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This document contains General Marine Notes for the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument project, focusing on environmental and construction guidelines. The notes provide comprehensive instructions for erosion and turbidity control, including requirements for installing and maintaining barriers around construction areas, obtaining regulatory approvals, and protecting wetlands and water bodies. Key environmental considerations include managing water discharge velocities, controlling fugitive dust, performing daily wetland inspections, and complying with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Florida Department of Environmental Protection regulations.
The document details specific requirements for cofferdam installation and operation, including limitations on water flow interruption, water treatment protocols, and design submission requirements. The project involves marine construction with precise tidal datum references (based on NOAA Station 8720587), and includes involvement from multiple engineering firms such as Croft & Associates, MH Structures, Catalyst Design Group, and Moffatt & Nichol, Inc. The project site is located in an active waterway, with considerations for tidal fluctuations and passing vessels, and includes a planned seawall replacement project by the Florida Department of Transportation.
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DATE:
TECH REVIEW:
DESIGNED: SUB SHEET NO. DRAWING NO..
PMIS/PKG NO.
SHEET
OF
TITLE OF
SHEET
189856
324271
CASTILLO DE SAN MARCOS NATIONAL MONUMENT
PRIME:
CROFT & ASSOCIATES
KENNESAW, GEORGIA
STRUCTURAL
MH STRUCTURES
POWDER SPRINGS, GA
LANDSCAPE
CATALYST DESIGN
GROUP
WINTER PARK, FL
COASTAL
MOFFATT & NICHOL, INC
MIAMI, FL
A/E FIRM
GENERAL EROSION AND TURBIDITY CONTROL NOTES
1. FURNISH, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN TURBIDITY AND EROSION CONTROL MEASURES AND
MAINTAIN TURBIDITY AND EROSION CONTROL MEASURES AROUND THE LIMITS OF
CONSTRUCTION IN ORDER TO PREVENT ANY EROSION OR SEDIMENTATION IN ADJACENT
WETLANDS AND OTHER SURFACE WATERS.
2. FURNISH, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN TURBIDITY BARRIERS IN ALL PERMANENT BODIES OF WATER
REGARDLESS OF WATER DEPTH AROUND THE WORK AREA DURING ALL CONSTRUCTION
ACTIVITIES. THE CONTRACTOR HAS THE OPTION TO ENCLOSE THE ENTIRE WATERSIDE OF THE
SITE, WITHIN THE LIMITS OF DISTURBANCE, OR TO INSTALL AND MOVE THE TURBIDITY
BARRIERS IN STAGES.
3. PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION, THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECEIVING APPROVAL OF
TURBIDITY CONTROL PLAN FROM THE APPLICABLE REGULATORY AGENCIES. REFER TO THE
PROJECT PERMIT APPROVALS AND PERMIT CONDITIONS FOR AGENCIES REQUIRING SUCH
REVIEW AND APPROVAL. QUESTIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES SHOULD BE
ADDRESSED TO THOSE AGENCIES AND/OR DISCUSSED WITH THE CONTRACTING OFFICER.
4. THE APPROPRIATE TURBIDITY AND EROSION CONTROL METHODOLOGIES SELECTED BY THE
CONTRACTOR FOR THIS PROJECT SHOULD BE MADE FOLLOWING ASSESSMENT OF THE PLANS
AND PROJECT SITE SPECIFIC FACTORS AND AFTER CONSULTATIONS AS NEEDED WITH THE
CONTRACTING OFFICER AND APPROPRIATE AGENCIES. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING ANY AND ALL NECESSARY PERMITS FOR SUCH ACTIVITY;
SEVERAL FACTORS TO CONSIDER ARE LISTED BELOW:
A. AMBIENT GROUND WATER LEVELS
B. ACTUAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND TIME OF YEAR RELATIVE TO NORMAL RAINY SEASON
C. PROXIMITY TO WETLANDS, WATER BODIES, OR OFFSITE PROPERTIES
D. CLASS DESIGNATION OF RECEIVING WATER BODY (OUTSTANDING FLORIDA WATERS,
SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREAS, ETC.)
