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maintain these lands, to improve our conservation land management program, and to <br />eliminate using it for mitigation. <br />Commissioner Wheeler agreed with Commissioner O'Bryan, but <br />questioned if there has been a problem in this County with septic systems. Chief DeBlois <br />said there has been a kind of regional concern about it, as far as documented failure and <br />pollution from it, but was not aware of any particular problem areas. He promised to <br />look into the matter. <br />Chairman Bowden did not think there was a problem with septic tanks and <br />was not aware of any. She talked about the maintenance plan and programs of the <br />conservation lands and wanted to make sure that, particularly, Lost Tree Islands do not <br />turn into Disney World, meaning, they should not put villages there, but put the <br />minimum, so people can see, years from now, what natural life and habitat exist there. <br />Peter Robinson reiterated comments about septic tanks, pointing out that <br />there were areas where septic tanks do not work, and it was not really an issue. <br />COASTAL MANAGEMENT ELEMENT <br />Roland DeBlois, Chief of Environmental Planning, explained that under the <br />State requirements, coastal counties are required to have a Coastal Management Element, <br />and in Indian River County (where it applies) the coastal zone was based on the Indian <br />River Lagoon watershed, which actually covers about half of the County. This Element <br />overlaps with other Elements of the Plan, and particular focus was on coastal/marine <br />resources protection, manatee protection, public access to coastal resources, limit on <br />expenditures, and natural disaster planning. He presented a comparison from 1988 to <br />14 <br />October 20, 2008 <br />Public Workshop <br />