1. Karen Bickford, TMDL Coordinator kbickford@leegov.com

2.  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

3.  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

4.  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

5. Hendry Creek –Lakes Park Filter Marsh Drainage Basin: 1,742 ac Treatment area: 73 acres BMAP Credit: 4,533 lbs/yr Cost: $3,500,000

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

8.  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

9. PROJECT NAMETYPE OF BMPACRES TREATEDESTIMATED COSTSTATUS PROJECT TN REDUCTION (lbs/yr) CREW ConservationPurchase15 $ 201,500.00Completed0 Pine Lake PreservePurchase129 $ 2,366,273.00Completed1 Street Sweeping StreetSweeping113$ 7,750.00/yrOngoing7 Imperial Marsh Conservation Purchase/Hydrologic Restoration477 $ 13,352,270.00Completed1440 Education/FertilizerOrdinances26113 $ 200,000.00Ongoing6

10.  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!

11. Pine Lakes Preserve, Imperial River Watershed