State of Florida Deepwater Horizon Project Proposals Updated 9/5/2014 Project Geographic Confirmation Florida FTP Hyperlink to Project Title Abbreviated Project Description Watershed Estimated Cost Submitted By Latitude Longitude Number Region Number Counties Proposals 1 Southwest 1-020213 Fruit Farm Creek Mangrove Total project size is 1,025 acres. The project would restore historical hydrologic Everglades West Collier $1,940,000 Coastal Resources 25.923228 -81.660206 1-020213 Collier_Fruit Restoration Project connections across CR 92 in Collier County to restore 64 acres of dead mangroves, Coast; Everglades Group, Inc. Farm Creek permanently prevent future immediate death of 161 acres of severely stressed mangroves, and conserve and forestall death of an additional 800 acres of mangroves until further work could be undertaken (During Phase 3 not described here). Total restored or conserved: 1,025 acres. 2 Statewide 2-021313 Enhancing Community The Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA) is a statewide association of All FL Watersheds Statewide $100,000 Florida Emergency 0.000000 0.000000 2-021313 Resiliency through Florida emergency management professionals. Under this project, FEPA proposes to Preparedness Statewide_Communit Coordination and Cooperation sponsor a multi-day interactive forum to discuss emergency planning and mitigation Association y Resiliency measures to improve coordination at all levels of government and the private sector to address a broad range of hazards. FEPA is unique in that it includes representatives from all response disciplines as well as key private sector partners. 3 Atlantic 3-021313 Torry Island Pond Apple Forest This is an ongoing project (which has been on hold due to lack of funding) to restore Lake Okeechobee; Palm Beach $250,000 Arthur R. Marshall 26.750000 -80.766666 3-021313 Palm Restoration Project the Pond Apple Forest and related species that constituted the Torry Island historical Everglades Foundation for the Beach_Torry Island habitat; The Pond Apple Forest, AKA Custard Apple, is also the habitat for the Everglades Okeechobee Gourd, an endangered species, and part of the ancient native culture. 4 Panhandle 4-021813 Choctawhatchee-Pea Basin The proposal is that the Crossing Assessment and Treatment System (CATS) be Choctawhatchee- Bay $110,300 Science Applications 30.937767 -86.056759 4-021813 Unpaved Road-Stream implemented to demonstrate the uses and benefits of an innovative approach to St. Andrews Rivers Holmes International Multiple_Choctawhatc Crossings Assessment and developing treatment alternatives for maintaining unpaved road crossings. This Jackson Corporation (SAIC) hee-Pea Basin Treatment System (CATS) technology utilizes resource data and on-site investigations to formalize customized Okaloosa Demonstration Project solutions that offer combinations of best practices to target and cost-effectively Walton resolve site-specific problems. Washington 5 Panhandle 5-021813 Northwest Florida Borrow Pits The anticipated deliverable for the proposed project is the Northwest Florida Borrow Apalachicola- Bay $131,200 Science Applications 30.767438 -87.455282 5-021813 Inventory and Assessment Pit Inventory and Assessment Map Atlas. The atlas would include: Project area Chipola Rivers Calhoun International Multiple_Northwest Project natural resource and regulatory information. Overview of borrow pit types, mined Choctawhatchee- Escambia Corporation (SAIC) Florida Borrow Pits materials, operations, and stormwater management. Borrow pit treatment priorities St. Andrews Rivers Franklin and recommendations. Borrow pit site dossiers that include geography, geology, Ochlockonee-St. Gadsden disturbance regimes, operation and maintenance activities, stormwater features and Marks Rivers Gulf 6 Panhandle 6-022013 Spatial ecology and habitat use 1). Satellite and acoustic telemetry data for adult and juvenile loggerheads will be Choctawhatchee- Bay $1,740,000 US Geological 29.721300 -85.342100 6-022013 of loggerhead turtles in the analyzed to identify their movement corridors and foraging locations, 2). Genetic St. Andrews Rivers Gulf Survey, SE Ecological Multiple_Spatial northern Gulf of Mexico analyses will be conducted to determine genetic origins of juvenile loggerheads and Science Center Ecology using NW Florida coastal habitat, 3). Ocean models will be used to define hatchling throughout dispersal from nesting beaches in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and 4). Surface Gulf of Mexico drifters will be deployed in the northern Gulf to further refine and validate ocean 7 Big Bend 7-022713 Lower Suwannee & Gulf The proposed 46,500-acre Lower Suwannee River & Gulf Watershed Conservation Suwannee River Dixie $25,000,000 The Conservation 29.490000 -83.214000 7-022713 Dixie_Lower Watershed Conservation