PICAYUNE STRAND RESTORATION PROJECT

PICAYUNE STRAND RESTORATION PROJECT An accelerated design/build restoration of the world s largest sub-division US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT

Golden Gate Estates Map showing grid of roads and bisection of GAC holdings by I-75 into Northern Golden Gate Estates and Southern Golden Gate Estates

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Golden Gate Estates Canal Systems

Wet Season: Miller Blvd.

30+ yrs later Not only is Golden Glades Estates entirely unworkable and hopeless with regard to urban development outlook, it also violates all know naturalresource management principles and practices William Vines; former Naples Land Planner

Building the puzzle Rural Development Picayune Strand State Forrest Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Preserve Collier Seminole State Park 10,000 Islands National Wildlife Refuge Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge Big Cypress National Preserve Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve Everglades National Park Restores ecological connectivity between publicly owned lands Picayune Strand

Conservation areas surrounding Picayune Strand Restoration Project

1998 Southern Golden Gate Estates was identified as an essential part of the effort to restore the Western Everglades

Authorization WRDA (2007) CERP PICAYUNE STRAND RESTORATION PROJECT, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA USACE Chief of Engineers Report (September 15, 2005) $375,330,000 (Federal $187,665,000; Non- Federal $187,665,000).

The Restoration Project Restore 55,000 acres of native Florida wetlands and uplands Project Features 3 spreader canals 3 pump stations: Merritt, Faka Union, and Miller Plugging 48 miles of canals (with more than 100 plugs) Removing and degrading 260 miles of roads

Purpose and Benefits Improve aquifer recharge to protect water supply and prevent saltwater intrusion. Restore/enhance habitat for fish and wildlife resources. Maintain existing level of flood protection for Northern Golden Gate Estates and adjacent private properties. Reduce Drainage of Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve. Reduce or eliminate over-drainage of adjacent sensitive ecosystems. Reduce freshwater releases (point discharges) to improve the health and productivity of downstream estuaries. Preserve upland habitat. Control invasive exotic plants. Improve water quality of stormwater runoff. Provide resource-based recreational opportunities. Provide comprehensive habitat conservation for the greater Everglades ecosystem, including: Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge Collier Seminole State Park Belle Meade Conservation and Recreation Lands.

N MILES 0 2 I-75 810 cfs Picayune Strand Restoration Project Private Lands $6M 1250 cfs 2650 cfs Features with Cost 6Ls Levee $12M U.S 41 $10M POI Levee $2M Spreaders Pump Stations Canal Plugs Primary/Secondary All Weather Roads Tie-back Levee Flood Protection Levees (footprints shown from PIR)

Flood Protection Features To maintain existing (no project condition) levels of flood protection for adjacent lands Private Lands Port of the Islands 6Ls Farm

Private Lands 6Ls Farm Port of the Islands

H&H Modeling Acceler8 model Hydraulic Design Tool (HDT) to design proposed project structures Integrated surface/groundwater MShe/M11

Airport Rd Canal I-75 Canal Orange Tree GG Main Miller Faka Union Prairie Soil Distribution "! 82 ø 850.-, 75 ø 846 "! 29 Cocohatchee ø 858 (/ 41 Harvey GG Main C-1 Cypress.-, 75 Model Data Henderson Creek (/ 41 Merritt "! 29 sets Major Roads Canals Soil_distrib Immokalee Boca Riviera Sanibel Winder Plantation 5 0 5 10 Miles N DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Southern Golden Gate Estates Project Implementation Report SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

Do we need to re-do this again? H&H Design Objective To comply with current USACE guidelines and regulations for levee/dam safety Assess residual risk by examining consequences of design capacity exceedence events

Some of the ER s, EM s, ETL s EM 1110-2-1619 (Engineering and Design - RISK-BASED ANALYSIS FOR FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION STUDIES) EM 1110-2-1913 (Engineering and Design - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LEVEES) EM 1110-2-1415 (Hydrologic Frequency Analysis) EM 1110-2-1417 (Engineering and Design - FLOOD-RUNOFF ANALYSIS EM 1110-2-1908 (Engineering and Design - INSTRUMENTATION OF EMBANKMENT DAMS AND LEVEES) ER 1105-2-100 (Planning - PLANNING GUIDANCE NOTEBOOK) ER 1105-2-101 (Planning RISK ANALYSIS FOR FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION STUDIES) ETL 1110-2-571 - Engineering and Design - GUIDELINES FOR LANDSCAPE PLANTING AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT AT LEVEES, FLOODWALLS, EMBANKMENT DAMS, AND APPURTENANT STRUCTURES) ETL 1110-2-569 - (Engineering and Design - INSTRUMENTATION OF EMBANKMENT DAMS AND LEVEES) ETL 1110-2-299 (Engineering and Design - OVERTOPPING OF FLOOD CONTROL LEVEES AND FLOODWALLS) (Restricted Use) EC 1110-2-6067 (Engineering and Design - USACE PROCESS FOR THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM (NFIP) LEVEE SYSTEM EVALUATION) The National Levee Safety Act of 2007, Title IX of WRDA 2007 Flood Risk Management Executive Order (EO 11988)

