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<br /> Mark Brandenburg, MS, CSE. PWS
<br /> Program)from 1996-2000.These phases invertebrate identification, seagrass project in the City of Miramar. The
<br /> involved (1)pre-dawn surveys along survey,mitigation credit determination, project entails two segments of Miramar
<br /> various segments of Broward County and permitting with the US Army Corps Parkway:the eastern gateway segment
<br /> I shoreline to indentify sea-turtle"crawls" of Engineers,Florida Department of from 62nd to 64th Avenue and the mid-
<br /> and nests. When nests were identified, Environmental Protection,South Florida town commercial segment from 68th to
<br /> eggs were removed from nests and Water Management District,and 69th Avenue. The project includes
<br /> I relocated to protected hatcheries Broward County Environmental intersection improvements and sidewalk
<br /> (enclosed with fencing or open, "roped Protection Department.The seagrass and landscape beautification throughout
<br /> off"areas); (2)After gestation period, survey was conducted using scuba diving the project limits. Services provided
<br /> hatchery nests were examined in the and digital global positioning satellite include: surveying including topographic
<br /> I evening on daily basis. On days when equipment and included surveying,underground utility
<br /> hatching occurred,hatchlings were transect/quadrant measurements of designation,landscape architecture,
<br /> assisted out of nest when necessary,and seagrass density,abundance,and hardscape design,drainage and
<br /> total number of viable hatchlings(vs. frequency of occurrence. stormwater permitting,design and
<br /> original egg count)was documented. management, lighting and electrical
<br /> U.S.Coast Guard Station Seagrass design,geotechnical design,traffic
<br /> Florida Department of Transportation Survey of Boat Basin-Seagrass beds are engineering,tree permitting and arborist
<br /> I (FOOT) District 4 SR AlA/SE 17th Street critical marine habitats found in near- services,as well as LAP coordination,
<br /> Causeway-Miller Legg performed shore coastal areas. Impacts to permitting and submittal
<br /> permitting of the open water impacts protected seagrass beds are regulated by documentation.
<br /> I which were associated with installation state and federal environmental
<br /> of a new high-level bridge over the protection agencies. Consequently, Florida Department of Transportation
<br /> Intracoastal Waterway in Fort coastal development projects typically (FDOT) District 4 Sheridan 400 Sidewalk
<br /> Lauderdale. require an assessment of benthic(sea- - Permitting for wetland impacts
<br /> Ifloor)habitats to determine the associated with construction of a new
<br /> Florida Department of Transportation presence of seagrasses. For this sidewalk along Sheridan Street.Services
<br /> (FDOT) District 4 West Lake Park Dania particular project, Miller Legg performed provided included:gathering of
<br /> I Beach Bridge Mitigation-An seagrass surveys that were needed to background data,off-site wetlands
<br /> approximately one-acre saltmarsh ensure that reconstruction of the basin mitigation procurement,conducting
<br /> wetland enhancement project in bulkhead would not result in damage or coordination meetings, permitting
<br /> I Broward County.The purpose of the•project was to mitigate for seagrass destruction to seagrass beds. through US Army Corps of Engineers,
<br /> Broward County Environmental
<br /> impacts caused by bridge enhancements. Miami Beach Coastal Construction Protection Department,and South
<br /> Services provided included:design, Control Line Survey-Miller Legg was Florida Water Management District.
<br /> permitting,contractor coordination and hired to obtain a permit from the Florida
<br /> field inspection/photo documentation, Department of Environmental Protection Hollywood Site 157-Environmental-
<br /> construction observation of grading, (DEP)for a landscape beautification For this 6.3-acre parcel in Hollywood
<br /> I earthwork activities,and hydrophyte project designed for the City of Miami
<br /> Beach. The permit will allow landscape containing freshwater and brackish
<br /> installation. environments located adjacent to a
<br /> improvements of desirable,native plant South Florida Water Management
<br /> West Lake Park II- Environmental species that will both create habitat and District canal,Miller Legg assessed the
<br /> O Services-Miller Legg is the prime erosion. In addition,we natural resources,established wetland
<br /> consultant for the permitting and design performed a survey to confirm the jurisdictional determinations,analyzed
<br /> of enhancements for the second phase presence of monuments that define the wetland quality and permitting
<br /> I of this 1,500-acre estuarine wetland. State's Coastal Construction Control Line requirements,analyzed development
<br /> Services provided included:paving and (CCCL),as well as collect survey data for potential as well as restoration potential,
<br /> drainage improvements for the nature other"lines"such as the mean high tide and permitting and mitigation
<br /> center and associated parking lot,design and low tide lines. Miller Legg was a requirements. This project is a result of
<br /> I of three sewage pump stations,water subconsultant to AECOM. Broward County's$400 million bond
<br /> distribution system design,sanitary referendum in 2000 that was used to
<br /> sewage collection and transmission Miramar Parkway LAP Streetscape preserve and reclaim almost 1,500 acres
<br /> system design,off-site force main,traffic Improvements from 62nd to 64th of conservation land,green space,and
<br /> engineering,surveying,water quality Avenue and 68th to 69th Avenue- open space;and,repair and enhance the
<br /> data analysis,hypothesis development Miramar Parkway Streetscape aging park system to provide safer parks.
<br /> and review,sediment analysis,fishery Improvement project is a Local Agency
<br /> analysis,rip-rap design,benthic macro- Program(LAP)-funded revitalization
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