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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1523 |
| Charlotte Harbor and Myakka River restoration |
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| Requester: |
Dave Moore, Executive Director |
Organization: |
Southwest Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
Charlotte Harbor and Myakka River restoration |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2006 11:38:29 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bennett |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Charlotte Harbor is a District SWIM Priority Water Body, and has been declared an Estuary of National Significance by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The bay and its watershed cover more than 4,400 square miles and is home to more than forty species of animals listed by the state as either endangered, threatened, or of special concern. Charlotte Harbor is Florida's second largest open water estuary covering 270 square miles. It is considered to be one of the most productive estuarine systems on the west coast of Florida and is a world-class destination for recreational fishing. The overall economic impact to the Charlotte Harbor community of both recreational and commercial fishing, as well as a growing shellfish aquaculture industry, is estimated by the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council to be in excess of one billion dollars annually. Furthermore the Peace River serves as the primary drinking water supply for over 300,000 people.
Protecting Charlotte Harbor from degradation and improving water quality is critically important to the health of the estuarine system and a prime objective of the project.
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| Recipient: |
Southwest FL Water Management District |
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Contact: |
David Rathke, Director, Commun |
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2379 Broad Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 279-2834 |
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Brooksville 34604 |
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Contact email: |
david.rathke@swfwmd.state.fl.us |
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| Counties: |
Charlotte, Sarasota |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Charlotte Harbor and Myakka River Restoration efforts include water quality monitoring to provide scientifically based fresh water inflow to the estuary, wetland and floodplain restoration projects, sea grass mapping, and the reduction of point and non-point sources of pollution. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Protection of Charlotte Harbor and the Myakka River from degradation and improving water quality, both critically important to the health of the estuarine system. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$2,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$1,000,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2005-2006 |
Amount: |
$600,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,000,000 |
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? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
SWFWMD Charlotte Harbor SWIM Plan, SWFMD Southern Water Use Caution Area Recovery 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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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Charlotte County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/14/2005 |
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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? |
Yes |
| DEP identifying number: |
SWIM 2002 |
| 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: |
| Charlotte Harbor SWIM Plan, SWUCA Recovery 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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SWFWMD |
| Have you provided at least 50% match? |
Yes |
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Match Amount: |
1000000 |
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Match Source: |
SWFWMD |
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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: |
Charlotte Harbor |
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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 |
