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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #30 |
| Big Cypress Watersheds Initiative |
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| Requester: |
Carol Ann Wehle, Executive Director |
Organization: |
Souht Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
Big Cypress Watersheds Initiative |
Date Submitted |
12/19/2007 1:34:09 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Saunders |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This program is regional in scope and is intended to meet a documented need of statewide interests. The Big Cypress Basin Watershed Initiative have prioritized substantive water quality construction and restoration projects that will have a significant impact on reducing nutrient loads to impaired water bodies within the basin. These projects will produce measurable results and have tangible community support. |
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| Recipient: |
South Floirda Water Management District |
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Contact: |
Ernie Barnett |
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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: |
Collier |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The purpose of the Big Cypress Basin Watershed Initiative is to develop federal, state, and stakeholder consensus while prioritizing substantive short term water quality improvement construction projects that will immediately accelerate progress toward reducing nutrient loading while improving water quality and habitat. The restoration team focused on those projects that provide multiple diverse benefits. These benefits include: improving water quality in priority and impaired water bodies, water storage, flood protection, restoration, public recreation, and environmental education through outreach. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| This request for the Big Cypress Basin Watershed Initiative will fund 6 water quality construction projects and 3 habitat restoration projects in Collier County and total over $4 million. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,815,000 |
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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, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$1,815,800 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2005-06 |
Amount: |
$500,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,000,000 |
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: |
Reconnaissance of Hydrology and Environmental Conditions in Central Big Cypress Basin Report, South |
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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: |
South Floirda Water Management District 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: |
| Reconnaissance of Hydrology and Environmental Conditions in Central Big Cypress Basin Report, South Florida Water Management District's 10 Yr Strategic Plan and Southwest Florida Feasibility Study and local county and city master plans |
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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: |
Various local governments and not-for-profit entities |
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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: |
Lake Trafford, Rookery Bay, Florida 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: |
| Each project selected by the Big Cypress Basin Watershed Initiative was chosen because of the project�s diverse benefits. Each and every project has a water quality component that will significantly reduce nutrient loadings and pollutants. These water quality components include retention, detention, storage, filter marshes, sediment traps, hydrologic and plant community restoration. |
| 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 |
