Lee County’s Basin Management Action Plans –

The 1st Five YearsKaren Bickford, TMDL Coordinator

kbickford@leegov.com

Projects in General Best Management Practices In General Lee Co BMAP Statistics Watershed Scale Projects - Structural Low Cost Opportunities – Non-Structural Next steps Projects in the Imperial River Watershed New Projects, New Partnerships

Forward

Structural – filter marshes, hydraulic restorations

Non-Structural – public education, ordinance, street sweeping

Land acquisition (no restoration) – conservation lands to be owned and maintained in perpetuity

Best Management Practices in General

Lee Co BMAP Statistics Total BMAP Acres = 460,988 ac

Lee Co Required Reduction = 152,493 lbs/yr TN

Total Credit = 53,701 lbs/yr TN

Total Initial Project Costs = $181,310,215.60

Estimated Dollar Value of Credit = $32,220,600

Watershed Scale Projects

Hendry Creek –Lakes Park Filter MarshDrainage Basin: 1,742 acTreatment area: 73 acresBMAP Credit: 4,533 lbs/yrCost: $3,500,000

Public outreach now, explore new funding later…◦ Fertilizer ordinance compliance & enforcement.◦ Continue publicizing FYN and other DIY programs that

appeal to homeowners.◦ Pilot projects to improve WQ in residential stormwater

ponds.◦ Develop public education programs with the City of

Bonita Springs, CHNEP and other partners.◦ Engage property managers (golf courses and HOAs) to

implement more pollution prevention practices.◦ Continue identifying pollution sources and manage

through education, incentives, disincentives, etc

Low Cost Opportunities

BMAP Credit (Caloosahatchee & EWC): 22,431Cost: $250,000 (ongoing)

New/ongoing activities Evaluate & retrofit older neighborhood SW systems Neighborhood awareness & partnering Identify critical areas and issues Prioritize new watershed scale projects for next 5-10 years

What’s on the horizon Low Impact Development Standards Pet waste ordinance Evaluate & control feral animals Septic system management Sewer expansion

Next Steps

PROJECT NAME TYPE OF BMP ACRES TREATED ESTIMATED COST STATUS PROJECT TN REDUCTION (lbs/yr)

CREW Conservation Purchase 15 $ 201,500.00 Completed 0

Pine Lake Preserve Purchase 129 $ 2,366,273.00 Completed 1

Street Sweeping Street Sweeping 113 $ 7,750.00/yr Ongoing 7

Imperial Marsh Conservation

Purchase/Hydrologic Restoration 477 $ 13,352,270.00 Completed 1440

Education/Fertilizer Ordinances 26113 $ 200,000.00 Ongoing 6

Lee County BMAP Projects in the Imperial River Watershed…

NPDES Permit Coordination – Lee County is the primary permittee. CBS has an interlocal agreement w/ Lee Co as a co-permittee.

WETPLAN – Watershed Education Training, Ponds Lakes & Neighborhoods.◦ Partners: City of Bonita Springs, Lee County, CHNEP, CRA

Inc., FNPS, FGCU.

Citizen’s Stormwater Academy – Non-point source pollution education for all neighborhoods.◦ Partners: Lee County, CHNEP, NPDES Co-permittees, all

are welcome to join in the fun!

New Projects, New Partnerships…

Questions?

Pine Lakes Preserve, Imperial River Watershed