FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: MITIGATION BANKS IN FLORIDA - MAY 2019

Geodataset Name:       MGBANK_MAY19
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         98
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This is a statewide layer representing mitigation banks permitted under Ch. 373.4136, Florida Statutes. Florida mitigation bank information is important for wetland permit reviewers and developers that may need mitigation options. The layer can also serve to enhance information on conservation lands. Mitigation Banks may be permitted by DEP or a Water Management District, but are used by both agencies, creating the need for a statewide layer. Mitigation banking is a practice in which an environmental enhancement and preservation project is conducted by a public agency or private entity (banker) to provide mitigation for unavoidable wetland impacts within a defined region (represented in the Mitigation Banks Service Area layer). The bank is the site itself (this data layer), and the currency sold by the banker to the impact permittee is a credit, which represents the wetland ecological value equivalent to the complete restoration of one acre. The number of potential credits permitted for the bank and the credit debits required for impact permits are determined by the permitting agencies, and this information is provided in the data layer table. For more information on mitigation banking, go to https://floridadep.gov/water/submerged-lands-environmental-resources-coordination/content/mitigation-and-mitigation-banking. This is an update to mgbank_apr18.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resource Management
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 20141028 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: 20190507 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: MGBANK_MAY19.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
SITE_ID
20 String
PERMIT_MAI
20 String
BANK_NAME
50 String
LAST_UPDAT
36 Date
CURRENT_PE
75 String
LANDOWNER_
75 String
COUNTY_1
20 String
COUNTY_2
20 String
PERMITTING
10 String
ISSUE_DATE
36 Date
CORPS_MBI_
30 String
MBI_STATUS
15 String
TOTAL_ACRE
8 Double
POTENTIAL_
8 Double
CREDIT_ASS
15 String
AGENCY_CON
20 String
CONTACT_PH
20 String
CONTACT_EM
50 String
BANK_CONTA
40 String
BANK_PHONE
20 String
BANK_EMAIL
50 String
BANK_WEBSI
254 String
PERMIT_LIN
75 String
INTENT_TSR
75 String
DOCUMENTS_
150 String
MSA_DOCUME
10 String
AERIAL_DOC
10 String
NOTES
150 String
PATS_NUMBE
15 String
PROJECT_DE
254 String
CREDIT_TYP
254 String
TARGET_DOC
75 String
DESCRIPT
50 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer
SHAPE.AREA
0 Double
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

SITE_ID The principal tracking number, in the Agency's document system, that is linked to the most information about the main permit and all of its modifications.

PERMIT_MAI This is the main controlling permit # or ID that incorporates the bulk of the modifications - either the original permit, or updated "replacement" major modification.

BANK_NAME The project/bank name.

LAST_UPDAT Date of last update.

CURRENT_PE The actual, current permittee/transferee of the mitbank permit and all of its modifications.

LANDOWNER_ The underlying property owner according to title information.

COUNTY_1 The County (ies) where the bank property is located.

COUNTY_2 The County (ies) where the bank property is located.

PERMITTING The agency that permitted the mitigation bank.

ISSUE_DATE This is the original mitigation bank authorizing permit date - not the date of subsequent modifications.

CORPS_MBI_ The US Corps of Engineer's MBI tracking number (not the permit).

MBI_STATUS In Review; Withdrawn; Terminated; Approved

TOTAL_ACRE The total acres authorized by the permit (accounting for any acres added or deleted by permit modification).

POTENTIAL_ The current total potential credits authorized by permit or modification.

CREDIT_ASS Identifies credit assessment method (UMAM, WRAP).

AGENCY_CON This person is the agency's point of contact for this bank project.

CONTACT_PH Work phone of Agency contact.

CONTACT_EM Email of Agency contact.

BANK_CONTA This person is the banker/permittee that signed as the application or current modification - not the consultant.

BANK_PHONE Phone number of bank contact.

BANK_EMAIL Email of bank contact.

BANK_WEBSI A website link for the mitigation bank, if there is one or it may be mitigation marketing if that is the preference of the permittee.

PERMIT_LIN A pdf or direct (Oculus/epermitting/etc) link to the best document that provides the current permit requirements.

INTENT_TSR A pdf or direct (Oculus/epermitting/etc) link to the best document that provides the permit background and decisions - Intent to Issue, Technical Staff Report etc.

DOCUMENTS_ This is link to the Agency's e-document management system for this bank/project.

