,new science and funding for that five-
year period and what is anticipated over the next five years.
2.
c. Biennial Reports by CISRERP
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1. Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress
(CISRERP),National Research Council
2. Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades: The Second Biennial Review, 2008
3. Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades: The First Biennial Review, 2006
d. By Publication Date
1. 2009 South Florida Environmental Report(SFER)
2. 2006 Report to Public on Programs
3. CROGEE/NRC: Re-Engineering Water Storage in the Everglades: Risks and
Opportunities (2005) The seventh and final report of the Committee on
Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, which provides consensus
advice to the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force on various
scientific and technical topics.
4. River of Interests: Water Management in South Florida and the Everglades, 1948-
2000 by Matthew C. Godfrey,Historian, Historical Research Associates, Inc. with
contributions by Theodore Catton
5. Everglades Consolidated Report 2003 Updated annually,the Everglades Reports
summarize available data and findings from research and monitoring of the
Everglades Protection Area, and will be used by the SFWMD and Florida
Department of Environmental Protection for making decisions affecting
implementation of the Everglades Construction Project and related activities.
6. CERP Progress Report 2002 Presented by Joe Schweigart, 10 April 2002,
Governing Board Meeting(13.6* mb,PDF)
Base Line Report 1999, 2001 A report Card which describes how the natural and
human systems are responding to the influences of the Comprehensive Plan, and
explains why the observed responses are occurring. Prepared by Agnes McLean
and John Ogden of the SFWMD (500 kb PDF)
8. Annual Report 2000 Pursuant to Section 373.470(7), Florida Statutes,prepared by
SFWMD and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection 28 Nov 2000,
for the period 30 June 2000,through 30 Sep 2000 (725 kb PDF)
9. Central and Southern Florida(C&SF) Comprehensive Review Study 1999 Final
Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement,
April 1999 (The "Restudy" report)
10. SFERTF -South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Documents
380. There are comparisons for a variety of indices across habitats and species? Can I see
an example of that?
a. Yes
b. Shark River Slough appears highly suitable for fish and alligators, is relatively less
suitable for ridge and slough and tree islands, and has poor suitability for periphyton.
c. The marl prairie areas (see Ochopee Marl Marsh and Rockland Marl
Marsh on Figure 3-1) on the edges of Shark River Slough are well suited to
periphyton production but less suitable for alligators. They fall outside the domain of
the ridge and slough,tree island and fish suitability indices.
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d. Water Conservation Area (WCA) 3B has low suitability for the ridge and slough
landscape and periphyton production,relatively better suitability for alligators and
tree islands, and high suitability for fish.
e. The area of highest ridge and slough suitability is in WCA 3A northwest of the L-67
canal and south of Alligator Alley. This area is also highly suitable for fish and
periphyton, however, it is less suitable for alligators and hydrology in this area will
likely impact tree island species richness particularly north of the Miami Canal.
f. WCA 2A is highly suitable for periphyton and fish while it has moderate suitability
for alligators and low suitability for the ridge and slough landscape and tree islands.
g. The Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (LNWR) has high fish
and tree island species richness suitability (except in the south), moderate suitability
for alligators, and poor suitability for periphyton and the ridge and slough landscape.
h. Similar graphics and analysis could be produced for the natural and current system.
381. Are the habitat suitability indices used to compare other sets of factors?
a. Yes
b. The habitat suitability indices, although simplistic, reflect current available
information and the best thinking of the teams of experts who created them. For the
purpose of this synthesis,the models are considered to provide trends and degrees of
ecological response that allow comparison of predrainage, current, and restored
hydrologic conditions. In that context,the models may provide insights about how the
selected landscape features and faunal groupings have changed with the drainage and
compartmentalization of the Everglades, and how and to what degree the restoration
of more natural hydropatterns will result in the restoration of desired ecological
trends. A synthesis that examines patterns or themes common to more than one model
can reveal relationships that are not apparent from an examination of each habitat
suitability index model individually.
382.
383. What about natural succession?What about ecosystem habitat responses? Does the
modeling look at that?
a. While ecosystem habitat is not necessarily a measure of ecosystem response or
condition, it is a reasonable approximation. The challenge, of course, is not only in
defining habitat suitability functions that reasonably define those links between the
water being managed and the relative ecosystem habitat response but also of
combining, over time and/or over space,various habitat indicators for various
ecological indicator species or landscape types.
b. Source-Tab 5a Page 143
384. What other suitability indices are there?
a. HSI Complete Documentation
b. Alligator Suitability Indices Definitions
c. Fish Suitability Indices Definitions
d. Periphyton Suitability Indices Definitions
e. Ridge & Slough Suitability Indices Definitions
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f. Tree Island Suitability Indices Definitions
g. Wading Bird Suitability Indices Definitions
h. Source: http://www.sfwmd.gov/portal/page/portal/xweb%20-
%20release%202/habitat%20suitability%20indices
385. What is the purpose of the modeling?
a. To determine more precise hydrologic variables as functions of water quantity,
quality, timing, and distribution. The functions are then assigned ranges from least
desirable to optimum.
b.
386. Where are the early hydrologic data and studies?Who conducted the research?
a. Source: U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey-Report: Water Resources
Investigations, Collier County,Florida
b. Began in the early 1950's with the City of Naples
c. SFWMD took over in 1977
d. Includes 1977 canal diagram and test well sites.
387. What are the components of the SFWMD model?
a. The SFWMM is an integrated surface water-ground water model that simulates the
hydrology and management of the South Florida water resource system from Lake
Okeechobee to Florida Bay. Major components of the hydrologic cycle,
including rainfall, evapotranspiration,overland flow, ground water flow, canal flow,
and seepage beneath levees, are simulated. Additionally,the model simulates the
operations of the C&SF Project components including major wellfields in the
developed lower east coast, impoundments, canals, pump stations, and other water
control structures. The ability to simulate various hydrologic scenarios under natural
conditions using the NSM and under current conditions using the SFWMM facilitates
the investigation of trade-offs between different water supply, flood control, and
environmental demands in various subregions. The models have been calibrated and
verified using water level and discharge measurements at hundreds of locations
distributed throughout the region within the model boundaries. Documentation
(SFWMD 1999), including model calibration, verification, and peer review, can be
viewed at http://www.sfwmd.aov/ora/pld/hsm/models/sfwmm.
b. Source-Tab 5a
388. SFWMD is managing for water supply, flood control, and environmental demands?
a. Yes
389.
390. What about regional impacts? Did they consider that?
a. Yes-Permit page 9
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b. The project does not result in indirect or direct withdrawals from Picayune Strand or
Fakahatchee Estuary.
391. Where are the regulations for wetlands and surface waters listed?
a. 40E-2.301
b. BOR section 3.3
c. Cannot cause harm to "abundance and diversity of fish, wildlife, and listed species.
