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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #544 |
| Improvements to meet Total Maximum Daily Load |
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| Requester: |
Pegeen Hanrahan, Mayor |
Organization: |
City of Gainesville |
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| Project Title: |
Improvements to meet Total Maximum Daily Load |
Date Submitted |
12/31/2007 10:45:09 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Oelrich |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Reduce nutrient discharges to Alachua Sink (a surface water body) to improve water quality and comply with a state mandated Total Maximum Daily Load requirement. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Gainesville |
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Contact: |
Karen Johnson, interim General Mgr for Utilities |
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200 East University Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 334-2811 |
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Gainesville 32601 |
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Contact email: |
manager@gru.com |
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| Counties: |
Alachua |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Improvements to City of Gainesville Main Street Water Reclamation Facility, to cost effectively implement nutrient reductions for a local TMDL. This project will be performed in conjunction with the Paynes Prairie Sheetflow Restoration 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: |
| Reduction in nutrient nitrogen and phosphorus levels discharged into the Alachua Sink. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$2,000,000 |
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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 |
$1,000,000 |
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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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Orange Creek Basin Management Action Plan |
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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: |
Alachua County Legislative 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: |
| Comprehensive Plan Housing Element |
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| Are requesting funding for a stormwater, surface water restoration, or other water management project? |
No |
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| Are you requesting funding for a wastewater project? |
Yes |
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| Does your project qualify for funding from DEP's 'Small Community Wastewater Treatment Grant Program' under section 403.1838 F.S.? |
No |
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| Have you received or applied for funding for this project from DEP's State Revolving Fund (SRF) program under section 403.1835,F.S.? |
No |
| Is the project under construction? |
No |
| Have you provided at least 25% match (that is, one-quarter of the total project cost identified in this request? |
Yes |
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Match Amount: |
1000000 |
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Match Source: |
Wastewater Utility |
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| Are you requesting funding for a drinking water project? |
No |
