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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #826 |
| City of Okeechobee Canal Clean Up Project |
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| Requester: |
Brian Whitehall, City Administrator |
Organization: |
City of Okeechobee |
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| Project Title: |
City of Okeechobee Canal Clean Up Project |
Date Submitted |
12/26/2007 2:59:41 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Alexander |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Protection of waters of the State. This project is located in a Rural area of Cirtical Economic Concern as destignated by the Governor, pursuant to Chapter 288/0656. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Okeechobee |
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Contact: |
Brian Whitehall, City Administrator |
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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: |
| Implement the program developed with SFWMD to clean up the canals. Removal of silt pollutants to reduce nitrates in the tributaries and Taylor Creek. |
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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, phosphorous and nitrogen loads, provides clean and safe water for resident and the public. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$360,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$365,000 |
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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 Mtg & Okeechobee Legislative Delegation Meeting |
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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: |
| SFWMD, SWIM Plan & 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: |
Taylor Creek and Lake Okeechobee |
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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 pollutants and other contaminants in Taylor Creek and Lake Okeechobee Rim Canal thereby reducing pollutants entering into Lake Okeechobee. |
| 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 |