MSA_DOCUME A .pdf or .jpg of the service area and bank.

AERIAL_DOC A .pdf or .jpg of the mitigation bank on a recent aerial.

NOTES Miscellanea.

PATS_NUMBE The legacy PATS number associated with the bank.

PROJECT_DE A description of the mitigation bank project.

CREDIT_TYP A description of the permit's credit types.

TARGET_DOC A .pdf or .jpg of the mitigation bank target communities/assessment areas.

DESCRIPT GeoPlan added field based on BANK_NAME.

FGDLAQDATE GeoPlan added field based on date downloaded from source.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

SHAPE.AREA Area in meters

SHAPE.LEN Perimeter in meters


USER NOTES:
This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity
of the original data layer's topology
This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our
knowledge.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.

The purpose of this layer is to aggregate mitigation bank permit and spatial
information from DEP and the Water Management Districts into one statewide 
layer. It represents available data up to May, 2019. A statewide layer for Mitigation 
Bank Service Areas is also available and linked by Bank Name.

This data is provided 'as is' and its horizontal positional accuracy
has not been verified by GeoPlan

This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy
has not been verified by GeoPlan

This map is a graphical depiction of the Mitigation Banks in the state of Florida 
and is for illustrative purposes only. It should not be used for any regulatory, 
engineering or legal determinations.

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REFERENCES:
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Geospatial Open Data:
https://geodata.dep.state.fl.us/datasets/mitigation-banks

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Updated data obtained from WRM, ERP, Mining and Mitigation Support
Section and updated the same in the FDEP GIS Library.
Process Date: 20140709

Updated data obtained from WRM, ERP, Mining and Mitigation Support Section and updated the same in the FDEP GIS Library. Process Date: 20141028
Updated data obtained from WRM, ERP, Mining and Mitigation Support Section and updated the same in the FDEP GIS Library. Process Date: 20151231
Updated data obtained from WRM, ERP, Mining and Mitigation Support Section and updated the same in the FDEP GIS Library. Process Date: 20160217
Updated data obtained from WRM, ERP, Mining and Mitigation Support Section and updated the same in the FDEP GIS Library. Process Date: 20160627
Updated data obtained from WRM, ERP, Mining and Mitigation Support Section and updated the same in the FDEP GIS Library. Process Date: 20170407
Updated data obtained from WRM, ERP, Mining and Mitigation Support Section and updated the same in the FDEP GIS Library. Process Date: 20171018
Added additional banks: Normandy, Lake Washington. Removed existing bank: Jacks Branch. Updated contact information for several banks. Process Date: 20180423
Added new mitigation banks for the SWFWMD: Alafia River, Crooked River, Fox Branch Ranch Wetland, Hilochee, Kissimmee Ridge, Nature Coast, Tippen Bay Wetland, and Two Rivers Ranch. Added a new bank for DEP: Long Pointe Bar. Updated descriptions for SWFWMD banks. Process Date: 20190416
Updated data obtained from WRM-Program support and updated the same in the GIS library. Process Date: 20190507
The GeoPlan Center took the following steps during the QA/QC process: - Downloaded the dataset from FDEP's FTP site on 7/8/2019 using this link: https://publicfiles.dep.state.fl.us/otis/gis/data/ - Dataset from the FDEP website was originally downloaded in a file geodatabase format and in the NAD 1983 HARN Florida GDL Albers coordinate system. - Define Projection tool used to move dataset into the FGDL Albers HPGN projection. - DESCRIPT field added based on the BANK_NAME field. Any records with no data in the BANK_NAME field had their DESCRIPT field calculated as 'NO DESCRIPT AVAILABLE' - FGDLAQDATE field added based on the date the dataset was downloaded from the source. - The longest record for each field was calculated and field character lengths were shortened to the appropriate shortest length possible. - Uppercased fields and records in the dataset. - Layer name changed from Mitigation_Banks.shp to mgbank_may19.shp. Process Date: 20190708
Dataset copied. Process Date: 20190731
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:

Projection                          ALBERS
Datum                               HPGN
Units                               METERS
Spheroid                            GRS1980
1st Standard Parallel               24  0  0.000
2nd Standard Parallel               31 30  0.000
Central Meridian                   -84 00  0.000
Latitude of Projection's Origin     24  0  0.000
False Easting (meters)              400000.00000
False Northing (meters)             0.00000

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