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Lee County’s Basin Management Action Plans – The 1 st Five Years

Lee County’s Basin Management Action Plans – The 1 st Five Years. Karen Bickford, TMDL Coordinator kbickford@leegov.com. Forward. Projects in General Best Management Practices In General Lee Co BMAP Statistics Watershed Scale Projects - Structural Low Cost Opportunities – Non-Structural

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Lee County’s Basin Management Action Plans – The 1 st Five Years

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  1. Lee County’s Basin Management Action Plans – The 1st Five Years Karen Bickford, TMDL Coordinator kbickford@leegov.com

  2. Forward • Projects in General • Best Management Practices In General • Lee Co BMAP Statistics • Watershed Scale Projects - Structural • Low Cost Opportunities – Non-Structural • Next steps • Projects in the Imperial River Watershed • New Projects, New Partnerships

  3. Best Management Practices in General • Structural – filter marshes, hydraulic restorations • Non-Structural – public education, ordinance, street sweeping • Land acquisition (no restoration) – conservation lands to be owned and maintained in perpetuity

  4. Lee Co BMAP Statistics • Total BMAP Acres = 460,988 ac • Lee Co Required Reduction = 152,493 lbs/yr TN • Total Credit = 53,701 lbs/yr TN • Total Initial Project Costs = $181,310,215.60 • Estimated Dollar Value of Credit = $32,220,600

  5. Watershed Scale Projects Hendry Creek –Lakes Park Filter Marsh Drainage Basin: 1,742 ac Treatment area: 73 acres BMAP Credit: 4,533 lbs/yr Cost: $3,500,000

  6. Low Cost Opportunities • Public outreach now, explore new funding later… • Fertilizer ordinance compliance & enforcement. • Continue publicizing FYN and other DIY programs that appeal to homeowners. • Pilot projects to improve WQ in residential stormwater ponds. • Develop public education programs with the City of Bonita Springs, CHNEP and other partners. • Engage property managers (golf courses and HOAs) to implement more pollution prevention practices. • Continue identifying pollution sources and manage through education, incentives, disincentives, etc BMAP Credit (Caloosahatchee & EWC): 22,431 Cost: $250,000 (ongoing)

  7. Next Steps • New/ongoing activities • Evaluate & retrofit older neighborhood SW systems • Neighborhood awareness & partnering • Identify critical areas and issues • Prioritize new watershed scale projects for next 5-10 years • What’s on the horizon • Low Impact Development Standards • Pet waste ordinance • Evaluate & control feral animals • Septic system management • Sewer expansion

  8. Lee County BMAP Projects in the Imperial River Watershed…

  9. New Projects, New Partnerships… • NPDES Permit Coordination – Lee County is the primary permittee. CBS has an interlocal agreement w/ Lee Co as a co-permittee. • WETPLAN – Watershed Education Training, Ponds Lakes &Neighborhoods. • Partners: City of Bonita Springs, Lee County, CHNEP, CRA Inc., FNPS, FGCU. • Citizen’s Stormwater Academy – Non-point source pollution education for all neighborhoods. • Partners: Lee County, CHNEP, NPDES Co-permittees, all are welcome to join in the fun!

  10. Questions? Pine Lakes Preserve, Imperial River Watershed

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