Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #469FY0102

C-4 Basin Phase I Planning

Requester:

Miami-Dade County Miami-Dade County

Organization:

Dept. of Environmental Resources Management

Project Title:

C-4 Basin Phase I Planning

Date Submitted:

1/15/2002 10:49:59 AM

Sponsors:

Daryl Jones

Statewide Interest:

This project is an essential element in the development of the integrated area-wide land use and water mangement plan for the north central Miami-Dade County watershed, which is required by the County's Comprehensive Development Master Plan.� The development of this land use and water management plan is a critical part in ongoing Federal and State ecosystems restoration efforts, in that it will define the future of proposed land uses in north central Miami-Dade County.

This project will result in a model that may be used to predict appropriate quality restoration targets for parameters of interest.� Another benefit of this project, once the potential flooding problems are resolved through model prediction, will be the reduction in severity of the values for water quality indicators. The overall benefit for the State will be that the project will help to sustain pristine conditions in water bodies of Miami-Dade County.� In addition, this project will help to predict appropriate water supply reserves and protect the citizens from flood hazards.

Recipient:

Miami-Dade County DERM

Contact:

Rana Brown

33 S.W. 2nd Avenue

Contact Phone:

(305) 375-2494

Miami 33130

Counties:

Dade

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Project Description:

This project comprises the stormwater planning component for the C-4 Basin in north central Miami-Dade County.� This component of the project includes the information gathering and mapping of the area under study.� Specific information to be gathered and mapped over Florida Power and Light (FPL) GIS layer maps includes:

-� Catch basin locations, pipe locations and known ground surface elevations

-� Major conveyance systems information, such as canal cross sections

-� Culvert and bridge information including cross-sectional geometry and elevations

-� Land use in AutoCAD format

-� Rainfall data

-� Flow and stages data collected at the SFWMD structures of interest

-� Existing receiving water quality information

-� Groundwater table elevations

-� Summary report of citizens' complaints during flooding episodes

The C-4 Basin is a critical recharge and drainage area for the Biscayne Aquifer.� The impacts of stormwater runoff on the quality and quantity of water discharging from the basin to Biscayne Bay are of high concern.� It is essential for the future development of the basin that this planning component is in place, in order to protect the natural resources of north central Miami-Dade County.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

The model, once implemented, will predict appropriate quality restoration targets for parameters of interest.� Another benefit in this project, once the potential flooding problems are resolved through model prediction, will be the reduction in severity of the values for water quality indicators.� The overall benefit for the State will be that the project will help to keep pristine conditions in water bodies in the County, as well as help predict appropriate water supply reserves and protect the citizenry from flood hazards.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$750,000

Total cost of the project:

$1,767,030

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

Cash Amount:

$1,017,030

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:

Miami-Dade County Comprehensive Development Master Plan

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

Yes

Hearing Body:

Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners (9/25/01); Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation (11/19/01)

Meeting Date:

11/19/2001