[T]_20251016_PA_4673-01484_PN_714658_and_PA_4680-00153_PN_714659_DOCUMENT_SOU.pdf
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This Statement of Understanding document establishes the scope of work and compliance requirements for two Flagler County Beach Sand Replenishment Projects in Florida, involving the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The first project (DI #1317448) requires the furnishing and installation of 65,085 cubic yards of sand across Reaches G1 through G3, spanning 33,125 linear feet (6.27 miles) with geographic coordinates ranging from 29.667290, -81.212039 to 29.513372, -81.143029, along with the planting of 66,076 dune plants (increased to 148,670 plants at 12-inch on-center spacing as a mitigation measure). The second project (DI #1317449) requires 77,105 cubic yards of sand and 80,759 dune plants (increased to 181,707 plants) along the same reaches, with the additional mitigation measure of wood rope fencing to protect dunes and plantings from pedestrian access. Sand for both projects originates from offshore borrow area 3A located at coordinates 29.56916904, -80.96195766. Permit modifications for Reach G-3 include FDEP Joint Coastal Permit 0379716-001-JC and USACE permit SAJ-2019-02065 (SP-TMM), which are currently under evaluation. The applicant must sign and date the Statement of Understanding to confirm reading, understanding, and incorporation of all specified conditions and conservation measures.
Compliance with federal and state regulations is mandatory for the receipt and retention of FEMA funding. The applicant must adhere to conditions under the Clean Water Act, including coordination with USACE for Section 404 permits and responsible state agencies for 401 permits prior to work initiation, with all documentation maintained in permanent project files. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act requires compliance with shorebird monitoring and protection conditions outlined in FDEP Permit 0379716-001-JC between February 15 and September 1. The National Environmental Policy Act requirements are satisfied through coverage under the Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Beach, Inlet Shoreline, and Dune Nourishment and Restoration Actions in Florida, which received a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) signed July 17, 2025. Endangered Species Act compliance mandates adherence to USFWS conservation measures and biological opinions, including the 2023 FEMA-USFWS Statewide Programmatic Consult, the 2013 USACE USFWS Piping Plover Biological Opinion, the 2015 USFWS Statewide Programmatic Biological Opinion for sand placement activities, and the 2020 NMFS South Atlantic Regional Biological Opinion. Sea turtle and smalltooth sawfish construction conditions, standard manatee conditions for in-water work, and vessel strike avoidance measures must be implemented. The Coastal Zone Management Act requires full compliance with conditions of FDEP Joint Coastal Permit 0379716-001-JC. Verification of compliance with all conditions will be required at project closeout, with failure to comply potentially jeopardizing FEMA funding.
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Statement of Understanding
4673 DR-FL - GM 714658 / PW 01484 – Flagler County – Flagler County Beach Sand
Replenishment Project and 4680 DR-FL - GM 714659 / PW 00153 – Flagler County – Flagler
County Beach Sand Replenishment Project Scope of Work: DI # 1317448, Flagler County Beach Sand Replenishment Project: Furnish and install
65,085 CY of sand on segment R 47.9 - R 64.5, and 66,076 dune plants between Reach G1 to G3. The project coordinates are Reach G-1 starting at R-2.3 (29.667290, -81.212039), ending at R-11.8
(29.643203, -81.201653); reach G-2 starting at R-15.9 (29.633263, -81.197843), ending at R-24.3
(29.611919, -81.188176); reach G-3 starting at R-47.9 (29.552715, -81.162702), ending at R-65
(29.513372, -81.143029). The project length is 33,125 LF (6.27 miles). The sand was obtained from an offshore source called borrow area 3A located at: 29.56916904, -80.96195766. For the Reach G-3, a modification of permits JCP # (0379716-001-JC), and a USACE permit SAJ-2019-02065 (SP-TMM) was requested and is under evaluation. HMP: The mitigation measure is to increase the density of planting to reduce erosion caused by surge waves. To accomplish this goal, previous plantings were planned at 18" on center; now it will be installed at 12" on center. This would increase the total number of plants from
66,076 to 148,670.
DI #1317449: Furnish and install 77,105 CY of sand on segment R 47.9 - R 64.5, and 80,759 dune plants. The project goes from Reach G1 until G3. The coordinates are reach G-1 and start at R-2.3
(29.667290, -81.212039), ending at R-11.8 (29.643203, -81.201653); reach G-2 starts at R-15.9
(29.633263, -81.197843), ending at R-24.3 (29.611919, -81.188176); reach G-3 starts at R-47.9
(29.552715, -81.162702), ending at R-65 (29.513372, -81.143029). The sand was obtained from an offshore source called borrow area 3A located at: 29.56916904, -80.96195766. For the Reach G-3, a modification of permits JCP # (0379716-001-JC), and a USACE permit SAJ-2019-02065 (SP-TMM) was requested and is under evaluation. HMP: The mitigation measure is to increase the density of planting to reduce the erosion caused by the surge waves and adding wood rope fencing to protect the dune and plantings from pedestrians. The increase in density is going to be accomplished by changing the distance between plants from 18" in center to 12" in center. This would increase the total number of plants from
80,759 to 181,707.
