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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #139 |
| Harris Chain of Lakes Restoration |
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| Requester: |
Skip Goerner |
Organization: |
Harris Chain of Lakes Restoration Council |
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| Project Title: |
Harris Chain of Lakes Restoration |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2005 12:28:04 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Baker |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Improves water quality, and additional economic benefits |
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| Recipient: |
St. Johns River Water Management District |
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Contact: |
Skip Goerner |
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4049 Reid Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 360-0600 |
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Palatka 32177 |
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Contact email: |
bigsky115@comcast.net |
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| Counties: |
Lake |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Revegetation with native vegetation, stocking of largemouth bass, control of exotic and invasive vegetation, planting of cypress trees |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Increased submergent and emergent native vegetation to provide immediate aquatic habitat to support and enhance the fish and wildlife resources and immediately increasing the sport fish population in a lake system that has experienced significant water quality improvement as a result of community restoration efforts. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$800,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$800,000 |
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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 |
$1,000,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2001-2002 |
Amount: |
$100,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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No |
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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: |
Harris Chain of Lakes Restoration Council Annual Report to the Legislature, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
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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: |
Lake County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/08/2004 |
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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? |
No |
| 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.)? |
No |
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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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St. Johns River Water Management District |
| Have you provided at least 50% match? |
Yes |
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Match Amount: |
1000000 |
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Match Source: |
Lake County Water Authority |
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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: |
Upper Ocklawaha River Basin, Harris Chain |
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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: |
| Planting native Florida herbaceous vegetation and trees will serve to capture solids and nutrients prior to entering the lake and will remove nutrients from the water column and bind them as plant biomass. Aquatic vegetation binds bottom sediments preventing resuspension, reduces total suspended solids |
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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 |
