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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #47 |
| Southwest Lehigh Structures PD&E |
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| Requester: |
David Lindsay |
Organization: |
East County Water Control District |
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| Project Title: |
Southwest Lehigh Structures PD&E |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 6:38:58 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Aronberg |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| What statewide interest does this project address as it relates to Chapter 216.052(1)? This is a planning, design and evaluation to relieve flows on the Orange River, store massive amounts of stormwater, and provide water quality treatment in Lehigh Acres and Southwest Florida. |
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| Recipient: |
East County Water Control District |
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Contact: |
David Lindsay |
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601 East County Lane |
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Contact Phone: |
(239) 368-0044 |
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Lehigh Acres 33936 |
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Contact email: |
DLindsay@ecwcd.com |
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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 East County Water Control District wishes to conduct a plan, evaluate design of a water control structure (weirs) system in southwest Lehigh by fiscal year 2008. This project will store massive amounts of stormwater, provide for water quality treatment and relieve flows on the Orange River. We are asking for turn-dirt, construction dollars to complete this project. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| PD&E substantial increases in stormwater collection, water quality treatment and relived flows on the Orange River. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$150,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$225,000 |
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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 |
$75,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2006 |
Amount: |
$25,000 |
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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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Southwest Lehigh Study-Quattrone & Associates |
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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: |
Lee 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: |
| Caloosahatchee River Watershed Initiative Modeling Study |
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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: |
75000 |
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Match Source: |
Assessments |
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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: |
Caloosahatchee River |
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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: |
| This regional project will raise water levels over nine square miles that will reduce nutrient levels, suspended solids and peak flows prior to discharge to the Caloosahatchee River.____ |
| 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 |
