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<br />ago, a committee of stakeholders was formed to <br />establish the BMAP (Basin Management Action <br />Plan) Jesup. The stakeholders (including <br />local municipalities) are now tasked with developing <br />projects that lower its pollutant contribution. <br /> <br />A BMAP (not to be confused BMP or Best Management Practice) is a <br />document listing a series projects indentifying how each stakeholder <br />located in the Lake Jesup watershed act to meet the load reduction <br />requirements as set forth the TMDL Each stakeholder has been <br />assigned an allocation. of Casselberry tentatively has to reduce <br />1,028 Ibs. (total phosphorus)-about 900 due to stormwater; 1401bs. <br />due to septic load purpose the BMAP, the septic and <br />stormwater loads are lumped together, projects can be implemented <br />in any combination to either reduce stormwater or septic loads. This allows <br />flexibility so that if it is more feasible to reduce septic loads, such projects <br />could be used to offset excess loads due stormwater, or vice versa. <br /> <br />Because the data and models available are uncertain, the BMAP technical <br />group has agreed to the load reduction into three 5-year segments. <br />In essence, the City of Casselberry must demonstrate a load reduction of <br />343 Ibs. by 2014. meet first five-year allocation through <br />current stormwater outlined in the Stormwater, Lakes <br />Management, and Water Quality Master Plan), street sweeping, public <br />education credits, and previously completed projects. The 2nd and 3rd five- <br />year segments may be more difficult as the City is small and highly <br />urbanized, which means it is often to expensive retro-fit projects <br />that may provide only limited benefit terms of phosphorus load <br />reduction. <br /> <br />Issues with TMDL allocations: upstream lakes are not given credit for <br />pollutant load removal to discharge, inaccurate/outdated BMP (best <br />management practice) GIS layers used, total pollutant load calculations, <br />ground water/seepage, focus on Casselberry lakes and more focus <br />on funding Lake Jesup (local vs. regional projects), and other <br />uncertain scientific data. <br /> <br />What' next for TMDL group been formed (as a voting body); <br />approval & adoption BMAP by the working group and local governments <br />(e.g., City Commission); implementation and enforcement of the BMAP <br />(tied to NPDES permits). <br /> <br />New Business: This item was heard before the old business, as approved by the <br />Chainnan of the LMAB. <br /> <br />· Duties and Responsibilities of the Lakes Management Advisory Board: A <br />copy of the LMAB responsibilities were handed out to each <br /> <br />3 <br />