To ensure compliance with: Clean Water Act (CWA), Migratory Birds Treaty Act (MBTA), National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Instructions:
• Please review the documents and/or conditions/conservation measures listed below.
• Sign and date indicating that you, the Applicant, have read, understand, and will incorporate the conditions/conservation measures into completion of the scope of work.
Documents:
1. FDEP Permit No. 0379716-001-JC
2. USACE Permit SAJ-2019-02065
3. Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Beach, Inlet Shoreline, and Dune Nourishment and
Restoration Actions in Florida,
4. Finding of no significant impact (FONSI) Conditions:
1. CWA CONDITION: The sub-recipient is responsible for coordinating with and obtaining any required Section 404 permit(s) from the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and
401 permit(s) from the responsible state or tribal agency prior to initiating work. The sub-recipient shall comply with all conditions and pre-construction notification requirements of the required permit(s), including any applicable regional conditions. All coordination pertaining to these activities or compliance with applicable permits must be documented and maintained in the subrecipient's permanent files. Copies must be forwarded to the Recipient (state or tribal EMA) and FEMA as part of the permanent project file. Failure to comply with this requirement may jeopardize receipt of federal funds.
2. MBTA CONDITION: The Applicant shall comply with the shorebird monitoring and protection conditions provided in FDEP Permit No. 0379716-001-JC between February 15 - September 1.
Failure to comply with these conditions may jeopardize FEMA funding; verification of compliance shall be required at project closeout.
3. NEPA: This project's activities are covered under the Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Beach, Inlet Shoreline, and Dune Nourishment and Restoration Actions in Florida which received a finding of no significant impacts (FONSI) signed on 07/17/2025. See attached NEPA documents for more information.
Name: Title:
Signature: Date:
Replenishment Project and 4680 DR-FL - GM 714659 / PW 00153 – Flagler County – Flagler
County Beach Sand Replenishment Project
Scope of Work: DI # 1317448, Flagler County Beach Sand Replenishment Project: Furnish and install
65,085 CY of sand on segment R 47.9 - R 64.5, and 66,076 dune plants between Reach G1 to G3. The project coordinates are Reach G-1 starting at R-2.3 (29.667290, -81.212039), ending at R-11.8
(29.643203, -81.201653); reach G-2 starting at R-15.9 (29.633263, -81.197843), ending at R-24.3
(29.611919, -81.188176); reach G-3 starting at R-47.9 (29.552715, -81.162702), ending at R-65
(29.513372, -81.143029). The project length is 33,125 LF (6.27 miles). The sand was obtained from an offshore source called borrow area 3A located at: 29.56916904, -80.96195766. For the Reach G-3, a modification of permits JCP # (0379716-001-JC), and a USACE permit SAJ-2019-02065 (SP-TMM) was requested and is under evaluation. HMP: The mitigation measure is to increase the density of planting to reduce erosion caused by surge waves. To accomplish this goal, previous plantings were planned at 18" on center; now it will be installed at 12" on center. This would increase the total number of plants from
(29.667290, -81.212039), ending at R-11.8 (29.643203, -81.201653); reach G-2 starts at R-15.9
(29.633263, -81.197843), ending at R-24.3 (29.611919, -81.188176); reach G-3 starts at R-47.9
(29.552715, -81.162702), ending at R-65 (29.513372, -81.143029). The sand was obtained from an offshore source called borrow area 3A located at: 29.56916904, -80.96195766. For the Reach G-3, a modification of permits JCP # (0379716-001-JC), and a USACE permit SAJ-2019-02065 (SP-TMM) was requested and is under evaluation. HMP: The mitigation measure is to increase the density of planting to reduce the erosion caused by the surge waves and adding wood rope fencing to protect the dune and plantings from pedestrians. The increase in density is going to be accomplished by changing the distance between plants from 18" in center to 12" in center. This would increase the total number of plants from
80,759 to 181,707.
To ensure compliance with: Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Instructions:
• Please review the documents and/or conditions/conservation measures listed below.
• Sign and date indicating that you, the Applicant, have read, understand, and will incorporate the conditions/conservation measures into completion of the scope of work.
