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Contract #SG469AA 2. To increase water quality in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) watershed. 3 . To increase the acreage of citrus BMP implementation. 4 . To reduce pollutant loads to the IRL. III. SCOPE OF WORK: 1 . In an effort to reach IRC citrus growers in a timely manner, the opportunity for cost-sharing the implementation of BMP' s will be advertised through a variety of methods (newsletters , web sites , newspaper articles , phone calls , etc . ) . 2. The Indian River Soil and Water Control District (IRSWCD) , The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS ) and the OF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) Extension staff will deliver education programs for the growers and public-at-large pertaining to BMPs and land usage by employing a multimedia approach (i . e . , PowerPoint presentations , Coastal EnviroScape Model , etc . ) . a. The staff' s of IBC ' s IFAS Program, IRSWCD , and NRCS understand that the Cost Share Funding provided for this scope of services is designated for water quality BMP improvements associated with Indian River area citrus groves . Therefore, water quality and sediment/erosion control measures including: on site water detention/retention facilities , riser-board water control structures , sediment settling basins within ditches , soil stabilization, water furrows and sediment traps upstream of discharge pump intakes , will be the primary focus for this work. 3 . The staff of the IRSWCD and the NRCS will meet with applicants (Indian River citrus growers ) to assess their needs in respect to the program objectives . A Conservation Plan will be developed for the applicant ' s property by the IRSWCD in cooperation with the NRCS . This plan will include but is not limited to nutrient management, pesticide management, irrigation water management, and technical information and design . The applicant shall agree to properly operate and maintain the BMP components for the contractual life span of the BMP practice( s) . If installation is removed or destroyed before the life span has expired, the client shall repay a prorated portion of this funding to the IRSWCD to be used for another applicant. 4. Each applicant will receive the "Water Quality / Quantity BMP ' s for Indian River Area Citrus Groves" manual and meet with the Water Quality Extension Agent to discuss water quality / quantity issues and answer a survey pertaining to BMP usage. Applicants will have the opportunity to view the BMP video prepared by OF / IFAS . Indian River County Citrus Cost-Share Best Management Practices (BMP) Program Procedures . 1 . Applicant meets with OF/IFAS BMP implementation team or staff at IRSWCD to receive and review the Indian River Area Citrus BMP Manual . 2 . Applicant requests review or assistance from the BMP implementation team or staff at IRSWCD with completing the confidential Citrus Grower BMP Practices Checklist for each citrus grove to help evaluate existing and or needed BMP ' s . (This can be done on their own if they prefer) . 3 . Complete and send to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) the Notice of Intent to Implement Water Quality/Quantity BMP' s for Indian River Area Citrus Groves , in Page 12