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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1275 |
| Indian River Lagoon Issues Team |
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| Requester: |
Carol Ann Wehle, Executive Director |
Organization: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
Indian River Lagoon Issues Team |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 2:47:21 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Atwater |
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| 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. |
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| Recipient: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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Contact: |
Ernie Barnett, Director of Policy & Legislation |
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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: |
Palm Beach |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| 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.
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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 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
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$5,918,644 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$11,837,288 |
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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 |
$5,918,644 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2008 |
Amount: |
$3,717,028 |
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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: |
This program was formed by the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Working Group in May 1998 |
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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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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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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 |
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| Are requesting funding for a stormwater, surface water restoration, or other water management project? |
Yes |
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| In which Water Management District is your project located? |
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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 |
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Match Amount: |
5918644 |
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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: |
Indian River Lagoon |
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| 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.
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| Is the project under construction? |
No |
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| Are you requesting funding for a wastewater project? |
No |
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| Are you requesting funding for a drinking water project? |
No |
