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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1926 |
| Polk City Wastewater Treatment System |
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| Requester: |
Ms. Cory Carrier, City Manager |
Organization: |
City of Polk City |
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| Project Title: |
Polk City Wastewater Treatment System |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 3:47:01 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Dockery |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The City of Polk City is completely surrounded by the Green Swamp Area of Critical State Concern. The City currently has inadequate wastewater treatment with the majority of the city on older failing septic systems. Rapid growth in the area necessitates a central system to protect the Green Swamp. Currently, the city utilizes Polk County's Mount Olive Wastewater Treatment Facility; however, the sytem is at full capacity and expansion is not an option. In addition, Polk City is in discussions with the County to take over the system and close the aging plant and transfer the capacity to the new facility. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Polk City |
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Contact: |
Ms. Cory Carrier |
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123 Broadway Blvd, |
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Contact Phone: |
(863) 984-1375 |
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Polk City 33868 |
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Contact email: |
cory.carrier@mypolkcity.org |
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| Counties: |
Polk |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The treatment facility will be engineered and constructed to meet 15 year planning period needs. The technology that will be used is unique in Florida in that the treatment will be of drinking water standards. The facility construction will also be unique that the facility will appear to be rural farm buildings. The effluent will be released into a former sand mine which will become a man made wetlands area and corresponding lake to be utilized for public access and recreation purposes. Sanitary sewer services will be expanded to cover the approximately 3,100 new development connections and the existing 3,000 residential connections as well. |
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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 many project benefits include: protection of the FSACSC utilizing state of the art technology. A public recreational area and corresponding wetlands; provision of a regional supply of public access reclaimed water; offsets of potable water for irrigation use. A properly sized sewer collection system. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$3,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$18,781,054 |
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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 |
$6,124,800 |
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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: |
$1,250,000 |
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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 |
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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: |
Polk City Comprehensive Plan; Infrastructure Element, pg 53/Capital Improvement Plan Element pg 87 |
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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: |
Polk City Council November 13, 2007 |
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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: |
| Polk City Comprehensive Plan, Infrastructure Element, Page 53, and the Capital Improvement Plan Element, Page 87 |
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| Are requesting funding for a stormwater, surface water restoration, or other water management project? |
No |
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| Are you requesting funding for a wastewater project? |
Yes |
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| Does your project qualify for funding from DEP's 'Small Community Wastewater Treatment Grant Program' under section 403.1838 F.S.? |
Yes |
| Have you received or applied for funding? |
Yes |
DEP Disadvantaged Small Community Grant project number: |
NA |
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| Have you received or applied for funding for this project from DEP's State Revolving Fund (SRF) program under section 403.1835,F.S.? |
Yes |
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| DEP SRF project number: |
NA |
| Is the project under construction? |
No |
| Have you provided at least 25% match (that is, one-quarter of the total project cost identified in this request? |
Yes |
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Match Amount: |
6124800 |
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Match Source: |
In-kind match using SRF Loan |
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| Are you requesting funding for a drinking water project? |
No |
