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Environmental Compliance and Permitting Flashcards

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  1. What FDOT standard addresses installation and maintenance of erosion and sediment control Best Management Practices (BMPs) during construction?

    Answer: FDOT Section 104

    FDOT Section 104 (Prevention, Control, and Abatement of Erosion and Water Pollution) establishes requirements for erosion and sediment control BMPs during construction.

  2. What is the primary purpose of a 'turbidity barrier' installed at FDOT waterway projects?

    Answer: Contain suspended sediment within the work area and protect water clarity outside

    Turbidity barriers are floating silt curtains that contain suspended sediment within the construction work area, preventing turbid water from spreading to adjacent clean water.

  3. What does 'Section 4(f)' refer to in FDOT project development?

    Answer: A provision of the U.S. DOT Act protecting parks, recreation areas, wildlife refuges, and historic sites from highway projects

    Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation Act prohibits using publicly owned parks, recreation areas, wildlife refuges, or historic sites for transportation projects unless there is no feasible and prudent alternative.

  4. What type of protected area in Florida requires FDOT to conduct a biological assessment before construction?

    Answer: Areas containing or adjacent to listed threatened or endangered species habitat

    A biological assessment is required when FDOT projects may affect areas containing listed species or designated critical habitat, triggering formal ESA Section 7 consultation.

  5. What is the 'no net loss' policy as applied to FDOT wetland permitting?

    Answer: Any wetland impacted by an FDOT project must be replaced by equal or greater area and function

    The no net loss policy requires that wetland impacts from FDOT projects be compensated by mitigation creating, restoring, or enhancing wetlands of equivalent area and ecological function.

  6. What Florida-listed species protection is relevant to FDOT projects in rural and forest areas, given the species' frequent road mortality?

    Answer: Florida panther

    The Florida panther is a critically endangered species frequently killed by vehicle collisions, requiring FDOT to address panther crossing opportunities and wildlife underpasses in panther habitat.