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r <br /> Contract #SG469AA <br /> Amendment # 1 <br /> 3 . To increase the acreage of citrus BMP implementation . <br /> 4 . To reduce pollutant loads to the M . <br /> III. SCOPE OF WORK : <br /> 1 . In an effort to reach IRC citrus growers in a timely manner, the opportunity for cost-sharing the <br /> implementation of BMP ' s will be advertised through a variety of methods (newsletters, web sites , <br /> newspaper articles , phone calls , etc . ) . <br /> 2. The Indian River Soil and Water Control District (IRSWCD) , United States Department of <br /> Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and the OF Institute of <br /> Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) Extension staff will deliver education programs for the <br /> growers and public-at-large pertaining to BMPs and land usage by employing a multimedia <br /> approach (i . e . , PowerPoint presentations , Coastal EnviroScape Model , etc . ) . <br /> a. The staff of IRC ' s IFAS Program, IRSWCD, and NRCS understand that the Cost Share <br /> Funding provided for this scope of services is designated for water quality BMP <br /> improvements associated with Indian River area citrus groves . Therefore , water quality <br /> and sediment/erosion control measures including : on site water detention/retention <br /> facilities , riser-board water control structures , sediment settling basins within ditches , soil <br /> stabilization , water furrows and sediment traps upstream of discharge pump intakes , will <br /> be the primary focus for this work. <br /> 3 . The staff of the IRSWCD and the NRCS will meet with applicants (Indian River citrus growers) <br /> to assess their needs in respect to the program objectives . A Conservation Plan will be developed <br /> for the applicant ' s property by the IRSWCD in cooperation with the NRCS . This plan will <br /> include , but is not limited to, nutrient management, pesticide management, irrigation water <br /> management, and technical information and design . The applicant shall agree to properly operate <br /> and maintain the BMP components for the contractual life span of the BMP practice(s) . If <br /> installation is removed or destroyed before the life span has expired, the client shall repay a <br /> prorated portion of this funding to the IRSWCD to be used for another applicant. <br /> 4 . Each applicant will receive the "Water Quality / Quantity BMP' s for Indian River Area Citrus <br /> Groves" manual and meet with the Water Quality Extension Agent to discuss water quality / <br /> quantity issues and answer a survey pertaining to BMP usage . Applicants will have the <br /> opportunity to view the BMP video prepared by OF / IFAS . <br /> Indian River County Citrus Cost-Share <br /> Best Management Practices (BMP) Program Procedures . <br /> 1 . Applicant meets with OF/IFAS BMP implementation team or staff at IRSWCD to receive and review <br /> the Indian River Area Citrus BMP Manual . <br /> 2 . Applicant requests review or assistance from the BMP implementation team or staff at IRSWCD with <br /> completing the confidential Citrus Grower BMP Practices Checklist for each citrus grove to help <br /> evaluate existing and or needed BMP' s . (This can be done on their own if they prefer) . <br /> 3 . Complete and send to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS ) the <br /> Notice of Intent to Implement Water Quality/Quantity BMP' s for Indian River Area Citrus Groves , in <br /> accordance with Florida Statute 403 . 067(7) (d) and Rule 5M-2 . 005 FAC for voluntary presumption of <br /> compliance with state water quality standards . <br /> Page 3 of 5 <br />