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Comprehensive Plan Conservation Element o A requirement that pollution prevention plans addressing wind and water erosion on mining site plans be approved by County engineering staff prior to Planning and Zoning Commission review; o A requirement that baseline water quality data be collected at project outfall points; o A requirement that applicants monitor discharge at outfall points to ensure no increase in levels of turbidity at outfall points; and o A requirement that comprehensive dust control plans be approved as part of mining site plans. Going forward, the County should continue to implement and enforce these new mining regulations to reduce soil erosion. In addition to addressing soil erosion associated with development, Indian River County has also taken several steps to combat beach erosion: o Adopted a Beach Preservation Plan (BPP). The purpose of the plan is to ensure continued monitoring of areas of critical beach erosion and to identify areas of beach that are the best candidates for renourishment projects. o Constructed a Prefabricated Erosion Prevention reef (PEP reef) just offshore of Vero Beach. Since the construction of the PEP reef, beach profile surveys have shown that the shoreline has stabilized within the area of the PEP reef. o Completed two large-scale beach restoration projects. In 2003, approximately 500,000 cubic yards of sand dredged from offshore were placed along 2.2 miles of beach in the northern end of the County. In 2007, approximately 375,000 cubic yards of sand were distributed along two miles of beach in the south county. Despite these efforts, beach erosion is an ongoing concern. While beach erosion control measures have been taken to control `normal' beach erosion, issues such as climate change and sea level rise may lead to more severe coastal erosion in the future. Also, increases in strong tropical storms and hurricane activity along Florida's coasts increase the likelihood of catastrophic erosion events. In light of anticipated increases in erosion due to sea level rise, climate change, and hurricanes, the county should have policies that address the protection of coastal properties. These policies should include: o An evaluation of the county's current Dune Stabilization Setback Line (DSSL) and consideration of relocating the DSSL westward from its current location (i.e., the 1981 Coastal Construction Control Line). The DSSL is the County's "line of prohibition," serving Community Development Department Indian River County 93