Client
Florida Department of Environmental Protection 
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Location
Central Florida 
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Key BCI Staff
Walter Reigner, PE, CPESC
Mark Schwartz, PE, CFM
Michael Timpe, PE
Scott Wuitschick, PE
Brian Manley 
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Project Costs
$1.5 million
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Start Date
1998
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Completion Date
Ongoing

Scope

This project incorporates an alternative mitigation strategy for wetlands impacted during construction of the Polk Parkway.  Rather than replace impacted wetlands in a disjointed setting, BCI was contracted to replace the wetlands in extensive, adjacent habitats managed for long-term viability and protection. Eighty-seven acres of forested wetlands and thirty-seven acres of herbaceous wetlands will be built in the northernmost sub-basin of the Peace River Watershed. 

The bulk of the mitigation will occur at the  Tenoroc Fish Management Area, a former phosphate mine, to enhance regional outdoor and recreational opportunities. Restoration of the watershed will emphasize improvements in flow and water quality and in the prevention of flooding in downstream areas. Activities completed to date include preparation of a detailed site characterization report, dewatering clay disposal areas, re-routing surface water flows, surface and groundwater quality monitoring and design of the initial wetland mitigation in the North Lake Parker Basin.