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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #817 |
| Upper St. John's River Basin Initiative, FY 2008-2009 |
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| Requester: |
Kirby Green |
Organization: |
St. Johns River Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
Upper St. John's River Basin Initiative, FY 2008-2009 |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 12:03:32 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Posey |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project addresses improving water quality and aquatic habitats. The basin is designated a priority watershed under the 1987 Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Act. |
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| Recipient: |
St. Johns River Water Management District |
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Contact: |
Michael Slayton |
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P.O. Box 1429 |
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Contact Phone: |
(321) 508-0801 |
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Palatka 32178-1429 |
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Contact email: |
mslayton@sjrwmd.com |
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| Counties: |
Brevard, Indian River, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The Upper St. Johns River Basin Initiative is an ongoing project to restore, protect, and enhance the upper St. Johns River. Funding through this initiative will help to restore and enhance this system. Examples of subprojects that could be funded through this request follow. The projects are organized by type of match and are in alphabetical order; the list is not a complete list:
-Partner Match
--Banjo Groves Restoration
--Fellsmere Water Management Area
--Moccasin Island Restoration
-No Match
--Assessment of Biological Resources
--Evaluation of Water Quality Improvement Projects to Meet Total Maximum Daily Loads
--Jane Green Detention Area Improvements |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Number of flood acres in water management areas; improved water quality (e.g., less nutrients) in the basin and the Indian River Lagoon; number of acres of restored wetland |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$2,500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$2,662,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$2,252,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2007-2008 |
Amount: |
$300,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$2,500,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Environmental Protection, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
SWIM Plan and District Water Management 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: |
Indian River 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: |
| Upper St. Johns River Basin Initiative, FY 2008-2009, approved Dec. 11, 2007, pages 3-8; Upper St. Johns River Basin SWIM Plan, draft 2006, all pages; District Water Management Plan, 2005, pages 68-70. |
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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: |
2252000 |
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Match Source: |
ad valorem and federal funding |
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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 St. Johns River, its tributaries and lakes, the Indian River Lagoon, and all downstream segments of the St. Johns 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: |
| The Upper St. Johns River Basin contains a semi-structural system of water management areas, marsh conservation areas, and marsh restoration areas covering approximately 166,500 acres. The system will reduce pollutant loadings by reducing stormwater discharges associated with flooding, improving water quality (i.e., total suspended solids, total nitrogen, and total phosphorus), reducing freshwater and stormwater discharges to the Indian River Lagoon (an estuary), and restoring or enhancing wetland habitats. |
| Is the project under construction? |
Yes |
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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 |
