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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1763 |
| Lower Charlotte Harbor Watershed Initiative |
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| Requester: |
Carol Anne Wehle, Executive Di |
Organization: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
Lower Charlotte Harbor Watershed Initiative |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 5:08:48 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Aronberg |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Lower Charlotte Harbor is designated as a priority waterbody of regional or statewide significance pursuant to the Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Act, F.S. 373.453. This Watershed Initiative is a series of regional water projects that will have a significant impact on water quality, hydrology, habitat restoration and public access and appreciation in Lower Charlotte Harbor and the associated environmental enhancement of the Lower Charlotte Harbor estuaries. Additionally, some of the affected waterbody planning areas are designated "impaired" by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection per the 1999 Florida Watershed Restoration Act and the Impaired Waterbody Rule (Rule 62-303, F.A.C.)Implementation of this Watershed Initiative will provide reductions in pollutant loads to impaired waterbodies. |
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| Recipient: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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Contact: |
Ernie Barnett, Policy Director |
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3301 Gun Club Road |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 682-2110 |
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West Palm Beach 33406 |
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Contact email: |
ebarnett@sfwmd.gov |
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| Counties: |
Charlotte, Lee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The Lower Charlotte Harbor, a priority waterbody, includes Pine Island Sound, Matlacha Pass, Ding Darling, Estero Bay and the Caloosahatchee Estuary. These waterbodies include parts of Lee and Charlotte counties. The Lower Charlotte Harbor Watershed Initiative is a combination of projects that have multiple benefits, but all fall within the general goal of restoration and water quality improvements in the Lower Charlotte Harbor area and its receiving coastal waters. The project components include retrofitting existing stormwater systems to provide water quality and flood mitigation improvements; restoring riverine flow ways; restoring flow to natural systems that supply water to our aquifers; creating stormwater retention; detention and filter marshes to remove impurities going to the river and to improve the hydrology associated with freshwater flows tothe river; restoring the natural systems of our estuaries to improve shellfish and fish habitat; and associated resource monitoring and assessment. The focus of these projects is to provide hydrologic and water quality improvement to the Lower Charlotte Harbor estuaries. These projects are implemented through cooperative partnerships with federal, state, county and city governments, universities and nonprofit organizations. |
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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 water quality, flood protection and environmental enhancement. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$3,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$1,500,000 |
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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: |
$450,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,500,000 |
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: |
Lower Charlotte Harbor SWIM Plan Reconnaissance Report, SFWMD 10-Yr Strategic 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: |
Lee County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/17/2005 |
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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: |
SWR20022145 |
| 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: |
| Lower Charlotte Harbor SWIM Plan Reconnaissance Report, SFWMD 10-yr Strategic Plan, SWFL Feasibility Study |
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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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South Florida Water Management District |
| Have you provided at least 50% match? |
Yes |
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Match Amount: |
1500000 |
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Match Source: |
Local funds, SFWMD funds, Federal funds |
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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: |
Lower 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 |
