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Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1858FY0102

Upper Myakka River

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

David Rathe

Organization:

Southwest Fla Water Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Upper Myakka River

Date Submitted:

1/18/2002 4:16:11 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Lesley Miller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assuring the availability of adequate water supply and maintaining the functions of a natural system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Southwest Fla Water Management

 

Contact:

David Rathke

 

 

2379 Broad St.

 

Contact Phone:

(352) 796-7211

 

 

 

Brooksville, FL 34604

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Manatee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

 

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reduce the excess water entering Flatford Swamp so that a normal hyroperiods can be restored.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Establishment of normal hyroperiods in Flatford Swamp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$1,850,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

 

 

Cash Amount:

$4,600,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

Environmental Protection, Department Of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Tree Mortality Assesssment of water (UMRW) 1998; Trend analysis of Tree Mortality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Southwest Fla Water Mgmt District

 

Meeting Date:

12/15/2001