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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #234 |
| Hardee County Regional Wastewater Master Design |
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| Requester: |
Hardee County |
Organization: |
Hardee County Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Hardee County Regional Wastewater Master Design |
Date Submitted |
1/10/2006 9:11:15 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Alexander |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Protection & best use of waters of the State and public health by providing clean & safe water regional supply through cost reduction by bringing together municipal and county sewer systems and eliminating hazardous leaking septic systems. This porject is a Rural Area of Critical Concern, as designated by the Governor, pursuatn to Chapter 288.0656. |
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| Recipient: |
Hardee County |
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Contact: |
Lex Albritton, Jr. |
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412 West Orange Street, Room 103 |
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Contact Phone: |
(863) 773-9430 |
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Wauchula 33873 |
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Contact email: |
lex.albritton@hardeecounty.net |
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| Counties: |
Hardee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Design for inter-connecting three municipal & the county wastewater transmission systems to allow for future regional wastewater system. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Protection of ground water supply by eliminating nitrate contamination in ground water by removing leaking septic tanks & hooking up regional sewer system. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$260,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$265,000 |
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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 |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$5,000 |
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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: |
Documented reports of high nitrate levels in residential wells. |
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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: |
Hardee County Delegation Meeting |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/03/2005 |
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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: |
| SRF Facilities Plan for Wastewater (entire plan adopted by BOCC) |
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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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Southwest Florida Water Management District |
| Have you provided at least 50% match? |
No |
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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: |
Peace River/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 |
