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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #197 |
| Lake Tuscawilla Expansion |
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| Requester: |
Paul K. Nugent, City Manager |
Organization: |
City of Ocala |
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| Project Title: |
Lake Tuscawilla Expansion |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2005 3:05:26 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Argenziano, Lynn |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Improving the water quality of the state and increased flood protection. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Ocala |
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Contact: |
Bruce H. Phillips, P.E., P.L.S., City Engineer |
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151 s.E. Osceola Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 629-8521 |
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Ocala 34471 |
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Contact email: |
BPhillips@ocalafl.org |
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| Counties: |
Marion |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Expansion of an existing downtown retention area to enhance flood protection, facilitate downtown redevelopment, and increase water quality treatment before discharge into the drainage wells which flow to the aquifer that interfaces with Silver Springs, a designated Outstanding Florida Water. (OFW) |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
Yes |
| Have you applied for financial assistance from FEMA? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Public health and safety due to flooding of the sanitary sewer lift station around the lake; increase water quality to the drainage wells, and facilitate redevelopment in the downtown business district. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$700,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,500,000 |
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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 |
$600,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$200,000 |
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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: |
Record of repetitive flooding causing unsanitary sewer spills. |
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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: |
Marion Co. Legislative Delegation Mtg. |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/07/2005 |
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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: |
| Comp. Plan Stormwater Sub.-Ele. Pg. 3-1&3-2 |
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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: |
800000 |
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Match Source: |
City of Ocala |
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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 Oklawaha Riv. Bsn.; Silver Sps. OFW |
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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: |
| Lake Tuscawilla provides pre-treatment for stormwater runoff through an "alum injection pond" prior to wet detention treatment and discharge through existing drainage wells. The new expansion will provide capacity for new development and re-development within the basin, thus eliminating the need for small individual drainage retention areas on each development site. The regional retention area will provide a higher degree of treatment meeting, or exceeding, water quality requirements of the St. Johns River Water Management District. |
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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 |
