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AUG; <br />G <br />, J <br />boa r:q. t 57 <br />Commissioner Scurlock asked if there were any State mandates <br />that require cooperation with the drainage districts, and <br />Director Keating advised that they do require intergovernmental <br />coordination, but they don't require drainage districts to do a <br />separate plan. We have a number of policies in there that <br />reflect the fact that the drainage districts are important in <br />this whole process. <br />Commissioner Scurlock cautioned that while you can come up <br />with the most wonderful plans you want to, you are nowhere if the <br />drainage district finds your drainage plan unacceptable. <br />Director Keating explained that Director Davis worked with a <br />lot of the drainage district's constraints, realizing that their <br />canals were never built to handle a lot of urban runoff. That is <br />why we have lower densities in some areas of the county that were <br />expected to be higher densities when we went through this, <br />particularly the areas that are within or close to urban service <br />areas. He was surprised at the size of the drainage areas and <br />the lower densities that occurred. <br />Public Works Director Jim Davis advised that a new study by <br />the Indian River Farms Water Control District recommends that a <br />stormwater utility be formed to implement secondary drainage. <br />The runoff will continue to flow into the Indian River, but the <br />District is looking at reducing the peak outfall during storms. <br />Discussion ensued regarding the feasibility of forming a <br />stormwater management district, and Commissioner Scurlock asked <br />if we have a master plan for drainage like we do for water and <br />wastewater, because that will be a major part of establishing a <br />stormwater district. <br />Director Davis advised that we don't have a drainage master <br />plan per se, but there is a 20 -year capital improvements plan for <br />drainage. <br />6 <br />