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r � � TO: The Honorable Members of DATE: February 5, 19 8 6 FILE: the Board of County Commissioners SUBJECT' Department of Environmental • Regulations Grant Appli- cations for seagrass and water quality study John R. Montgomery W� REFERENCES: FROM: Robert W. Virnstei Tommy Thomas 1� John R. Montgomery and Robert W. Virnstein wish to apply to Department of Environmental Regulations for the following list* of projects and would like to have the County act as agent. Both men are qualified, and are former employees of Harbor Branch. The state will put up the 25% match for these Federal Funds. The County will not have to supply any matching funds. In addition they would like to apply to the County for projects 1 and 2 for a total of $20,000. February 5, 1986 Board of County Commissioners 1840 25th St. Vero Beach, FL 32960 Dear Commissioners: We attach and present to Indian River County the following proposals for research on the Indian River lagoon, primarily related to critically threatened seagrasses: (1) Pollutant loads to the Indian River lagoon Proposed cost in Indian River County . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000 (2) How much and where are seagrasses declining in Indian River County.? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,000 (3) Effects of nutrients on seagrass. . . . . . . . . . . 41,520 (4) Light requirements for seagrass . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,880 (5) Density, seasonality, and species composition of seagrasses in the Indian River lagoon . . . . . . . 20,000 (6) Long-term health of seagrass-associated communities in the Indian River.lagoon . . . . . . . . . . .•. 20,000+ (7) Analysis of 6 years of existing data on seagrass-associated communities in the Indian River lagoon ?12,000 (8) A seasonal habitat survey of invertebrates in the Indian River lagoon . . . . . . . . . . . . ?20,000 (9) Nutrient and suspended solid loadings and freshwater inputs from major canals into the Indian River lagoon . ?67,000 We suggest that proposals (1) and (2) and perhaps a portion of proposals (3) and (4) be funded by the County. The remainder we would like to submit to the state for funding through the Office of Coastal Management, Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (DER), James W. Stoutamire, Director. These proposals to the state must be submitted (by February 21) • through a local government. We hope that'Indian River County will endorse these proposals and administer the finances of the grants, if funded. Perhaps the Mosquito Control District or the Seagrass Committee could serve this function, acting as an agent of the County. If proposal (5) is funded by the state, the cost of proposal (2) would be reduced by one third. 21 FEB 12 1986 aoa� 63 P":GE 539.