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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #41 |
| Lake Beauclair Canal Restoration |
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| Requester: |
Skip Goerner |
Organization: |
Harris Chain Restoration Council |
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| Project Title: |
Lake Beauclair Canal Restoration |
Date Submitted |
12/20/2007 3:51:28 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Baker |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Removal of accumulated sediment as a result of high flows through the Apopka Beauclair Canal restricting access to the nationally recognized and economically 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: |
| Hydraulic dredging to remove the accumulated sediment resulting from high flows through the Apopka Beauclair Canal that is restricting access to the nationally recognized and economically significant Harris Chain of Lakes |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Removal of fine sediment that inhibits access to the Chain of Lakes and inhibits the growth of submergent and emergent native vegetation. Providing a more suitable substrate for vegetation growth results in increased aquatic habitat necessary to support and enhance the fish and wildlife resources and immediately increasing the sport fish population in a lake system that has experienced significant water quality improvement as a result of community restoration efforts |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$5,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$5,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$8,500,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$300,000 |
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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 - 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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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.)? |
No |
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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: |
8500000 |
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Match Source: |
Lake County Water Authority |
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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: |
Upper Ocklawaha River Basin |
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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: |
| Planting native Florida herbaceous vegetation and trees will serve to capture solids and nutrients prior to entering the lake, and will remove nutrients from the water column and bind them as plant biomass. Aquatic vegetation binds bottom sediments preventing resuspension reduces total suspended solids |
| 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 |
