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J '2.2 On -Site Water Quality Sampling: The Contractor will set up a comprehensive sampling schedule for on-site water quality sampling to be used by Indian River County employees and instruct and monitor them in its proper use and sampling techniques. The Contractor will train and assist Indian River County employees with collecting the required water samples from the wetland system. The Contractor will facilitate the delivery of the water quality samples to an independent laboratory for analysis. The Contractor will compile the results of the laboratory data for this task into a summarized form on a monthly basis. Information generated as part of this task will be submitted to the County on a monthly basis, and will be submitted to FDEP by the County on a monthly basis in the form of a monthly operating report. 2.3 Off -Site Water Quality Sampling: The Contractor will set up a comprehensive sampling scheduling for off-site water quality sampling to be used by Indian River County employees and instruct them in its proper use and sampling techniques. The Contractor will train and assist Indian River County employees with collecting the required off-site water samples. The Contractor will facilitate the delivery of the water quality samples to an independent laboratory for analysis. The Contractor will compile the results of the laboratory data for this task into a summarized form on a quarterly basis. Information generated as part of this task will be submitted to the County on a quarterly basis and will be submitted to FDEP on an annual basis as part of the annual report. 2.4 Vegetation Monitoring: The Contractor will assist and train the County in an annual tree count as required by permit. The tree count data will be reported to the County and the FDEP on an annual basis as part of the annual report for the wetland system. The Contractor will arrange for one aerial photograph (color infrared stereo transparencies, 1" = 200 feet) of the wetland site on an annual basis. The Contractor will set up and operate six (6) transects within the wetland. Samples will be collected at a minimum of thirty (30) stations along each transect, and will be used, in conjunction with the aerial photograph, to develop vegetation maps for the wetland. The vegetation maps will be submitted to the County and to FDEP on an annual basis as part of the annual report. The Contractor will operate six (6) biomass plots for the dominant macrophytic vegetation. Biomass samples will be collected from each plot on a quarterly basis, each sample will be sorted by species and weighed to the nearest 0.1g. The Contractor will collect four (4) sub - samples from each of the biomass stations and will prepare these sub -samples for chemical analysis (samples to include both above and below ground structures). The biomass data will be reported to the County and the FDEP on an annual basis as part of the annual report for the wetland system. The Contractor will assist and train the County in weekly water level monitoring as required by permit. The weekly water level data will be reported to the County and FDEP on the annual monitoring report as required by the permit. 2.5 Soil Sampling: The Contractor will operate seven (7) soil -sampling plots within the wetland system. The Contractor will collect one sample from each station. The Contractor will deliver the soil samples to an independent laboratory for analysis. The Contractor will compile the results of the laboratory data into a computer database. The soil data will be reported to the County and to FDEP on an annual basis as part of the annual report for the wetland system. 2 of 6