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The Roseland Area Stormwater Improvement Project will provide flood control and stormwater quality treat- ment for a 211 -acre section of the Roseland community. The project includes construction of two stormwater detention ponds, installation of enlarged culverts , and construction of stormwater conveyance . Construction began in FY 2003 . A grant in the amount of $ 185 , 000 has been awarded by the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) . The Vero Lake Estates Stormwater Project covers an area of 2 ,410 acres and 10 , 000 platted lots . The subdivision does not have adequate stormwater treatment and drainage . The County plans to construct and convert borrow pits into retention facilities to hold rerouted stormwater for treatmentprior to release into the Indian River Lagoon . This project has received funding from SJRWMD in the amount of $250, 000 and the Environmental Protection Agency in the amount of$626,808 . Phase II and Phase III, which are in the planning stage, will be stormwater management systems that tie into Phase 1. The East Gifford Area Stormwater Project proposes to construct a 5 -acre stormwater detention pond and swales at the northwest corner of 415' Street and the railroad tracks to provide flood protection, erosion control and promote health benefits by reducing the amount of stagnant surface water in the area. This project will reduce flooding in a low-income area where some of the homes have floor elevations below flood levels . The project has been designed and permits received. Construction of the improvements started in FY 2003 . Grant funding in the amount of $ 100,000 has been received from the SJRWMD . -g t The East Indian River County Stormwater Management Plan addresses stormwater runoff from over 50,000 acres of land, including the urban center of Vero Beach. This watershed discharges a tremendous amount of pollutants directly into a 15 mile-long area of the Indian River Lagoon. The plan is to reduce the pollution by developing an integrated stormwater treatment, storage, and recharge/reuse system. A master drainage plan is in development and the project will be subdivided into three different areas . As the plan is implemented, the project will probably be further subdivided. Grant funding in the amount of $ 120,000 has been committed by F„ the SJRWMD . d Citrus Best Manaizement Practices In FY 2002 , The County entered into a $50, 000 cost share agreement with the St. Johns River Water Man- agement District to implement citrus best management practices (BMPs) in the County to reduce polluted water discharges . The County disbursed $ 102,000 in FY 2003 to reimburse citrus property owners 75 % of the cost of BMPs implemented by the owners . The County was also able to obtain a $ 750,000 grant, with $250 , 000 paid to the County each year for three years , from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for BMWs . This is the second year of the grant. The Indian River Soil and Water Conser- vation District, in cooperation with the United States Department ofAgriculture Natural Resource Conserva- tion Service, is monitoring the BMPs implementation program. Environmental Lands In FY 2003 , the County used the balance ofthe Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquisition Bonds , Series 2001 , grant funds from the Florida Communities Trust, grant funds from the City of Vero Beach and grant funds from the Town of Indian River Shores to purchase the Lost Tree Islands ; a group of environmentally significant islands in the Indian River Lagoon. A total of $ 15 , 324 , 003 was spent on the Lost Tree Islands ; of that amount $5 ,291 , 752 was from grant proceeds . Another $ 1 , 609,956 was spent to acquire the Hallstrom Farmstead, a 93 plus acre site . Of that amount, $ 1 ,232, 373 was derived from grant funds . vi