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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #545 |
| Regional Groundwater Monitoring Network around City of Gainesville Wellfield |
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| Requester: |
Pegeen Hanrahan, Mayor |
Organization: |
City of Gainesville |
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| Project Title: |
Regional Groundwater Monitoring Network around City of Gainesville Wellfield |
Date Submitted |
12/31/2007 10:39:45 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Oelrich |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Protection of Floridan Aquifer, and the City's drinking water supply, from contamination from a nearby Superfund site or other potential sources. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Gainesville |
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Contact: |
Karen S. Johnson |
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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: |
johnsonks@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: |
| Installation of network of groundwater monitoring wells around city water supply wellfield as an early warning system to detect any contamination from a nearby Superfund site or other potential sources before it reaches the wellfield. This will allow preventative actions to be taken to protect the City's water supply. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Improved monitoring of wellfield contamination. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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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: |
Agency Needs Assessment |
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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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No |