392. If a use does constitute"harm",what happens?
a. BOR section 3.3.5 addresses elimination and reduction of harm
b. BOR section 3.3.6 mitigation requirements
393. Does this project modify the surface water management system?
a. No-If it did section 1.4 BOR requires an ERP (Environmental Resource Permit)
laying out the plan and details.
b.
394. Was there a Radius map report done to identify potential sources of pollution?
a. Yes-Environmental Data Resources, Inc., Radius Map Report: March 21, 2013.
b. Lower Tamiami is semi-confined by approximately 20 feet of low permeability
sediment. If present,the potential for movement is minimal.
c. Source-Permit Impact Assessment, Page 9
d.
395. Is there a list of Federal and State databases relating to pollution sources within the
region?
a. Yes-There is a full list in the report.
b. This review is extensive.
c. Also lists county databases
396. Are there other reports confirming these findings?
a. Yes-Golden Gate Water Quality Assessment
b.
397. Was there any hydrologic modeling done? What was the result? How was it done?
a. Yes-BOR (Basis of Review) compliance with section 1.7.5.2
b. Study based on worst case-70 days, no recharge, no surface water.
c. No permitted users within the cone of influence.
d. .2 at property line and .1 beyond
e. Source permit page 7
398. Is there a simulated drawdown contour map?
a. Yes-permit exhibit 6
b. Source-permit
399. Was a cumulative model required?
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a. No-because there are no users in the cone of influence
b. Source: permit page 7
400. Was there a professional impact Analysis Assessment done?
a. Yes-Source permit p 7
401. What is MODFLOW,the system used to evaluate hydrologic impacts?
a. Modular three-dimensional finite difference ground water flow model
b. Developed by USGS in 1988
c. Source: Technical Publication 92-04: A three Dimensional Finite Difference Ground
Water Flow Model Of Western Collier County, Florida(Page 19 of 368)
402. Where is the impact analysis document?
a. Permit-under Impact Analysis (Misc.)
b.
403. How does CLERP fit in? Do they produce modeling reports?
a. Yes-They also are required to create annual reports.
b. CLERP-Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
c. Source: CERP-2004 B.2.2 Hydrologic Modeling Methodology Report
d. Produced by USACE and SFWMD
e.
404. How is the Surficial managed for MDL violations? Is there an MDL violation?
a. No
b. The top of the Lower Tamiami aquifer is -75 feet NGVD (National Geodetic Vertical
Datum).
c. The MDL (Maximum Developable Limit) is-55, or 20 feet above the top. Notice the
top is not the uppermost near the surface, but uppermost geologic confining layer. If
this were not the case, all withdrawals would constitute an MDL violation.
d. Source—Permit page 7
e. Source-BOR page 70 3.2.4-defines top of the uppermost geologic strata.
f. Everything is measured from the confining layer up.
405. What is NGVD?
a. "If someone were to measure the height of the ground you are standing on, they
would need a point of reference, or a 0.0 point,to measure from. But where is that
zero point? For many years,the zero point was "mean sea level"based upon the
seemingly constant height of the surfaces of bodies of water. Measurements based on
"mean sea level,"later became the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
(NGVD 29).
A vertical datum defines a system for elevation comparisons—an established method
of measuring one area against another."
b. Source: SFWMD- Quick Facts: Vertical Datum Upgrade Changing the Way the
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c. It is changing to NAVD,North American Vertical Datum 1988. See report.
406. What was the result from the assessment?
a. The City of Naples well EGG 14,within the Golden Gate wellfield, approximately 2
miles NW, recorded the lowest Lower Tamiami level ever recorded of+1.8 NGVD in
Sept 2006.
b. The maximum drawdown at the withdrawal nodes is .58 feet
c. The Lower Tamiami level for the project is estimated at+1.22 NGVD
d. The level is 56+Feet above the established -55 MDL for the Lower Tamiami;
e. Based on the assessment,the risk is considered minimal.
f. Source: permit p 8
g. See also #35 referencing highly connected canal system recharging the Surficial. Source-
SFWMD technical document Peer Review Panel Draft Report: Technical Document to
Support a Water Reservation Rule for Picayune Strand and Downstream Estuaries
407. Can I see a map of the confining layers pointing out where the structural top is?
a. Yes-permit-exhibit 9
408. Will this effect nearby residents with excessive draw down?
a. No-The nearest residence effect is .2
b. The all-time recorded low(2006)was 1.8 NGVD, or about 1 l feet below the surface.
The potential harm to residential wells is considered minimal.
409. What about the water wells existing in the basin,is there a staff analysis of well
depths?
a. Yes-
b. Source Camp Keasis Staff report page 2-3
410. Can I see a county wide map of utility service areas?
a. Yes
b. See Maps
c. Source- SFWMD Lower West Coast Water Supply Plan Update-Appendix B:
Information for Local Government Comprehensive Plans
411. What about salt water intrusion? Do they regulate for that?
a. Yes-The closest source of saline surface water is control structure GG 1 in the Golden
Gate main canal 17 west. Source permit page 8
b. USGS well C-951 11.5 miles West chloride concentrations from 1954 until 2012
were 27-70 milligrams per liter.
c. Surficial has confining layers from deeper saline waters.
d. Well monitor reports
e. GG watershed had 2 natural saline pockets in last well study report.
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412. There are naturally occurring saline pockets within the GG watershed?
a. Yes
b. Source-CCPC Groundwater reports
413. Do they have to comply with state water quality requirements as it relates to
contaminating surrounding wells?
a. Yes-permit page 3-SFWMD can modify, revoke, or issue an enforcement action. The
surrounding wells cannot be contaminated (Page 3 10d)
414. Can SFWMD inspect the well to determine compliance?
a. Yes-(permit page 4 #12)-They must provide notice,but they can enter and inspect.
415. Are they subject to FAC 40E-21 relating to shortages?
a. Yes-(permit page 4)-SFWMD orders reductions and pumpage reports for compliance
416. How does anybody know how much water is used?
a. An operating water use accounting system that is SFWMD approved, and calibrated,
must be verified. A calibration report must be submitted to SFWMD. (Permit page 4
#17)
b. Monthly water reports must be submitted. It must include calibration information.
417. What if something goes wrong with the water well physically?
a. Permit page 4#20-The well must be fixed or SFWMD considers it cause for filling
and abandoning the well.
418. Where is the filing regulated? What are the procedures for that?
a. FAC Chapter 40E-3 (permit page 4 # 20)
419. Was there an Impact Analysis done?
a. Yes-permit under Misc.-
420. How was the impact usage calculated?
a. 90 days, at maximum pumpage, with no regard for recharge or surface water features.
