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Comprehensive Plan Conservation Element <br />Intergovernmental Coordination <br />Table 8.13 contains a list of government agencies most often involved in the management and/or <br />regulation of natural resources in Indian River County. Presently, Indian River County coordinates <br />with these agencies on issues of land development and natural resource uses. <br />TABLE 8.13 <br />GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INVOLVED IN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT <br />FEDERAL <br />Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) <br />U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) <br />U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) <br />Natural Resource Conservation Service (MRCS) <br />STATE AND REGIONAL <br />Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (FDACS) <br />Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) <br />Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) <br />Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Service (HRS) <br />Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) <br />St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) <br />Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (TCRPC) <br />SPECIAL DISTRICTS <br />Indian River Soil and Water Conservation District (IRSWCD) <br />Indian River Mosquito Control District (IRMCD) <br />Sebastian Inlet Tax District <br />F.S. 298 Special Drainage Districts <br />➢ Indian River Farms Water Control District (IRFWCD) <br />➢ Sebastian River Water Control District (SRWCD) <br />➢ Fellsmere Farms Water Control District (FFWCD) <br />St. Johns Water Control District (SJWCD) <br />Based on the number of reviewing agencies that may be involved in the review of a given <br />environmental issue, it is important that the county be familiar with these agencies and establish a <br />system or mechanism to coordinate with the applicable agencies during the development review <br />process. <br />Another aspect of multiple agency review is the potential for redundancy in regulation. On the <br />federal, state, regional, and local levels, overlapping regulations may potentially cause undue <br />expense to the development community. In recognizing this, the county defers certain regulatory <br />responsibilities to other government levels, especially to such agencies with specialized expertise and <br />resources not available to the county. Under this approach, however, care must be taken to evaluate <br />Community Development Department Indian River County 120 <br />