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CBIRS Request 1275
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1275
Indian River Lagoon Issues Team
 
Requester: Carol Ann Wehle, Executive Director Organization: South Florida Water Management District
 
Project Title: Indian River Lagoon Issues Team Date Submitted 1/3/2008 2:47:21 PM
 
Sponsors: Atwater
 
Statewide Interest:
This program is regional in scope, is intended to meet a documented need of statewide interest, is intended to produce a measurable result and has tangible community support.
 
Recipient: South Florida Water Management District   Contact: Ernie Barnett, Director of Policy & Legislation  
  3301 Gun Club Road   Contact Phone: (561) 951-2840  
  West Palm Beach 33406   Contact email: ebarnett@sfwmd.gov
 
Counties: Palm Beach
 
Gov't Entity: Yes Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):  
 
Project Description:
The purpose of the Indian River Lagoon Issues Team is to develop federal, state and stakeholder consensus on short term projects that immediately accelerate progress toward improving water and habitat quality in the Indian River Lagoon.
 
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
This request for the Indian River Issues Team will fund 2 BMP projects, 1 Stormwater Retrofit project, 2 Land Acquisition projects, 1 Habitat Restoration project and 4 Research projects in Martin & St. Lucie counties totaling over $11.8 million
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $5,918,644
 
Total cost of the project: $11,837,288
 
Request has been made to fund: Construction
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local
  Cash Amount $5,918,644  
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   Yes
  Fiscal Year: 2008 Amount: $3,717,028
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Yes
  Amount: $3,000,000 To Fund: Construction, Research
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? No
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: This program was formed by the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Working Group in May 1998
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   No
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   Yes
Is the project eligible under section 403.885(2),F.S. to protect public health or the environment; and implement plans developed pursuant to the Surface Water Improvement and Management Act created in part IV of Chapter 373,F.S., other water restoration plans required by law, management plans prepared pursuant to 2.403.067,F.S., or other plans adopted by local government for water quality improvement and water restoration? Yes
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:
Indian River Lagoon SWIM Plan; Indian River Lagoon So. Feasibility Study; SFWMD Strategic Plan; CERP Recover Plan; Ten Mile Creek Restoration Plan; Water Quality/Quantity BMPs for Indian River Citrus Groves; FPFWCD Water Control Plan; St. Lucie County Stormwater Management Master Plan; FPUA Water & Wastewater Master Plan; City of Fort Pierce Comprehensive Plan; Paradise Park Stormwater Master Pla
 
Are requesting funding for a stormwater, surface water restoration, or other water management project?
Yes
 
In which Water Management District is your project located?
  South Florida Water Management District
Have you provided at least 50% match (that is, one-half the total project cost identified in this request? Yes
  Match Amount: 5918644
  Match Source: Various local governments and not-for-profits
 
Will this project reduce pollutant loadings to a water management district designated 'priority' surface water body? Yes
  Name of water body: Indian River Lagoon
 
Describe, specifically, 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:
This program contains 10 projects of local and regional importance. The projects include construction for water quality, water storage, habitat restoration and research benefiting the Indian River Lagoon.
Is the project under construction? No
 
Are you requesting funding for a wastewater project? No
 
Are you requesting funding for a drinking water project? No