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SAM SHANiJON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TREASURE COAST REGIONAL <br />PLANNING COUNCIL, APPEARED TO DISCUSS THE'ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION <br />PURSUANT TO SECTION 208 OF THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT <br />AMENDMENTS OF 1972 WHEREBY INDIAN RIVER COUNTY WOULD JOIN lARTIN AND <br />ST. LUCIE COUNTIES IN THE TREASURE COAST PLANNING AREA AS A DESIGNATED <br />AREA. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE 203 PROGRAM IS AINATER QUALITY PLANNING <br />PROGRAM, AND IT WAS ORGINALLY IDEM' iFIED ONLY WITH URBAN AREAS, 14HICH <br />IS WHY PALM BEACH COUNTY IS ALREADY A DESIGNATED AREA. I- HAS NOW, <br />HOWEVER, BEEN CHANGED TO'A STATEWIDE PROGRAM. MR. SHANNON CONTINUED <br />THAT THIS PROGRAM IS FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL <br />PROTECTION ,AGENCY; IT IS A MANDATED PROGRAM AND IF DESIGNATION IS NOT <br />REQUESTED AND RECEIVED FORA LOCAL AREAWIDE AGENCY, THE DEPARTMENT OF <br />ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION WILL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AREA, <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER NOTED THAT THIS PROGRAM IS TO BE ON THE <br />BASIS OF 100% FEDERAL FUNDING, <br />MR. SHANNON STATED THAT TL;_S IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PROGRAM, AND IF <br />1T WFRE NOT ION/. �-t--DERAL LY FUNDED; COUL_n 13ECOMF VERY COSTLY TO THE COUNTY, <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT THE IDD% FUNDING IS NOT INCLUDED <br />IN THE RESOLUTION, AND HE FELT IF VIE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION IT SHOULD BE <br />ON A BASIS OF 100 FUNDING AND INE NOT COMMIT OURSELVES FOR ANYTHING <br />BEYOND THAT. HE STATED THAT IF WE DO NOT JOIN WITH MARTIN AND ST, <br />LUCIE COUNTIES, HE FELT OUR CHANCES OF BEING DESIGNATED AS A SEPARATE <br />AREA ARE ABOUT NIL, AND THEN THE DER WILL DO OUR PLANNING FOR US, <br />�l COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT THIS PROGRAM IS NOT ONLY TO IDENTIFY <br />I <br />OUR PROBLEM AREAS, BUT IS ALSO A PLAN ON HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS, <br />WHICH SOLUTIONS MUST BE IMPLEMENTED, AND TO DATE -THERE IS NO MONEY <br />I <br />' FOR IMPLEMENTATION. HE FELT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO WHETHER TO LET <br />THE DER COME IN AND DO THE PLANNING FOR US OR WHETHER TO DO IT <br />OURSELVES AND THEN LOOK FOR THE MONEY TO IMPLEMENT IT, <br />I DISCUSSION:CONTINUED' IN -REGARD TO'THE -RISK OF -ONLY- RECEIVING <br />i <br />.775% FUNDING IN ANY EVENT, AND COMMISSIONER-SCHMUCKER SAID HE FELT THE <br />BEST THING TO DO AT THIS TIME WOULD BE TO GET IN ON THE PROGRAM UNDER <br />j OUR OWN CONTROL AND OUR OVIN ORGANIZATION. <br />22 <br />MAR 23 1977 <br />