E. DENSITY, TYPE, AND PROXIMITY OF UPLAND VEGETATION TO BE RETAINED DURING
CONSTRUCTION (FOR USE AS POSSIBLE FILTRATION AREAS)
F. EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY AND DIRECTIONS OF SURFACE FLOW
G. TYPE OF EQUIPMENT USED
H. PROJECT TYPE
I. DURATION OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
J. AMBIENT QUALITY OF SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER
K. TEMPORARY STOCKPILE LOCATIONS AND DIMENSIONS
5. AT THE ONSET OF CONSTRUCTION, THE CONTRACTOR, AS THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN, MUST ASSESS THE ABOVE
CONDITIONS AND FACTORS AND SELECT THE APPROPRIATE METHODS OF PROTECTION.
CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCING SHOULD BE PLANNED PRIOR TO INITIATION TO PROVIDE
ADEQUATE PROTECTION OF WATER QUALITY.
6. ADDITIONAL EROSION AND TURBIDITY CONTROL MEASURES OTHER THAN THOSE PRESENTED
MAY BE REQUIRED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCING AND UNFORESEEN WEATHER
CONDITIONS. THESE ADDITIONAL EROSION AND TURBIDITY CONTROL MEASURES, INCLUDING
EXTRAS FOR MATERIALS AND LABOR, MUST BE PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR.
7. COORDINATE THE INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY EROSION CONTROL BARRIERS WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION OF PERMANENT EROSION CONTROL FEATURES TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY
TO ASSURE EFFECTIVE AND CONTINUOUS CONTROL OF EROSION AND WATER QUALITY
THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
8. THE TYPE OF EROSION CONTROL BARRIERS USED MUST BE GOVERNED BY THE NATURE OF
THE CONSTRUCTION OPERATION AND SOIL TYPE THAT WILL BE EXPOSED. SILTY AND CLAYEY
MATERIAL MAY REQUIRE SOLID SEDIMENT BARRIERS TO PREVENT TURBID WATER DISCHARGE,
WHILE SANDY MATERIAL MAY NEED ONLY SILT SCREENS OR HAY BALES TO PREVENT EROSION.
DIVERSION DITCHES OR SWALES MAY BE REQUIRED TO PREVENT TURBID STORMWATER
RUNOFF FROM BEING DISCHARGED TO WETLANDS OR SURFACE WATERS. IT MAY BE
NECESSARY TO EMPLOY A COMBINATION OF BARRIERS, DITCHES, AND OTHER
EROSION/TURBIDITY CONTROL MEASURES IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
9. SHEET FLOW OF NEWLY FILLED OR SCRAPED AREAS MAY BE CONTROLLED OR CONTAINED BY
THE USE OF BRUSH BARRIERS, DIVERSION SWALES, INTERCEPTOR DITCHES OR LOW BERMS.
FLOW SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARD AREAS WHERE SEDIMENTS CAN SUFFICIENTLY SETTLE
OUT.
10. STABILIZE EXPOSED SOILS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY SLOPES LEADING TO
WETLANDS. STABILIZATION METHODS INCLUDE SOLID SOD, SEEDING AND MULCHING OR
HYDROMULCHING TO PROVIDE A TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT GRASS COVER MULCH
BLANKETS, FILTER FABRICS, ETC., CAN BE EMPLOYED TO PROVIDE VEGETATIVE COVER.
11. IMPLEMENT STORM DRAIN INLET PROTECTION (HAY BALES OR GRAVEL) TO LIMIT
SEDIMENTATION WITHIN THE STORMWATER SYSTEM. PERFORM INSPECTIONS AND PERIODIC
CLEARING OF SEDIMENTS THAT WASH OUT INTO THE STREETS UNTIL ALL SOIL IS STABILIZED.
12. RESTRICT WATER DISCHARGE VELOCITIES FROM IMPOUNDED AREAS AND TEMPORARY
SEDIMENTATION BASINS TO AVOID SCOURING IN RECEIVING AREAS.
13. VEHICLE OR EQUIPMENT WASHDOWN AND FUELING AREAS WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY REMOVED
FROM WETLANDS OR OFFSITE AREAS.
