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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1857 |
| Caloosahatchee River Watershed Initiative |
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| Requester: |
Carol Ann Wehle, Executive Dir |
Organization: |
South Florida Water Mgmt District |
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| Project Title: |
Caloosahatchee River Watershed Initiative |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 5:09:00 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Aronberg |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Caloosahatchee River 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 the Caloosahatchee River 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 Dept. 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 Mgmt District |
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Contact: |
Ernie Barnett, Policy Director |
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3301 Gun Club Roadm MSC 1160 |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 951-2840 |
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West Palm Beach 33406 |
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Contact email: |
ebarnett@sfwmd.gov |
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| Counties: |
Palm Beach |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The Caloosahatchee River Basin, a priority wetbody, extends 105 kilometers from Lake Okeechobee to San Carlos Bay. The freshwater systems of the Caloosahatchee River are divided into 2 distinct hydrological units, freshwater and estuarine basins. These basins include parts of Lee, Charlotte, Hendry, Glades and Collier Counties. The Caloosahatchee River Watershed Initiative is a combination of projects that have multiple benefits within the general goal of restoration and water quality improvements in the Caloosahatchee Basin and 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 removeimpurities going to the river and to improve the hydrology associated with freshwater flows to the river, implementing on farm and sub-regional structural enhancements to reduce nutrient pollutant loads, restoring the natural systems of our estuaries to improve shellfish and fish habitats and associated resource monitoring and assessment. The focus of these projects is to provide hydrologic and water quality improvement to the Caloosahatchee River and its 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: |
$5,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$10,000,000 |
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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 |
$5,000,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2004-2005 |
Amount: |
$3,000,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$4,000,000 |
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: |
Lower Charlotte Harbor SWIM Plan, SFWMD's 10 yr strategic plan & SWFL feasability study |
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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: |
South Florida Water Mgmt District |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/14/2005 |
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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: |
SWR20022142 |
| 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 Plane, SFWMD's 10 yr plan & SWFL feasability 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: |
5000000 |
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Match Source: |
local, WMD and 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 |
