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01 <br />• <br />COUNTY PLANNER BRENNAN DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD THE POSSI- <br />BILITY OF WRITING A LETTER TO THE CORP OF ENGINEERS EXPRESSING INTER- <br />EST IN A WATER RESOURCE —FLOODING PROBLEM STUDY TO BE MADE BY THE <br />CORPS AND DETERMINE IF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH <br />A STUDY. THIS STUDY IS EXPLAINED IN THE FOLLOWING NEWSPAPER ARTICLE. <br />J//. <br />�dy- 7?1- <br />TODAY. Friday, October 7, 1877 36 <br />Vater <br />S Ii0.� Study . <br />To --Begin Here Soon <br />By B.J. HUEHN <br />has occurred, said Clyde <br />But it is too early to say <br />tranAY rami wale. <br />Smith, chief of the Corps' <br />exactly what the study will <br />A U.S. Army Corps of <br />urban studies genion. - <br />concern, he added. <br />.Engineers study of <br />The Corps' Jacksonville <br />The general intention of <br />Brevard's water resources <br />office this week received <br />the program, Smith said. <br />and flooding problems <br />$15.0XI for the first year of <br />will be to look at the "long <br />shattd get under way <br />the program which will be <br />range water supply for the <br />within the next two months• <br />devoted to holding public <br />county and localized flmd- <br />a Corps official said Thurs• <br />meetings and consulting <br />mg problems where there <br />day <br />with county officials about <br />has been construction to <br />The study, which may <br />the problems the study will <br />flood prone areas." <br />ultimately cost nearly <br />address. Smith said. <br />The goal isn't to een- <br />is aimed generally <br />Don Findell. director of <br />erate a Corps' construction <br />.$=,ODD. <br />blt proposing solutions to <br />the Brevard County Rater <br />project." Smith empha. <br />water supply problems in <br />Resources Department. <br />sized. Rather, he said. the <br />the county and also at spe- <br />said Thursday he will be <br />study, which could ia,c up <br />eUie areas where flooding <br />workmp, with the Corps to <br />to five years. will be to pro. <br />set up the "plan of study." <br />pose alternative solutions to <br />He said he must approve <br />long-range oroblems. <br />the study plan before any <br />more funds can be released <br />for the program. <br />The Florida Depart- <br />ment of Environmental <br />' <br />Regulation has already sub- <br />mitted u request to Con- <br />gress and the Office of <br />Management and Budget <br />for 83d0,000 for the second <br />year of the program. <br />No local funds will be <br />involved to the project. Fin - <br />dell said. <br />Some of the problem <br />areas that may be adl <br />dressed by the program <br />could be South Brevard's <br />water supply problems <br />where drinking water short- <br />ages have often threatened' <br />and flooding problems in <br />Satellite Beach and Rest <br />, <br />i Melbourne. Findell said. <br />PLANNER BRENNAN NOTED THAT IT TOOK BREVARD AND VOLUSIA <br />COUNTIES TWO YEARS TO GET THIS STUDY FUNDED, HE FELT THIS MIGHT BE <br />AN OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE THE STUDY MADE IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SOME <br />YEARS AGO BY THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT OVERLAPPING <br />STUDIES ON WATER QUALITY, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS <br />STATED THEY JUST WISHED PERMISSION TO INVESTIGATE A POSSIBLE GRANT <br />AND DETERMINE JUST WHAT IT COVERS AND WHETHER IT OVERLAPS OTHER <br />PROGRAMS, <br />COMMISSIONER Loy SUGGESTED THAT THE PLANNER CONTACT BREVARD <br />COUNTY TO OBTAIN BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE STUDY, AND PLANNER <br />BRENNAN AGREED THAT HE WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH THE BREVARD COUNTY <br />PLANNER. <br />51 <br />Sao 31 <br />.310 <br />