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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #199 |
| Charlotte Harbor Watershed Initiative (SFWMD) |
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| Requester: |
Henry Dean, Executive Director |
Organization: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
Charlotte Harbor Watershed Initiative (SFWMD) |
Date Submitted |
12/30/2003 10:41:54 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Carlton |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project is regional in scope, is intended to meet a documented need of statewide interest, is intended to produce a measurable result and has tangible community support. |
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| Recipient: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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Contact: |
Palmer Mason, Legislative Affairs Representative |
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3301 Gun Club Road |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 248-0486 |
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West Palm Beach 33416-4682 |
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Contact email: |
pmason@sfwmd.gov |
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| Counties: |
Charlotte, Lee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The Charlotte Harbor Initiative is a combination of project components that have multiple benefits but all fall within the general goal of restoration and water quality improvement which address the overall goal of restoration and water quality improvement in Charlotte Harbor and the surrounding Watershed. The individual components include spoil island restoration, restoration of native vegetation, exotic removal and control, wetland restoration, restoration of submerged aquatic vegetation, re-establishment of mangroves along disturbed shoreline and fisheries enhancement and assessment. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
Yes |
| Has the project been submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection? |
Yes |
| DEP Identfying Number: |
SWR200022145 |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Through ecosystem restoration, this initiative will enhance water quality, (e.g. through wetlands, shoreline mangroves, seagrasses, and oysters) and by restoring flow-ways it will prevent excessive freshwater runoff into the Harbor. Fisheries assessment and benthic sampling will be tools to monitor the success of the restoration activities.
Wetland plants, including mangroves and seagrasses, take up nutrients (T&P) from the water and soil along with stabilizing sediments (improve water clarity). Oysters improve water quality and clarity by filtering out solids from the water (filter feeding). Restoration of flow-ways to decrease the amount of contaminated water running into the Harbor from land and environmental clean-up will remove contaminated muck sediments. Completion of the combination of the listed projects will enhance habitat quality within the Harbor and its watershed through the increase in water clarity and better water quality.
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$4,590,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$9,180,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$4,590,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2002-2003 |
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: |
$5,000,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction |
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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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
The Charlote Harbor NEP Comp. Conservation and 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: |
Lee County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/16/2003 |
