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and placing it down drift of the inlet along Sectors 1 and 2 which includes Ambersands Beach Parl. The most recent bypassing project was constructed in the winter of 2019. The County is currently undergoing the permitting process to restore Sector 3. The northern 3.1 miles of City of Vero Beach (R70 -R86) is critically eroded with development and recreational interests being threatened. Historic management strategies for this area include adding seawalls, and constructing small dune restoration projects. The County has permitted its first large scale beach and dune nourishment project for Sector 5 which will commence fall 2019. Lastly, within southern Indian River County, Sector 7 a 2 -mile segment (R99 -R115.7) is critically eroded threatening homes and development interests. A beach restoration project was constructed in 2007 (FDEP 2010) which proved successful and now the County is undergoing the permitting process for a renourishment project. Droughts — Hazard Identification. Drought is a normal, recurrent feature of climate, although many perceive it as a rare and random event. In fact, each year some part of the U.S. has severe or extreme drought. Although it has many definitions, drought originates from a deficiency of precipitation over an extended period of time, usually a season or more (National Drought Mitigation Center, 2010). It produces a complex web of impacts that spans many sectors of the economy and reaches well beyond the area producing physical drought. This complexity exists because water is essential to our ability to produce goods and provide services (National Drought Mitigation Center, 2010). In Indian River County, the primary sources of water are deep wells for utility systems and shallow wells for rural areas. Excess water from an interconnected series of lakes, rivers, canals, and marshes flows either north to the St. Johns River or east to the Indian River Lagoon (Indian River County Department of Emergency Services, 2002). When this cycle is disrupted by periods of drought, one of the most potentially damaging effects is substantial crop loss in the western agricultural areas of the County. In addition to obvious losses in yields in both crop and livestock production, drought in Indian River County is associated with increase in insect infestations, plant disease, and wind erosion. The incidence of forest fires increases substantially during extended droughts, Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Basic Page 51