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UA A Contract #iSD649AA Coordination: Copies of bi-monthly and bi-annual reports will be provided to DISTRICT, FDEP, and Indian River County Public Services Division, Duration December 1999 through March 2002, Conclusion-, This Draft Water Quality Monitoring Proposal is conceptual in nature and will be refined based on input received from DISTRICT, FDEP and other concerned agencies or parties. IX. EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION AT VI RO LAKES ESTATES: An effective hands-on educational program[ will be offered to the hwneowners of Vero Laker Estates by employing the existing FYN educational program operated by IFAS. FYN Objectives: The FYN goal for this project is to improve the water quality of the South Fork of the St. Sebastian River and the IRL through homeowner participation in implementing FYN BMPs. The specific objective for this project include: Encourage adoption of environmental landscape maintenance (ELM) practices designed to reduce non -point source pollution; Provide technical support to homeowners that with to iltstall or retrofit landscapes using ELM BMPs to reduce non -point source pollution; Continuation and expansion of the FYN program designed to teach residents about ELM techniques that can reduce the impact of stormwater runoff, implicated as a significant source of nonpoint source pollution entering the IRL; and Evaluate the adoption of 'ELM practices by pre/post surveys of program participants and on-site inspection of practice adoption through a Florida Yard Certification process. The resulting voluntary practice adoption patterns will allow the IFAS Cooperative Extension Service and other educators to target ELM practices that have significant impacts on non - point source pollution. FYN Implementation at Vero Lakes Estates The local Indian River County's WAS office will provide educational seminars at the local Breltouse and the nearby North County Library to leach residents about the principles of FYN Page 21 of 28