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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #266 |
| SFWMD Biscayne Bay Initiative |
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| Requester: |
Carol Ann Wehle, Executive Director |
Organization: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
SFWMD Biscayne Bay Initiative |
Date Submitted |
12/19/2007 9:44:54 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Margolis |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Biscayne Bay Initiative will address high priority water resources restoration and enhancement issues in Biscayne Bay (an Outstanding Florida Water) and the Biscayne Bay watershed, through projects that will protect and improve Biscayne Bay for the public and the environment. |
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| Recipient: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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Contact: |
Ernie Barnett, Director of Policy & Legislation |
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3301 Gun Club Road |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 951-2840 |
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West Palm Beach 33406 |
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Contact email: |
ebarnett@sfwmd.gov |
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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: |
| Various projects (see attached list) will be implemented toward achieving goals and objectives for Biscayne Bay ecological restoration and enhancement, water quality improvements and development of environmental assessment tools. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Improved Water Quality in Biscayne Bay. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$3,865,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$5,090,000 |
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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 |
$1,225,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2005-2006 |
Amount: |
$2,575,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$2,000,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Governor'S Executive Commissions And Councils |
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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: |
Biscayne Bay Partnership Initiative, January 2001; A Strategic Science Plan for Biscayne Bay, Januar |
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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: |
SFWMD Governing Board |
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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: |
| Biscayne Bay SWIM Plan, pgs. 27-32, 33-34, 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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SFWMD |
| 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: |
Biscayne 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: |
| This Program includes a suite of projects that will reduce loadings in several ways: by restoration of shoreline habitats that will reduce erosion and stormwater runoff; by removing loose sediment from canals leading directly to the Bay that otherwise get re-suspended and impact Bay water quality; and by continuing efforts to monitoring water quality in the Bay, identify pollutant loading sources and develop appropriate models for water quality and benthic habitats. |
| Is the project under construction? |
Yes |
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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 |