421. Are there impacts to the"Existing Legal users"?
a. No,the closest well is outside the cone of influence.
b. Source: Permit page 8
422. What about the domestic users? Are there negative impacts from water use?
a. No,the nearest residence has a .2 max drawdown. Keep in mind that is without regard
to recharge. The all-time low is 1.8NGVD, or 11 below surface level. Most wells are
in the Lower Tamiami. 2"wells have a 20 foot lifting capacity.
b. Source-permit page 8
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423. Does it meet F.S. requirements?
a. Yes, SFWMD letter,P2 Impact Assessment-
424. . Will it cause problems with neighboring wells?
a. No, Groundwater Impact Analysis showed .5 at well head and .2 at closest well with
no consideration for natural recharge.
b. It will not interfere with domestic users in the area. (SFWMD/Impact Assessment)
c.
425. Will it cause saltwater intrusion?
a. No
426. What types of permits does SFWMD issue?
a. SFWMD
427. Can I see a basic aquifer map?
a. SAS-surface-205
b. IAS-206-690
c. FAS-690-2600 BLS-Below Land Surface
d. The geology of the area consists of a Surficial Aquifer System, Lower Tamiami
Aquifer and the Sandstone Aquifer. The Surficial Aquifer System includes the water
table aquifer and some portion of the Lower Tamiami Aquifer that extends down to
approximately 80 feet. The Lower Tamiami Aquifer provides most of the
consumptive water use upstream of the project. It has varying degrees of confinement
with the overlying water table aquifer. The water table aquifer is well connected with
the canal systems and responds rapidly to rainfall, the only source of recharge, and
canal drainage. For more information, see the Preliminary Assessment of the
Groundwater Resources of Western Collier County (SFWMD 1986).
e. 2006 Staff Report-
428. I understand the basic aquifer map, but what about this specific site? Did anyone do
any studies showing where the aquifer layers are?
a. Yes-SFWMD Staff Report 2006 in the water permit
b. Water Table-
c. Lower Tamiami
d. Impact Assessments
e. The land surface elevation at the project site is approximately 20 feet NGVD. The
top of the Lower Tamiami Aquifer is approximately 80 feet below land surface
or-60 feet NGVD (SFWMD Technical Publication No. 86-1). Based on historical
water level data obtained from the United States Geological Survey(USGS) monitor
well (2-985 (located in Section 23, Township 48 and Range 28),the average dry
season water level in the Lower Tamiami Aquifer is approximately 7 feet NGVD and
ranges between 19.46 to 7.11 feet NGVD. This results in approximately 47 feet of
available drawdown. Pursuant to Section 3.2.4 of the Basis of Review, an
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applicant's drawdown cannot lower the potentiometric head within the Lower
Tamiami Aquifer to less than 20 feet above the top of the uppermost geologic
strata that comprises the aquifer at any point during a 1 in 10 year drought
condition. The historical water levels recorded by USGS monitor well (2-985 reflect
historical irrigation withdrawals. This historical water level data indicates that since
the project has been historically withdrawing from the Lower Tamiami Aquifer,the
water resource availability of the Lower Tamiami Aquifer has not been adversely
affected by the project's withdrawals.
Since this is a historical, existing legal use with no increase in allocation,the potential
for harm to occur to the water resource availability of the aquifer as a result of the
withdrawal of the recommended allocation is considered to be minimal.
f. Water Table Aquifer The bottom of the Water Table Aquifer is approximately-
35 feet NGVD or 55 feet below land surface(SFWMD Technical Publication No.
86-1). The average dry season water level obtained from USGS monitor well C-984
(located in Section 23, Township 48 and Range 48) is approximately 18 feet NGVD
and ranges from 20.08 to 14.04 feet NGVD. This results in 53 feet of available
drawdown. Previous model results simulated that the maximum drawdown resulting
from the project's withdrawals is 1.2 feet. Based on this information and the historical
use of the Water Table Aquifer for this project,the potential for harm to occur to the
water resource availability of the aquifer as a result of the withdrawal of the
recommended allocation is considered to be minimal.
429. Who monitors compliance of permit requirements?
a. http://www.sfwmd.aov/portal/page/portal/xweb%20-
%2Ore l e ase%2 02/water%20use%20penn i is
b. SFWMD
c.
430. Does it meet the SFWMD F.S. 373.019 requirements?
a. Yes-SFWMD letter page 2
431. What issues are addressed in the application?
a. http://www.sfwmd.gov/portal/page/portal/xweb%20-
%2Orel ease%202/water%20use%20permits
b.
432. Is there some there at SFWMD I can call?
a. Yes-SFWMD letter page 2
433. What agency permits injection wells?
a. The Department of Environmental Protection's Underground Injection Control (UIC)
program consists of a team of geologists and engineers dedicated to protecting the
State of Florida's underground sources of drinking water(USDW)while maintaining
the lawful option of disposal of appropriately treated fluids via underground injection
wells.
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b. Source-DEP
434. Where are the Florida regulations related to injection wells? Do they address
chlorides?
a. The requirements for a Class II injection well construction permit application
are promulgated in Section 62C-29.002 of the Florida Regulations. Subsection
62C-29.002 (2) specifies that no subsurface formation or zone will be approved
for fluid disposal if total dissolved solids of the formation fluid do not equal or
exceed 10,000 ppm and chloride content does not equal or exceed 5,000 ppm. The
specific application requirements are discussed, in order below:
b. Source-DEP Permit 1354, Page 3
435. What is a USDW?
a. Underground Sources of Drinking Water
b. A USDW is defined as an aquifer that contains a total dissolved solids concentration
of less than 10,000 milligrams per liter. The UIC program also is dedicated to
preventing degradation of the quality of other aquifers adjacent to the injection zone.
Subsurface injection,the practice of emplacing fluids in a permeable underground
aquifer by gravity flow or under pressure through an injection well, is one of a variety
of wastewater disposal or reuse methods used in Florida.
