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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #40 |
| Harris Chain of Lakes Cyanobacteria Monitoring |
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| Requester: |
Skip Goerner |
Organization: |
Harris Chain Restoration Council |
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| Project Title: |
Harris Chain of Lakes Cyanobacteria Monitoring |
Date Submitted |
12/20/2007 3:49:01 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Baker |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Provides the ability to alert the public to the presence of toxins during blooms of potentially toxic cyanobacteria that could affect the public of the regionally significant Harris Chain of Lakes |
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| Recipient: |
St. Johns River Water Management District |
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Contact: |
Skip Goerner |
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4049 Reid Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 360-0600 |
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Palatka 32177 |
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Contact email: |
bigsky115@comcast.net |
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| Counties: |
Lake |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Monitoring for potentially toxic cyanobacteria that have been in a persistent bloom condition in the Harris Chain of Lakes which at times produce toxin levels that exceed World Health Organization guidelines |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Early warning system will be put in place so citizens will be advised of water safety per World Health Organization guidelines |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$250,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$250,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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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 |
$200,000 |
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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? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Harris Chain of Lakes Restoration Council Annual Report to the Legislature 2006 and 2007 |
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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: |
Lake County Legislative Delegation, October 31, 2007 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
