SANDRA WALTERS President ACADEMIC BACKGROUND Masters Degree in Marine Studies, University of Miami, Florida, 1983 Bachelor of Science in Animal Behavior and Marine Biology, University of California, Davis, CA, 1974 SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE prepared administrative draft and Draft Environmental Ms. Walters has 30+ years of professional experience in Impact Statement, participated in DEIS public hearing, Florida. She is qualified as an Expert Witness in Florida prepared EFH and Biological assessments for National administrative hearings and court proceedings; has conducted Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and supervised environmental studies, and developed prepared responses to all ecological questions for DEIS avoidance and mitigation plans, in all South Florida submerged and FEIS; assisted with preparation of Final EIS. and upland habitats; has successfully permitted projects Port Everglades Master Plan Update, Broward County ranging from single family homes to developments of regional Principal in charge of all natural systems data collection impact, working with all regulatory agencies; has extensive and analysis and permitting assessments for five‐year experience in design and implementation of public master plan update, including incorporation of updated participation programs and review and development of plan into County comprehensive plan. comprehensive plans; and has represented clients successfully with many agencies and government boards. She is presently SR‐710 PD&E Study, District 4 FDOT a member of the South Florida Regional Planning Council, Part of consultant team in charge of planning, design and appointed by governors Bush, Crist and Scott, serving as chair environmental study of 27‐mile corridor of B‐Line in 2009; serves on EPA’s Water Quality Steering Committee for Expressway through Palm Beach and Martin counties. the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; and served from Responsible for wetlands and threatened and endangered 2000 to 2004 as a Governor’s appointee on Florida’s species field data collection, assessment of contamination Acquisition and Restoration Council, which supervises potential in vicinity, and documentation of land use purchase and management of State conservation lands. patterns along corridor regarding potential for secondary and cumulative impacts. REPRESENTATIVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Wetland Delineation, Essential Fish Habitat Assessment Principal, Sandra Walters Consultants, Inc., Key West, Miami, and Local Permitting Support for Utility Corridor, Hollywood & Fort Myers, FL, 1996‐present Okeechobee, Hills‐borough and Miami‐Dade counties Provide consulting services to both public and private sector Principal in charge of wetland data collection and clients in areas of ecological/environmental and land use jurisdictional delineation for utility corridor, utilizing both planning and permitting, including habitat evaluation, federal and State wetland delineation methodologies, mitigation and contamination assessment and remediation; including extensive habitat characterization, mapping public involvement and outreach; and community and using sub‐foot‐accuracy Trimble GPS equipment, and daily government liaison. downloading and transmitting of data to central processing facility. Also preparing EFH Assessment ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES • PERMITTING • MITIGATION • meeting NMFS requirements for South Dade County MONITORING SERVICES segment, including cumulative and secondary impacts Tree Obstruction Survey, Hollywood‐Ft. Lauderdale analyses, and providing coordination and assistance with local permitting in Martin and Miami‐Dade counties. International Airport, Broward County Principal in charge of tree obstruction survey and report WTA Compartments B & C Environmental Impact Study for entire airport property. Work includes field data (EIS), SFWMD, Palm Beach County collection and preparation of report including a detailed Part of consultant team developing EIS for improvements spreadsheet with tree specifications and recommend‐ to water treatment areas just south of Lake Okeechobee, dations for trimming or removal, aerial figures showing all which is an Acceler8 project associated with Everglades tree locations, and photo exhibits. restoration. Work includes full assessment of existing data and sources and evaluation of sufficiency; drafting Environmental Impact Study & Permitting, Ft. Lauder‐ environmental consequences alternatives, wetlands and dale‐Hollywood International Airport Runway Extension T&E species sections; and participating in public Principal in charge of fulfillment of all NEPA requirements involvement activities. including T&E species impact assessment and wetland delineation, coordination with environmental regulatory Stormwater Filter Marsh, City of Naples, Collier County agencies, and preparation and processing of In charge of wetland jurisdictional determination, habitat environmental permit applications for final, selected evaluation, and threatened and endangered (T&E) species alternative. Acquired concurrence from all resource survey; development of impact assessment and mitigation agencies on jurisdictional lines and UMAM scores for all plan, as needed; and general assistance with preparing wetlands affected by one or more project alternatives, and processing environmental resource permit (ERP) applications with DEP and US Army Corps of Engineers OFFICES IN MONROE, DADE, BROWARD AND LEE COUNTIES MAIN TEL: 305-294-1238, FAX: 305-294-2164, EMAIL: [email protected], WEBSITE: WWW.SWCINC.NET WBE • SBE • DBE • CBE • WOSB Sandra Walters CURRICULUM VITAE PAGE 2 (USACE) for creation of filter marsh to provide treatment permitting and project history, held meeting with District to stormwater presently being pumped untreated into staff and developed consensus on approach, developed Naples Bay. consent agreement, worked with property owner to Herbert Hoover Dike Culverts 1 and 1A Replacement design and implement significant restoration project in Project, Glades County, FL Salt Ponds as well as to restructure onsite restoration In charge of all start‐up of environmental compliance projects from those specified in original permits, in scope for $47 million project to replace two 10‐foot progress with implementing multi‐year monitoring plan; culverts through the Herbert Hoover Dike near Lake property owner received award from District for being so Okeechobee. Work included preparation of Stormwater forthcoming with restoration efforts and award ceremony had front‐page article in local newspaper. Pollution Protection Plan (SWPPP) and NPDES notification; development of Environmental Protection Plan; Electric Transmission Line Environmental Compliance permitting of dewatering plan; development of boating Monitoring, Florida Keys Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) plan; contractor training Conducted DEP and USACE permit conditions regarding environmental compliance criteria, including environmental compliance monitoring of installation of development and printing of waterproof field compliance new electric tie‐line poles between Big Coppitt Key and handbook; turbidity monitoring and reporting, including Key Haven in wetland and submerged habitats, including staff training to meet State permit criteria and work confirmation of pre‐construction conditions, onsite supervision; monitoring of 10 listed species; and inspections to assure impacts do not exceed limits preparation and processing of required reports. All plans established in environmental permits, and long‐term and reports received U.S. Army Corps of Engineers monitoring to document post‐construction recovery. approval. Submerged Habitat Study and Sediment Analysis, Key Horizontal Directional Drill Permitting and Third Party West Harbor and Vicinity Environmental Monitoring, Islamorada Wastewater Conduct survey of submerged habitats in and around Key Project West Harbor. Divers collected field data from 50, In charge of permitting with DEP, USACE and FKNMS for randomly selected sites. This data was then collated into directional drills under seven channels in Upper Florida maps showing general distribution of habitats in area, and Keys to accommodate wastewater pipelines. Work underwater photographs were organized and printed. involved extensive coordination with project engineers, Data was compared with that collected at other sites contractors, resource management and regulatory throughout Florida Keys, to assess habitat quality in agencies; benthic and emergent habitat assessments relation to shipping activities in Harbor. Supervise including detailed mapping and characterization of collection of sediment samples in and near harbor resources below which pipeline will run; preparation and following approved DEP protocol, transmit to State processing of permit applications; and responses to certified laboratory for testing for petroleum requests for additional information. Acquired all permits contamination and RCRA metals, prepare report in less than three months due to extensive agency summarizing findings. coordination and very thorough permit application Mallory Dock Maintenance Dredge, City of Key West materials. Conducted work as full‐time third party Principal in charge for successful acquisition of all permit environmental monitor for all drilling activities, including modifications to add Mallory Dock to scope of Navy Key constant onsite inspections and oversight; coordination West Harbor dredging project, including collection of all with drilling company and environmental