Description
Section 373.4137(4), Florida Statutes (F.S.), requires the Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD or the District), in consultation with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), other appropriate federal, state, and local governments, and other interested parties, to develop and approve an annual regional mitigation plan before March 1st of each year for FDOT mitigation needs submitted to the District. The regional mitigation plan consists of mitigation to offset impacts associated with roadway projects.