436. Where in the F.A.C. is USDW referenced?
a. An"underground source of drinking water" (USDW) is defined in the Florida
Administrative Code (F.A.C.)Chapter 62-528 as an "aquifer" or its portion,which
supplies drinking water for human consumption, is classified by Rule 62-520.410(1),
F.A.C., as Class F-I, G-I or G-II ground water, or contains a total dissolved solids
concentration of less than 10,000 mg/L; and is not an exempted aquifer.
b. Source-DEP Permit 1354, Page 4
437. What is TAC? Is there TAC review of this injection well?
a. The permitting concept of a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC),which has been
successfully used, is formally described in this rule. The Technical Advisory
Committee serves a need for interagency coordination to facilitate the permitting
process, and to provide the permitting authorities the advice from the several
disciplines necessary to adequately evaluate complex deep injection well system
permit applications.A Technical Advisory Committee has been established in each
Department District to assist and provide advice to the permitting authority on the
technical aspects of underground injection. The Technical Advisory Committee is
normally composed of representatives from the Department's District and
Tallahassee offices, the appropriate water management district, local
environmental program and the United States Geological Survey (USGS). In
addition, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall serve
as advisors to the Technical Advisory Committee in order to provide technical
assistance regarding any specific matter. The Technical Advisory Committee is
chaired by a representative of the Department permitting authority, who is responsible
for forwarding the Technical Advisory Committee recommendations to the permitting
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authority. In the event a water management district also issues a permit,the water
management district representative on the Technical Advisory Committee is
responsible for forwarding the Technical Advisory Committee recommendations to
the water management district permitting authority. As part of its interdisciplinary
and interagency role, the TAC provides the means for review and determination by
the Department of what is acceptable to or approvable based on the requirements of
this rule chapter and chapter 403, F.S. The TAC serves two advisory purposes. It
provides expert advice to the District which processes the underground injection
control permit. The TAC also works directly with the applicant or permittee in
providing expertise at various stages of the permitting process or whenever a
decision is needed on a technical matter contained in this chapter. The TAC
receives the information, and if requested by the applicant,permittee, or District, will
meet always in public. When an applicant or permittee requests an alternative
method, material,timeframe or other change contemplated by this chapter,the
information to support that request shall be provided to each TAC member, who is
listed in the permit or whose name and address is readily available from the
Department District office which processes the permit,by whatever means chosen by
the applicant or permittee. Any additional information needed by the TAC to make its
recommendation to the Department shall be transmitted to the applicant or permittee
in writing by the District office processing the permit. After receipt of all requested
information made available to the members, and based on site-specific factors such as
the hydrogeology and ground water quality of the site, either of the following will
happen. More discussion with the applicant or permittee will ensue, with a public ,
meeting if a meeting of the TAC is requested or with consideration of the TAC
advice,the Department's District shall transmit in writing its decision concerning the
request, consistent with the requirements in this chapter. A permitting authority is not
bound by a Technical Advisory Committee recommendation and may reject, modify,
or amend the recommendation provided its actions are consistent with the provisions
of this chapter. The Department's decision shall be a permit modification if revision
of a permit condition is involved. Any such decision is final agency action subject to
the procedural safeguards contained in Chapter 120, F.S. Once a project has had TAC
review, minor revisions can be approved by the Department without further TAC
review(for example, changes in cement additives, minor changes to well depth,
sampling parameters,testing procedures, mechanical integrity testing procedures or
casing setting points due to actual field conditions).
b. Source-DEP-F.A.C. 62-528.100 (2)
438. Can the injection well inject hazardous waste?
a. No-Class II. Wells which inject fluids: Which are brought to the surface in
connection with conventional oil or natural gas production and may be
commingled with waste waters from gas plants which are an integral part of
production operations, unless those waters are classified as a hazardous waste at
the time of injection.
b. Source-DEP FAC 62-528-300 (3) (b) (1)
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439.
440. Can I see a list of defined terms associated with injection wells?
a. Source-DEP Chapter 62-528.200-Underground Injection Control: Definitions
(1)"Abandoned well" means a well the use of which has been permanently discontinued
or which is in a state of disrepair such that it cannot be used for its intended purpose or for
observation purposes.
(2) "Acidizing" means the injection of acid through the borehole or "well" into a
"formation"to increase permeability and porosity.
(3) "Allowable stress" means the allowable stress for a material is the maximum
stress that may be safely applied,which equals the yield-point stress divided by an appropriate
factor of safety.
(4) "Annular monitor well" means any pipe or tubing which is permanently placed in
the annulus of an injection well to monitor a discrete zone.
(5) "Annulus" or "Annular Space" means any artificially created void existing
between a well casing or liner pipe and a borehole wall or between two casings or between
tubing and casing or liner pipe.
(6) "Aquifer" means a geological formation, group of formations or part of a
formation that is capable of yielding a significant amount of water to a well or spring.
(7) "Area of review" means the area surrounding an "injection well" described
according to the criteria set forth in Rule 62-528.300(4), F.A.C., or in the case of a well field
permit,the project area plus a circumscribing area with a fixed width of not less than one mile.
(8) "Casing" means a pipe or tubing of appropriate material, of varying
diameter and weight, lowered into a borehole during or after drilling in order to support
the sides of the hole and thus prevent the walls from caving,to prevent loss of drilling mud
into porous ground, or to prevent water, gas, or other fluid from entering or leaving the
hole.
(9) "Catastrophic collapse" means the sudden and utter failure of adjacent or
overlying strata which has been caused by removal of underlying materials.
(10) "Cementing" means the operation whereby a cement slurry is pumped into a
drilled hole or forced behind the casing.
(11) "Centralizer" means a casing accessory used to properly align a casing within the
open hole, or to properly align one casing within another casing, or to properly align a tubing
within a casing.
(12) "Cesspool"means a"drywell"that receives untreated sanitary waste containing
human excreta, and which sometimes has an open bottom and perforated sides.
(13) "Cluster well" means a well where two or more monitor tubes of different lengths
are emplaced within a single borehole to monitor two or more discrete zones.
(14) "Confining bed" means a layer of impermeable or distinctly less permeable
material stratigraphically adjacent to one or more aquifers.
(15) "Confining zone" means a geological formation, group of formations, or part
of a formation that is capable of limiting fluid movement from an injection zone.
(16) "Contaminant" means any substance which is harmful to plant, animal or
human life.
(17) "Conventional mine" means an open pit or underground excavation for the
production of minerals.
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(18) "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection or its successor
agency or agencies.
(19) "Disposal well" means a well used for the disposal of waste into a subsurface
stratum.
(20) "Dry well" means a well, other than an improved sinkhole or subsurface fluid
distribution system, completed above the water table so that its bottom and sides are typically dry
except when receiving fluids.
(21) "Earth-coupled heat pump system" means any space heating/cooling system in
which fluid is circulated through a continuous section of buried pipe such that the earth is
utilized as a thermal exchange medium, but no fluid is either extracted from or injected into any
underground formation.
(22) "Emergency disposal method" is an effluent disposal method that, after prior
Department approval and receipt of all appropriate authorizations or permits, is available for
short term discharges under emergency conditions when the primary disposal method is
inoperable.
(23) "Exempted aquifer" means an aquifer or its portion that meets the criteria in the
definition of"underground source of drinking water" but which has been exempted according to
the procedures of Rule 62-528.300(3), F.A.C.
(24) "Experimental technology" means a technology which has not been proven
feasible under the conditions in which it is being tested.
(25) "Exploratory pilot hole" means a hole drilled for the purpose of obtaining
subsurface information or as a guide for the drill bit to follow when drilling the final hole.
