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Deryl Loar <br />Chairman <br />District 4 <br />Laura Moss <br />Vice Chairman <br />District 5 <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSA TRUE COPY <br />CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE <br />RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK <br />November 18, 2025 <br />The Honorable Ben Albritton, President <br />The Florida Senate <br />404 South Monroe Street <br />Tallahassee, FL 32399 <br />The Honorable Daniel Perez, Speaker <br />The Florida House of Representatives <br />402 South Monroe Street <br />Tallahassee, FL 32399 <br />Susan Adams <br />District 1 <br />Joseph E: Flescher <br />District 2 <br />Joseph Earman <br />District 3 <br />Re: Indian River County's Support for The Nature Conservancy Runoff to Resilience <br />Pilot Project <br />Dear President Albritton and Speaker Perez.- <br />On <br />erez: <br />On behalf of the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners, I am writing <br />to express our support for The Nature Conservancy's Runoff to Resilience Pilot Project. <br />We respectfully urge your support for the requested legislative appropriation to begin this <br />groundbreaking work. <br />Siting the project within the Indian River Lagoon watershed is both fitting and <br />strategic. As one of Florida's most significant yet impaired water bodies, the Lagoon <br />presents an ideal setting to pilot innovative solutions with far-reaching benefits. While the <br />Lagoon is critically important to our region, given it provides an estimated annual <br />economic value of $28.3 billion, the outcomes of this project have the potential to inform <br />and improve stormwater management practices across the entire state. <br />The Runoff to Resilience Pilot Project will demonstrate scalable science -based <br />approaches to reducing nutrient runoff, improving water quality, mitigating flood risks, and <br />supporting economic resilience. It exemplifies the kind of forward -thinking investment that <br />aligns with Florida's priorities for innovative technologies and solutions that support water <br />quality initiatives, operational efficiency, and overall performance. <br />1801 27th Street, Btifiding A <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />(772) 226-1490 <br />