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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #639 |
| Biscayne Bay Restoration |
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| Requester: |
Henry Dean, Executive Director |
Organization: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
Biscayne Bay Restoration |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2003 4:14:04 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Margolis |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project is regional in scope, is intended to meet a documented nees of statewide interest, is intended to produce a measurable result and has tangible community support. |
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| Recipient: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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Contact: |
Frank Bernardino, Legislative Affairs Representative |
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3301 Gun Club Road |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 718-2345 |
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West Palm Beach 334164682 |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The program implements recommendations of the Biscayne Bay SWIM Plan and the Biscayne Bay Partnership Initiative through the acquisition of endangered lands, enhancement of freshwater delivery systems and hydrology, restoration of coastal habitats, retrofit of stormwater systems, development of management tools, environmental monitoring, research, strategic planning, and environmentally sustainable public access and education. |
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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: |
SWR20022137 |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Program activities include shoreline stabilization and habitat restoration programs which will prevent erosion and/or resuspension of solids, reduce nutrients through uptake by native wetland plant communities, and filtering of suspended substances. Canal and stormwater system models and improvements include planning, design, and construction of on-site retention and treatment or rerouting of canal waters through wetlands, to assure that contaminants are not discharged directly to surface waters. Proposed monitoring and modeling activities will be used to accurately detemine pollutant load reduction associated with urban stormwater plans and designs. Past studies estimated that 11 pounds of nitrogen, 2 pounds of phosphorus, 398 pounds of suspended solids, and 53 pounds of biological oxygen demand are generated by land uses in a typical 50-acre drainage basin in the Miami River watershed in northern Biscayne Bay. This loading can be reduced up to 80% by upgrading old systems with treatment systems. For ongoing wetland pilot project near south Biscayne Bay, it is estimated that total suspended solid concentration will be reduced 80%. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$10,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$15,000,000 |
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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 |
$1,000,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$4,000,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2002-2003 |
Amount: |
$3,500,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$10,000,000 |
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: |
Biscayne Bay Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Plan |
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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: |
Miami-Dade County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/17/2002 |
