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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #383 |
| Middle St. John's River Basin Initiative |
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| Requester: |
Board of County Commissioners |
Organization: |
Seminole County Government |
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| Project Title: |
Middle St. John's River Basin Initiative |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2004 12:42:02 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Cowin |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Surface water restoration |
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| Recipient: |
St. Johns Water Management District |
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Contact: |
Mark Flomerfelt |
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P.O. Box 1429 |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 665-5610 |
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Palatka 32178 |
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Contact email: |
mflomerfelt@co.seminole.fl.us |
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| Counties: |
Seminole |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The Middle St. Johns River Basin Initiative is an ongoing project to restore and enhance the middle St. Johns River and its tributaries. This basin is an area where population and water use are expected to grow. Funding through this initiative will help to restore and enhance this portion of the river and its lakes and tributaries. Examples of subprojects that could be funded through this request follow. This list is in alphabetical order and is not a complete listing: Econolockhatchee River Watershed, Lake Jesup Restoration - Tributary Stormwater Parks Assessment and Implementation, Lake Jesup Stormwater Retrofits, Lake Monroe Watershed Plan Implementation, Little Econlockhatchee River Watershed Improvements, Little Wekiva River Watershed Management Implementation |
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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: |
PENDING |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| the Middle St. Johns River Basin Initiative will protect the environment through support of partnership projects between local governments of the middle basin and the District to implement projects identified within watershed management plans by the partners. The subprojects are identified to reduce pollutants being discharged to surface waters as untreated stormwater runoff and to target areas that were developed prior to current stormwater treatment rules. The subprojects have undergone analyses and prioritization to provide the greatest pollutant removal and benefit to the waters of the state that is possible, Wekiva, Econlockhatchee, and middle St. Johns Rivers. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$4,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$100,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$80,000,000 |
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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: |
$3,000,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$4,000,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Environmental Protection, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Middle St. Johns River Basin Initiative Report dated 12/17/2002 and all supporting documents. |
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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: |
Seminole Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/17/2003 |
