Lecanto Senlce Office 3600 West Sovereign Path Suite 226 Lecanto, Florida (352) SUNCOM

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1 Southwest Florida Water Management District C,<rL.teJ l ~v'~ 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, Florida (352) or (FL only) SUNCOM TDD only (FL only) On the Internet at: WaterMatters.org..\n EqWJ 0:Jportunrty Emp1over Watson L Hay-. 8 Chair. Pinellas Heidi B. McCree Vice Chair, Hillsborough Secretary, Hernando Talmadge G. M Jerry~ Rice Treasurer, Pasco EdwmdW.a.-e Manatee n.o.n. G. o.bney Sarasota Maggie N. Dll n1in,olez Hillsborough R~E.0-C.. Pinellas RonaldC..._ Polk J-.t D. Kovacll Hillsborough PatsyC.S~ DeSoto Bartow Senlce Office 170 Century Boulevard Bartow. Florida (863) or (Fl only) SUNCOM June 30, 2004 Lecanto Senlce Office 3600 West Sovereign Path Suite 226 Lecanto, Florida (352) SUNCOM Robert Warren, Director Pinellas County Highway Department U.S. Highway 19 North Clearwater, FL Subject: Dear Mr. Warren: Sarasota Senlce Office 6750 Fru,tville Road Sarasota. Florida (941) or (FL only) SUNCOM Tampa Senlce Office 7601 Highway 301 North Tampa. Florida (813) or (Fl only) SUNCOM := RECElVt. \\., ~',... iuu, J..,._ I, i ~ighwa'f DEPT. Transfer to Operation Phase East-West Conn~~oad - Phase 1' "J!.. Permit No.: an~ Compliance No.: Sec/Twp/Age: 13, 14/28S/16E; 18/28S/17E County: Pinellas The request to transfer the permit referenced above to the operation phase has been approved. District staff has reviewed the as-built drawings, inspected the project, and determined the surface water management system in compliance at the time of our inspection. The District reserves the right to inspect the project in the future to ensure continued compliance with state law and District rules. DavidLMome Executive Director GeneA.Nealll Assistant Executive Director... s. llilenky General Counsel The Permit contains conditions requiring periodic inspection and maintenance. The inspections are required every 18 to 24 months. The inspection results must be reported to the District on the enclosed form entitled "Statement of Inspection for Proper Operation and Maintenance. Please refer to the permit to determine the inspection schedule and when this form should be filed. As outlined in Subsection (1 )(a), "A Permittee shall notify the District within 30 days of any sale, conveyance or any other transfer for a permitted surface water management system or the real property at which the system is located." For your convenience, we have enclosed a "Notification and Request for Transfer of Environmental Resource Permit" form to submit for transferring the permit. If you have questions, please contact Stephan R. Stokes, P.E. at extension 2089 in the Tampa Service Office. aa~ Sincerely, Alba E. Mas, P.E. Tampa Regulation Department AEM:SRS:elb Enclosures: Executed Statement of Completion, As-Built Drawings, Permit, Statement of Inspection Form, Notification and Request to Transfer Form cc: File of Record and.031/ct Marty L. Morlan, P.E., King Engineering Associates, Inc.

2 SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE Standard General PERMIT NO. This permit issued under the provisions of Chapter 373, Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Florida Administrative Code (F.AC.), Rule authorizes the Pennittee to perform the work outlined herein and shown by the application, approved drawing(s), plans, and other documents, attached hereto and kept on file at the Southwest Florida Water Management Disbict (Disbict). All construction, operation and maintenance of the surface water management system authorized by this permit shall occur in compliance with Florida Statutes and Administrative Code and the conditions of this permit. PROJECT NAIIE: GRANTED TO: East-West Connector Road (Phase II} Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners 440 Court 51reet Clearwater, FL ABSTRACT: This permit is for the construction of 1,300 linear feet of two (2) lane divided rural roadway and associated surface water management facilities from 1,300 feet west of Race Track Road to Race Track Road. There are no additional through lanes proposed at this time for Race Track Road. lmprovemen1s to Race Track Road are limited to extensions of the left tum lane and shoulders. The proposed wet detention pond wih provide water quality treatment of the first inch of runoff from the contributing area. The pond will also provide attenuation of the peak discharge rates for the 25-year, 24-hour storm. The pond is designed for the ultimate build-out of the East-West Connector Road. The ultimate build-out is a six (6) lane divided roadway with a bicycle lane and sidewalk. The pond will outfall to the nearby natural wetland conveyance system. OP. & IIAINT. ENTTIY: PROPERTY LOCATION: SECITWPIRGE: Pinellas County Public Works Department Pinellas & Hillsborough County 13/285/16E & /17E TOTAL ACRES OWNED OR UNDER CONTROL: PROJECT SIZE: LANDUSE: DATE APPLICATION RLED: AMENDED DATE: Acres Road Project April25,2000 September 19, 2000 TRANSFERRED TO PER "' T \ A 1 ph "'~ ~ O r\ v i 1 i ",_,_

