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Policy 2.4: The eCounty shall preserve the aquifer- r-ech rRo hydraulic function of palustrine wetlands by adopting the Comprehensive Wetlands Management Program, as described in the Conservation Element. Policy 2.5: The c -County will require all promote the use of wet detention/retention ponds with a surface area gfeato. than one r" ae be designed to .,+: for irrigation to maximize the beneficial use of stormwater runoff for irrigation. Policy 2.6: By 2011, [Outdated policy] Objective 3: Thfough 2025, there will be no r-eduetien in the availability of gr-oundwater- ffem the The County will work with the SJRWMD to achieve no adverse impacts to the availability of groundwater from the Upper Floridan aquifer. For the purpose of this objective, Floridan aquifer quantity will be based on SJRWMD's most recent regional groundwater model. Policy 3.2: The c -County shall coordinate with the SJRWMD and the IRFWCD to encourage the use of low volume irrigation systems to prevent over pumping from the Floridan aquifer. Policy 3.3: The c -County shall continue to require that new developments install a minimum of 50% water -conserving xor-iseape p! Florida Landscape material, as specified in the Landscape ordinance. Policy 3.6: The c -County shall implement the policies of Potable Water Sub -Element Objective 8. Objective 4: By 2012, Indian River County will develop and maintain Irate written intergovernmental coordination agreements with local governments and state agencies to ensure protection of the natural groundwater aquifer system. Objective 5: By 24t52035, the County shall protect a minimum of 1000 additional acres of aquifer recharge areas for the surficial aquifer through conservation easements and fee simple acquisition compared to 2009 baseline data. C:\Users\ufc-prod\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@6414E534\@BCL@6414E534.docx 32 38