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Agenda item 10. R
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1/8/2013
Dear Commissioners,
We have an outstanding local resource in the person of Dr. Morgan Rees who
could provide exceptional assistance to the county's effort of obtaining Corps
authorization to reopen Clam Pass.
Mr. Rees has repeatedly demonstrated his knowledge in his responses to
inquiries about Corps permitting by various persons familiar with his more
than 20 years of professional experience with the Corps. In response to
recent inquiries, he has indicated that he is interested and would volunteer to
attend and participate in upcoming meetings with the Corps, if encouraged by
BOCC, PBSD or other entity involved in upcoming meetings, for him to assist
in expediting Corps authorization to reopen Clam Pass as quickly as possible
—while helping to ensure that the details of dredging Clam Pass conform to
Corps guidelines and federal law. Below is brief summary of his professional
background:
Dr. Morgan R. Rees, P.E.
1972 -1981– Chief, Regulatory Branch, Corps of Engineers New
England District
1981 -1982 - Chief, Regulatory Policy Section, Head Quarters, Army
Corps of Engineers
1982 -1986 – Regulatory advisor to the Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Civil Works)
1986 -1995 – Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) for
Policy, Planning, and Legislation – this included all environmental and
regulatory matters as well as project planning and legislation
1988 -1995 – member of U.S. delegation to the U.N.'s
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
1988 -1995 – member of U.S. delegation to the International
Convention on Pollution of the Oceans (The London Convention)
1995- present — consultant in the full range of Corps programs to clients
nationwide, including Puerto Rico.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this agenda item.
Marcia Cravens, Collier County citizen and Pelican Bay resident
10 Rce, 11
Neely, Merrie
From:
Neely, Merrie
Sent:
Thursday, August 12, 2010 1:34 PM
To:
'Marcia Cravens'
Cc:
Edwards, Lainie; Malakar, Subarna
Subject:
Dredge limits Clam Pass
Hello Marcia,
After reviewing the drawings for the previous permit it appears that a modification in early 1999 clarified the
dredge depths of cut4, which were just idealized cross - sections (vague) in the original approved permit
drawings — this occurred after the original permit issuance but prior to the project dredge work for cut4. The
approved channel width between station 0 +00 and 3 +64 was 30ft wide, farther inland the channel wid_en ans d -is
variable in width. The dredge dept s at t�es�e same stations were to — 5.5NGVD with the exception of station
2 +37.5 which was only permitted to be dredged to a depth of -2.5 NGVD. Farther inland the channel dredge
depth shallows to - 4.5NGVD and above station 7 shallows to - 4NGVD. I do not see references to overdredge
depths in the original permit. The same depths appear on the current application drawings with the exception of
station 2 +37.5 which appears to also reflect the -5.5 dredge depth. I have sent you a package in the mail with
these drawings that should arrive later this week.
Merrie Beth Neely, Ph.D.
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Water Resources Management
Joint Coastal Permitting
3900 Commonwealth Blvd. MS 300
Tallahassee, FL 32399 -3000
Phone 850 413 -7785
Fax 850 414 -7725