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PAGE 93 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale Policy 2.3: The county shall minimize the amount of non-point source storm water runoff draining to the Indian River Lagoon by requiring stormwater management systems associated with new development, as described in the policies under Objective 7 of the Stormwater Management Sub-Element. No Change Policy 2.4: The county shall require Storm water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPs) for all new development projects that are subject to site plan or plat approval. Remove Can consider removing due to Ch 930 and NPDES permitting requirements; can retain to support the code and standards if desired Policy 2.5: Consistent with SJRWMD Rule 40C-2, F.A.C. - Consumptive Use Permit requirements, the county shall prohibit the use of Floridan aquifer artesian flow wells to recharge new artificially created surface waterbodies in conjunction with urban development, except for four inch or less diameter wells with working valves. Remove Rule 40C-2 no longer contains this. Policy 2.6: The county shall continue to assist the SJRWMD, FDEP, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE), and the County Environmental Health Department by undertaking code enforcement actions, as necessary, to ensure the protection of wetlands and surface water quality. No Change Policy 2.7: The county shall prohibit the creation of new navigable canals or waterways connected to the Indian River Lagoon or St. Sebastian River. Excavation of any existing canal shall not be for the purpose of obtaining fill. Maintenance dredging of existing artificial navigable canals shall be the minimum necessary to accomplish the dredging purpose and shall be permitted in accordance with FDEP Rule 40C-4.051(11)(b), F.A.C., and under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of1899, as administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Revise Revise: The County shall prohibit the creation of new navigable canals or waterways connected to the Indian River Lagoon or St. Sebastian River. Excavation of any existing canal shall not be for the purpose of obtaining fill. Maintenance dredging of existing artificial navigable canals shall be the minimum necessary to accomplish the dredging purpose and shall be permitted with FDEP and the USACE. Policy 2.8: The county, in its land development regulations, shall require littoral zone vegetation plantings for artificially created ponds on project sites exceeding ten (1 0) acres in area. When littoral zones are required, the following minimum requirements shall apply: ~ A minimum of30 percent of the waterbody surface area or 21 square feet per lineal foot of shoreline, whichever is less, shall be planted with native littoral vegetation, and shall be maintained permanently as part of the waterbody; ~ A minimum of one (1) tree, consisting of a native freshwater wetland species, shall be planted for every 500 square feet of littoral zone coverage; ~ The water management system shall be designed to prevent siltation and eutrophication; ~ A design and management plan, specifying remedial methods for correcting potential siltation, eutrophication, and/or infestation by nuisance species, shall be required; ~ Consistent with Florida Administrative Code (F AC) Section 40C-42.026( 4)( d), the planted littoral zone area shall consist of a 6:1 or flatter slope. Revise or Remove Revise and consolidate; possibly remove if in LDRs Policy 2.9: Consistent with Policy 4.2 of the Stormwater Management Sub-Element, the county shall, by 2012, request a formal meeting with representatives from all of the F.S. 298 Special Drainage Districts in the county to discuss the following issues: conducting comprehensive basin inventories, adopting maximum discharge limitations and pollutant load reduction goals (PLRGs), and setting level-of-service standards for water quality and flood protection. Revise Revise: The County shall meet with representatives from all of the Special Drainage Districts in the county to discuss the following issues: conducting comprehensive basin inventories, adopting maximum discharge limitations and pollutant load reduction goals (PLRGs), and setting level-of-service standards for water quality and flood protection. Policy 2.10: Consistent with Policy 2.5 of the Coastal Management Element and Objective 7 of the Storm water Management Sub- Element, the county will establish water quality level-of-service (WQLOS) standards for each drainage basin identified in the Stormwater Management Sub-Element. The county's WQLOS standards will be based on the Pollutant Load Reduction Goals (PLRGs) being developed by the SJRWMD. No Change Policy 2.11: Consistent with Policy 7.6 of the Stormwater Management Sub-Element, Program Goal I of the Indian River Lagoon Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan and Goal I of the Surface Water Improvement Management (SWIM) Plan, the county shall reduce the amount of non-point source pollution entering the Indian River Lagoon by Revise Revise: the County shall reduce the amount of non-point source pollution entering the Indian River Lagoon by applying for SWIM funds and Section 319 Grants to improve the pollutant removal of efficiency