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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #306 |
| Manatee Agricultural Reuse System (MARS) Piney Point Extension |
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| Requester: |
Amy Stein, Chairman |
Organization: |
Manatee County Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Manatee Agricultural Reuse System (MARS) Piney Point Extension |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2003 1:06:41 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bennett |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Protection of water quality in the Tampa Bay Estuary, a SWFWMD SWIM water body and part of the EPA National Estuary Program. |
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| Recipient: |
Manatee County Board of County Commissioners |
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Contact: |
Charlie Hunsicker |
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1112 Manatee Ave West |
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Contact Phone: |
(941) 745-3727 |
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Bradenton 34205 |
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| Counties: |
Manatee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Design, permitting and construction of approximately 15 miles of 18" -24" reclaimed water/industrial process water pipelines connecting the existing North County WWTP and Florida Power & Light's Manatee Generating Plant Cooling Pond to the Piney Point Phosphoric Acid Plant, now in receivership and under the management control of FDEP. Construction of pump stations, valves, and telemetry for distribution of reclaimed water to agricultural properties served by the distribution pipelines and upgrades to the impoundment storage capabilities at the FPL cooling pond are also included in the proposal. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
Yes |
| Has the project been submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection? |
Yes |
| DEP Identfying Number: |
WW2002264 |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| This system, if constructed, will provide a beneficial use for highly treated (reverse osmosis product)industrial waste water discharged during the 5- to 10-year closure period of the former Piney Point Phorsphoric Complex. The closure is being funded by FDEP with treated water currently discharged to Tampa Bay. The project area is in the Most Impacted Area of the Southern Water Use Caution Area (SWUCA) declared by SWFWMD. Beneficial use of the industrial waste water (estimated to exceed 1.2 billion gallons) for agriculture irrigation will conserve and protect the quantity of water in the stressed Floridan aquifer, which is currently being used for agriculture irrigation. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$3,500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$2,500,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$3,000,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
SWFWMD included this project in their legislative priority. |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Manatee County Legislative Delegation Hearing |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/16/2002 |
