The permittee agrees that the contractor will instruct all personnel associated with the project of the presence of manatees and the need to avoid collisions with manatees. The permittee agrees that all construction personnel will be advised that there are civil and criminal penalties for harming, harassing or killing manatees which are protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, and the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of 1978. Any siltation barriers used shall be made of material in which manatees cannot become entangled, shall be properly secured and shall be regularly monitored to avoid manatee entrapment. Barriers must not block manatee entry to or exit from essential habitat. Operation of any equipment closer than 50 feet to a manatee shall necessitate immediate shutdown of that equipment.
Temporary notices are to be removed by the permittee upon completion of construction.
These precautions shall include dredge shutdown if appropriate. The permittee agrees that the contractor shall keep a log detailing sightings, collisions, or injuries to manatees should they occur during the contract period. At least one person shall be designated as a manatee observer when in-water work is being performed. That person shall have experience in manatee observation, and be equipped with polarized sunglasses to aid in observation. Metal and ammonia monitoring are required during the initial dredging event and one-time maintenance dredging of Cut G because that work will include areas not dredged during events authorized by OER permit No.290516899.