Cedar Hammock/ Wares Creek
Flood Control Project
Manatee County Florida
U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers
Jacksonville District
Manatee County
Project Area
Problems
• Drainage channels are inadequate to carry
runoff from a 5- year- frequency rainfall
• Flooding impacts residential structures and
businesses
• At least one death due to flooding
Opportunities
• Reduce hazard to life and property
• Reduce flood damages and other related
costs
• Restore, enhance, and/ or preserve
environmental aspects of the area
• Protect, preserve or minimize impacts on
significant historical and cultural resources
Proposed Plan
• Combination of clearing and snagging
along most of Wares Creek
• Channel widening and other
improvements (between 17th Avenue
West and Cortez Road).
April 1995 EA
• Disposal of material into Manatee County
Landfill
• Mangrove island left intact
April 2006 EA
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Disposal option into Manatee River holes
Removal of 1.08 acre mangrove island
Mitigation on Emerson Point Restoration
Project
• Removal of exotic vegetation along the
channel and replanting with native
vegetation
Manatee River Holes
• Developed from the existing Manatee river
bottom in the mid sixties as fill for the
expansion of real estate along the south
bank of the Manatee River
Underwater Disposal Areas
1.08 Acre Mangrove Island
Emerson Point Restoration Project
• Located on the southwest shore of Tampa
Bay
• Manatee County acquired the land in 1991
to protect it from development and restore
it to natural conditions
• Rich in historical, archaeological, and
ecological significance
Emerson Point Restoration
Emerson Point Restoration Project
• Native American shell mounds
• Largest remaining ceremonial mound in
the Tampa Bay region
• Existing mangrove wetland habitat is
suffering from increasing infestation of
exotic vegetation
Restoration of 2.7 Acres
• Removal of exotic vegetation
• Restoring a sand/ shell berm to natural
grade
• Installing culverts under an existing road
to provide tidal connection
• Re-planting selective areas with native
vegetation.
Questions?
Tampa Bay Projects
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Tampa Harbor GRR
Port Sutton
Alafia
Port Manatee
St. Petersburg Harbor GRR
Tampa Harbor O&M
a. Egmont Key Placement
b. Mullet Key (Ft. De Soto) Placement
Port Sutton
Alafia
St. Pete GRR
Port Manatee
Mullet Key
Egmont Key
Cedar Hammock
Tampa Harbor GRR
• OLD
– A re- look at the entire harbor project
– Feasibility- level study
• NEW
– Main ship channel w idening only
Port Sutton
• Have WQC; currently modifying to include
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McKay Bay holes as disposal areas
Blasting likely as a construction technique
NMFS working on issuing Incidental Harassment
Authorization for bottlenose dolphins
FWS- JAX has lead on manatee issues w/ blasting
FWC working w/ SAJ on fish issues (possible
testing for blasting)
Lead Biologist: Terri Jordan (904) 232-1817
Alafia
• In the process of coordinating w/ FLDEP on the
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Water Quality Certification
Blasting likely as a construction technique
NMFS working on issuing Incidental Harassment
Authorization for bottlenose dolphins
FWS- JAX has lead on manatee issues w/ blasting
FWC working w/ SAJ on fish issues (possible
testing for blasting)
Lead Biologist: Terri Jordan (904) 232-1817
Port Manatee
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Expansion of side channel
Expansion of upland disposal site
Possible ocean disposal
St. Petersburg Harbor GRR
Improvements
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Widening
Deepening
Alternate Location
Waiting on Tampa Report
Expected to be a negative report
Egmont and Mullet Key
Tampa O&M Egmont Placement
Tampa O&M Mullet Key Placement
Questions?