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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1232 |
| Lake Okeechobee Flood & Pollution GIS Tracking |
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| Requester: |
Okeechobee County |
Organization: |
Okeechobee Count y Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Lake Okeechobee Flood & Pollution GIS Tracking |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2006 9:17:26 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Pruitt |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project/system will provide for quantified tracking of Residential, commercial and roadway flooding as well as providing accurate data and input in accordance with SFWMD for pollution runoff into waters of the State, Lake Okeechobee and entire lower ecosystem. |
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| Recipient: |
Okeechobee County |
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Contact: |
George Long, Count y Administr |
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304 NW 2nd Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(863) 763-6441 |
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Okeechobee 34972 |
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Contact email: |
vsmith@co.okeechobee.fl.us |
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| Counties: |
Okeechobee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| GIS system to track flooding and pollution runoff in accordance with SFWMD. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Establishment of a Spatial information system for Okeechobee County that will assist with the formation of FEMA National Flood Insurance Maps, in addition to outlining drainage basins and highlighting flood prone areas within the City of Okeechobee and Okeechobee County. This project will facilitate the transfer and sharing of spatial data information between all local and state government entities operating within Okeechobee County. This project will also assist with urban stormwater management provisions of the Lake Okeechobee Protection Act (LOPA). |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$600,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$2,100,000 |
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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 |
$1,500,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$25,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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No |
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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: |
LOPA, County and SFWMD Assessments |
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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: |
Board of County Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/15/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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Yes |
| Has the project been submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection? |
No |
| Is this project eligible under section 403.885(5) F.S.? |
Yes |
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| Is your project addressed in a state, regional or local plan (such as a SWIM plan, Comprehensive Plan, local master plan, etc.)? |
Yes |
| Name the plan and cite the pages on which the project is described: |
| Lake Okeechobee Protection Plan |
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| If you are requesting funding for a stormwater or surface water restoration project: |
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| Which Water Management District has the jurisdiction of your project? |
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South Florida Water Management District |
| Have you provided at least 50% match? |
Yes |
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Match Amount: |
1500000 |
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Match Source: |
FEMA grant |
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| Will this project reduce pollutant loadings to a water management district designated 'priority' surface water body? |
Yes |
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Name of water body: |
Lake Okeechobee & lower Ecosystem |
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| Describe how it will reduce loadings, identify anticipated load reductions for total suspended solids, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and other contaminants, and specify the practices that will be used to reduce loadings: |
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| If you are requesting funding for a wastewater project: |
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| Does your project qualify for funding from DEP's 'Small Community Wastewater Treatment Grant Program' under section 403.1838 F.S.? |
No |
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| Other wastewater projects: |
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| Have you received previous legislative funding for this project? |
No |
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| Is the project under construction? |
No |
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| Have you provided at least a 25% local match? |
No |