(26) "Exploratory well" means a cased well drilled in an area in which there is limited
hydrologic and geologic data,to obtain sufficient data to determine the feasibility of using an
injection well at the site.
(27) "Facility or activity" means any installation as defined by section 403.031(4),
F.S., that is subject to regulation under the Underground Injection Control Program. These terms
shall include federal facilities and activities.
(28) "Factor of safety" means the ultimate load divided by the safe load, or the
ultimate strength divided by the allowable stress.
(29) "Fault" means a surface or zone of rock fracture along which there has been
displacement.
(30) "Flow rate" means the volume per unit time of the flow of fluids which emerge
from an orifice, pump,turbine or which pass along a conduit or channel.
(31) "Fluid" means material or substance which flows or moves, whether in a
semisolid, liquid, sludge, gas, or any other form or state.
(32) "Formation" means a body of rock characterized by a degree of lithologic
homogeneity or similarity which is prevailingly, but not necessarily,tabular and is mappable on
the earth's surface or traceable in the subsurface.
(33) "Formation fluid" means fluid present in a formation under natural conditions as
opposed to introduced fluids, such as drilling mud, injected fluids or dilute products of injected
fluids.
(34) "Ground water" means water below the land surface in a zone wherein all of the
interstices are filled with water.
(35) "Hazardous waste" means a hazardous waste as defined in Rule 62-730.030,
F.A.C.
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(36) "Hydrogeology" means the branch of hydrology that deals with ground water, its
occurrence and movements, its replenishment and depletion,the properties of rocks that control
ground water movement and storage, and the methods of investigation and use of ground water.
(37) "Improved sinkhole"means a naturally occurring karst depression or other natural
crevice found in volcanic terrain and other geologic settings that has been modified by humans
for the purpose of directing and emplacing fluids into the subsurface.
(38) "Injection pressure" means the pressure required to inject fluid, as measured at the
wellhead.
(39) "Injection well" means a well into which fluids are being or will be injected, by
gravity flow or under pressure.
(40) "Injection well system" means the portion of the disposal system from the effluent
side or pressure side of the injection pump to the bottom of the injection well.
(41) "Injection zone" means a geological formation, group of formations, or part
of a formation receiving fluids directly through a well.
(42) "Lithology" means the description of rocks on the basis of their physical and
chemical characteristics.
(43) "Major Class V well" means any Class V, Group 3 well used to inject fluids into
or above the lowermost formation containing, within one-quarter mile of the well bore, an
underground source of drinking water, any Class V, Group 1 well used to inject fluids through an
open loop system or containing additives, or any Class V, Group 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, or 9 well as
defined in Rule 62-528.300(1)(e),F.A.C., except swimming pool drainage wells.
(44) "Multi-horizon monitor well" means any well which is used to monitor in
each of two or more discrete zones.
(45) "Municipal injection well" means an injection well,publicly or privately owned,
which is used to inject only fluids that have passed through the head of a permitted domestic
wastewater treatment facility and received at least secondary treatment pursuant to Rule 62-
600.420, F.A.C.
(46) "New injection well" means a well for which a final construction permit has been
issued by the Department and which began injection after April 1, 1982.
(47) "On-site monitor well" means a well associated with an injection well or
facility,that is used primarily to monitor fluid movement adjacent to the wellbore or to
monitor the effectiveness of the confining beds overlying the injection zone.
(48) "Overdrill" means the amount by which the nominal diameter of the open hole
exceeds the diameter of the casing to be set in the hole.
(49) "Owner" means the person, entity, or corporation with legal title to the property
on which an injection well exists.
(50) "Packer" means a device lowered into a well to produce a fluid-tight seal.
(51) "Permittee" means the person or entity to which a permit for an injection well or
injection well system is issued by the Department. Upon transfer of ownership of the facility,the
permittee shall comply with Rule 62-4.120, F.A.C.
(52) "Plugging" means the act or process of stopping the flow of water, oil, or gas into
or out of a formation through a borehole or well penetrating that formation.
(53) "Point of injection"means that last accessible sampling point prior to waste fluids
being released into the subsurface environment through a Class V injection well. For example,
the point of injection of a Class V septic system might be the distribution box, which is the last
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accessible sampling point before the waste fluids drain into the underlying soils. For a drywell,
it is likely to be the well bore itself
(54) "Radioactive waste" means any waste which contains radioactive material in
concentrations which exceed those listed in 10 C.F.R. pt. 20, Appendix B, Table II, Column 2
(1994).
(55) "Regional monitor well" means a well used primarily to monitor the distant
effects of injection from one or more injection facilities.
(56) "Sanitary waste"means liquid or solid wastes originating solely from humans and
human activities, such as wastes collected from toilets, showers, wash basins, sinks used for
cleaning domestic areas, sinks used for food preparation, clothes washing operations, and sinks
or washing machines where food and beverage serving dishes, glasses, and utensils are cleaned.
Sources of these wastes include single or multiple residences, hotels and motels, restaurants,
bunkhouses, schools, ranger stations, crew quarters, guard stations, campgrounds,picnic
grounds, day-use recreation areas, other commercial facilities, and industrial facilities provided
the waste is not mixed with industrial waste.
(57) "Satellite monitor well" means a well associated with an injection facility that is
used primarily to monitor the effects of injection from a single injection well or facility.
(58) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection.
(59) "Septic system"means a"well"that is used to emplace sanitary waste below the
surface and is typically comprised of a septic tank and subsurface fluid distribution system or
disposal system.
(60) "Subsidence" means the lowering of the natural land surface in response to: earth
movements; lowering of fluid pressure; removal of underlying supporting material by mining or
solution of solids, either artificially or from natural causes; compaction due to wetting
(hydrocompaction); oxidation of organic matter in soils; or added load on the land surface.
(61) "Subsurface fluid distribution system"means an assemblage of perforated pipes,
drain tiles, or other similar mechanisms intended to distribute fluids below the surface of the
ground.
(62) "Surface casing" means the first string of well casing to be installed in the well.
(63) "Technical Advisory Committee" means a group of professionals
knowledgeable in underground injection control requirements, geology, ground water
hydrology,well drilling, geophysical logging, and pollution control, assembled for the
purposes of advising the permitting authority on underground injection projects. The
composition of the Technical Advisory Committee is specified in Rule 62-528.100(2), F.A.C.
(64) "Test injection well" means the first injection well constructed in a well field,
which is used for specific formation testing and to verify the feasibility of the injection well
system. This well is designed and constructed to be used as an injection well, if injection is
proven feasible and environmentally acceptable.
(65) "Tubing" means piping material placed inside the final string of casing to protect
the casing and to convey the injected fluid to the injection zone.
