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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #116 |
| Florida Lakewatch |
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| Requester: |
Dr. Dan Canfield |
Organization: |
UF / IFAS Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences |
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| Project Title: |
Florida Lakewatch |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2005 11:30:32 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Rod Smith |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Baseline water quality data of Florida's lakes and citizen awareness of water quality issues. |
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| Recipient: |
UF Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences |
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Contact: |
Dr. Dan Canfield |
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7922 Northwest 71st Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 392-9617 |
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Gainesville 32653-3071 |
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Contact email: |
decan@ufl.edu |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Continue to expand and operate Florida LAKEWATCH, a citizen based water quality monitoring program that operates throughout the State of Florida. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Baseline data on inland Florida lakes. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$450,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$710,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$260,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2004-05 |
Amount: |
$450,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$450,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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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: |
Agency needs assessment. |
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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: |
Alachua County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/20/2004 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