Easement (“Lower Suwannee CE”) is a rare opportunity to protect a vast tract of land Fund Suwannee Easement on Florida's Gulf coast. Building on the success of the adjacent 32,000-acre California Lake Conservation Easement completed in 2001, the project is directly adjacent to the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge (LSNWR) and state conservation lands, and will greatly expand the protected area along Florida's pristine “Big Bend.” 8 Panhandle 8-022813 Pine Beach Eco Camp - Eco Pine Beach Christian Camps, Inc. is launching a new Christian summer camp, retreat Choctawhatchee- Bay $641,250 Pine Beach Christian 30.285705 -85.991733 8-022813 Bay_Pine Adventure Center center and outdoor education center in Northwest Florida under the rules and St. Andrews Rivers Camps, Inc. Beach Eco Camp provisions of a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. In the summer, Pine Beach youth entering the 6th - 12th grades will experience outdoor adventures, team challenges, character building activities, worship and Biblical teachings. In fall and spring, Pine Beach will host retreats and conferences for families, churches, businesses and civic 9 Keys 9-031113 Exotic Species Removal on 1. Exotic species consultant hired, 2. Exotic species identification program - pre Florida Keys Monroe $1,000,000 The City of Marathon 24.712386 -81.087243 9-031113 Public and Private Property removal tagging, 3. Exotic species removal - city wide, 4. Exotic species identification Monroe_Exotic program - post removal survey, 5. Ongoing maintenance of Exotic species. Cost Species estimate over six years. Page 1 of 111 State of Florida Deepwater Horizon Project Proposals Updated 9/5/2014 10 Panhandle 10-030513 Beach Nourishment--Dredging-- Dredging and Beach Accretion--Restoration along the eroded beaches. Choctawhatchee- Okaloosa, $75,000,000 Community 30.386592 -86.511084 10-030513 Emerald Coast St. Andrews Rivers Walton Association Multiple_Beach Presidents of the Nourishment Emerald Coast (CAPEC) 11 Panhandle 11-030813 City of Niceville, Florida: The proposed project is to complete the City of Niceville’s existing plans for Choctawhatchee- Okaloosa $11,157,500 The City of Niceville 30.504166 -86.498333 11-030813 Stormwater Master Plan and comprehensive stormwater management and surface water and habitat restoration St. Andrews Rivers Okaloosa_City of Boggy Bayou Restoration Plan to improve existing and maintain future surface water quality in Boggy Bayou, Niceville Implementation Choctawhatchee Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The City is proposing the completion of projects which have been specifically identified as necessary components in its "Stormwater Management Needs Assessment", "Niceville Stormwater Master Plan", 12 Southwest 12-031113 Restoration of the A team of scientists from Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Marine Caloosahatchee Lee $1,620,000 Sanibel-Captiva 26.676293 -81.842340 12-031113 Caloosahatchee Estuary: Laboratory (SCCF) will conduct a comprehensive physical-ecological modeling of the River Conservation Lee_Caloosahatchee Prevention of toxic Caloosahatchee Estuary in southwest Florida. The research will develop predictions Foundation Marine Estuary cyanobacterial blooms and of toxic cyanobacteria distributions resulting from varying by the magnitude and the Laboratory expansion of oligohaline timing water releases from the water control structure S-79, tidal intrusions, wind habitats using real time and rainfall patterns, and other conditions. An overarching objective for this 13 Keys 13-031113 Johnson Tract The ±1300-acre Johnson Tract is the largest private ownership within the Florida Florida Keys Monroe $6,000,000 The Conservation 24.631908 -81.514014 13-031113 Keys. Surrounded by state and federal conservation lands and the Florida Keys Fund Monroe_Johnson National Marine Sanctuary, it contains some of the nation's most imperiled natural Tract resources, including habitat for species affected by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Protection of this large undeveloped tract will also help reduce development pressure and prevent the negative impacts to water quality that would result from 14 Panhandle 14-031113 St. Vincent Sound to Lake The St. Vincent to Lake Wimico Watershed Project is comprised of approximately Apalachicola- Gulf, Franklin $40,000,000 The Conservation 29.759480 -85.189269 14-031113 Wimico 40,000 acres near the City of Apalachicola. It runs from St. Vincent Sound northeast Chipola Rivers Fund Multiple_St. Vincent to the greater Lake Wimico area and is almost entirely owned by one landowner, Sound with a few key inholdings held by other landowners. It is adjacent to significant public lands and waters and as such has been a longtime conservation priority of state, federal,