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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #189 |
| Environmental Impacts of Desalination Effluents. |
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| Requester: |
Shirley A. Pomponi, Ph.D., Pres. & CEO |
Organization: |
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Environmental Impacts of Desalination Effluents. |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2005 11:06:51 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Pruitt |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project addresses the environmental impacts of desalination effluents and will propose solutions to those impacts before they occur. |
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| Recipient: |
Harbor Branch |
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Contact: |
Mr. Jan R. Petri |
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5600 North US 1 |
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Contact Phone: |
(772) 465-2400 |
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Fort Pierce 34946 |
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Contact email: |
petri@hboi.edu |
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| Counties: |
Brevard, Indian River, Orange, St. Lucie |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Determine the potential environmental impacts of dumping brine effluent into the ocean from a planned desalination plant in the Cocoa/Patrick AFB area. Also includes determining outlining solutions to any impacts. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Cost-effective brine disposal without significant coastal environmental impacts. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$400,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$400,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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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? |
No |
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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.)? |
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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SJWMD, SFWMD |
| Have you provided at least 50% match? |
No |
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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: |
Indian River Lagoon |
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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: |
| Brine effluent from planned desalination plant is presently planned to be discharged into the Indian River Lagoon. Ocean outfall disposal would take place of disposal into IRL. |
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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 |
