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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #131 |
| Phillippi Creek Septic System Replacement Program |
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| Requester: |
Rob Patten, Executive Director |
Organization: |
Sarasota County Environmental Services-Utilities |
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| Project Title: |
Phillippi Creek Septic System Replacement Program |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2006 3:15:39 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bennett |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This program involves providing central sewer service to the Phillippi Creek watershed service area. Phillippi Creek flows into Sarasota Bay, which has been designated a National Estuary and Outstanding Florida Water. The National Estuary Program was established to identify, restore, and protect nationally significant estuaries of the U.S. Providing central sewer service to the service area will have a positive impact on the existing environment as a result of eliminating approximately 15,000 septic systems currently operating in the urban service area of Sarasota County. These older septic systems are leaching pollutants into Phillippi Creek causing it to have official signs posted that no fishing/swimming is allowed, and water flowing from the Creek is adding to the Pollutant load into the Sarasota Bay NEP. |
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| Recipient: |
Sarasota County Clerk of the Court |
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Contact: |
Roger Rasbury, General Manager |
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1660 Ringling Blvd. 4th Floor |
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Contact Phone: |
(941) 861-0664 |
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Sarasota 34236 |
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Contact email: |
rrasbury@scgov.net |
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| Counties: |
Sarasota |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Phillippi Creek Septic System Replacement Program is an ongoing effort to replace 15,000 systems in populated, and built-out areas of Sarasota County, with municipal central sewer collection systems. Centralized sewers were identified and selected as the preferred alternative because it is cost-effective and environmentally sound to resolve existing documented pollution problems. The facilities constructed under this program include the construction of centralized collection systems, pumping stations, and force mains to replace existing residential and commercial septic systems in a 50 square mile service area. Wastewater will be transmitted to regional wastewater treatment facilities in the County. Construction of the system for the first area was completed in 2003 for 577 properties which approx. 90% have connected to the system. Two additional projects will complete construction in 2005 making central sewers available to 2,800 homes by 2006. To date, $135 million project has received 4 years of USEPA grant funding from Congressional Appropriations in the amount of $4.2 million. State of Florida has provided $3.0 million in grants. The project becomes affordable with a combination of $18 million Federal, $18 million State, and $99 million local monies. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Approximately 15,000 existing septic systems will be removed from the Phillippi Creek drainage basin and replaced with central sewers. By the end of 2006, approximately 2800 will be connected to central sewer and an additional 3500 by the end of 2007. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$3,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$21,241,564 |
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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 |
$8,367,709 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2005-2006 |
Amount: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$15,000,000 |
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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Phillippi Creek Septic System Replacement Project Final Report-Volumes 1&2, U.S.EPA Assessment |
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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: |
Sarasota Legislative Delegation meeting |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/03/2005 |
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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? |
Unknown |
| Is this project eligible under section 403.885(5) F.S.? |
No |
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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.)? |
No |
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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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| 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 |
