Broward County Shore Protection Project Segment III...Quin Robertson, Ph.D. - Project Manager...
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Coastal Engineering Consultant Services
Broward County Shore Protection Project Segment III
Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.
Lindino Benedet, Ph.D.
Thomas Pierro, PE
Quin Robertson, Ph.D.
Douglas Mann, PE
Stacy Buck, MS
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Lindino Benedet, Ph.D. - Project Executive
• Director, Coastal and Maritime Services
• Corporate authority to bind APTIM
APTIM • Previously CB&I, Shaw, Coastal Planning & Engineering
• Coastal Services Headquartered in Boca Raton- Focused on coastal engineering and environmental consulting
- 47 employees, 46% Broward County residents
Coastal Engineering Coastal Natural ResourcesSurvey & Geosciences
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Quin Robertson, Ph.D. - Project Manager
• Dania Beach resident
• Multiple publications quantifying coastal processes in Broward County
- Marine Geology, Journal of Coastal Research, Shore & Beach
• Personally visited upland mines for Segment II
• Managed 2008 Broward bathymetric LiDAR data acquisition
• Project Manager on wide variety of coastal projects
• USACE regional sediment management (RSM) and resiliency projects
• City of Long Beach NY
- Local sponsor representative for federal project
- Sand search, borrow area design
- Limited Reevaluation Report, Project Partnership Agreement
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Douglas Mann, PE - Lead Engineer
• Author of 5 Federal design documents, including 2 in Broward County
• Author of 4 beach or barrier island projects for other Federal agencies
• Engineer or EOR for:- 32 beach nourishment projects
- 32 coastal structure projects
- 9 dune restoration projects
• Decades of regulatory experience
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Proposed Approach
In our written submittal, we outlined:
1. Protect the environment
2. Design a cost efficient project
3. Expedite project approvals
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Proposed Approach
1. Protect the environment• Zero new nearshore hardbottom impacts
- Adopt predicted 2005/06 equilibrium toe of fill (ETOF), then design fill templates
• Use coarse upland sand
• Evaluate advance nourishment quantities
Advance
Nourishment
Design Beach
Hardbottom
Dunes
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Proposed Approach
2. Cost Efficient Design• Adopt zero new hardbottom impact beach design
• Evaluate two new local sand mines
• Develop and permit flexible sand delivery methods
• Bypass sand at Port Everglades
• Eliminate need for additional groins in the State Park
• Postpone the proposed managed retreat in north Hollywood
• Add dunes in Hollywood and Dania Beach to increase resiliency
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Proposed Approach3. Expedite Project Approvals
Pursue a Limited Reevaluation Report• Zero new hardbottom impacts
• No new groins in the Park
• No design change in north Hollywood
Manage the federal approval process• Require a complete schedule from
Jacksonville District
• Monthly meetings in the District office
• Congressional support to overcome roadblocks
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Stacy Buck, MS - Lead Biologist Monitoring
• Hardbottom in Broward for 13 years• Over 750 dives in support of Broward County SPP• Throughout the east and Gulf coasts of Florida
Permitting and Planning• Over a decade of regulatory experience
- USACE, FDEP, FWC, USFWS, NMFS• NEPA - Author of Broward County Segment II EA
Education/Training• Academically trained at Nova Southeastern University• FDEP - approved biologists• AAUS organization• Supported by 10 scientific divers in the Boca Raton office
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Addressing Hardbottom through Planning, Monitoring, and Mitigation
Designed and permitted 20 beach nourishment projects in the vicinity of hardbottom
Regulatory process:• Avoid
• Minimize
• Mitigate
CountyPlanning/
DesignAvoidance Mitigation Monitoring
Broward 5 2 3 4
Palm Beach 9 3 6 7
Monroe 1 1
Collier 1 1 1
Manatee 3 3 3
Sarasota 1 1 1
TOTAL 20 7 13 16
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Comparable Project Scale and Setting
Broward Segment III
Palm Beach County
Indian River County
Collier County
Longboat Key
Anna Maria Island
Segment III
Nearshore Palm Beach
Nearshore Collier County
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Comparable Project Scale and Setting
Broward Segment III
Segment III
Broward Segment II
Segment II
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Effective Navigation of Regulatory Process Broward County Segment II
• Baseline benthic characterization
• UMAM based on relief
• Biological Monitoring Plan
• Coral Relocation Plan
• Mitigation Plan
• ESA Section 7 Consultation – BA
• EFH Assessment
• NEPA Document – EA Segment II Nearshore HBSegment II A. cervicornis
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Tom Pierro, PE – Director of Operations
• Professional engineer with experience in all aspects of coastal projects
• Direct ability to prioritize staff and allocate resources
• Contractual authority to bind APTIM
Why should Broward County choose APTIM?
• Multidisciplinary firm specifically designed for local government coastal programs
• Well-established team of in-house professionals
• Experience derived from several federally authorized projects
• Properly staffed for scope of work with local experts
• Clear and concise technical approach with environmental focus
• Proven permitting record based on decades of regulatory experience
• Committed to meeting Broward County’s objectives, budget and timeline
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