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Contract #SG469AA Amendment # 1 EXHIBIT 64A- 1" REVISED STATEMENT OF WORK Principal Investigators : James Karl , Conservation District Coordinator, Indian River Soil and Water Conservation District, 1028 20`' Place, Suite A. Vero Beach, FL 32960 Cooperating Agencies . • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1028 20'h Place, Suite A, Vero Beach, FL 32960 • Indian River Soil and Water Conservation District (IRSWCD), 1028 200, Place, Suite A, Vero Beach, FL 32960 • University of Florida (UF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) / Indian River County Cooperative Extension Service, 1028 2& Place, Suite D, Vero Beach, FL 32960 Fiscal Agent. • Board of County Commissioners , Indian River County , 1840 25 h Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960 I. INTRODUCTI ON/B A CKGROUNM Best management practices (BMP) are those on -farm operational procedures that are designed to achieve greatest agronomic efficiency in food and fiber production, while limiting the offsite effects of agricultural operations and simultaneously maintaining an economically viable fanning operation for the grower. The University of Florida (UF) , Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), in concert with numerous agencies and growers, worked together to compile and adopt a "living" document entitled "Water Quality/Quantity BMP' s for Indian River Area Citrus Groves" . The major categories of emphasis in this manual are: Water Volume, Sediment Transport, Nutrients , Pesticides/Metals , and Aquatic Plants . The BMP document was created in an effort to educate the growers about the water quality problems occurring in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) Estuary . Total maximum daily pollutant loads will be established and implemented on a prioritized schedule for each water body . This is the maximum amount of a pollutant a water body can receive and still meet water quality standards as defined by the Federal Clean Water Act (FCWA). Under the Florida Watershed Restoration Act, agricultural farmers are challenged to initialize and continue implementation of BMP' s while the watershed is being monitored and evaluated. Water quality monitoring trends by the St. Johns River Water Management District (the District) show an increasing north to south gradient of Total Phosphorus (TP) concentrations and loading which are two to three times higher in Indian River County (IRC) compared to areas in Volusia and Northern Brevard Counties . Chlorophyll a levels are also highest in the IRC segments . Total suspended solids and color also exhibit an increasing north to south gradient. II. OBJECTIVES : 1 . To increase the knowledge pertaining to citrus BMP' s and water quality issues . 2. To increase water quality in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) watershed. Page 2 of 5