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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1493 |
| Ford Street Canal Filter Marsh |
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| Requester: |
Saeed Kazemi |
Organization: |
City of Fort Myers |
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| Project Title: |
Ford Street Canal Filter Marsh |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 11:33:22 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Saunders |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project will significantly reduce the discharge of treated wastewater into the Caloosahatchee River, an important link the inland waterway system of Southern Florida. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Fort Myers |
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Contact: |
Saeed Kazemi |
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2200 Second Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(239) 332-6830 |
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Fort Myers 33901 |
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Contact email: |
skazemi@cityftmyers.com |
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| Counties: |
Lee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The project proposes to create a water quality treatment facility within portions of the currently vacant lands relocated north of the City of Fort Myers cemetary and easterly of the Central AWWT facility (Raleigh Street) additionally, this facility will also work collectively with a number of other individual treatment areas along Billy Creek and its tributaries being currently considered or implemented in order to improve the overall water quality of stormwater outfalling into the Caloosahatchee. |
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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 project is located in this vicinity between Seaboard Street, Michigan Avenue and Palmetto Avenue along Billy Creek in an area known as the City of Fort Myers Cemetary. The proposed project will reduce the characteristic pollutants of nurtients, suspended solids and sediments associated with the contributory land uses as well as reduce stream bank scour, erosion and degredation. |
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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: |
$1,500,000 |
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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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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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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: |
Construction |
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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? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
City of Fort Myers Surface Water Management |
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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: |
Lee County Legislative Delegation Meeting, 11-29-07 |
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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: |
| City of Fort Myers Stormwater Master Plan update |
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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: |
500000 |
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Match Source: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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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: |
Lower Charlotte Harbor |
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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: |
| The sysytem will utilize a multi-celled detention pond and vegetative treatment marsh top reduce nutrients, suspend solids and sediments per FDEP TMDL protocols. |
| 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 |
