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L COUNTYWIDE REPAIR/PLUGGING OFABANDONED ARTESIAN WELLS - <br /> RENEWAL OF CO, T-SHARE A GREEMENT WITH ST JOHNS RI VER WA TER <br /> MANAGEMENT DISTRICT <br /> The Board reviewed a Memorandum of October 30 , 2001 : <br /> TO : James E . Chandler <br /> County Administrator <br /> DE ENT HEAD CONCURRENCE : <br /> Robert M. Keating, AICP <br /> Community Development Direc r <br /> FROM : Roland M. De is , AICP <br /> Chief, Environmental Planning <br /> DATE : October 30 , 2001 <br /> RE : Renewal of Cost-Share Agreement with the St. Johns River Water Management <br /> District for Countywide Repair/ Plugging of Abandoned Artesian Wells <br /> It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners formally consider the following information at <br /> the Board ' s regular meeting of November 6 , 2001 . <br /> DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br /> Since 19597 the County has participated in a cost-share program with the St. Johns River Water <br /> Management District (SJRWMD) to plug abandoned artesian wells on County Utilities property . In <br /> 1990, the program was expanded countywide to include the plugging of abandoned flow wells on private <br /> Property (subject to authorization from the private landowner) . As a result of the program , more than 275 <br /> wells have been plugged or repaired in Indian River County , saving millions of gallons per day (mad) of <br /> ground water. <br /> From 1990 to 1996, concerning the countywide , private property well plugging program, the County <br /> allocated $ 15 , 000 in matching funds on a fiscal year basis . In turn, STRWMD matched the county's funds <br /> with $ 15 , 000 of its own, resulting in a total of $ 30 , 000 per fiscal year allocated for the countywide well <br /> plugging program . In 1997 , however, because there had been a backlog of wells on private property to be <br /> plugged, the Board approved an increase of its match from $ 15 , 000 to $ 20 , 000 for the countywide <br /> program . The SJRWNID followed suit and increased its 50 % match to $ 20, 000 , resulting in a total <br /> allocation of $407000 for the countywide well plugging program . <br /> The proposed agreement renewal for FY 2001 - 2002 is similar to last year ' s agreement, with each agency <br /> allocating $ 20 , 000 toward the program . <br /> The attached cooperative agreement renewal for countywide well plugging is hereby presented to <br /> the Board for approval consideration for fiscal vear 2001 - 2002 . <br /> NOVEMBER 6 , 2001 <br /> - 36 - <br />