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ATTACHMENT A-1 REVISED SCOPE OF SERVICES PROJECT UWA3 : EAST GIFFORD AREA STORMWATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT LEAD ORGANIZATION : Indian River County CONTACT PERSON : James Davis, Director Public Works Department, Stormwater Management Program Indian River County Administration Center 1840 25th Street Vero Beach, FL 32960 Phone : (561 ) 567-8000, ext. 245 COOPERATING ORGANIZATIONS : (see some provided in Appendix 1 ) 1 . Indian River County (Public Works Department) 2 . Gifford Progressive League 3 . University of Florida 's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences 4 . St. Johns River Water Management District Cost-Share Program 5 . Indian River Lagoon Program 6. Department of Transportation PROJECT LOCATION : The East Gifford Area Stormwater Improvement Project proposes the construction of a 4+/- acre wet stormwater detention pond and swales at the northwest comer of FEC Railroad R/W and 41st Street just north of Vero Beach to improve a natural drainage slough west of the FECRR to route stormwater into the pond and construct a control structure to regulate discharge into 41st Street canal. Currently, untreated stormwater from this low-income area discharges into the Indian River Lagoon, via an outlet just north of 45th Street. The projects limits are in the East Gifford area 46. 8-acre watershed, north of 41st Street, east of the one mile ridge (approximately 26th and 28th Avenue) south of 43rd Street, and west of US Hwy 1 , including connecting tributaries . The project currently drains to the Indian River Lagoon, a state priority waterbody designated under the Surface Water Improvement & Management Program (SWIM) and part of the state ' s Unified Watershed Assessment. The East Gifford Area Stormwater Project also includes a 25 acre watershed which lies west of US Hwy 1 , east of Old Dixie Highway and extends approximately 2 ,000 ft north from 41st Street. This is a low lying area that accumulates water during rainfall events due to the lack of adequate stormwater conveyance and is need of improvement. Some of the low income residential buildings are impacted and the pockets of stagnant water currently create a public health concern. Local citizens have requested the county take action. The longitude of the project site is 80°E 24 ' 30" and the latitude is 270N 40 ' 0" . The site is located within Section 26, Township 32S, Range 39E, in east central Indian River County. WATERSHED RESTORATION ACTION STRATEGY: This project is listed as a project for completion in the Indian River County Comprehensive Plan' s Capital Improvement Program Element (Appendix 5 , Capital Improvement Plan Project List) . This project is specifically listed in the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program' s Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, revised in 1998 under the Freshwater and Stormwater Discharge Section. Indian River County' s contribution in Action FSD-13 to be completed during the next two years (Appendix 5 , IRLCCMP, revised 1998) dedicates $250,000 to Indian River County projects. It' s goals to reduce stormwater runoff and restore water quality is also listed as a priority objective in the 1994 Indian River Lagoon Surface Water Improvement and Management Plan (SWIM) (Appendix 5, SWIM, revised 1994) . Finally, it is listed in the St. DEP Agreement No . WM836, Attachment A- 1 , Page I of 11