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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2558 |
| The Cape Septic Tank Phase Out Project |
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| Requester: |
Mayor John Peyton |
Organization: |
City of Jacksonville, Florida |
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| Project Title: |
The Cape Septic Tank Phase Out Project |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 2:29:55 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
King |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Improving the health of the St. Johns River and its tributaries by removing pollution caused by failing septic tanks. |
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| Recipient: |
Mayor John Peyton |
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Contact: |
Fred C. Odom, P.E., P.L.S. |
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117 W Duval Street, 4th Floor |
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Contact Phone: |
(904) 571-2397 |
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Jacksonville 32202 |
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Contact email: |
odomfc@jea.com |
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| Counties: |
Duval |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Remove failing septic tanks in the Lincoln Villas neighborhood of Jacksonville and provide better treatment by installing sanitary sewer lines, which will reduce pollution to the St. Johns River. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Reduced pollution to the Lower St. Johns River and its tributaries |
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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: |
$2,700,000 |
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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 |
$470,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$235,000 |
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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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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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
City of Jacksonville City Council Rules Committee |
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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: |
City of Jacksonville City Council Rules Committee |
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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: |
| Lower St. Johns River Basin Initiative, Fiscal Year 2007-2008, Approved December 12, 2006, pg. 3-11; Lower St. Johns River SWIM Plan, 1993, all pages; District Water Management Plan, 2005, pg. 54-55 |
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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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St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) |
| 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: |
Lower St. Johns River and its tributaries |
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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: |
| Removing failing septic tanks and providing better treatment by installing sanitary sewer lines will reduce nitrogen, phosphorus and bacteria going to the St. Johns River and its tributaries |
| 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 |
