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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1622 |
| Suwannee River Surface Water Improvement Initiative |
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| Requester: |
David Still |
Organization: |
Suwannee River Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
Suwannee River Surface Water Improvement Initiative |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 1:16:46 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Oelrich |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project is regional in scope, is intended to meet a documented need, will produce a measurable result and has tangible community support. |
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| Recipient: |
Suwannee River Water Management District |
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Contact: |
David Still |
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9225 County Road 49 |
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Contact Phone: |
(386) 362-1001 |
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Live Oak 32060 |
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Contact email: |
still_d@srwmd.state.fl.us |
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| Counties: |
Suwannee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| This initiative seeks to implement a series of algal turf scrubbing systems to provide water quality treatment improvments to the Suwannee River, a Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) Surface water Improvement and Management (SWIM) program priority water body, and reduce nitrogen & phosphorus loads to the Gulf of Mexico supplemental to BMP programs associated with the Suwannee River Partnership. In addition to surface water improvements, the resulting water quality enhancements will protect public health by removing pollutants from surface water bodies that are extensively used by the public for recreational purposes such as swiming, fishing and other work related activities, while minimizing public costs and impacts to private property. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Implementation of the Suwannee River Surface Water Improvement Initiative will improve water quality in the Suwannee River. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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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: |
$500,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$3,500,000 |
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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
(eg: LRPP, Agency Needs Assessment, etc.) Florida 303D List of Impaired Waters. |
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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: |
| Suwannee River Water Management District |
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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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Suwannee RIver Water Management District |
| Have you provided at least 50% match (that is, one-half the total project cost identified in this request? |
No |
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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: |
Suwannee River |
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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 funding requested will permit construction of an algal turf scrubber project, which will achieve annual removal of over 45,000 pounds of nitrogen from the Suwannee River. |
| 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 |