Model Migration from ACCELER8 Parsons AE Model to GSSHA

Model Purpose Determine hydraulic design criteria for the protective features per the new ER s-em s-etl s Port of the Islands Private Lands 6L s

Tiered Modeling Scales

Modeling Approach 1. Model Migration Existing Mike She/Mike 11 Models (PIR Models) Gridded Surface Subsurface Hydrologic Analysis (GSSHA) 2. Develop Tier 1 Models Low resolution, large domain Calibration: 1995 Storm Event (Tropical Storm Jerry) Develop existing and with project conditions 3. Develop Tier 2 Models High resolution, reduced domain High level of detail wrt Tier 1 models Design criteria

Tier 1 Model Calibration Calibration Gauges

Stage, ft 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 Bridge 36-Tomato Rd Simulated Observed Stage, ft 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 FU 1 Simulated observed 0.0 8/19 8/21 8/23 8/25 8/27 0.4 0.3 0.2 8/19 8/21 8/23 8/25 8/27 Stage, ft Bridge 52 1.0 0.9 0.8 Simulated 0.7 Observed 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 8/19 8/21 8/23 8/25 8/27 8/29 Flow, cfs FU-1 90 80 Simulated 70 Observed 60 50 40 30 20 10 8/19 8/21 8/23 8/25 8/27

Depth Difference Map: 10-yr Storm Frequency

Depth Difference Map: 100-yr Storm Frequency

Port of the Islands Tier 2 Model 10yr 100yr Differences < 0 i.e., with < without

Profile along north-south direction of proposed levee alignment 1.60 1.40 Port of the Islands Water Surface Profiles 1.20 Elevation (m) Station (m) W ell Rd Embankment 1.00 0.80 0.60 0.40 0.20 US 41 Embankmen t el 3.25 m 0.00 0 120 240 360 480 600 720 840 960 1080 1200 1320 1440 1560 1680 1800 1920 Ground El. 0.721 0.687 0.561 0.541 0.521 0.79 0.771 0.824 0.843 0.641 0.825 0.703 0.563 0.536 0.586 0.473 0.447 10 Yr WS Condition 1 1.2069 1.2062 1.2028 1.199051.193021.176381.161991.140831.12598 1.1173 1.108161.098561.086911.080681.075311.071151.06888 100 YR WS Condition 1 1.508711.490971.477191.468531.461211.455591.447491.434361.425681.419611.416851.415151.411611.407071.403441.400151.39472 10 Yr WS Condition 2 0.985840.985830.985810.985750.985470.984960.984380.981210.978220.974660.971580.966810.960560.957220.95385 0.9507 0.9489 100 Yr WS Condition 2 1.385291.385211.384881.384291.383321.381771.379881.377161.37401 1.3707 1.367351.363641.358621.354241.350821.347321.34398

Do we need POI Levee? Improvements in Topo DEM wrt data source in PIR model ($ Savings)

Private Lands Tier 2 Model

6Ls Tier 2 Model

N MILES 0 2 I-75 810 cfs Picayune Strand Restoration Project Private Lands $6M 1250 cfs 2650 cfs Features with Cost 6Ls Levee $12M U.S 41 $10M POI Levee $2M Spreaders Pump Stations Canal Plugs Primary/Secondary All Weather Roads Tie-back Levee Flood Protection Levees (footprints shown from PIR)

N MILES 0 2 I-75 810 cfs Picayune Strand Restoration Project Private Lands < $6M 1250 cfs 2650 cfs Features with Cost 6Ls Levee < $12M U.S 41 $10M POI Levee $0 M Spreaders Pump Stations Canal Plugs Primary/Secondary All Weather Roads Tie-back Levee Flood Protection Levees (footprints shown from PIR) Eliminated based on GSSHA Modeling

Design Criteria Superiority Analysis Levee crest at least 2ft > than 95% CI for 100yr storm Pump stations Tieback system Crest elevation @ 15ft (NAVD88) 6L s farm levee TBD

Summing up SGGE unsuccessful urban development attempt turned into successful restoration project Benefits identified in restoring PSRP H&H modeling to help with design and refinement of PSRP flood control protective features per current USACE guidelines Other issues identified

Never ending H&H modeling GW impacts to 6L farms > seepage rates = mitigation measures < seepage = > pump irrigation costs US41 Road bed impacts Drainage issues to TTINWR Red-cockaded woodpecker habitat impacts

41 PSRP Success!

42 PSRP Successes PM: Is the H&H analysis Evidence of complete? Restoration in Prairie Canal Restoration Area Panther sightings Increase in bird population ExoticDrainage species control H&H eng.: We just found another basin we need to include