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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #102 |
| Big Cypress Basin Watershed Initiative |
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| Requester: |
Henry Dean, Executive Director |
Organization: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
Big Cypress Basin Watershed Initiative |
Date Submitted |
12/22/2004 10:35:38 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Saunders |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Big Cypress Basin Watershed Initiative is a series of regional water projects that will have a significant impact on water quality in Naples Bay, Rookery Bay, and Marco while providing environmental enhancement in the estuaries. This initiative will improve water quality in all of these waterbodies, which are listed priorities for the South Florida Water Management District. |
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| Recipient: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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Contact: |
Frank Bernardino |
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3301 Gun Club Road |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 718-2345 |
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West Palm Beach 33406 |
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Contact email: |
fbernar@sfwmd.gov |
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| Counties: |
Collier, Hendry |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| ) The Big Cypress Basin, a priority watershed, covering 2,400 square miles in Collier and parts of Lee and Hendry Counties. The major waterways include the Cocohatchee River, Gordon River, Henderson Creek, Barron River, and a large network of canals operated and maintained by the Big Cypress Basin unit of SFWMD. Other major flowways include Okaloacoochee Slough and numerous large cypress strands, including Fakahatchee, Corkscrew, Bird Rookery, Kissimmee Billie, and Picayune.
Key Efforts
� Construction of a water control structure in the headwater of Corkscrew Canal to prevent overdrainage from the Bird Rookery Swamp.
� Restoration of flowways in the Little Corkscrew Island - Corkscrew Sanctuary headwaters in the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW).
� Restoration of flowways of the Okaloacoochee Slough near CR 858.
� Stormwater management improvement in the Belle-Meade area.
Key Partners
The District has formed cooperative partnerships with federal, state, county and city governments; developers; citizen support groups; environmental organizations; and other nonprofit institutes. The list of partners include the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Army Corps of Engineers, Collier County, National Audubon Society, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Watershed Council of Southwest Florida, Conservancy of Southwest Florida.
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Improved water quality, flood protection, and environmental enhancement. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$2,000,000 |
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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 |
$1,000,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2004-2005 |
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: |
$4,000,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations, 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: |
SFWMD's 10-year Strategic Plan and the Southwest Florida Feasibility Study |
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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: |
Collier County State Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/23/2004 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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Yes |
| Has the project been submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection? |
Yes |
| DEP identifying number: |
SWR20022146 |
| Is this project eligible under section 403.885(5) F.S.? |
Yes |
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| 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's Big Cypress Basin 5-year Plan (pages 14-15) |
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| If you are requesting funding for a stormwater or surface water restoration project: |
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| Which Water Management District has the jurisdiction of your project? |
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South Florida Water Management District |
| Have you provided at least 50% match? |
Yes |
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Match Amount: |
1000000 |
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Match Source: |
County, state, and federal governments, as well as multi-agencies |
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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: |
Naples Bay, Rookery Bay, and Marco |
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| Describe 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: |
| Each project within the Big Cypress Basin Watershed Initiative has a water quality component that will significantly reduce loadings and pollutants reaching South Florida Water Management District priority water bodies |
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| If you are requesting funding for a wastewater project: |
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| Does your project qualify for funding from DEP's 'Small Community Wastewater Treatment Grant Program' under section 403.1838 F.S.? |
No |
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| Other wastewater projects: |
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| Have you received previous legislative funding for this project? |
No |
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| Is the project under construction? |
No |
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| Have you provided at least a 25% local match? |
No |
