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CBIRS Request 1695
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1695
Relining of Sewers Mains
 
Requester: Department of Water and Sewers Organization: City of Hialeah
 
Project Title: Relining of Sewers Mains Date Submitted 1/11/2006 3:26:25 PM
 
Sponsors: Garcia
 
Statewide Interest:
The purpose of this Community Budget Request is to improve and rehabilitate 175,551 lineal feet of sewer main identified in our Corrective Action Plan using trench-less construction techniques. The rehabilitation of these mains will meet the requirement of the City's Consent Order with the FDEP, prevent sanitary sewer overflows and potential contamination to the surrounding areas and state waters and decrease the amount of Infiltration and Inflow into our sanitary sewer system.
 
Recipient: Department of Water and Sewers   Contact: Armando Vidal  
  3700 W. 4th Avenue   Contact Phone: (305) 556-3800  
  Hialeah 33012   Contact email: avidal@ci.hialeah.fl.us
 
Counties: Dade
 
Gov't Entity: Yes Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):  
 
Project Description:
The project entails the rehabilitation and relining of approximately 175,551 lineal feet of sewer mains utilizing trench-less construction techniques like Cured-in-Place and Fold-Form.
 
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Prevention of sanitary sewer overflows and environmental contamination of the surrounding areas as well as the potential contamination of state waters. Decrease the amount of Infiltration and Inflow (I/I) into our sanitary sewer system that is ultimately transmitted to Miami-Dade County for treatment and disposal. Therefore, increasing the effectiveness of the treatment plant capacity, decreasing the City's operating costs, minimizing impacts on the environment.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $7,000,000
 
Total cost of the project: $7,000,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Construction
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local
  Cash Amount $7,200,000  
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   No
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? No
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: FDEP Consent Order and the City's Corrective Action Plan
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Municipal
  Hearing Meeting Date: 01/10/2006
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   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
 
Is your project addressed in a state, regional or local plan (such as a SWIM plan, Comprehensive Plan, local master plan, etc.)? No
 
If you are requesting funding for a stormwater or surface water restoration project:
 
Which Water Management District has the jurisdiction of your project?
   
 
If you are requesting funding for a wastewater project:
 
Does your project qualify for funding from DEP's 'Small Community Wastewater Treatment Grant Program' under section 403.1838 F.S.? No
 
Other wastewater projects:
 
Have you received previous legislative funding for this project? No
 
Is the project under construction? No
 
Have you provided at least a 25% local match? No