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Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1697 |
Downtown Melbourne Retrofit for Treatment Project |
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Requester: |
Dr. Jack Schluckbier |
Organization: |
City of Melbourne |
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Project Title: |
Downtown Melbourne Retrofit for Treatment Project |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2006 3:10:54 PM |
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Sponsors: |
Posey |
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Statewide Interest: |
This capital outlay project will reduce pollutant loading to the Indian River Lagoon by installing a variety of in-line stormwater treatment systems. The Indian River Lagoon has been identified by the St. John’s River Water Management District as a priority water body in need of restoration and special protection according to the Surface Water Improvement and Management Act of 1987 |
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Recipient: |
City of Melbourne |
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Contact: |
Dr. Jack Schluckbier |
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900 E. Strawbridge Ave. |
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Contact Phone: |
(321) 952-6201 |
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Melbourne 32935 |
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Contact email: |
citymanager@melbourneflorida.org |
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Counties: |
Brevard |
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Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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Project Description: |
This project consists of installing various stormwater treatment systems in the downtown Melbourne area. These treatment systems may include baffle boxes, grate inlet filter boxes and Continuous Deflective Separation (CDS) systems |
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Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
Some systems remove as much as 80% of total suspended solids at each location during normal storm events |
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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, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$750,000 |
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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: |
$4,000,000 |
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Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$750,000 |
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? |
Yes |
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Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Crane Creek and Hickory Ditch Basins Stormwater Master 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: |
Melbourne City Councl |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
09/13/2005 |
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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: |
Indian River Lagoon Initiative, FY 2006-2007, approved December 13, 2005, pages 3-10 Indian River Lagoon SWIM Plan, 2002, all pages Indian River Lagoon Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, 1996, all pages District Water Management Plan, 2005, pages 49-51 |
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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: |
750000 |
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Match Source: |
ad valorem and federal and local funding |
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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: |
Indian River Lagoon |
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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 |