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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #6 |
| St. Lucie River Issues Team |
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| Requester: |
Carol Ann Wehle, Executive Dir |
Organization: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
St. Lucie River Issues Team |
Date Submitted |
1/10/2006 3:36:36 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Pruitt |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project is regional in scope, is intended to meet a documented need of statewide interest, is intended to produce a measureable result and has tangible community support. |
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| Recipient: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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Contact: |
Ernest Barnett, Policy Directo |
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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: |
Martin, Palm Beach, St. Lucie |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The purpose of the St Lucie River Issues Team is to develop federal, state and stakeholder consensus on short term projects that immediatley accelerate progress toward improving water and habitat quality in the St Lucie Estuary. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| This request for the St Lucie River Issues Team will fund 7 stormwater retrofit projects, 5 research and education projects, 1 water storage project for a total of 13 projects in Martin and St Lucie Counties totaling over $8 million. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$4,023,458 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$8,046,916 |
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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 |
$4,023,458 |
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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: |
$3,123,500 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$3,000,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction, research |
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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: |
South Florida Water Managment District-Indian River Lagoon 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: |
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: |
200022135 |
| 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: |
| IRL SWIMM Plan, IRL Feasibility Study, SFMWD Strategic Plan, CERP Recover Plan, Ten Mile Creek Restoration Plan, City of PSL Capital Imprv. Plan, Martin County office of WQ Capital Impv. Plan, St Lucie Stormwater Master Plan, Town of Sewalls Point Master Stormwater Plan, FPFWCD Water Control Plan, FPUA Capital Improvement Plan, Upper East Coast Water Supply. |
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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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SFWMD |
| Have you provided at least 50% match? |
Yes |
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Match Amount: |
4023458 |
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Match Source: |
Various local governments and not-for-profits |
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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: |
St Lucie River Estuary |
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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 |
