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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #99 |
| Upper Ocklawaha River Basin (including Lake Apopka) 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 Ocklawaha River Basin (including Lake Apopka) Initiative, FY 2008 - 2009 |
Date Submitted |
12/20/2007 3:53:09 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Baker |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project addresses improving water quality & aquatic habitats as they relate to a large regionally significant, highly degraded chain of lakes system. In addition, the upper Ocklawaha River & Lake Apopka are designated priority water bodies 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 |
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Contact email: |
mslayton@sjrwmd.com |
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| Counties: |
Lake, Marion, Orange |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The Upper Ocklawaha River Basin Initiative is an ongoing project to restore, protect, & enhance the upper Ocklawaha River, its tributaries, & Lake Apopka. Funding through this initiative will help to restore & enhance this chain of lakes 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: Control of Nuisance Aquatic Vegetation; Habitat Restoration - Planting of Desirable Vegetation on Lake Apopka; In-Lake Nutrient Reduction via Rough Fish Harvesting; Lake Beauclair Aquatic Enhancement; Nutrient Loading Reduction; Restoration of the North Shore of Lake Apopka; Wetland & Aquatic Habitat Restoration. No Match: Support of Pollutant Load Reduction Goals for the Harris Chain of Lakes. |
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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 water quality (i.e. reduced phosphorous levels); percentage reduction in average phosphorous loading to the Harris Chain of Lakes; improved conveyance of floodwaters along the flow-path between Lakes Harris & Griffin; increased fluctuation range for lake levels; less residual pesticide contaminants in soils; acres of submerged aquatic vegetation. |
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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: |
$2,900,000 |
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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 |
$2,400,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2005-2006 |
Amount: |
$500,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$2,900,000 |
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 Plans 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: |
Lake County Legislative Delegation, October 31, 2007 |
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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 Ocklawaha River Basin (including Lake Apopka) Initiative, FY 2008-2009, pages 3 - 9; Upper Ocklawaha River Basin SWIM Plan, 1995, all pages; Lake Apopka SWIM Plan, 2003, all pages; District Water Management Plan, 2005, pages 62 - 66 |
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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: |
2400000 |
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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: |
Ocklawaha River and its tributaries and Lake Apopka |
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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: |
| In the Upper Ocklawaha River Basin, nutrient loadings will be reduced by filtering lake water through an operating flow-way to remove total suspended solids, total nitrogen, & phosphorus that are associated with particulate matter suspended in Lake Apopka. Nutrient control in stormwater pumped from restoration areas & stormwater retrofit projects also will reduce nutrient loadings to the lakes. |
| 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 |
