Building or altering a stormwater system in Indian River County requires an Environmental Resource Permit. Under Fla. Stat. §373.413, the St. Johns River Water Management District permits these systems so runoff does not harm the Indian River Lagoon.
In Indian River County, constructing or altering a stormwater management system triggers the Environmental Resource Permit program. The St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) administers ERPs under Fla. Stat. §373.413 and Chapter 62-330, Florida Administrative Code. Because runoff from Vero Beach, Sebastian, and the barrier-island communities drains into the Indian River Lagoon, a nationally significant but nutrient-stressed estuary, projects must capture and treat runoff before it reaches the lagoon's seagrass. The county's stormwater ordinance and its fertilizer ordinance, with a summer rainy-season blackout on nitrogen and phosphorus, layer nutrient controls on top of the ERP. Sites disturbing an acre or more also need federal NPDES coverage.
Constructing or altering a stormwater system without an Environmental Resource Permit violates Fla. Stat. §373.413, drawing District enforcement, stop-work orders, fines, and orders to retrofit or remove the noncompliant drainage system.
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