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ATTACHMENT A GRANT WORK PLAN PROJECT NAME : PC South Algal Nutrient Removal Facility PROJECT FUNDING : $850,000 REQUIRED MATCH: $8,022,000 TOTAL PROJECT COST : $9,6229000 LEAD ORGANIZATION: Indian River County COOPERATING PARTNERS: State of Florida — DEP Agreement No. LP31010 ($250,000) PROJECT LOCATION AND WATERSHED CHARACTERISTICS: Geographic Location: Vero Beach; Indian River County Impacted Watershed Name: Indian River Farms Water Control District South Relief Canal Drainage Basin Size of Project Impact: The Algal Nutrient Removal Facility (ANRF) will be approximately 4.5 to 5 acres with associated peripheral facilities requiring another ten ( 10) acres. The developed site will be approximately fifteen ( 15) acres. The total site property is approximately thirty-nine (39) acres. The site not used by the treatment facility will become a protected gopher tortoise habitat, approximately twenty-four (24) acres, including cell tower lease areas. Size of Drainage Area: 17, 163 acres Latitude: 27. 592522 Longitude: 80.398530 Hydrologic Unit Code: 03080203 Impaired waterbody affected: Indian River Lagoon (IRL Central B Project Zone), WBID : 5003B, TMDL adopted for:Nutrients (TN and TP) Impairment: The health of the Indian River Lagoon' s seagrass is the benchmark for measuring the progress of the TMDL process. Healthy seagrass and increasing seagrass coverage is indicative of a health Lagoon. The project will dramatically reduce the amount of dissolved nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) entering the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) through the Indian River Farms Water Control District' s (IRFWCD) South Relief Canal. Therefore, the project will dramatically reduce the potential for harmful algal blooms, including macroalgae such as Gracilaria SP. , . in the IRL that can be detrimental to seagrass and marine life. The project will also significantly reduce the amount of suspended solids and sediment that enter the IRL and it may also reduce to a lesser degree the color of the water. It will also increase the water's overall dissolved oxygen levels. Management of these parameters will benefit the M 's seagrasses by reducing muck deposits, reducing settlement of sediment on seagrass leaves, improving oxygen availability, and increasing the penetration of light through the water column. BMAP Status: Indian River Lagoon BMAP under development Land Ownership Status : Land necessary for the construction of treatment infrastructure has been acquired in 2012, approximately 12 acres for $750,000. Title is held by Indian River County. Land Uses within the watershed: (from GIS information — wetlands and forested areas extrapolated) Residential 89067 47 Industrial/Commercial 721 4.2 Agricultural 1948 23 Forested 446 2.6 Wetlands 463 2 .7 Right of Way 2"J46 16 Institutional 772 4.5 ,� y/yam •M'TM��,y p i3' pq>4 -�� '«< # �. REMAINDER OF PAGE LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY DEP Agreement No. G0353 , Attachment A, Page 1 of 12