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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #825 |
| City of Okeechobee Stormwater Retrofit Project |
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| Requester: |
Brian Wheeler, City Administrator |
Organization: |
City of Okeechobee |
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| Project Title: |
City of Okeechobee Stormwater Retrofit Project |
Date Submitted |
12/26/2007 2:58:47 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Alexander |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Protection of waters of the State. Pre-treatment of stormwater. This project is located in a Rural Area of Critical Economic Conern, as designated by the Governor, pursuant to Chapter 288.0856 |
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| Recipient: |
City of Okeechobee |
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Contact: |
Brian Whitehall |
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55 SE Third Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(863) 763-3372 |
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Okeechobee 34974 |
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Contact email: |
bwhitehall@cityofokeechobee.com |
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| Counties: |
Okeechobee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| To provide augmentation and support of the SFWMD Stormwater efforts along the northern rim of Lake Okeechobee, providing for swale and inlet improvements to reduce the nutrients and volume of runoff entering Lake Okeechobee. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Protection of State waters - Taylor Creek and Lake Okeechobee, reduction of pollutants, phosphorus and nitrogen loads, provides clean, safe water for residents and the public. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$505,000 |
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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 |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$5,000 |
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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: |
Critical water quality concerns - Lake Okeechobee Protection Act |
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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: |
Okeechobee City Council and Okeechobee Legislative Delegation Meeting of 12/6/07 |
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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: |
| Northern Everglades/Lake Okeechobee Protection Act |
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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? |
No |
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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: |
Taylro Creek and Lake Okeechobee and the estuaries. |
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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: |
| Removal of Pollutant debris; soils, etc. will reduce phosphorous and other contaminants in Taylor Creek/Lake Okeechobee Rim Canal thereby reducing pollutants entering into Lake Okeechobee and the estuaries. |
| 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 |