14. FUGITIVE DUST CONTROLS (PRIMARILY BY USING WATER SPRAY TRUCKS) SHALL BE
EMPLOYED AS NEEDED TO CONTROL WINDBORN EMISSIONS.
15. ONGOING INSPECTIONS AND PERIODIC MAINTENANCE BY THE CONTRACTOR SHALL OCCUR
THROUGHOUT CONSTRUCTION AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE ABOVE METHODS ARE
WORKING SUITABLY. THIS MAY BE NEEDED DAILY, IF CONDITIONS SO WARRANT. THE
CONTRACTOR IS ENCOURAGED TO OBTAIN AND THOROUGHLY REVIEW THE FLORIDA
DEVELOPMENT MANUAL: A GUIDE TO SOUND LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT, WHICH WAS
DEVELOPED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN
1988 AND PROVIDES DISCUSSIONS OF RECOMMENDED TECHNIQUES AND DESIGN AND
TECHNICAL STANDARDS.
16. THE CONTRACTOR WILL PERFORM DAILY INSPECTIONS OF ALL ON-SITE WETLANDS WITHIN THE
CONSTRUCTION AREA TO ENSURE THAT WATER LEVELS WITHIN THOSE WETLANDS ARE NOT
EXCESSIVELY IMPOUNDED PRIOR TO THE TIME WHEN THE PERMITTED CONTROL STRUCTURE
OR OUTFALL IS BUILT. WATER LEVELS SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE NORMAL SHOULD BE
CORRECTED AT A FREQUENCY THAT PREVENTS A CHANGE IN THE VEGETATIVE CHARACTER
OR HEALTH OF ANY WETLANDS.
17. CONTRACTOR NEEDS TO FULLY COMPLY WITH THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND THE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION "SEA TURTLE AND SMALLTOOTH
SAWFISH CONSTRUCTION CONDITIONS".
18. ADHERE TO FFWCC STANDARDS FOR MANATEE CONDITIONS AND SMALLTOOTH SAWFISH FOR
IN-WATER WORK.
GENERAL NOTES
1. ALL WORK MUST CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF BOTH THESE PLANS AND THE PROJECT
SPECIFICATIONS. NOTES BELOW ARE NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE SPECIFICATIONS. SEE
SPECIFICATIONS FOR REQUIREMENTS IN ADDITION TO GENERAL NOTES, FOR ANY CONFLICTING
REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN DOCUMENTS, THE MOST STRINGENT REQUIREMENT WILL APPLY.
2. SITE VERIFICATION: PRIOR TO BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION, VERIFY THE SITE CONDITIONS AND NOTIFY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER IN WRITING OF ANY DISCREPANCIES IN DIMENSIONS OR SITE
CONDITIONS. DO NOT BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN ANY SUCH AFFECTED AREA UNTIL THE
DISCREPANCY HAS BEEN RESOLVED BY THE CONTRACTOR AND APPROVED BY THE
CONTRACTING OFFICER.
3. ALL SAFETY REGULATIONS ARE TO BE STRICTLY FOLLOWED. METHODS OF DEMOLITION,
CONSTRUCTION, AND ERECTION OF STRUCTURAL MATERIAL ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
CONTRACTOR.
4. THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES
AND NEW WORK FROM DAMAGE AND/OR DISPLACEMENT. PROVIDE SHORING, BRACING AND FALSE
WORK AS NECESSARY TO PROTECT EXISTING AND NEW WORK FROM DAMAGE AND
DISPLACEMENT. CONTRACTOR MUST REPAIR ANY DAMAGE TO EXISTING AND NEW WORK TO THE
SATISFACTION OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.
5. PLACE CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS CONTROL DEVICES, BOOMS, TARPAULINS, FLOATS, STAGING, AND
OTHER DEVICES AS NECESSARY TO PREVENT CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS FROM ENTERING THE
WATER AND AIR BORNE MATERIALS FROM LEAVING THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE SITE. THE
CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEAN-UP OF ANY MATERIALS DEPOSITED OUTSIDE THE
WORK AREA OR IN THE WATER. IMMEDIATELY REMOVE ANY DEBRIS OR MATERIALS THAT ENTER
THE WATERWAY.
