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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #136 |
| Florida Lakewatch |
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| Requester: |
Dr. Daniel Canfield, Jr. |
Organization: |
UF/IFAS Dept. of Fisheries & Aquative Sciences |
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| Project Title: |
Florida Lakewatch |
Date Submitted |
12/31/2007 10:26:08 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Oelrich |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Statewide monitoring of water quality on large numbers of Florida lakes and bays by citizen volunteers; increases citizen awareness. |
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| Recipient: |
Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
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Contact: |
Dr. Daniel Canfield |
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7922 N.W. 71st Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 392-9617 |
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Gainesville 32653 |
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Contact email: |
decab@UFL.edu |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Expand FL Lakewatch, a citizen based water quality monitoring program throughout the state / provide the program financial stability. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Long-term baseline water quality data on Florida waters. Tier 1 monitoring of large numbers of lakes and bays achieved by maximizing volunteer resources. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$750,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,050,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$300,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2007-2008 |
Amount: |
$450,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$750,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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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? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
DEP's 305-B 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: |
Alachua County Legislative Delegation hearing |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
