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CBIRS Request 2264
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2264
Water Project Grant WW20022207
 
Requester: W.D."Don" Salter Organization: Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners
 
Project Title: Water Project Grant WW20022207 Date Submitted 1/16/2004 3:25:34 PM
 
Sponsors: Peaden
 
Statewide Interest:
expansion of recreational opportunities for Floridians through the State Parks System and increasing tourism potential for the State of Florida.
 
Recipient: Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners   Contact: Paula J. Davis  
  6495 Caroline Street, Suite M   Contact Phone: (850) 983-1848  
  Milton 32570   Contact email:  
 
Counties: Santa Rosa
 
Gov't Entity: Yes Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):  
 
Project Description:
The Santa Rosa Regional Reclaimed Water Disposal System will consist of a series of rapid rate infiltration basins (RIBS) cosntructed over a 200+ acre area. The RIBs will range from 1 to 3 acres in size. The total capacity for the system will be 7.0 million gallons per day (mgd). The RIBs will be located on the Eglin Reservation norht of Holley Navarre, Florida and west of State Road 87. The apporximate center of the proposed site is located at longitude 86 w 55' 20" latitude 30 N 29' 14". The proposed project also includes the reclaimed water conveyance systems from he Navarre Beach Reclaimed Water facility and the conveyance systems required to service the Holley Navarre and South Santa Rosa Utilities Reclaimed Water Facilities. The Navarre Beach Reclaimed Water Facility is located on Santa Rosa Island. Santa Rosa County is requesting $8,989,000 fr this project, even though th etotal project cost is just over $22 million. This portion represents the amount of money necessary to place infrastructure on Navarre Beach, under Santa Rosa Sound and into and on Eglin and will creat a functioning system that removes all effluent disposal from Navarre Beach. The remainder of the project costs include the infrastructure necessary to include Holley Navarre Water and Santa Rosa Utilities thus creating a regional water reclamation facility. Santa Rosa County anticipates that these two utilities will bear a significant portion of those costs and is pursuing $3 million in federal funding through tthe Veterans Administration, Housing and Urban development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill to supplement their portions. However, these funding sources are not formally secured at this time, so they have not been noted as match in the application. It is important to note, however, that if these other funding sources are not secured, the money received through thsi application will be sufficient to cosntruct a functioning water reclamation facilyt for Navarre Beach , which will eliminate discharging the effluent produced by Navarre Beach Utilities into Santa Rosa Sound
 
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: WW20022207
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Ths project will result in the divesion of the discharge from the Navarre Beach faciloty to Santa Rosa SOund and the wates of the Gulf Island National Seashore. The Gulf Islands National Seashore is an Outstanding Florida Water. This project will also provide additional disposal capacity for the South Santa Rosa Utilites and Holley Navarre Facilities.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $8,989,000
 
Total cost of the project: $22,792,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Construction
 
What type of match exists for this project? Private
  Cash Amount $13,803,000  
 
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?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? No
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Wastewater Treatment and Effluent Disposal Comprehensvie Plan for Navarre Beach
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Santa Rosa Legislative Delegation
  Hearing Meeting Date: 11/12/2003