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TO: The Honorable Members of the Board of County Commissioners THRU: Dr: C.B. HarA, Jr. PhD Acting County Administrator DATE: August 11, 1982 FILE: SUBJECT: DER Permit Applications - Request for County Comment /T U FROM: James W. Davis, P.E.' REFERENCES: Jeremy A. Craft, Administrator, DER Public {Yorks Director, Permitting Section, to Indian River County Board of County Commissioners dated July 12, 1982 DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS Section 253.125, Florida Statutes, now requires the DER to request comments on applications for fill in navigable waters from local governments within 10 days of receipt of an application. The local government, or county, then has 60 days to comment or object to the application. Attached to the above subject letter from the DER, three applications were sent for County Comment. These applications are 1) Application to dredge the Sebastian Inlet Sand Trap and deposit material on 2,400 feet of the Sebastian Inlet State Park Beach by Sebastian Inlet District. 2) Application to excavate 900,000 c.y. of material in T31S, 834,35, and 36E - Rollins Blue Cypress Ranch, located west and north of Blue Cypress Lake, Osceola and Indian River Counties, for Citrus Grove Production. 3) Application to replace approximately 602 l.f. of seawall along Marsh Island including Floating Dock. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS The County Public Works Department, Community Development Department, and Urban Forester have reviewed the Applications. The following comments are applicable: Application No. 1 - Sebastian Inlet As this work is for maintenance dredging, no adverse comments are noted. Application No. 2 - Rollins Blue Cypress Ranch A portion of existing citrus area is located in the St. John's Marsh north of Blue Cypress Lake. An extensive drainage network and pumping station is proposed on land to the west. This work will change the natural characteristics of the environment in approximately 2,209 acres from high muck land to citrus groves. Since the St. John's River Water Management District is permitting water use, the County staff anticipates no adverse effect beyond the change in natural topography. The Urban Forester claims that the Cypress, Maple, Gum, and Beech trees forming natural hammocks will be destroyed and loss of this natural area will be a loss to the County. Application No. 3 - Marsh Island This project has been approved under the Site Plan Review Process. The Urban Forester has commented that the mangrove transplanting shown is not feasible and the attached guidelines should be sent to the applicant. RECONVIENDATIONS AND FUNDING It is recommended that staff' be authorized to indicate to the DER that Indian River County approves the three applications listed above subject to the above comments. No Funding Considerations are applicable. AUG 181982 21 iox 5.1 PACE . -;