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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #835 |
| Northern Coastal 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: |
Northern Coastal Basin Initiative, FY 2008�2009 |
Date Submitted |
1/2/2008 3:24:43 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Lynn |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project addresses improving water quality and aquatic habitats of coastal water resources such as shellfish harvesting. The basin is designated a priority watershed under the 1987 Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Act. This basin includes the Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve. |
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| Recipient: |
St. Johns River Water Management District |
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Contact: |
Michael Slayton |
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PO 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: |
Flagler, St. Johns, Volusia |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Project Description: (Include services to be provided)
The Northern Coastal Basin Initiative is an ongoing effort to protect and enhance the Guana, Matanzas, Tolomato, and Halifax rivers and their tributaries. An increased need for water quality improvements and the adverse effects of cumulative storm water on coastal water resources, particularly the shellfish harvesting areas, highlighted the need for a watershed-based project. Within this basin, is the Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve. Funding through this initiative will enhance water quality in all the basin rivers. 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
� Cooperative Habitat Restoration and Management Initiatives
� Local Government Cooperative Stormwater Programs�Priority Watersheds
� Marineland Acres Stormwater Retrofit Improvements
� North Peninsula Wastewater and Reuse, Phase II
� Nova Canal Watershed�Stormwater Diversion/Alternative Water Supply Augmentation, Phase 11
� Palm Coast Stormwater Improvements
� Rose Bay Restoration
� St. Johns County Regional Stormwater Park
� Volusia County North Peninsula Stormwater Outfall Improvements
No Match
� Resource Assessment, Protection, and Restoration Initiative
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Stormwater treatment/management facilities; improved water quality in the watershed (e.g., less pollutants in runoff); less total suspended solids, total nitrogen, and total phosphorus; acres of restored and enhanced estuary habitat |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$4,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$7,160,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$6,960,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2006-2007 |
Amount: |
$525,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$4,000,000 |
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, District Water Management Plan, etc. (see attached document for complete list) |
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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: |
Volusia 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: |
| Northern Coastal Basin Initiative, FY 2008�2009, approved December 11, 2007, pages 3�10, Northern Coastal Basin SWIM Plan, 2003, all pages, Volusia County Water and Wastewater Master Plan for Northeast Volusia County, 2003, pages ES22�ES24, District Water Management Plan, 2005, pages 61�62 |
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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: |
6960000 |
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Match Source: |
ad valorem and local 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: |
Tolomato, Matanzas, Guana, Tomoka, and Halifax rivers, Pellicer and Spruce creeks, and Rose Bay and their tributaries |
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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: |
| Implementation of master stormwater projects will provide stormwater treatment to identified priority watersheds. Projects will retrofit older, developed urban areas to improve stormwater treatment to meet current permitting standards. Overall impacts and load reductions of total suspended solids, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and other contaminants from project implementation will be evaluated from data collected by ongoing monitoring programs and watershed models that are currently in development. Projects will implement best management practices to provide stormwater retention and treatment in the watershed that will result in reduced volumes and enhanced quality of discharges to surface waters. |
| 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 |
