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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2083 |
| Central Everglades Water Quality Improvement |
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| Requester: |
Carlos Rionda, Supervisor |
Organization: |
Shawano Drainage District |
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| Project Title: |
Central Everglades Water Quality Improvement |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 1:34:39 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Aronberg |
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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: |
Shawano Drainage District |
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Contact: |
Frank Bernardino |
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P.O. Box 2775 |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 718-2345 |
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Palm Beach 33480 |
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Contact email: |
frank@wrengroupllc.com |
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| Counties: |
Palm Beach |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Like all the EAA drainage basins which discharge into the Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs), lands in the Shawano Drainage District have been documented as a source of nutrient loads to the Everglades. Despite the implementation of voluntary best management practices which have significantly reduced phosphorus concentrations in downstream discharges, dramatic increases in upstream concentrations emanating from Lake Okeechobee have set back the State's ability to achieve it's goals of 10 ppb in discharges to the EPA. This request would permit the construction of an algal turf scrubbing system on lands controlled by property owners in the Shawano Drainage District to remove phosphorus from stormwater discharged from agricultural operations in the drainage basin. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Improvement in water quality discharged from agricultural parcels in the watershed. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$2,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$4,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$2,000,000 |
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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: |
$2,000,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$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: |
Everglades Forever Act (EFA) Fla. Stat.-373.4592 (1994); SFWMD EAA Basin Data Evaluation 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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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.)? |
No |
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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: |
2000000 |
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Match Source: |
Water Management District Grant |
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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: |
The Florida Everglades |
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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 the construction of an algal turf scrubbing project, which will achieve annual removal of over 2,500 pounds of phosphorous and over 10,000 pounds of nitrogen from the Everglades Watershed. |
| 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 |
