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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1634 |
| Holden Heights water quality and flood protection improvements |
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| Requester: |
Richard M. Howard, P.E., City Engineer |
Organization: |
City of Orlando |
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| Project Title: |
Holden Heights water quality and flood protection improvements |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2005 5:15:17 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Posey |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Holden Heights is one of the neighborhoods identified in Gov. Bush's Front Porch Florida initiative. Implementation of improvements in Holden Heights will help to alleviate flooding of residential and commercial properties, will assist in treating stormwater runoff from the expansion of Interstate 4, will improve the quality of surface water being discharged to the Floridan aquifer and will eliminate the need for construction of a surface outfall to any priority water bodies. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Orlando Public Works Department |
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Contact: |
Richard M. Howard, P.E., City Engineer |
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P.O. Box 4990 |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 246-3222 |
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Orlando 32802-4990 |
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Contact email: |
rhoward@cityoforlando.net |
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| Counties: |
Orange |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The disadvantaged community of Holden Heights is characterized by isolated drainage basins that have no outfall to other surface waters. In the early 1960s, as part of the original construction of Interstate 4, FDOT enlarged a wetland area in Holden Heights to create Lake Angel for stormwater management. FDOT also constructed a 20-inch diameter drainage well in the newly created lake to provide volume recovery. The City of Orlando has a much smaller drainage basin adjoining this area, which is served by a separate 20-inch drainage well and a created lake known as the Conroy Basin. Lake Angel and the Conroy Basin are interconnected by two storm sewer systems and, together, accommodate a drainage area of about 275 acres. During recent heavy rainfall events, structural flooding of properties occurred in these basins. An engineering evaluation determined that storm sewer improvements alone are insufficient to fully solve the flooding problem. Furthermore, FDOT is exploring the possibility of encroaching onto Lake Angel as part of the widening of Interstate 4. This cannot occur without at least a commensurate enlargement of the lake. Enlarging both water bodies for flood protection will not only directly address the flooding, but will greatly reduce the likelihood of uncontrolled discharges to Clear Lake, in the Upper Kissimmee River basin, and Lake Holden, a large, landlocked recreational lake south of the subject area. The project also affords the opportunity to incorporate stormwater pollution abatement enhancements through the creation of wetlands. In addition to serving the Lake Angel and Conroy Basin areas, runoff from an existing stormwater collection system in the Lake Holden basin will be diverted into the new stormwater system, thereby reducing the pollutant load to Lake Holden. As the ultimate discharge point for this basin is the upper Floridan aquifer (through the two drainage wells), and much emphasis has been placed on the recharge that can be provided by drainage wells, improved surface water quality will assist in achieving this objective. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The measurable outcomes anticipated are reduced flooding in the Holden Heights area and improved surface water quality in the two basins in question as well as in Lake Holden. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$2,250,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$4,500,000 |
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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 |
$2,250,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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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: |
Citizen complaints and damage claims submitted to the City Risk Management agency as a result of flo |
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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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No |
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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.)? |
Yes |
| Name the plan and cite the pages on which the project is described: |
| The need for this project was not evident until July of 2004, after stormwater project budget had already been identified for the current fiscal year. This project will be added to the Stormwater Capital Improvement Program for FY 2005/2006. |
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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: |
2250000 |
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Match Source: |
Stormwater Utility Fee revenues |
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| Will this project reduce pollutant loadings to a water management district designated 'priority' surface water body? |
No |
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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 |
