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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1605 |
| Kissimmee Upper Basin Restoration Initiative |
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| Requester: |
Henry Dean |
Organization: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
Kissimmee Upper Basin Restoration Initiative |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2005 10:13:03 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Haridopolos |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Regional in scope, intended to meet a documented need of statewide interest, intended to produce a measurable result and has tangible community support |
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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: |
Palm Beach |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The upper basin of the Kissimmee River Watershed is the headwaters of the Everglades. The Kissimmee Upper Basin Restoration Initiative is an integrated project with multiple objectives. It will improve groundwater and surface water quality, protect the ecosystems of lakes and enhance stormwater management in the basin. It will improve the quality of water leaving the basin and flowing into the newly restored Kissimmee River and ultimately the Everglades. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The inititative focuses on older urban stormwater management systems that were designed with insufficient stormwater treatment. The implementation of the initiative will result in improvements in stormwater management, flood control and water quality in the Upper Kissimmee Basin. This will result in a substantial reduction of pollutant loadings although no modeling has been performed to quantify the reduction. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,550,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$3,790,000 |
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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 |
$2,240,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2002-2003 |
Amount: |
$2,000,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$2,000,000 |
To Fund: |
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 Kissimmee Basin Water Management Plan - April 2000 |
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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: |
Orange and Osceola County's Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/10/2004 |
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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: |
20022140 |
| 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: |
| Orange and Osceola Comprehensive Plans |
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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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SFWMD |
| Have you provided at least 50% match? |
Yes |
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Match Amount: |
2240000 |
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Match Source: |
Orange and Osceola Counties |
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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: |
Kissimmee River |
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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: |
| Pollutant loadings will be reduced through the use of major stormwater detention facilities and in-line stormwater sediment/nutrient removal units. Modeling necessary to quantify the reductions of specific pollutants has not been performed. |
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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 |
