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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1117 |
| Charlotte Harbor Watershed Initiative |
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| Requester: |
Frank Bernardino |
Organization: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
Charlotte Harbor Watershed Initiative |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2005 7:21:42 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bennett |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Charlotte Harbor is Florida's second largest open water estuary and one of the state's major environmental features. It is bordered by three counties (Lee,Charlotte,Sarasota) and has a broad barrier island chain and nearly intact mangrove shoreline with significant parts in public ownership and management. It is the site of three National Wildlife Refuges and four aquatic preserves. Its watershed stretches from the headwaters of the Peace River in Polk County to the southern end of Estero Bay in Lee County, a distance of more than 100 miles. |
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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) 682-2721 |
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West Palm Beach 33416 |
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Contact email: |
fbernardino@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: |
| Regional approach to restore spoil islands and native vegetation, environmental clean-up and improved drainage in tributaries, wetland restoration, capital improvements, restoration of shellfish, restoration and assessment of submerged aquatic vegetation, re-establishment of mangroves along disturbed shorelines, fisheries enhancement and assessment, and hydrologic restoration. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Improved water quality, restored natural areas and critical habitat, restored fisheries, shellfish, mangroves and aquatic vegetation. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$3,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$1,500,000 |
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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: |
$1,000,000 |
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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: |
The South Florida Water Management District's 10-Year Strategic 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: |
12/08/2005 |
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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: |
SWR20022145 |
| 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: |
| The South Florida Water Management District's 10-Year Strategic Plan, first identified in the Governor and Cabinet's Charlotte Harbor Resource Planning and Management Plan (1982). It is also addressed by the Southwest Florida Water Management District's SWIM Plan (1992), the National Estuary Program's Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan (2000), and the South Florida Water Management District's recent SWIM Plan authorization for the part o |
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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: |
1500000 |
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Match Source: |
Local, Water Management District |
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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: |
Charlotte Harbor |
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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 Charlotte Harbor 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 |
