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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2796 |
| Middle St. Johns River Basin Initiative |
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| Requester: |
Kirby Green |
Organization: |
St. Johns River Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
Middle St. Johns River Basin Initiative |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 4:33:18 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Constantine |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project addresses improving water quality and aquatic habitats. The basin is designated a priority watershed under the 1987 Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Act. The basin contains water bodies of significance to the state such as the Econlockhatchee River, the Wekiva River, and Lakes Jesup, Monroe, and Harney. |
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| Recipient: |
St. Johns River Water Management District |
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Contact: |
Michael Slayton |
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PO Box 1429 |
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Contact Phone: |
(321) 508-0801 |
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Palatka 32178-1429 |
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Contact email: |
mslayton@sjrwmd.com |
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| Counties: |
Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The Middle St. Johns River Basin Initiative is an ongoing project to restore and enhance the middle St. Johns River and its tributaries. This basin is in an area where population and water use are expected to grow. Funding through this initiative will help to restore and enhance this portion of the river and its lakes and tributaries. Examples of subprojects that could be funded through this request follow. The projects are organized by type of match and are in alphabetical order; the list is not a complete list.
Partner Match
� Lake Jesup Restoration
� Lake Monroe Watershed Plan Implementation
� Wekiva River Watershed Improvements
No Match
� Pollution Load Reduction Goal Development |
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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 rivers and lakes (e.g. less nutrients); construction of stormwater facilities (e.g. ponds, parks); increased acres of submerged aquatic vegetation; reduced amount of flood damage to structures |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$6,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$8,500,000 |
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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 |
$8,000,000 |
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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: |
$800,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$6,000,000 |
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 |
Environmental Protection, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
SWIM Plan, District Water Management Plan, and various management plans |
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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: |
Volusia County Delegation |
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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: |
| Middle St. Johns River Basin Initiative, FY 2008�2009, approved December 11, 2007, all pages 3�12; Middle St. Johns River Basin SWIM Plan, 2002, all pages; District Water Management Plan, May 2005, pages 56�59 |
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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 |
| 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: |
8000000 |
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Match Source: |
Ad valorem and local funding |
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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: |
Wekiva, Econlockhatchee, and middle St. Johns rivers, Lakes Jesup and Monroe, and their 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: |
| Regional stormwater treatment systems will be implemented in the watersheds of the Middle St. Johns River Basin to reduce the discharge of nutrients, suspended solids, and heavy metals into the waters of the state. Wet detention methodology will be implemented where the limited availability of land does not eliminate this option. Within areas of heavy urbanization, consideration will be given to all methods of stormwater treatment including alternative treatment methods to reduce the pollutant loads to the receiving water bodies, particularly where space is limited due to unavailable or exceptionally high-cost land. Actual reductions of pollutants to the lakes and streams will depend upon the level of funding received, particularly in the urbanized areas where land availability is limited and costs are high. |
| 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 |
