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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #269 |
| Sarasota Bay Restoration |
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| Requester: |
Dave Moore, Executive Director |
Organization: |
Southest Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
Sarasota Bay Restoration |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2006 3:40:34 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bennett |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Sarasota Bay is a District SWIM Priority Water Body. Concern for the overall health of the bay resulted in its designation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as an "estuary of national significance in 1987, and as an Outstanding Florida Water. The bay is made up of approximately 52 square miles of open water and extends from Anna Maria Sound and Palma Sola Bay in the north, to Venice Inlet in the south. In order to protect the bay from further degradation, preservation and restoration activities must be undertaken, including inter-tidal wetlands restoration, stormwater retrofits, and restoration of shoreline habitats. The Sarasota Bay Estuary has experienced a decline in water quality and sea grass coverage and a significant decrease in inter-tidal wetlands habitat.Shoreline habitats have been replaced by sea walls and construction of homes and commercial businesses. The loss of the bay's natural shoreline and sea grass acreage has resulted in a decline in the aesthetic, recreational, and commercial value of the bay, as well as a loss of habitat for native fish and wildlife. |
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| Recipient: |
Southwest FL. Water Management District |
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Contact: |
David Rathke, Dir. Community a |
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2379 Broad St. |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 279-2834 |
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Brooksville 34604 |
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Contact email: |
david.rathke@swfwmd.state.fl.us |
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| Counties: |
Manatee, Sarasota |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Preservation and restoration of Sarasota Bay require ongoing implementation of projects identified in the Sarasota Bay Surface Water Improvement and Management Plan. The plan includes stormwater retrofit projects, wetland restoration, restoration of shoreline habitats, artificial reef construction and enhancement, and removal of exotic vegetation. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Restoration activities will improve fisheries, manage sediments and water quality, increase seagrass coverage, and protect the economic benefits of the bay to the local economy. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$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: |
$100,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$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: |
Sarasota Bay SWIM 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: |
Sarasota Legislative 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? |
Yes |
| DEP identifying number: |
SWR20022178 |
| 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: |
| SWFWMD Sarasota Bay SWIM plan. |
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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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SWFWMD |
| Have you provided at least 50% match? |
Yes |
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Match Amount: |
500000 |
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Match Source: |
SWFWMD |
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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: |
Sarasota Bay |
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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 |
