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Contract #SG469AA <br /> EXHIBIT "A" <br /> STATEMENT OF WORK <br /> Principal Investigators. <br /> James Karl, Conservation District Coordinator, Indian River Soil and Water Conservation District, 1028 <br /> 20`h Place, Suite A. Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br /> Cooperating Agencies . <br /> • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Natural Resources Conservation Service , 1028 20`b <br /> Place, Suite A, Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br /> • Indian River Soil and Water Conservation District (IRSWCD) , 1028 20,' Place, Suite A, Vero Beach, <br /> FL 32960 <br /> • University of Florida (UF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) / Indian River County <br /> Cooperative Extension Service, 1028 20'b Place, Suite D, Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br /> Fiscal Agent. <br /> • Board of County Commissioners , Indian River County, 1840 25`b Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br /> I. INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND , <br /> Best management practices (BMP) are those on-farm operational procedures that are designed to achieve <br /> greatest agronomic efficiency in food and fiber production, while limiting the offsite effects <br /> of <br /> agricultural operations and simultaneously maintaining an economically viable farming operation for the <br /> grower. The University of Florida (UF), Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services <br /> (FDACS) , in concert with numerous agencies and growers, worked together to compile and adopt a <br /> "living" document entitled "Water Quality/Quantity BMP' s for Indian River Area Citrus Groves". The <br /> major categories of emphasis in this manual are: Water Volume, Sediment Transport, Nutrients, <br /> Pesticides/Metals , and Aquatic Plants . <br /> The BUT document was created in an effort to educate the growers about the water quality problems <br /> occurring in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL.) Estuary. <br /> Total maximum daily pollutant loads will be established and implemented on a prioritized schedule for <br /> each water body. This is the maximum amount of a pollutant a water body can receive and still meet <br /> water quality standards as defined by the Federal Clean Water Act (FCWA) . Under the Florida <br /> Watershed Restoration Act, agricultural farmers are challenged to initialize and continue implementation <br /> of BMP' s while the watershed is being monitored and evaluated. <br /> Water quality monitoring trends by St. Johns River Water Management District (DISTRICT) show an'. <br /> increasing north to south gradient of Total Phosphorus (TP) concentrations and loading which are two to <br /> three times higher in Indian River County (IRC) compared to areas in Volusia and Northern Brevard <br /> Counties. Chlorophyll a levels are also highest in the IRC segments . Total suspended solids and color <br /> also exhibit an increasing north to south gradient. <br /> II. OBJECTIVES : <br /> 1 . To increase the knowledge pertaining to citrus BMP' s and water quality issues . <br /> Page 11 <br />