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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3 |
| Lake Okeechobee Projects (LOER & LOPP Initiatives) |
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| Requester: |
Carol Ann Wehle, Executive Dir |
Organization: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
Lake Okeechobee Projects (LOER & LOPP Initiatives) |
Date Submitted |
1/10/2006 3:41:08 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Pruitt |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Lake Okeechobee Protection Act (LOPA) |
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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 33406-4682 |
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Contact email: |
ebarnett@sfwmd.gov |
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| Counties: |
Okeechobee, Palm Beach |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| This CIBR incorporates three supplemental restoration projects in support of the Lake Okeechobee Protection Plan (LOPP), Lake Okeechobee and Estuary Recovery (LOER) and the LOPA.The three projects include (1) the expansion of water storage and treatment on public, private, and Tribal Lands; (2) the replacement and rehabilitation of three PL-566 structures along Taylor Creek to enhance the LOER fast-track project on Taylor Creek; and (3) the creation of an urban water storage and treatment facility adjacent to Lemkin Creek serving the City of Okeechobee. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Water retention and phosphorous reductions to Lemkin Creek and eventually Lake Okeechobee. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$6,200,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$12,125,428 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$5,925,428 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2001-2002 |
Amount: |
$286,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$45,000,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction, research |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Environmental Protection, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Lake Okeechobee Protection Plan and Annual report |
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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? |
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: |
| Lake Okeechobee Protection Plann (LOPP) |
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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: |
5925428 |
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Match Source: |
USDA/SFWMD/FDACS/WWF/Okee County |
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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: |
Lake Okeechobee, Caloosahatchee, St Lucie Es |
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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 |
