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ICP Parcel 417 2005219-13.9 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS REPORT FOR THE APPLICATION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE PERMIT FOR THE VILLAGES OF SOUTHERN OAKS PHASE II NORTH MASS GRADE, SUMTER COUNTY, FLORIDA Submitted to: Southwest Florida Water Management District Tampa Service Center 7601 US Highway 301 Tampa, Florida 33637-6759 Phone: (813) 786-6127 On behalf of: The Villages of Lake-Sumter, Inc. 1100 Main Street The Villages, Florida 32159 Phone: 813-963-6400, Ext. 206 Fax: 813-964-8582 March 29, 2017 Submitted by: ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Jonathan R. McCurry, MS, C.W.B. W. Jeffrey Pardue, C.E.P., M.S., M.B.A. Associate Scientist III Senior Vice President TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES ................................................................................................ ii 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS ....................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Vegetative Communities ..................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Uplands ............................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 Wetlands and Surface Waters ............................................................................................. 7 2.4 Soils .................................................................................................................................... 8 2.5 Protected Wildlife and Plants.............................................................................................. 8 3.0 PROPOSED PROJECT ................................................................................................................. 19 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE PERMIT REVIEW AND ISSUANCE CRITERIA ............. 21 4.1 Environmental Conditions for Issuance ............................................................................ 21 4.2 Elimination or Reduction of Impacts ................................................................................ 23 4.3 Fish, Wildlife, Protected Species, and Their Habitats ...................................................... 24 4.3.1 Habitat Review Factors ........................................................................................ 24 4.4 Water Quantity .................................................................................................................. 24 4.5 Public Interest Test ........................................................................................................... 25 4.6 Water Quality .................................................................................................................... 25 4.7 Secondary Impacts ............................................................................................................ 25 4.8 Cumulative Impacts .......................................................................................................... 27 5.0 MITIGATION ............................................................................................................................... 28 APPENDIX A AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE VILLAGES OF SOUTHERN OAKS PHASE II NORTH MASS GRADE SUMTER COUNTY, FLORIDA APPENDIX B THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES CENSUS TRANSECTS ON THE VILLAGES OF SOUTHERN OAKS PHASE II NORTH MASS GRADE SUMTER COUNTY, FLORIDA APPENDIX C TABLE ONE: PROJECT WETLAND AND OTHER SURFACE WATER AND IMPACT SUMMARY APPENDIX D CULTURAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT SURVEY FOR THE VILLAGES OF SOUTHERN OAKS PHASE II NORTH MASS GRADE SUMTER COUNTY, FLORIDA P:\Admin\Projects\2005219\Bigham East\BighamEast_ERP\VOSO Phase II N ERP App.doc i LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES Figure 1.0-1 Location of the Villages of Southern Oaks Phase II North Mass Grade, Sumter County, Florida. ................................................................................................................................ 2 Figure 2.0-1 Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System Map of the Villages of Southern Oaks Phase II North Mass Grade, Sumter County, Florida. ................................ 5 Table 2.1-1 Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System, Representative Acreage and Percent Cover for The Villages of Southern Oaks Phase II North Mass Grade, Sumter County, Florida. .................................................................................................................. 6 Figure 2.4-1 Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils Map of The Villages of Southern Oaks Phase II North Mass Grade, Sumter County, Florida. ........................................................ 9 Table 2.5-1 Protected Plants and Animals with Potential for Occurrence on The Villages of Southern Oaks Phase II North Mass Grade, Sumter County, Florida. ............................................. 10 Figure 3.0-1 Development Plan for The Villages of Southern Oaks Phase II North Mass Grade, Sumter County, Florida. ................................................................................................................ 20 P:\Admin\Projects\2005219\Bigham East\BighamEast_ERP\VOSO Phase II N ERP App.doc ii 1.0 INTRODUCTION The Villages of Southern Oaks Phase II North Mass Grade project site (Site) is planned for mass grading and stormwater management system (SWMS) construction (Project) to support future development of the Site for residential uses. The entire Site consists of approximately 459.90 acres located in Section 34 Township 19 South, and Range 23 East, Sumter County, Florida (Figure 1.0-1). The Site is located south of County Road (CR) 468, east of CR 501. An aerial photograph depicting the project boundary has been included as Appendix A. An individual Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) is being sought through the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) in order to carry out the proposed Project. An environmental assessment of the Site was conducted by Breedlove, Dennis & Associates, Inc. (BDA) scientists to evaluate existing conditions and provide information to support an environmental evaluation of the proposed Project. The assessment included; 1) a review of maps and in house environmental databases; 2) a field survey of the Site to document vegetative communities, hydrologic conditions, wildlife utilization, as well as delineating the approximate extent of wetlands that may be considered jurisdictional by the SWFWMD(6), the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers (ACOE)(2, 19), or Sumter County(15); 3) assess the Site for the occurrence and potential occurrence of wildlife or plant species listed as Threatened, Endangered (T&E) or Species of Special Concern (SSC) (Listed Species) under provisions of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)(4) or Florida rules(11, 5); 4) compilation/analysis of data. P:\Admin\Projects\2005219\Bigham East\BighamEast_ERP\VOSO Phase II N ERP App.doc 1 La t : 28° 47' 27.255" N27.255" Lat: 28°47' Lo n: 81° 59' 51.377" W51.377" Lon: 81°59' Legend BighamEast Property ac) (459.90 ^_ 0 0.5 1 Source:Bigham Property boundary provided byFarner Barley;USGS20161107. Leesb urgWest, Wildwood, Bush nelland Miles CenterHillQuadrangle Fla. streamed from ESR I. °! inc1 miles1 h= FIGURE1.0-1 BREEDLOVE, DENNIS & ASSOCIATES, INC. LO CATIONOF THE VILLAGES OF SO UTHERNOAKS PHASENO RII THMASS GRADE Environmental Consultants (SECTIONTO 34, W RANGE NSHIP S, 19 SUMTER E), 23 CO UNTY,FLO R IDA. W.330CantonBDA WinterAve., Park FL32789407-677-1882• , LDP • 3/23/2017 • P:\ATG\2005067\BDA_USE\AR•LDP 3/23/2017 • CGIS\BighamEast\ER P_201702\Loc ation.mx d The applicant is proposing to directly impact 0.25 acre of surface waters (SW2) as part of the Project. Design and engineering information for the Project has been prepared and submitted by Farner, Barley and Associates, Inc. (FBA) under separate cover. P:\Admin\Projects\2005219\Bigham East\BighamEast_ERP\VOSO Phase II N ERP App.doc 3 2.0 ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS BDA scientists reviewed the Site in order to gather information relative to wetland jurisdictional limits, the vegetative community structure of the Site, and existing conditions of the various wetland areas, with respect to hydrologic functions and habitat characteristics. Data were also collected regarding wetland and upland habitat conditions and the occurrence and/or likelihood of occurrence for fish, wildlife, and Listed Species on the Site. The on-site land use and vegetative cover types were classified by BDA scientists through selective ground- truthing during field investigations and aerial photo-interpretation to characterize the habitats and provide the basis for an assessment of the occurrence or potential for occurrence of Listed Species. The characterization of the vegetative communities and land use types was based on the Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCFCS)(6) (Figure 2.0-1). The following describes the general composition and conditions of the various community types identified within the project. Botanical nomenclature (scientific names), as presented in this report, is per Wunderlin et al.(21). 2.1 Vegetative Communities Upland communities within the Site comprise approximately 459.51 (99.9%) of the Site and surface waters (cattle ponds) comprise approximately 0.39 acres (0.1%) of the Site. Land use type, classification, approximate acreage, and percent areal coverage of the project
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