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Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1669 |
Lake Jackson/Lexington Branch Regional Stormwater Treatment Facility |
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Requester: |
Leon County |
Organization: |
Leon County Board of Commissioners |
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Project Title: |
Lake Jackson/Lexington Branch Regional Stormwater Treatment Facility |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 12:45:20 PM |
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Sponsors: |
Argenziano, Lawson |
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Statewide Interest: |
It meets the goal of section 403.0891 designating local governments with the responsibility for the development of stormwater managment programs. Due to Lake Jackson's direct connection with the region's drinking water source via active sinkholes, this project serves Leon and several surrounding counties. |
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Recipient: |
Leon county |
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Contact: |
Ben Pingree |
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301 South Monroe street, Ste 502 |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 488-9962 |
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Tallahassee 32301 |
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Contact email: |
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Counties: |
Leon |
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Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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Project Description: |
Construction of large regional wet detention stormwater treatment facility to provide water quality treatment to a portion of the Lake Jackson Watershed that was developed prior to adoption of comprehensive stormwater managment regulations. |
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Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
This project will address long standing stormwater quality and roadway flooding problems in the Fords Arm Lexington Branch Lake Jackson. The outcome of the project is the overall reduction in the nutrient and sedimentloads reaching Lake Jackson along with enhanced roadways safety during adverse weather conditions. It continues the restoration of Lake Jackson, a State designated Outstanding Florida Waterway. In 1999/2000 a restoration effort was initated that resulted in the removal and disposal of approximately 2,000,000 cubic yards of accumalted nutrient rich bottom sediments. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$750,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$750,000 |
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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 |
$3,200,000 |
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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: |
Lake Jackson 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: |
Leon County Board of Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/22/2005 |
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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: |
NWFWMD SWIM Plan for Lake Jackson, Lake Jackson Regional Stormwater Retrofit Plan, NWFWMD/City of Tallahassee/Leon County Stormwater Management Master Plan, Leon County Stormwater Managment Capital Program |
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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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NWFWMD |
Have you provided at least 50% match? |
Yes |
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Match Amount: |
3200000 |
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Match Source: |
LEON'S BLUEPRINT 2000 |
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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 Jackson |
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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 |