(66) "Underground source of drinking water" means an "aquifer" or its portion:
(a) Which supplies drinking water for human consumption, is classified by Rule
62-520.410(1), F.A.C., as Class F-I, G-I or G-II ground water, or contains a total dissolved
solids concentration of less than 10,000 mg/L; and
(b) Which is not an exempted aquifer.
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(67) "Well" means a bored, drilled or driven shaft, or a dug hole,which has a depth
greater than the diameter of the largest surface dimension; or, an improved sinkhole; or, a
subsurface fluid distribution system.
(68) "Well casing" means a metallic or non-metallic pipe installed in a borehole to
prevent caving,provide structural strength, seal off subsurface zones, or prevent the interchange
of waters between aquifers.
(69) "Well injection" means the subsurface emplacement of fluids through a well by
gravity flow or under pressure.
(70) "Well log" means a record obtained from a well that provides data on the
formations penetrated or well construction.
(71) "Well monitoring" means the measurement, by on-site instruments or
laboratory methods, of the physical, chemical, or biological parameters required to
evaluate the performance of an injection well system.
(72) "Well plug" means a watertight and gastight seal installed in a borehole or well to
prevent movement of fluids.
(73) "Well record" means a concise statement of the available data regarding a
well.
(74) "Well stimulation" means any of several processes used to clean the well bore,
enlarge channels, and increase pore space in the interval to be injected thus making it possible
for injected fluids to move more readily into the formation, and includes surging,jetting,
blasting, acidizing, and hydraulic fracturing, or other method approved by the Department. The
approval process is described in Rule 62-528.100(2), F.A.C.
441.
442. Where underground is the base of the USDW?
a. Reese (2000)indicates that the base of the USDW (i.e., base of his brackish water
zone defined by a TDS of 10,000 mg/L or less)occurs at about 1,350 to 1,400 ft bls
in the project site vicinity. The Florida Geological Survey Oil and Gas Section
Casing Schematic diagram for well no. 775 (Tribal 26-4), which is located
approximately 1.9 miles to the southeast of the proposed injection well site, notes that
the base of the USDW (i.e., freshwater/saline water contact) is located at± 1,465
ft. BDF (below derrick floor). The base of the USDW is thus estimated to be
located at approximately 1,450 feet bls.
b. Source-DEP Permit 1354, Page 4
443.
444. How many classes of injection wells are there?
a. The five classes of injection wells are:
b. Class I
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Wells used to inject hazardous waste (new hazardous waste wells were banned in
1983), nonhazardous waste, or municipal waste below the lowermost USDW.
c. Class II
Wells used to inject fluids associated with the production of oil and natural gas or
fluids used to enhance hydrocarbon recovery.
d. Class III
Wells which inject fluids for extraction of minerals (none in Florida).
e. Class IV (Banned since 1982)
Wells or septic systems which are used to dispose of hazardous or radioactive wastes
into or above a USDW. (Banned in Florida.)
f. Class V
Wells not included in the other well classes which generally inject nonhazardous fluid
into or above a USDW.
445. What type of injection well is this one?
a. Type 2
b. Source-DEP-Permit 1354, page 1
446. Are the majority of class 1 wells injecting hazardous material?
a. No-There are more than 125 active Class I wells in Florida. The majority of the Class
I injection facilities in Florida dispose of non-hazardous, secondary-treated effluent e.
from domestic wastewater treatment plants. At locations where hydrogeologic
conditions are suitable and where other disposal methods are not possible or may
cause contamination, subsurface injection below all USDWs is considered a viable
and lawful disposal method. There are favorable hydrogeologic conditions in Florida
where the underground formations have the natural ability to accept and confine the
waste.
b. Source- http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/uic/
c.
447. Are injection wells required to be constructed to maintain confinement? Are they
monitored?
a. Yes to both-The injection wells are required to be constructed, maintained, and
operated so that the injected fluid remains in the injection zone, and the unapproved
interchange of water between aquifers is prohibited. Class I injection wells are
monitored so that if migration of injection fluids were to occur it would be detected
before reaching the USDW. Testing is conducted on all Class I injection wells at a
minimum of every five years to determine that the well structure has integrity.
b. Source- http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/uic/
c.
448.
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449. What is the oil well permit number?
a. COLLIER 22-3H
DRILLING PERMIT APPLICATION FOR
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
PERMIT NO. 1353
May 2013
b. Prepared For:
Dan A. Hughes Company, L.P.
P.O. Drawer 669
Beeville, Texas 78104
(361) 358-3752
c. Prepared By:
Passarella&Associates, Inc.
13620 Metropolis Avenue, Suite 200
Fort Myers, Florida 33912
450. Where can I find the permit?
a. http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/mines/oil gas/drill-apps.htm
b. Notice the oil well and injection well permits are in the same location on the DEP's
website.
451. The oil well permit, how long is it?
a. 148 pages
b. Source-Permit 1353
452. Are the permits open for public review?
a. Yes
b. Source-DEP
453. Where are the biological opinions and environmental assessments attached to the oil
well permit?
a. Permit 1353 6.3-6.4 makes a reference to both of these.
454. Did the DEP consult with USFWS and FWC referencing the last question?
1. Yes-DEP Secretary makes a reference to consulting with them both regarding
biological opinions in a response letter to the Sierra Club.
2. Source-Permit 1353-Public Comments-Letter-Aug 09, 2013. The letter from the
Sierra Club.
3.
455. Why are the biological opinions not in permit 1353?
a. They are only there by reference.
b. Source-Permit 1353 6.3-6.4
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456. Many questions came up regarding the gulf oil spill in 2010. Did it cause the Oyster
decline? Did IFAS study that?
a. For Immediate Release GAINESVILLE, Fla.—There is no evidence that
pollutants from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill contributed to the
"unprecedented" decline in recent Apalachicola Bay oyster populations,
according to a report this week by the University of Florida.
b. Instead,the report by UF's Oyster Recovery Team cites drought, insufficient
rainfall and increased salinity in the bay as factors contributing to the dramatic
drop-off in oyster landings beginning in September 2012 and continuing through
the year, said Karl Havens,task force leader and director of Florida Sea Grant.
c. "There was a whole chain of circumstances that led to this situation, some of which
are beyond human control,"Havens said. "Our report makes recommendations for
many things that can be done to help the oyster population through management and
restoration."
d. Source http://franklin.ifas.ufl.edu/blog/20l 3/04/25/ouster-recovery-team-issues-
report-drought-and-sal inity-maj or-i ssues-not-oil/rce
e.
