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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #290 |
| Estero Bay Watershed Initiative |
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| Requester: |
Carol Ann Wehle |
Organization: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
Estero Bay Watershed Initiative |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2006 10:53:19 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Saunders |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Estero Bay Watershed Initiative is a regional watershed project that encompasses extended areas in Lee and Collier Counties and will directly impact priority watersheds within the South Florida Water Management District. |
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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) 951-2840 |
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West Palm Beach 33406 |
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Contact email: |
ebarnett@sfwmd.gov |
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| Counties: |
Collier, Hendry, Lee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The Estero Bay Basin is a priority watershed extending from the Cocohatchee Canal/River Watershed in Collier County north to the Caloosahatchee Watershed in Lee County, with the Immokalee Ridge in Collier County as the easterly edge and the bay as the westerly boundary. The Estero Bay Basin covers approximately 400 square miles and contains the Imperial River, Estero River, Halfway Creek, Spring Creek; all of which are classified as Outstanding Florida Waters; Mullock Creek/Ten Mile Canal/Six Mile Slough, Hendry Creek and Cow Slough.
The Estero Bay Basin 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 Estero Bay Basin and the receiving coastal waters. The project components include retrofitting an old part of the City of Bonita Springs with a stormwater system, restoring riverine flow ways, restoring flow to a natural system that supplies water to our aquifers, creating filter marshes to remove impurities going to the bay, model a few systems so that through permitting we can improve the overall system and finally restoring the natural system contained in our estuaries so the shellfish and fish have improved habitat. All of these projects move forward the idea of an overall system working together to improve the watershed.
Through the cooperative effort of Lee County, DEP, SFWMD and private partners many other projects have already been completed.
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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: |
$2,100,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$4,200,000 |
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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 |
$2,100,000 |
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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: |
$850,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$2,000,000 |
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 Report, SFWMD 10-year Strategic Plan, SW FL Feasibility 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: |
SFWMD Governing Board |
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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: |
SWR20022144 |
| 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 Report, SFWMD 10 YR Strategic Plan, SW FL 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: |
2100000 |
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Match Source: |
Local, SFWMD, 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 |
