Agenda Item Name:
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Wetland mitigation and monitoring plan for the Deerhaven Natural Gas Pipeline project
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Presenter:
Stephen Hofstetter, 352-264-6811, Mark Brown, 352-264-6815
Description:
Wetland mitigation and monitoring plan for the construction of a 12-inch natural gas pipeline within an existing pipeline easement in unincorporated Alachua County to service the Deerhaven GRU facilities.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve the Mitigation and Monitoring Plan for the Deerhaven Natural Gas Pipeline project including $48,319 fee-in-lieu mitigation to Alachua County for permanent wetland conversion and wetland buffer impacts.
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Prior Board Motions:
No prior action
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
Revenues of $48,319 are expected into fund 261; this is the fund where timber sales revenue is budgeted. These funds will be incorporated into the FY23 budget.
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Strategic Guide:
Environment
Background:
The Florida Gas Transmission Company LLC (FGT) is constructing a 12-inch natural gas pipeline for a distance of 5.63 miles within its existing Inglis lateral pipeline easement located in northern Alachua County to serve GRU.
The new pipeline is proposed to be installed 15 ft. east of the existing line, so the construction will require extending 25 ft. of additional clearance, which in some areas include forested wetland areas. As a result, 2.9 acres of forested wetland will be cleared for construction; the 2.1 acres located furthest from the pipeline will be allowed to regenerate tree canopy and 0.8 acre closer to the pipeline will be converted and perpetually maintained as non-forested wetland habitat.
The proposed pipeline project has been reviewed by several federal and state regulatory agencies including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE), U.S. Fish & Wildlife (USFWS), four divisions of the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection (FDEP), Florida Dept. ...
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