457. What species did IFAS test and what was the result?
a. Oysters, white shrimp, brown shrimp, blue crab and multiple finfish species have
been analyzed for the presence of oil residue. All samples were either below the
limits of detection or below quantifiable limits. Thus, based on analyses conducted so
far, there is no evidence of chemical contamination from the Deepwater Horizon oil
in the seafood sampled from Apalachicola Bay.
b. Source-IFAS-Apalachicola Bay Oyster Situation Report-4-24-13 Executive
Summary, Page 3
c. Source-http://franklin.ifas.ufl.edu/bloc/2013/04/25/ouster-recovery-team-issues-
report-drought-and-salinity-maj or-issues-not-oil/
d. Contacts: Writer: Tom Nordlie, 352-273-3567, tnordlie@ufl.edu, Source: Karl
Havens, 352-392-5870, khavens @ufl.edu; Bill Mahan, OF/IFAS Franklin County Sea
Grant Extension, bmahan @ufl.edu; (850) 653-9337
458. How deep is the oil well?
a. The primary geologic objective of Collier 22-3H is the rubble zone of the Lower
Sunniland Formation. The proposed depth of the pilot hole is 13,900 feet MD/13,900
feet TVD, which will allow assessment of the upper Sunniland Formation, Lower
Sunniland Formation, and Pumpkin Bay Formation. If the evaluation determines that
the Well will likely be commercial, it will be completed with the horizontal leg in the
Lower Sunniland rubble zone with a landing depth at 12,500 feet MD/12,064 feet
TVD and a final total depth of 16,600 feet MD/12,064 feet TVD. The Well location
plat is provided as Exhibit 6.
b. Source-Permit 1353-Page 2
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459. What type of area was this? Did it contain natural areas or listed species?
a. The Well pad is located within a farm field that is part of the Camp Keais Strand
Agricultural Development. The field is currently used for cattle grazing. Access to the
Well pad will be from Desoto Boulevard in Golden Gate Estates, then east on 24th
Street SE,and across the south end of the field where the Well is to be located.No
wetlands or other surface waters will be impacted by construction of the Well pad or
access to the drilling site. The Well location does not contain habitat for federal or
state listed wildlife species. As previously mentioned,the field is used for active
cattle grazing. No listed species have been observed on-site.
b. Source-Permit 1353
460. Are the drilling operations taking place 24 hours a day? How many people are
onsite? Are some living onsite?
a. The operations will be underway 24 hours a day for approximately 60 to 80 days of
drilling and testing. There will be a crew of 12 to 18 persons on-site during this time.
The majority of drilling personnel will be housed off-site. Some of the drilling
personnel will be housed on-site in temporary trailers. Electricity will be provided by
diesel generator sets. Sanitary waste will be collected in holding tanks and removed
by a local contractor. Solid waste will be placed in containers and hauled to a MSW
landfill. Drill cuttings and drilling fluids will be disposed of in a manner approved by
the FDEP. Water for drilling will be supplied by on-site wells located at the northwest
and southeast corners of the drilling pad.
b.
461. What direction is the drilling going once it turns horizontal? Is it going under
houses?
a. No-See Maps
b. Source-Permit 1353 Exhibit 6
462. There are 2 water wells, 1 injection well, and 1 oil well? Can I see a map?
a. Yes to both
b. See Maps-Permit 1353 sketch of pad layout Exhibit 8
463. Is there a H2S contingency plan?What are the elements of the plan?
a. Operating Procedures
b. Procedures to be Initiated Prior to reaching 1000' Above H2S
c. Drilling Below Contingency Plan Depth
d. Procedures Program
e. Definition of Operational "Conditions"
f. Responsibilities of Well Site Personnel
g. Instructions For Igniting the Well
h. SAFETY EQUIPMENT 15-16
i. TOXICITY OF VARIOUS GASES 17
j. PROPERTIES OF GASES 18-19
k. TREATMENT PROCEDURES FO H2S POISONING 20
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1. BREATHING AIR EQUIPMENT DRILLS ON/OFF DUTY 21
m. HYDROGEN SULFIDE TRAINING CURRICULUM 22-23
n. FIT TEST 24
o. H2S EQUIPMENT LIST 25-26
p. EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS 27-29
q. EVACUATION OF GENERAL PUBLIC 30-32
r. ADDENDUM 33
s. OTHER: NOTES 34
t. DIRECTIONS TO WELL SITE 35
u. RESIDENTS LIST 36
v. LOCATION RIG LAYOUT
w. Received DEP May 2, 2013
464. Are the rig personnel all trained in H2S procedures?
a. Before this H2S contingency plan becomes operational, the drilling contractor's
personnel, necessary service personnel, and the operator's personnel shall be
thoroughly trained in the use of breathing equipment, emergency procedures, and
responsibilities. Total Safety shall keep a list of all personnel who have been through
the on-site H2S training program at the drill site.
b. All personnel shall be given H2S training and the steps to be taken during H2S
conditions under which the well may be drilled. General information will be
explained about toxic gases, as well as the physiological effects of H2S and the
various classified operating conditions. In addition,the reader will be informed
his/her general responsibility concerning safety equipment and emergency
procedures.
c. The Total Safety H2S Safety Consultant shall make available the H2S Contingency
Plan for all personnel to read and understand it thoroughly.
d. Without exception, all personnel on the drill site must proceed directly to the Total
Safety H2S Safety Consultant for location and/or assignment of breathing apparatus.
An instruction and orientation briefing will also be held.
e. Source-DEP Permit 1353 H2S Contingency Plan
465. Are there H2S detectors and how often are they tested?
a. The Total Safety H2S Safety Consultant will be responsible for rigging up and
monitoring all H2S continuous monitoring-type detectors. These units must be tested
and recalibrated by the Total Safety H2S Safety Consultant during drilling conditions.
In the event H2S is detected, or when drilling in a zone containing H2S,the units
shall be bump tested at least once every 24 hours. A calibration log will be kept on
location. All results will be reported to the Dan A. Hughes Company Representative.
b. See next question d for sensor locations
c. Source-DEP Permit 1353
466. What are the procedures for the H2S Safety Program? Where are the sensors? How
many are there? Are they in the living quarters?
a. The drilling rig will be located to allow prevailing winds to blow across the reserve
pit. '' `'
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b. Safe Briefing Areas will be provided with a safety equipment trailer at the Primary
Area. A Breathing air cascade system will be available at the Secondary Area.
Personnel will assemble at the most up-wind station under alarm conditions, or when
so ordered by the Dan A. Hughes Company's representative,the Contractor
representative, or the Total Safety H2S Safety Consultant. Windsocks or streamers
will be anchored to various strategic places on a pole about 30 feet high, so it is in
easy view from the rig floor at all times.
c. Warning signs will be posted on the perimeters. "No Smoking" signs will be posted
as well.
d. One multi-channel automatic H2S monitor will be provided by Total Safety and the
detector heads will be at the shale shaker, bell nipple,mud pits and on the rig floor
and monitored there, or in the logging unit. Should the alarm be shut off to silence the
sirens,the blinker light must continue to warn of H2S presence. The safety
representative will continuously monitor the detectors and will reactivate the alarm if
H2S concentrations increase to a dangerous level. Additional sensor/s will be located
outside the living quarter's area, as needed.
e. A method of escape will be open at all times.
f. Explosion-proof electric fans (bug blowers)will be positioned to insure adequate
circulation at all critical locations. These fans are to be supplied by rig contractor.
g. If available, land line telephone service will be provided or cell phones provided.
