CERP C-111 Spreader Canal Phase 1 Western Features Topographic Survey - Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Habitat

The C-111 Spreader Canal Western project is one element of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) authorized by the United States Congress as part of the 2000 Water Resources Development Act. This project is designed to restore the quantity, timing, and distribution of water delivered to Florida Bay via Taylor Slough and the area south of the C-111 canal known as the Southern Glades and Model Lands. This nvolves the use of structures (detention areas, canals, canal plugs, levees, gates and pump stations) and operational procedures to reduce seepage losses from Taylor Slough, the Southern Glades, and Model Lands. A key component of the project is to ensure that impacts to Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow (CSSS) Designated Critical Habitat Units 2 and 3 (also referred to as subpopulations C and D, respectively) do not exceed that recognized in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWSâ s) Incidental Take Statement. That need was documented in the USFWSâ s Biological Opinion and Incidental Take Statement (ITS), both of which were issued on August 25, 2009, and required the SFWMD to conduct additional monitoring and reporting to meet the requirements of the Endangered Species Act. One of the Term and Conditions (#3) of the ITS requires that SFWMD conduct additional surveys to more accurately document existing topography in subpopulations C & D, and that the SFWMD provide a methodology to accomplish the foregoing within 6 month of issuance of the Incidental Take Statement. â The methodology was submitted to the USFWS on February 25, 2010. This scope of work defines the work outlined in the methodology.â The South Florida Water Management is requesting a Vertical Control Survey to set 1 benchmark at 5 monitoring sites and obtain the well reference mark set by SFWMD. The project is located in Everglades National Park and in the C-111 Spreader Canal Western project, Miami- Dade County Florida. The Topographic Survey shall be in strict accordance with the Minimum Technical Standards (MTS) set forth in Chapter 5J of the Florida Administrative Code (FAC) and with the specifications outlined in this Work Order. The consultant shall prepare a set of maps, as outlined in this work order depicting the survey results Set one bench mark at 5 monitoring sites All services shall be performed under the direction of a Professional Surveyor and Mapper (PSM) registered in the State of Florida in accordance with Chapter 472 of the Florida Statutes and 5J FAC. A benchmark was established at each well. GPS static observations were utilized for deriving orthometric heights.