Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #84FY0102

East Indian River County Master Stormwater

Requester:

Board of County Commissioners -

Organization:

Indian River County

Project Title:

East Indian River County Master Stormwater

Date Submitted:

1/18/2002 4:07:52 PM

Sponsors:

Bill Posey

Statewide Interest:

This East Indian River County Master Stormwater Management Plan will address stormwater runoff from over 20,000 acres of land, which includes the urban center of Vero Beach.� This watershed discharges a tremendous volume of stormwater and pollutants directly into the Indian River Lagoon, and detrimentally impacts over 15 miles of it.� These degraded 15 miles are the second highest polluted segment of the 155 mile-long Lagoon.� Reduction in the volume and the pollutant "loading" will help restore water quality and bio-diversity to the estuary, which is of regional, state, and international importance.

Recipient:

Indian River County

Contact:

Keith McCully

1840 25th Street

Contact Phone:

(615) 678-0001 562

Vero Beach 32960-3365

Counties:

Indian River

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Project Description:

The first Phase of a Master Plan Study to reduce the pollution into the Lagoon, recharge the shallow aquifer, provide water for farmers and others, and ultimately, increase the overall economic health of the county, has begun.� Phase I will target the areas of the Main and South Relief Canals, and Phase II will expand the system to the North Relief Canal, major north/south lateral canals, innovative stormwater treatment systems, storage reservoirs, and in-canal improvements, such as water control structures and sedimentation basins.� An integrated stormwater treatment, storage, and recharge/reuse system will be created.� Besides addressing discharge and recharge/reuse issues, the unique stormwater treatment and storage facilities will incorporate educational accommodations, wildlife habitat, and passive and active parks connected by greenways and bikepaths along the canal right-of-ways, providing tremendous multi-use opportunities for the public.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

The integrated stormwater treatment, storage, and recharge/reuse facilities will incorporate Best Management Practices (BMP's), cutting-edge stormwater treatment technology, resource reuse, in-canal improvements, and restoration techniques within the IRFWCD watershed.� Degraded wetlands will be rehabilited and new wetlands will be created.� Portions of the system will utilize wetland plants in a unique way to treat polluted stormwater runoff while providing a usable byproduct and excellent public education opportunities.� A valuable resource, stormwater and freshwater will be stored in aquifer recharge areas and will also be reused for public, private, and commercial operations.� The project will also help the implementation of future TMDL's applied to the central Indian River Lagoon system.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$3,000,000

Total cost of the project:

$11,000,000

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

In-Kind Amount:

$1,200,000

Was this project previously funded by the State?

Yes

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$1,500,000

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:

Water-Quality Monitoring and Biological Integrity Assessment in the Indian River Lagoon

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

Yes

Hearing Body:

Indian River County Board of County Commissioners

Meeting Date:

11/20/2001