(Primary communications provided)
h. A rig communication system will be provided, as needed.
i. A gas trap, choke manifold, and degasser will be installed.
j. A kill line securely anchored and of ample strength,will be laid to the well-head from
a safe location. This line is to be used only in an emergency.
k. The Dan A. Hughes Company representative and/or the Contractor's Tool pusher will
be available at all times. The drilling supervisor, while on duty,will have complete
charge of the rig and location operations and will take whatever action is deemed
necessary to insure personnel safety,to protect the well, and to prevent damage.
1. A Mud Engineer will be on location at all times when drilling takes place at the depth
H2S may be expected. The mud engineer will be able to verify the presence or
absence of H2S.
467. What are the H2S exposure thresholds?
a. H2S CONCENTRATION EFFECTS
%H2S PPM GR/100 SCF1
0.001 10 .65
Safe for 8 hours without a respirator. Obvious and unpleasant odor.
0.0015 15 0.975
Safe for 15 minutes of exposure without respirator.
0.01 100 6.48
Kills smell in 3-15 minutes; may sting eyes and throat.
0.02 200 12.96
Kills smell quickly; stings eyes and throat.
0.05 500 32.96
Dizziness; breathing ceases in a few minutes; need prompt artificial respiration.
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0.07 700 45.92
Rapid Unconsciousness; death will result if not rescued promptly.
0.1 1000 64.80
Instant unconsciousness, followed by death within minutes.
b. Source-DEP Permit 1353 Page 55 of 148
c.
468. There has never been an evacuation due to H2S in South Florida since oil
production began in 1943?
a. That is correct. There has not been.
b. Source-DEP
469. Is there a plan to notify people in the immediate area if an evacuation is needed?
a. Yes-See permit 1353
b.
470. Are the public comments related to the oil well permit open to public view?
a. Yes-
b. http://depedms.dep.state.fl.us/Oculus/servlet/login?action=login
c. They are listed together with permit 1353
471. Did the DEP notify Collier County Growth Management?
a. Yes-
b. See permit 1353 Letters
472. A SDP Site Development Plan- is not required by Collier County, but is a
Conditional Use Application?
a. Yes-
b. Mr. Garrett, Thank you for the notification of the production well application
received for a new well within Collier County, I wanted to let the Department know
that our local Land Development Code requires the application to submit a
Conditional Use application before the site can be brought on-line. I will reach out to
the Hughes Company to convey this information as well.
c. Source DEP Permit 1353 Letters-Mike Bosi, AICP, Comprehensive Planning
Manager and Interim Planning and Zoning Director
d. 239-252-6819 -Office
e. 239-204-0739 - Cell
f. 239-252-2806 -Fax
473. Question from DEP permit 1353 letter#3-Has the Collier County BCC approved
the Oil application by resolution? Is this required?
a.
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b. Chapter 377.24—Intention to drill well (5)No permit to drill a gas or oil well shall be
granted within the corporate limits of any municipality, unless the governing
authority of the municipality shall have first duly approved the application for such
permit by resolution.
c. Source-DEP 1353 letters
474.
475. Is there a sampling program requirement during drilling operations?
a. Yes-State requirements:
Geologist/Mud Logger to catch one set of dry samples every 30'(keep at rig) from
9,000' to TD on
Vertical Pilot Hole& also the Horizontal Section.
b. Dan A. Hughes Company, L.P. requirements:
Geologist/Mud Logger to catch one set of dry samples every 30'(keep at rig) from
9,000' to TD on
Vertical Pilot Hole & also the Horizontal Section.
c. Source-Permit 1353
476. Are the cement casings tested and does the DEP need to be notified?
a. Yes to both
b. Notify Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) in Fort Meyers.
Contact Mr. Paul Attwood work cell @239-229-4293 and Mr. Pierre Bruno work cell
@ 239-229-4291 within 24 hours prior to spud and prior to running and cementing
casing.
c. Test 16" surface casing to 1000#prior to drilling out.
d. Test the 10-3/4" intermediate casing to 1000# before drilling out float collar.
e. Test the 10-3/4" casing shoe to 10.0#Equivalent Mud Weight(EMW).
f. Test the 7-5/8"casing to 1500# before drilling out float collar.
g. Test the 7-5/8" casing shoe to 10.0# Equivalent Mud Weight(EMW).
h. Have all H2S equipment set up by 10,500'.
i. All cement blends will be mixed with location water and pump times will be run in
their lab.
j. All results are to be submitted to the Dan A. Hughes Company office prior to
cementing.
k. Safety meetings will be done every morning during crew change for everyone.
1. If a producing interval is intersected while drilling, a proper balanced cement plug
will be set across the interval to achieve zonal isolation.
m. Source-Permit 1353 page 82 of 148
477. What about casing failures? What is the casing failure rate in SW Florida?
a. Sent question to DEP-No response yet.
b.
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478. What about monitoring well design construction and guidance from the DEP? How
does it work?
a. Source-DEP-Monitoring Well Design and Construction Guidance Manual, 2008
b. This guidance manual provides the protocols and recommended procedures for the
proper design and construction of monitoring wells such that quality ground water
samples representative of actual conditions can be collected.A properly
designed, installed and developed ground water monitoring well provides
ground water samples that exhibit the physical and chemical properties of that
portion of the aquifer screened by the well.
c.
479. Are the monitoring wells targeting contaminants of concern?
a. Yes-Each monitoring well within a network requires a design that considers project
objective, site geology, hydrology, site history,waste site operational history (if
applicable), ground water quality, and anticipated contaminants of concern.
b. Source-DEP same as above
480. Are the monitoring wells considering flow paths? What are the elements of the
conceptual model?
a. Prior to monitoring well design and installation, development of a conceptual
hydrogeologic framework that identifies potential flow path and the target monitoring
zone(s) is necessary. The following site characterization data elements should be
utilized to form a conceptual model of the site:
b. Site geology and hydrology; Potential contaminant sources, properties, and
distribution; Release mechanism and rates; Fate and transport processes; Current and
potential receptors; Potential remedial options; and Other available site
characterization data. Monitoring Well Design and Construction Guidance Manual,
2008
c. Source-Monitoring Well Design and Construction Guidance Manual FDEP 2008
481.
482. Are there product descriptions of the various drilling fluids?
a. Yes permit 1353 page 119
b. Binder 4
483.
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