6. ABIDE BY ALL APPLICABLE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STANDARDS, LAWS, AND
REGULATIONS.
7. ALL ELEVATIONS SHOWN REFER TO NORTH AMERICAN VERTICAL DATUM OF 1988 (NAVD88) IN
FEET.
8. THE FOLLOWING TIDAL DATUM RELATIONSHIP IS BASED ON NOAA STATION 8720587, ST.
AUGUSTINE BEACH FL,1983-2001 TIDAL EPOCH. COORDINATES REFERENCED TO PROJECT DATUM.
TIDAL INFORMATION AS FOLLOWS:
TIDAL DATA
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER (MHHW) +2.01' NAVD88
MEAN HIGH TIDE LINE (MHTL) +2.01' NAVD88
MEAN HIGH WATER (MHW) +1.64' NAVD88
NORTH AMERICAN VERTICAL DATUM 0.00' NAVD88
MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) -0.70' NAVD88
MEAN LOW WATER (MLW) -2.97' NAVD88
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER (MLLW) -3.13' NAVD88
9. HORIZONTAL CONTROL REFERENCED TO NORTH AMERICAN DATUM OF 1983, STATE PLANE
COORDINATE SYSTEM, FLORIDA EAST ZONE, IN FEET.
10. EXISTING SITE SURVEY DATA PREPARED BY SURVTECH SOLUTIONS, INC., COLLECTED FEBRUARY
2024. PROVIDE PRE-CONSTRUCTION TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY PERFORMED BY A LICENSED
SURVEYOR PRIOR TO COMMENCING WORK.
11. EXISTING HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY PREPARED BY SURVTECH SOLUTIONS, INC., COLLECTED
FEBRUARY 2024.
12. SOILS INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT PREPARED BY ANDERSON
ANDRE CONSULTING, INC., COLLECTED JUNE 2024.
13. BENTHIC SURVEY PERFORMED BY DIAL CORDY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS, INC. DATED
MARCH 18, 2024.
15. DIMENSIONS AND CONSTRUCTION OF EXISTING SOUTH TRANSITION WALL DEVELOPED FROM
FDOT RECORD DRAWINGS "STATE JOB NO. 78010-3114-01-24" DECEMBER 1957.
16. REMOVE ALL BARGES, WORK BOATS, STAGING, AND OTHER TEMPORARY PLATFORMS AND/OR
AREAS IF NEEDED AT THE COMPLETION OF WORK.
17. CONSIDER AND PLAN FOR, ON A DAILY BASIS, THE EFFECT OF TIDAL FLUCTUATIONS IN THE
EXECUTION OF THE WORK.
18. THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED IN AN ACTIVE WATERWAY. CONSIDER AND PLAN FOR THE
EFFECTS OF PASSING VESSELS.
19. THERE IS A PLANNED SEAWALL REPLACEMENT PROJECT SPONSORED BY THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) BY OTHERS AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE PROJECT.
TIE-IN / COORDINATION DETAILS ARE SHOWN ON SM505.
1. PROPOSED COFFERDAMS ARE TEMPORARY ENCLOSURES, INSTALLED AT THE CONTRACTOR’S OPTION, TO KEEP EXCAVATIONS FREE FROM EARTH, AND WATER AND PERMIT THE WORK TO BE COMPLETED IN A DRY ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECT WORKERS. THE FOLLOWING NOTES ARE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
FOR COFFERDAM DESIGN, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REMOVAL.
2. THE ENCLOSED AREA DEPICTED IN THE CONTRACT PLANS IS THE AREA PERMITTED TO BE DEWATERED BY ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES BUT IS NOT EXPLICITLY REQUIRED BY THESE PLANS FOR COMPLETION OF THE WORK. ELEVATIONS MAY BE LOWER THAN THE PLANNED BOTTOM OF FOOTING EXCAVATION DUE
TO AN UNDERCUT.
3. NO INDIVIDUAL COFFERDAM MAY BE CLOSED TO NATURAL WATER FLOW FOR MORE THAN 120
CONSECUTIVE CALENDAR DAYS.
