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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #256 |
| Fort Myers Wastewater Treatment Improvements |
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| Requester: |
Jim Humphrey, Mayor |
Organization: |
City of Fort Myers |
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| Project Title: |
Fort Myers Wastewater Treatment Improvements |
Date Submitted |
1/8/2004 11:53:13 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Saunders |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| An adequately sized and improved wastewater collection system will help ensure that raw untreated wastewater is not improperly discharged to the ground or surface waters of Florida. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Fort Myers |
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Contact: |
Mark Brewer |
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2200 Second Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(941) 756-5800 |
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Fort Myers 33901 |
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Contact email: |
markb@abalc.com |
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| Counties: |
Lee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The City of Fort Myers is currently undergoing a large scale multi-phased sewer rehabilitation and replacement program, which will address aging and/or substandard wastewater system components. The overall goal of the program is to improve flows, reduce infiltration and prevent backflows/sewage spills. The current project area (Phase IIIC) has had numerous documented sewage backflow problems, and there is an immediate need to correct these problems in order to protect public health and reduce negative impacts to the ground and surface waters of Florida. The full cost of Phase IIIC is expected to be at least $22,000,000. The project is primarily located within a very low income neighborhood. COnstruction of the first sub-phase is expected to begin in 2003. |
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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: |
WW20032036 |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| With the rehabilitation and/or replacement of the currently inadequate collection system, the City will be able to help ensure that wastewater is not discharged to the ground or surface waters of Florida, and thereby reduce the associated public health risks. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$2,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$6,500,000 |
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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 |
$4,500,000 |
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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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Unknown |
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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 Regulation, Department Of |
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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: |
City of Fort Myers Wastewater Facilities Plan, State Revolving Fund Program, July 2003 |
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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: |
City Council of Fort Myers |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
07/21/2003 |
