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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #17 |
| St. Lucie River Issues Team |
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| Requester: |
Henry Dean, Executive Director |
Organization: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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| Project Title: |
St. Lucie River Issues Team |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2005 7:21:21 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Pruitt |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project is regional in scope, is intended to meet a documented need of statewide interest, is intended to produce a measureable result and has tangible community support. (See below) |
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| Recipient: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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Contact: |
Frank Bernardino, Legislative Affairs Representative |
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3301 Gun Club Road |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 718-2345 |
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West Palm Beach 33406-4682 |
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Contact email: |
fbernar@sfwmd.gov |
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| Counties: |
Martin, Palm Beach, St. Lucie |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The St. Lucie Issues Team was established by the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force in the Summer of 1998. The intra-agency group's function is to identify and implement local stormwater retrofits and ecosystem restoration projects to enhance local coastal waters and to augment the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan within the Martin/St. Lucie County area. Each project implemented through this inititative is sponsored by a local governmental entity and includes at least 50% cost match. Like in years past, this year's submittal includes: funds to implement city stormwater retrofits (Stuart, Sewall's Point, Port St. Lucie), county stormwater retrofits (Martin and St. Lucie), baffle box installation (Stuart, Martin and St. Lucie Counties), Flood Plain Restoration (North and South Fork of the St. Lucie River), and citrus irrigation to microjet (Martin and St. Lucie Counties). |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The primary type of stormwater retrofit will be the creation of a retention/detention system in a watershed that has been built prior to the initiation of the stormwater regulatory programs. In general the retrofit will meet current criteria, 25 year/three day in these older neighborhoods which were previous served by a straight-line ditch to the estuary. Literature values and real life data indicate that we can expect 50-70% reduction in nutrients and contaminants. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$3,123,500 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$6,247,000 |
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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 |
$3,123,500 |
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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: |
$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: |
$3,000,000 |
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: |
South Florida Water Managment District-Indian River Lagoon SWIM 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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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? |
Yes |
| DEP identifying number: |
200022135 |
| 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: |
| Indian River Lagoon SWIMM Plan |
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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: |
6247000 |
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Match Source: |
Various local governments and not-for-profits |
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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: |
St. Lucie River Estuary |
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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: |
| The projects in this proposal include construction of stormwater improvements and implementation of MPs will improve water quality. Literature values and real life data indicate that implementation of these types of projects could result in a 50-70% reduction in nutrients and contaminants currently being discharged to the estuary. Additional projects will increase water storage and improve habitats. |
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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 |
