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CBIRS Request 507
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #507
Naples Bay Restoration
 
Requester: Henry Dean, Executive Director Organization: South Florida Water Management District
 
Project Title: Naples Bay Restoration Date Submitted 1/14/2003 10:16:57 AM
 
Sponsors: Saunders
 
Statewide Interest:
This project is regional in scope, is intended to meet a documented need of statewide interest, is intended to produce a measurable result and has tangible community support._(See below)
 
Recipient: South Florida Water Management District   Contact: Frank Bernardino, Legislative Affairs Representative  
  3301 Gun Club Road   Contact Phone: (561) 718-2345  
  West Palm Beach 334164682
 
Counties: Dade
 
Gov't Entity: Yes Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):  
 
Project Description:
The Naples Bay restoration initiative proposes five project segments: Gateway Triangle Stormwater Management - by storm sewers, swales, and outlet control structures, Gordon River Basin stormwater management - consisting of channel modification, stormwater retention area, filter marshes, and exotic removal, Retrofit of Golden Gate Canal Weir No. 2 by construction of a gated spillway with automatic control, Retrofit of I-75 Canal Weir No. 2 by a raised crest, gated spillway with automatic control, and Bathymetric mapping and hydrodynamic model development of Naples Bay.
 
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: SWR20022143
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The primary objective of the projects is to restore the water quality and overall ecological health of Naples Bay. The Gordon River Extension and the Gateway Triangle water management projects have outlined a range of structural and nonstructural measures consisting of channel modification, stormwater retention areas, filter marshes, and exotic removal to control flows and pollutant discharges. The retrofit of Golden Gate Weir No. 2 and I-75 Weir No. 1 will involve raising the levels of the existing crests and modification of the gates of the weirs to reduce overdrainage and introduce pulsated release of wet season discharges. These measures will lead to reduction of the loadings of priority pollutants like total nitrogen, TSS, and phosphorus.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $5,500,000
 
Total cost of the project: $11,000,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Construction
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local
  Cash Amount $3,500,000   In-kind Amount $2,000,000
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Yes
  Amount: $4,500,000 To Fund: Construction
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? No
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: SWFWMD Big Cypress Basin Five -Year Plan
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Collier County Commission
  Hearing Meeting Date: 01/25/2002