4. COFFERDAM PILING MUST BE STEEL IN SUFFICIENT CONDITION, SHAPES, AND GRADES TO WITHSTAND
THE ANTICIPATED LOADS FOR THE DURATION OF THE WORK.
5. CONSTRUCT COFFERDAMS TO KEEP AN EXCAVATION FREE FROM EARTH, WATER, ICE OR SNOW, AND TO
PERMIT EXCAVATION TO THE ELEVATIONS REQUIRED FOR WALL CONSTRUCTION. DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCT COFFERDAMS TO PREVENT FLOODING UNDER NORMAL WATER CONDITIONS EXPECTED
DURING THE COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION.
6. ENSURE THAT A PUMP OF ADEQUATE SIZE IS USED TO ENSURE THAT ANY WATER SEEPING IN WILL BE
REMOVED DURING FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION. THE PLACEMENT OF FOUNDATION CONCRETE
SHOULD NOT BE IMPEDED BY WATER STANDING OR FLOWING WITHIN THE COFFERDAM.
7. WATER THAT IS PUMPED FROM THE COFFERDAM MUST BE TREATED WITH A SEDIMENT REMOVAL
SYSTEM BEFORE BEING RELEASED BACK TO THE BODY OF WATER AND SHALL NOT CONTRAVENE
WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.
8. CONCRETE LEACHATE OR WATER THAT HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FRESH CONCRETE SHALL BE
PUMPED TO AN UPLAND AREA AND NOT ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THE WATERBODY.
9. PROVIDE SEALS/CONNECTIONS TO STRUCTURES TO REMAIN THAT WILL NOT DAMAGE EXISTING
FEATURES.
10. CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING AND MAINTAINING THE PROPOSED DEWATERING
SYSTEM. SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE COFFERDAM WORK PLAN INCLUDING DRAWINGS, PROPOSED
EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS, DEWATERING PROCEDURES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROTOCOL IN
COMPLIANCE WITH ALL PERMIT AND STATE, FEDERAL, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
11. COFFERDAM WATER LEVEL MUST BE MAINTAINED AT LEAST 2 FEET BELOW THE EXCAVATION BOTTOM UNTIL DIGGING, GRAVITY WALL CONSTRUCTION, AND PLACEMENT AND COMPACTION OF FILL AND
BACKFILL SOILS HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
12. CLOSE OFF / SEAL COFFERDAM WORK AREA USING METHODS AND MATERIALS THAT WILL NOT DAMAGE
EXISTING HISTORIC STRUCTURES TO REMAIN.
13. DECOMMISSIONING OF DEWATERING SYSTEMS AND TEMPORARY COFFERDAMS MUST BE ADDRESSED IN
THE CONTRACTOR’S COFFERDAM WORK PLAN SUBMITTAL.
14. EXCAVATED SOILS MUST BE STOCKPILED TO PROMOTE POSITIVE DRAINAGE AND LIMIT WETTING OF THE
SOILS.
15. EXCAVATED MATERIALS SHOULD NOT BE STOCKPILED AT THE EDGE OF THE EXCAVATION WITHIN A
HORIZONTAL DISTANCE EQUAL TO THE EXCAVATION DEPTH.
16. THE COFFERDAM AND COFFERDAM REMOVAL DESIGN SUBMITTAL MUST BE DESIGNED AND SEALED BY A
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
a. THE SUBMITTAL DESIGN MUST INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING:
i. SPECIFIED TOP OF COFFERDAM.
ii. CALCULATIONS STATIC WATER PRESSURE.
iii. SHOP DRAWINGS INDICATION MATERIALS AND METHODS TO BE USED IN CONSTRUCTION AND
OPERATION OF THE COFFERDAM.
b. THE SUBMITTAL MUST CONFORM TO THE FOLLOWING:
i. RELEVANT PROVISIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF GOVERNING PROJECT PERMITS.
ii. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW AND SAFETY REGULATIONS.
iii. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROAD AND
BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION.
COFFERDAM NOTES:
RSV/LRB
RAW
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ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS
1. THE FOLLOWING PERMITS ARE ISSUED FOR THIS PROJECT AND SCOPE OF WORK:
a. UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE) - XXXXX.
b. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (FDEP) - XXXXX.
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