damage assessment process
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Damage Assessment Process. Lead Agency: National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA), Damage Assessment and Restoration Program (DARP) State and Local participants: FDEP, EPCHC, City of Tampa, Cargill and contractors will assist in data collection - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Damage Assessment Process
Lead Agency:National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA), Damage Assessment and Restoration Program (DARP)
State and Local participants:FDEP, EPCHC, City of Tampa, Cargill and contractors will assist in data collection
Assessment Categories Selected to Date:Plant communities (marshes, mangroves, seagrasses, algae)– Site inspections– Aerial photography
Fish and wildlife mortality– Netting in deep and shallow water– Shoreline inspections
Water Quality– Acidity (pH), nutrients, other constituents
Sediment Quality– Impacts to sediment chemistry and biology
may also be assessed