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onservation Policy 2.8: excavation of or the purpose of obtaining fill. canals shall not be The dredging permitted under the issued permit is contained to a defined area at the east end of the Krovocheck private lagoon. The purpose of,the dredging is to remove silt submerged bottomlands for improvement of tidal exchange. As such, the purpose of the excavation is not to obtain fill; Policy 2.8 does not apply. ervation Policy 7.2: satisfaction of wildlife irements relating to endangered or threatened specie. Conservation Policy 7.2 applies to property known to support endangered or threatened species of plants or animals, or property expected to significantly contribute to such species habitat needs. The existing private lagoon is significantly degraded due to reduced tidal exchange, siltation, and absence of littoral vegetation. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) letter dated July 20, 1990 indicates that snook, red drum and manatee may pass through the area; however, the present condition does not provide significant habitat for these species. As such, the affected property does not support or contribute to threatened or endangered species habitat. Therefore, Conservation Policy 7.2 does not apply. 'onservation Pi or adjacent Lcy 2.1(d) : prc ie Indian Rive; Ltion of shoreline alteration i on Aquatic Preserve. Conservation Policy 2.1(d) pertains to the prohibition of shoreline alteration (except in certain circumstances) for "development in or adjacent to the Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserve." Policy 2.1 does not apply to the Krovocheck permit because the proposed alteration does not affect the shoreline of the aquatic preserve. Rather, the alteration entails the filling of privately owned bottomlands not within or adjacent to the aquatic preserve. If Mr. Krovocheck proposed to alter his west property boundary shoreline (fronting the Indian River Lagoon), then Policy 2.1 would apply. Moreover, Policy 2.1 has been adopted specifically to serve the objective of surface water quality protection and enhancement. The alteration as proposed will result in a net improvement to water quality within the private lagoon, and indirectly to water quality within the aquatic preserve,.thus serving public interest. LDR Section 928.05(1): allowance of alteration with mitigation. As previously referenced, LDR Section 928.05(1) sets forth three cases in which wetland and/or deepwater habitat alteration may ,occur,, -with mitigation. County staff concluded that the proposed, alteration qualifies for alteration allowance under subsection 928.05(1)(c), which allows alteration of: "wetlands or deepwater habitats in which the functions and values currently provided are significantly less than those typically associated with such habitats and cannot be reasonably restored, and preservation of the habitat -is not in the public interest." 11