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Comprehensive Plan <br />Conservation Element <br />Policy 3.7: By 2012, the county will coordinate with the SJRWMD and the FDEP to <br />delineate and establish scientifically -based wellhead protection areas (WHPAs) for all <br />public water supply wells. <br />Policy 3.8: By 2015, the county shall obtain an updated countywide geohydrological <br />study with seismic profiles, or comparable data. <br />OBJECTIVES 4 Floodnlains <br />Through 2020, there will be no reduction in flood storage capacity or the other natural <br />functions and values of floodplains in Indian River County. <br />Policy 4.1: Consistent with Policy 5.1 of the Stormwater Management Sub -element, the <br />county shall regulate development in areas designated as regulatory on FEMA's most current <br />Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMS). Within designated regulatory floodways, all <br />encroachment shall be prohibited, including: fill, new construction, substantial <br />improvements, and other development within the adopted regulatory flood that would result <br />in any increase in flood levels within the county during the occurrence of the base flood <br />discharge. <br />Policy 4.2: The county shall continue to regulate development within flood prone areas to <br />minimize flood storage capacity reduction and to afford protection to life and property within <br />floodplains. <br />Policy 4.3: The county shall maintain its annual certification as a participating community in <br />the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS). <br />OBJECTIVE 5 Wetlands <br />Through 2020, there will be no net loss of the natural functions and values of wetlands or <br />deepwater habitats in Indian River County. <br />Policy 5.1: The county shall continue to implement the Comprehensive Wetlands <br />Management Program (CWMP) described in this Element. <br />Policy 5.2: Indian River County shall require the restoration and management of wetlands <br />as mitigation for the limited filling of degraded wetlands, provided that the following <br />criteria, as defined in LDR Chapter 928, are met: <br />➢ The benefits of the restoration and management of natural functions shall offset <br />the losses of wetland functions associated with the limited wetland filling; <br />Community Development Department Indian River County 128 <br />