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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #179 |
| Franklin County Regional Utility Project |
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| Requester: |
Noah Lockley, Jr., Chairman |
Organization: |
Franklin County Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Franklin County Regional Utility Project |
Date Submitted |
1/2/2008 10:22:12 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Lawson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Protection of waters of the State and protection of Florida's ground water resources. |
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| Recipient: |
Franklin County Board of County Commissioners |
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Contact: |
Alan Pierce Dir. of Administrative Services |
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33 Market St., Suite 203 |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 653-8861 |
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Apalachicola 32320 |
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Contact email: |
alanp@gtcom.net |
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| Counties: |
Franklin |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| To provide the best, most reasonable, and reliable regional water production source, treatment, and delivery of potable water. The project will include a water well field, two or more water wells, treatment facilities, and water distribution system to local purveyors, of which seven within the County are located along the Gulf of Mexico. The NWFWMD, FRWA, FDEP and Consulting Engineering Companies are involved in providing technical solutions to providing water & wastewater facilities to the existing and growing coastal demands.
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The project will reduce the amount of stormwater and groundwater entering the City's wastewater collection system. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$5,500,000 |
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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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In-kind Amount |
$200,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2006-2007 |
Amount: |
$200,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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No |
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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: |
NWFWMD SWIM Plan, Local Comprehensive Plan |
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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: |
Franklin County Board of County Commissioners |
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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: |
| SWIM Plan |
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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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NWFWMD |
| 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: |
Apalachicola River & Bay |
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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: |
| Reduce effluent disposal to public water bodies |
| 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 |
