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lakes should be deeper rather than shallower. He admitted that water quality is always a consideration, but whether you like it or not, Mother Nature will control what vegetation will grow there. Mr. Kreitman had some very serious problems about the depth limitation with regard to the littoral zone, but stated that his opinions are his own. One of his main concerns is that such a lake will attract children and there is a danger of a child falling in and becoming entangled in underwater growth. Mr. Kreitman felt that when we consider the littoral zone, we must first determine what vegetation will grow there. That needs to be studied and justified to some greater extent. Chairman Scurlock believed that subject was covered pretty thoroughly during the meeting of March 22, 1988. Commissioner Bird appreciated Mr. Kreitman's expertise and opinions in this matter, but felt that this ordinance has to be what is generally accepted and cannot be that specific. Mr. Kreitman concluded his presentation by reiterating that some parts of the ordinance are vague and arbitrary and some are too detailed. He, therefore, felt that it has not been shown that this ordinance is reasonable, and believed it still needs significant work. Dr. Henry Fischer of Sebastian felt that the 25 -ft. average - mean figure is a type of voodobconservation since the sand ridge is not the primary recharger in Indian River County, as commonly believed. The primary recharger in this county is to the northwest, and he believed the County should be purchasing and preserving hundreds of acres in that area, instead of requiring trees to be planted on the sand ridge. Mr. Kreitman backed up Dr. Fischer's statement about the primary recharger. Commissioner Bowman asked to which aquifer Mr. Kreitman was referring, the shallow or the deep, and Mr. Kreitman answered that it was the Ocala/Orlando aquifer. 4 APR 271988 No F I