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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #34 |
| Estero Bay Watershed Initiative |
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| Requester: |
Carol Ann Wehle, Executive Director |
Organization: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
Estero Bay Watershed Initiative |
Date Submitted |
12/19/2007 2:23:42 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 Estero Bay 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 Florida 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: |
Lee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The purpose of the Estero Bay 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 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 Estero Bay Watershed Initiative will fund 13 water quality construction projects, 1 habitat restoration project, and 4 recon/analysis projects. These projects are located in Lee County and total over $9 million. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$4,062,500 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$9,000,000 |
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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 |
$4,062,500 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2006-2007 |
Amount: |
$1,000,000 |
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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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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: |
Lower Char Har SWIM Plan Recon Report;SFWMD 10yr Strat Plan;SWFL Feas Study;local stormwater MPs |
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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 Florida 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: |
| Lower Char Har SWIM Plan Recon Report; SFWMD's 10-Yr Strategic Plan;SW FL Feas Study;local county and city MPs |
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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: |
5000000 |
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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: |
Estero 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 Estero Bay Watershed Initiative for 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 |
