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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1654 |
| Little Wekiva River Water Quality Improvement Initiative |
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| Requester: |
City of Orlando |
Organization: |
City of Orlando |
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| Project Title: |
Little Wekiva River Water Quality Improvement Initiative |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2006 4:30:51 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Constantine |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project is regional in scope, is intended to meet a documented need, will produce a measurable result and has tangible community support. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Orlando |
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Contact: |
Alan Oyler, Director of Public Works |
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400 South Orange Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 246-3623 |
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Orlando 32801 |
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Contact email: |
alan.oyler@cityoforlando.net |
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| Counties: |
Orange |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The natural landscape in Orange County is characterized by series of interconnected or isolated lakes most of which have been documented to have water quality problems associated with discharge of urban stormwater system. In particular high levels of nutrients have adversely impacted in-lake ecology and pose a risk to human health and safety. In an attempt to proactively address this issue, Orange County in consultation with the DEP and in partnership with the St. Johns River and South Florida water management districts seeks to implement a series of algal turf scrubbing systems to treat direct stormwater run-off, during periods of low flow (dry season) and also in-lake water quality by withdrawing water from the impaired water body, circulating it through the treatment system and returning the water to the lake, thus increasing the assimilative capacity of the surface water body. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Improved quality of stormwater entering the lake and in-lake improvements |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,700,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$2,360,000 |
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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 |
$575,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$660,000 |
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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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Yes |
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Amount: |
$2,000,000 |
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: |
Little Wekiva River Water Management Plan (2005), Diagnostic/Feasibility Study for the Restoration |
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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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No |
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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: |
| Little Wekiva River Water Management Plan (2005) |
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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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St Johns River Water Management District |
| Have you provided at least 50% match? |
Yes |
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Match Amount: |
975000 |
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Match Source: |
Orange County |
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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 Lawne, Little Wekiva River |
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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: |
| The algal turf scrubbing system will achieve an estimated 75% reduction of the annual incoming phosphorus load, and an estimated 8% reduction in phosphorous stored in the lake water column. |
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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? |
Yes |
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Amount: |
1235000 |
Source: |
Local contributions |
