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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #686 |
| Lake Okeechobee Restoration |
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| Requester: |
Henry Dean- Executive Director |
Organization: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
Lake Okeechobee Restoration |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2004 9:10:28 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Pruitt |
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| 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. |
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| Recipient: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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Contact: |
Frank Bernardino |
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3301 Gun Club Road |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 718-2345 |
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West Palm Beach 33416 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Palm Beach |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The restoration efforts being proposed here include the following items, which are mandated in the Lake Okeechobee Law (Chapter 00-130, Laws of Florida): implementation of phosphorus control measures for agricultural and urban land uses in the Lake Okeechobee watershed; development of innovative public-private partnerships for phosphorus reduction; exotic species control in the littoral marsh region oc Lake Okeechobee; land acquisition for the building of regional-attenutation sytormwater treatment areas;restoration of isloated wetlands for water storage, water quality improvements and habitat enchancement; water quality modeling and monitoring to assess the effectiveness of restoration efforts. |
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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: |
SWR20022133 |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The Lake Okeechobee Protection Act (Sec 373.4549)requires phosphorus loads to the Lake be reduced to the TMDL of 140 metric tons by 2015. This project listed above will contribute to these reductions through the implementation of Best Management Practices or Best Available Technologies, recreation of natural treatment through wetlands restoration and the construction of regional attention storwater treatment areas or other alternative technologies through public-private partnerships. The initial goal for full BMP implementation is a 25% reduction in phosphorus from agricultural lands. The initial estimate of phosphorus reduction from Phase I of the Lake Okeechobee Construction Projects is approximately 100 metric tons per year |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$5,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$16,300,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$11,300,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
FY 2002-2 |
Amount: |
$7,500,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$5,000,000 |
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: |
Chapter 00-130, Laws of Florida, 1997 Lake Okeechobee SWIM Plan, and 2002 Lake Okeechobee 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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Unknown |
