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i S Task 8 : Wetland Mitigation Description: Prior to construction of a stormwater treatment take the County will mitigate the wetlands impacted by the project at a remote site in southern Indian River County, across from Round Island in the Vero Shores vicinity. Expected Results : Mitigated wetlands . Estimated Cost: Wetland mitigation is estimated to cost $ 37,000. Estimated Schedule : Start Month 9, finish Month 15 . Deliverables : Mitigated wetlands . Task 9 : U.S. No. 1 Drainage Improvements Description: A swale/pipe conveyance system will be installed in the western limits of the U. S . Hwy 1 right-of- way. This system will restore drainage to this area. Expected Results : Drainage improvements. Estimated Cost: U. S . No . 1 drainage improvements are estimated to cost $ 175,000. Estimated Schedule: Start Month 9, finish Month 15 . Deliverables : Drainage improvements . Task 10 : Implementation of Water Quality Monitoring Program Description: Prior to construction of any stormwater treatment lake, the County will implement water quality monitoring program of stormwater at the project site . Future operation of these stormwater retention facilities shall be optimized by reviewing the monitoring results and fine tuning the system operation as needed. Expected Results : A regular surface water monitoring program will be implemented at the project site Regular review of results will guide operation of the stormwater treatment lake as needed. Estimated Cost: The start up, operation and completion shall be completed by a selected environmental firm. The monitoring effort has been estimated to cost $40,000 . Estimated Schedule : Start Month 1 , finish Month 34 . Deliverables : Pre-construction baseline water sample tests (3 tests) and post-construction water sample tests (6 tests) and a final report will be completed . Task 11 : Implementation of Education Component - Description: A Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Educational program will be implemented over a 16-month time frame to educate the homeowners and landscape professionals living in the East Gifford area . Expected Results : FYN workshops and FYN Yard Certification. Estimated Cost: Education for this project has been estimated to cost $35 ,000, of which OF/IFAS County Extension program is dedicating $35,000 from in-kind services . Estimated Schedule : Start Month 9, finish Month 25 . Deliverables : Deliverables will include the total number of persons attending FYN workshops, the total number of certified yards, number of landscape professionals attending FYN/CLIP schools, and percentage of FYN BMPs adoption among program participants. Yard BMP adoptions will be measured by IFAS evaluation instruments already developed. A final education report conveying the IFAS evaluation results and deliverables will be provided to the county for incorporation into the final 319 project report. PROJECT WATERSHED CHARACTERISTICS : Watershed size: 46 . 8 acres, (only includes drainage to lake, not U. S . Hwy 1 drainage) Land Uses within the Watershed (acres/percentage) : Agricultural Urban 30.4 / 65 % Construction Mining Silvicultural Other 16 .4 / 35 % (undeveloped) SURFACE WATER MONITORING AT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY'S EAST GIFFORD AREA STORMWATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT : Introduction: The County has proposed a balanced and comprehensive approach to stormwater management in order to minimize pollutant discharges from the East Gifford Stormwater Improvement Project area. The final Water DEP Agreement No . WM836, Attachment A- I , Page 5 of 11