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El <br />D <br />1, <br />IV. Integrated flan L`€,xr, <br />• htcognize the liceLi+ of Sc r+r — +% Lien f i RG, for <br />watersheds within the Indian Ktyer Lagoon Basin <br />• Offer technical o+ ,i. tance and I''A", maps for torrnw ate r },lanntmt: to <br />Vero Beach .and Indian Rivet �:,auntc <br />Responsible Resource Management and Planning & Acqutstmn <br />entity, <br />i� <br />� <br />Benchmarks. • Cooperation w•tih Indian River harms ko titer Control C?tstrtct <br />• Creation of local stormwater management plan, <br />a ' <br />* Increase to seagrass density and coverage <br />Policy: Rely an the SWIM program as the pntnary mechanism for addressing; surfaces <br />e <br />r <br />water quality issues in the Indian River Lagoon tjastn. 1SWQ11 1 <br />Polis : Coordinate with LEEP to implement the WW'l"P Dischargw- bill. 11,tVQI91 <br />f <br />t <br />Ground Water <br />u <br />The SJRWM(7 has an ongoing program for data collection and rnonttnztn}; of ground water <br />resources. 'Technical reports on ground water resource availability, o ground wotvr flow <br />model, recharge mapping, and a ;saltwater Intrusion stud%, have been completed hV 41RMNID <br />staff. <br />The water quality of the surfictal aquifer varies v: till location In g neral, the chloride <br />concentrations are within state water qualttV standards for }-rouble water. The surficual <br />' <br />aquifer is also subject to contamination from herbicides, Pesticides, and other chemicals as <br />well as high concentrations of chlorides from the Floridan aquiter. E,JIZWM D continuos to <br />track the monitorial; wells a:: park of the Needs' and wcaurc-v. Prolocr- <br />i, <br />NATURAL. SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT <br />Ecosystem Protection <br />i <br />The Upper St. Johns River Basin project provides major environmenial habitat restoranon and <br />water quality protection benefits white maintaining flood control objectives. An increase in j <br />productive fish and wildlife habitat will occur with the increase in functional marsh by about 11 <br />32;300 acres in Indian River County. The project will be managed by SJRWMD. Ijhue <br />I Cypress Lake, in the western part of the county, has been incorporated in the management <br />plan for the Upper St. Johns River Basin Project. <br />€ Tile county includes several import,int federal and state preservation ,ureas. The Pelican <br />t Island National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1903, +vati the first nahunal wtldliti, rctut,e in <br />the United States. The new Archie Carr National Wildhic Kcfuge, located alone, 03 rntles of <br />+V t <br />