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Camprehendve Plan Coastal Manaaen ent Elemewl Rccentl)t a rivier•dnedgilr.ig rIvojecl began in the Sl. Sebastian River. This project will result in the remomaa of two million cubic yards of muck) frcnn the rimcii bottom and will liklelly llc ad to implr(:lvic c water quality. Curnenid)l, the SJ14WMDI isi working onpllars fon a stormwaten plark soulhl of Micoci Moad in Bnemard County, similar to the iiecenitlyl complleted Sebasitiani Stormwater Park. When ccnnpllele, the Sebastian Stormwaten Park will] annuall)l neduae 1cila1 susplenided solids cmitening the South Prong byl and estimiated 173,180 plounds. In combination withl thle SciEwitian Stormwal en flankl, ff, a silormwater park in Miacio will nciduae tha amount of sediment flowing into thlci 91. Sebastian] Riven and ultimately reducia thle amount of muck) neachinig thle lagcion. Going fomiand, tha ciounty sihlou'ld support lhci SJRIWME;' si siedimcnt-reducing projects by pinouiding ini-kinid serviiacis whlcn needad. In 2009, Indian Riven County hided a sdormwaiten educations coondiniaton and a slarmwalcni ariftirciemlenl inisplciciton. Tl: ci sitormwaten ciduciation eoondiniaton' s sold isi to assiio counity staff] aontraclors, and thlci pubhici with ciduciatiari anldtraininignegardingppioblemis associatcic with non -point source plcdlution. The coondinalor's no'lci isi also to pnomida guidance and expcirtisici in stormwater, caiosion, and sediment cior.itnol to the general plublicy as wall mi to thle business, industry, and c cimeloplmcnl ocimmuniticis. Withl rcispecit to thle county stormwaten insplecl an, his nesplorisibility ii s to ru,,iew domcloplment ppiojecls to emisura that domalopens implemanit enosiior.i aantral mcimuncis in aicaardancie wi thl issued plermil s. Tihasci two positions serves important no'l cis thait ull imatelly ciortrlbul ei to impinomed astd arine water quality, thilough publtici aduciation and negullaitoryl enfoiicemiemit. As such, the county should aclnlirua 1a fund those postilions. To assciss the siucciesis on fili:lune of iieccnt wal en quality impnomem emit p�iojacts and tha ciounty's efforts to impnome atormwaleii standaads, Ihci ciounty should nemiew and assess Indian Riven Lagocin and Sl. Subastian Riucni waten quality data ciollacited by other agenictias. Those data shlould also ba uscid to asaciss lhlu naiad, dcistign, and local ion of futurci watch quality{ impnovcmnent ppiojecls. In the IRB National Esitdaryl Anograrn's 2(108 upldate to thlci IRL Comprahcnsiva Cor.iservlalion and M anagcmnenit A➢an (CCMP), thlerci ara carious nciciommended actions la ac drass issues that affect the lagoons. These actions incilude eiiadiloatticln oflinviasiva flona and fauna, neducliori of scidimenitalioni, and aissessmc n1 ofplotential climal ci change impacts to lagoon rusaurous. Going forward, the County should ncivisci its plollicicis 10 inoluda those actions racommcndac ini the CICMP update. 1Vlatu it ail Disaister Planning • Docial Miligaticln Strategilcis Aacioiidinig to stat a law, local govcmnm enits ane sequined to pneplane Lc ciall Miligalioni Stl at(igiles (LM S) to :idcnlify acitionis that plcn-manentl)l neducci on eliminate lhlu :fang term risk to people and property from tha diffenenl typal cif hazards faded by Florida ncisidcnls. In 1 SISISI, thlci eaunty adopted its first LM S. That document was subsuquemitlyl uplc ated in 2005. Cummunityl DfivfilcElment Ileipamilment Iddhin Riven Cauinty 3:1