3 2 I. Water Quantity/Quality TOTAL 0.60 Mixing Zone Required: YES ( ) Variance Required: YES { ) NO(X} NO{X) II. 100-Year Floodplain Cornmen1s: = Minimal Impact based on modeling of existing stages vs. post-project encroachment Enaoachment Result (feet} depth of change in flood stage (level) over existing receiving water stage resulting from floodplain encroachment caused by a project that claims Ill type of compensation. Ill. Environmental Considerations AA-1 AA-2 cc DD-1 DD-2 BB TOTAL 0.94 o.oo 0.00 Cornmen1s: The East West Road Phase II project will impact 0.94 acre of forested and herbaceous wetlands. The Permittee shall compensate for these impacts by using excess wetland creation and wetland enhancement available at the County's mitigation site within Brooker Creek Preserve. The mitigation area was authorized under the East West Road Phase I project (ERP No ). A total of 0.96 acre of wetland creation and acres of wetland enhancement within the

4 3 Brooker Creek Preserve mitigation area is set aside to offset the wetland impacts ass'lciated with this project Watershed name(s): Tampa Bay Drainage A Conservation Easement is not required. SPECIFIC CONDITIONS 1. If the ownership of the project area covered by the subject permit is divided, with someone other than the Permittee becoming the owner of part of the project area, this permit shall terminate, pursuant to Section , F AC. In such situations, each land owner shall obtain a permit (which may be a modification of this permit) for the land owned by that person. This condition shall not apply to the division and sale of lots or units in residential subdivisions or condominiums. 2. The discharges from this system shall meet slate water quality standards as set forth in Chapter and Section F AC., for class waters equivalent to the receiving waters. 3. Unless specified otherwise herein, two copies of all information and reports required by this permit shall be submitted to: Tampa _Regulation Deparbnent Southwest Florida Water Management District 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North Tampa, FL The permit number, tihe of report or information and event (for recurring report or information submittal) shall be identified on all information and reports submitted The Permittee shall retain the design engineer, or other professional engineer registered in Florida, to conduct on-site observations of construction and assistwith the as-built certification requirements of this project The Permittee shall inform the Disbict in writing of the name, address and phone number of the professional engineer so employed. This information shall be submitted prior to construction. Within 30 days after completion of construction of the permitted activity, the Permittee shall submit to the Tampa Service Office a written statement of completion and certification by a registered professional engineer or other appropriate individual as authorized by law, utilizing the required Statement of Completion and Request for Transfer to Operation Entity form identified in Chapter 400-1, F AC., and signed, dated, and sealed as-built drawings. The as-built drawings shall identify any deviations from the approved construction drawings. The District reserves the riaht UDOO Drior notice to the Permitlee to conduct on-site research to assess the pollulant removal efficiency of the surface waler management system. The Permitlee may be required to cooperate in this regard by allowing on-site access by District representatives, by allowing the installation and operation of testing and monitoring equipment, and by allowing other assistants measures as needed on site. The operation and maimenance entity shall submit inspection reports in the form required-by the District, in accordance with the following schedule. For systems utilizing retention or wet detention, the inspections shall be performed two (2) years after operation is authoiized and f!ner'j two (2) years thaeafler.

5 4 8. The removal of littoral shelf vegetation (including cattails) from wet detention ponds is prohibited unless othefwise approved by the District Removal indudes dredging, the application of herbicide, cutting, and the introduction of grass carp. Any questions regarding authorized activities witbin the wet detention ponds shall be addressed to the District's Surface Water Regulation Manager, Tampa Service Office. 9. The construction of all wetland impacts and wetland mitigation shall be supervised by a qualified environmental scientist/specialist/consultant The Permittee shall identify, in writing, the environmental professional retained for construction oversight prior to initial dearing and grading activities. 10. Wetland buffers shall remain in an undisturbed condition except for approved drainage facility construction/maintenance. 11. The following boundaries, as shown on the approved construction drawings, shall be clearty delineated on the site prior to initial dearing or grading activities: (X) wetland preservation (X) wetland buffers ( ) upland preservation (X) limits of approved wetland impacts ( } construction access for (list mitigation area(sll The delineation shall endure throughout the construction period and be readily discernible to construction and District personnel. 12. Wetland AA-1, AA-2, H4, CC, DD-1, DD-2, and BB boundaries shown on the approved construction drawings shall be binding upon the Permittee and the District 13. Refer to GENERAL CONDmON No. 15 herein. GENERAL CONDmoNS 1. The general conditions ahached herein as Exhibit "A" are hereby incorporated into this permit by reference and the Permittee shall comply with them.