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Comprehensive Plan Conservation Element enforcement actions, as necessary, to ensure the protection of wetlands and surface water quality. Policy 2.7: The county shall prohibit the creation of new navigable canals or waterways connected to the Indian River Lagoon or St. Sebastian River. Excavation of any existing canal shall not be for the purpose of obtaining fill. Maintenance dredging of existing artificial navigable canals shall be the minimum necessary to accomplish the dredging purpose and shall be permitted in accordance with FDEP Rule 40C-4.051 (I 1)(b), F.A.C., and under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, as administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Policy 2.8: The county, in its land development regulations, shall require littoral zone vegetation plantings for artificially created ponds on project sites exceeding ten (10) acres in area. When littoral zones are required, the following minimum requirements shall apply: ➢ A minimum of 30 percent of the waterbody surface area or 21 square feet per lineal foot of shoreline, whichever is less, shall be planted with native littoral vegetation, and shall be maintained permanently as part of the waterbody; ➢ A minimum of one (1) tree, consisting of a native freshwater wetland species, shall be planted for every 500 square feet of littoral zone coverage; ➢ The water management system shall be designed to prevent siltation and eutrophication; ➢ A design and management plan, specifying remedial methods for correcting potential siltation, eutrophication, and/or infestation by nuisance species, shall be required; ➢ Consistent with Florida Administrative Code (FAC) Section 40C -42.026(4)(d), the planted littoral zone area shall consist of a 6:1 or flatter slope. Policy 2.9: Consistent with Policy 4.2 of the Stormwater Management Sub -Element, the county shall, by 2012, request a formal meeting with representatives from all of the F. S. 298 Special Drainage Districts in the county to discuss the following issues: conducting comprehensive basin inventories, adopting maximum discharge limitations and pollutant load reduction goals (PLRGs), and setting level -of -service standards for water quality and flood protection. Policy 2.10: Consistent with Policy 2.5 of the Coastal Management Element and Objective 7 of the Stormwater Management Sub -Element, the county will establish water quality level - of -service (WQLOS) standards for each drainage basin identified in the Stormwater Community Development Department Indian River County 124