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New Directions in Beach Policy?

New Directions in Beach Policy?. Leadership changes DEP Sand Memo Legislature (Beach Bill) Rule review and possible changes Sand Armoring Lighting Closing comments. Changes in Leadership. Division of Water Resource Management (12 Programs). Wetlands. Storm water.

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New Directions in Beach Policy?

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  1. New Directions in Beach Policy? • Leadership changes • DEP Sand Memo • Legislature (Beach Bill) • Rule review and possible changes • Sand • Armoring • Lighting • Closing comments

  2. Changes inLeadership Division of Water Resource Management (12 Programs) Wetlands Storm water 8 Other Water Regulatory Programs Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems (Danielle Fondren)

  3. Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems Comprehensive Beach Management Local Government Fiscal Assistance Program ($$) Regulatory ProgramsCCCLJCP Coastal Data & Analysis: Shoreline Surveying & Monitoring, StudiesModeling, GIS

  4. New Directions in Beach Policy?(Sand) • DEP Sand Memo versus the existing Sand Rule (F.A.C. 62B-41.0007) • Beach Bill

  5. Florida Sand Rule (Ch. 62B-41.007, F.A.C.) Grain Size < than 5% 0.062 mm 4.76 mm Color Mineral Composition Grain Size Distribution % or size can’t exceed existing 90% of fill material Munsell Comparison

  6. DEP Sand Rule • (j) To protect the environmental functions of beaches only beach compatible fill shall be used. Beach compatible fill is material that maintains the general characterand functionalityof the material on the beach. The fill material shall be predominately of carbonate, quartz or similar material, shall be similarin color and grain size distribution to the material on the beach and shall not contain: • 1. Greater than 5 percent, by weight, silt, clay or colloids; • 2. Greater than 5 percent, by weight, fine gravel; • 3. Coarse gravel, cobbles in a percentage or size greater than found on the native beach; • 4. Construction debris, toxic material or other foreign matter; and • 5. Not result in cementation of the beach.

  7. Beach Bill (S.B. 758) • DEP staff cant require terms and conditions in the nourishment permit without relying on existing rules. • Staff must cite applicable statutes and rules when making requests for more information. • DEP must substantially streamline the permitting process for re-nourishment projects if there are no major changes in successive projects. Intent is process oriented and it is not intended to compromise resource protection! Devil is in the details.

  8. New Directions in Beach Policy • Existing Sand Rule (F.A.C. 62B-41.0007) versus the DEP Sand Memo (4/15/2011) • Beach Bill More Changes Being Discussed • Lighting regulation changes • New policies on coastal armoring

  9. Walton County- About 260 sea walls permitted since June 2005 along 26 miles of beach- this is unprecedented in Florida.

  10. Geotubes

  11. New Directions in Beach Policy Existing Sand Rule (F.A.C. 62B-41.0007) versus the DEP Sand Memo (4/15/2011) Beach Bill Lighting regulation changes New policies on coastal armoring Executive Order 11-72 (Rule review)

  12. E.O. 11-72

  13. Keep Informed about Issues Impacting Sea Turtles in Florida, sign up for STC’s Free E-Newsletter: www.conserveturtles.org 

  14. I sure hope the beach hasn’t changed too much when I return! Thank You

  15. DEP Sand Memo Conservation of Fish and Wildlife and their Habitats: While we must consider the potential for adverse impacts to fish and wildlife and their habitats, we must keep the following fact clear in our minds: The restoration of a critically eroded beach increases habitat and has been determined by the legislature to be in the public interest.

  16. Beach Bill (S.B. 758) Permits can be issued before the USFWS issues its BO and ITP. But work cant commence until issuance. DEP staff cant require terms and conditions in the renourishment permit without relying on existing rules. Staff must cite applicable statutes and rules when making requests for more information. DEP must substantially streamline the permitting process for re-nourishment projects if there are no major changes in successive projects. Intent is process oriented and it is not intended to compromise resource protection! Devil is in the details.

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