Documents:
1. Sea Turtle and Smalltooth Sawfish Construction Conditions
2. Standard Manatee Conditions for In-Water Work (2011)
3. Vessel Strike avoidance measure
4. USFWS Consistency Letter regarding the West Indian Manatee
5. 2023 EHP FEMA-USFWS Statewide Programmatic Consult
a. Eastern Indigo Snake (p. 17, 96 – 101)
b. Piping Plover (p. 19 – 20)
c. Sea Turtles (p. 22 – 23, 25- 26)
d. West Indian Manatee conditions (p.36)
e. Other requirements (pgs. 44-45)
6. 2013 USACE USFWS Programmatic Piping Plover Biological Opinion (P3BO), dated
05/22/2013
7. 2015 USFWS Statewide Programmatic Biological Opinion (SPBO) for sand placement activities in Florida, dated 03/13/2015.
8. 2020 NMFS South Atlantic Regional Biological Opinion for Dredging and Material Placement
Activities in the Southeast United States (2020 SARBO), dated 07/30/2020.
i. 1.2 Dredged material placement covered under the 2020 SARBO, (p. 523 – 531).
Conditions:
1. ESA CONDITION 1: Per USFWS Programmatic Consultation dated 7/11/2023, Sub-recipient must adhere to Conservation Measures (pgs. 19-20, 22-23, 25-26, and 44-45) and USFW
Technical Letter, regarding dune planting, sea turtles, Piping Plover, Eastern Indigo Snake, and
West Indian Manatee. Failure to comply with these conditions may jeopardize FEMA funding;
verification of compliance will be required at project closeout.
2. ESA CONDITION 2: The proposed project must adhere to the Conservation Measures and
Terms and Conditions of the following Biological Opinions: USFWS Programmatic Piping
Plover BO, the USFWS Statewide Programmatic BO for Sand Placement, and the NMFS SARBO
(pgs. 523-531). The subrecipient must also adhere to the attached Sea Turtle and Smalltooth
Sawfish Construction Conditions, Vessel Strike avoidance measures, and Standard Manatee
Conditions for In-Water Work. Failure to comply with these conditions may jeopardize FEMA funding; verification of compliance will be required at project closeout.
Replenishment Project and 4680 DR-FL - GM 714659 / PW 00153 – Flagler County – Flagler
County Beach Sand Replenishment Project
Scope of Work: DI # 1317448, Flagler County Beach Sand Replenishment Project: Furnish and install
65,085 CY of sand on segment R 47.9 - R 64.5, and 66,076 dune plants between Reach G1 to G3. The project coordinates are Reach G-1 starting at R-2.3 (29.667290, -81.212039), ending at R-11.8
(29.643203, -81.201653); reach G-2 starting at R-15.9 (29.633263, -81.197843), ending at R-24.3
(29.611919, -81.188176); reach G-3 starting at R-47.9 (29.552715, -81.162702), ending at R-65
(29.513372, -81.143029). The project length is 33,125 LF (6.27 miles). The sand was obtained from an offshore source called borrow area 3A located at: 29.56916904, -80.96195766. For the Reach G-3, a modification of permits JCP # (0379716-001-JC), and a USACE permit SAJ-2019-02065 (SP-TMM) was requested and is under evaluation. HMP: The mitigation measure is to increase the density of planting to reduce erosion caused by surge waves. To accomplish this goal, previous plantings were planned at 18" on center; now it will be installed at 12" on center. This would increase the total number of plants from
(29.667290, -81.212039), ending at R-11.8 (29.643203, -81.201653); reach G-2 starts at R-15.9
(29.633263, -81.197843), ending at R-24.3 (29.611919, -81.188176); reach G-3 starts at R-47.9
(29.552715, -81.162702), ending at R-65 (29.513372, -81.143029). The sand was obtained from an offshore source called borrow area 3A located at: 29.56916904, -80.96195766. For the Reach G-3, a modification of permits JCP # (0379716-001-JC), and a USACE permit SAJ-2019-02065 (SP-TMM) was requested and is under evaluation. HMP: The mitigation measure is to increase the density of planting to reduce the erosion caused by the surge waves and adding wood rope fencing to protect the dune and plantings from pedestrians. The increase in density is going to be accomplished by changing the distance between plants from 18" in center to 12" in center. This would increase the total number of plants from
80,759 to 181,707.
To ensure compliance with: Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)
Instructions:
• Please review the documents and/or conditions/conservation measures listed below.
• Sign and date indicating that you, the Applicant, have read, understand, and will incorporate the conditions/conservation measures into completion of the scope of work.
Documents:
1. FDEP JC Permit, 0379716-001-JC.
Conditions:
1. CZMA CONDITION: The sub-recipient must comply with the conditions of the FDEP Joint
Coastal Permit 0379716-001-JC. Failure to comply with this condition may jeopardize FEMA funding; verification of compliance will be required at project closeout.
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