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Ranked Appropriations Beach Renourishment— Sector 5 Indian River County BCC respectfully requests that you SUPPORT an appropriation of $1,934,151 in matching funds for a beach restoration project to Indian River County's Sector 5 beach. Sector 5 is within the City of Vero Beach and is a 3.1 mile section of shoreline. The Sector 5 project area sustained damage from Hurricane Matthew (2016) and Hurricane Irma (2017) and is in need of a large scale beach and dune nourishment project to maintain protection to upland properties and infrastructure. Approximately 200,000 cubic yards of sand are required to re- store the project area. Anticipated Construction November 2019 — April 2020. • $71,500 in matching funds for a feasibility • $91,901 in matching funds for design of the beach project, • $1,537,500 in matching funds for the construction of the beach project, and • $233,250 in matching funds for the monitoring of the beach project. The FDEP and Florida Legislature provided funding for this project in the proposed budget. 1. North Sebastian Septic to Sewer Phase II Indian River County BCC respectfully requests you SUPPORT an appropriation of $2,400,000 in matching funds to construct the North Sebastian Septic to Sewer Phase II project. Indian River County has more than 30,000 septic tanks. According to the United States Department of Agriculture's Soil Conservation Service, most of Indi- an River County's sandy soil is not conducive for the use of septic tank systems. This limitation, combined with the high water table, creates a high potential for groundwater contamination. This is especially true in areas where development preceded septic tank regulation. In many cases, septic systems do not have the required separation of 2 feet depth between the drain field and the groundwater. Indian River County has made it a priority to protect the Indian River Lagoon and to take steps to convert properties off of septic systems and onto public sewer. The project proposes to connect 185 parcels to the public sewer system. The project also proposes to connect 187 parcels to public water. This will not only help the environment and increase the value of the underlying property, but it will stimulate economic growth by promoting new business to develop and allow existing business to ex- pand. Funding for this project totaling $500,000 has been included in the proposed budget. 2. North Relief Canal Aquatic Plants Project Indian River County BCC respectfully requests you SUPPORT an appropriation of $2,000,000 in matching funds to construct the North Relief Canal Project. The requested funds will be used to construct a passive remediation system using aquatic plants to remove nitro- gen and phosphates from the North Relief Canal which leads directly to the Indian River Lagoon. Passive remedi- ation systems are by far the most cost effective systems to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus from a water body. They reduce nitrogen and phosphorus at a lower cost per pound compared to any other system. Funding for this project totaling $650,000 has been included in the proposed budget. 90 11