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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2697 |
| Cutler Slough Rehydration Project |
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| Requester: |
Vivian Donnell Rodriguez |
Organization: |
Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department |
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| Project Title: |
Cutler Slough Rehydration Project |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2005 2:14:10 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Rodolfo Garcia |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Cutler Slough Rehydration project will recreate a historical freshwater wetland habitat |
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| Recipient: |
Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department |
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Contact: |
Sarah Bentley |
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275 NW 2nd Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 755-7947 |
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Miami 33128 |
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Contact email: |
Bentley@miamidade.gov |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The Cutler Slough Rehydration project will restore the historic Cutler Creek that flows through the Charles Deering Estate and will protect historic, cultural and environmental resources within the glade. The freshwater will flow through transverse glades and wetland, including tropical hardwood hammock, mangroves and saltmarch, into Biscayne Bay. Phase one currently funded at $258,050 will construct an adjustable weir near the bridge on Old Cutler Trail enabling rehydration to be accomplished solely via rainfall. An additional $917,000 is needed to restore five acres of freshwater wetland on a newly acquired ten-acre property and to construct a culvert system to allow water flow under Old Cutler Road into Deering Estate. The funding has been requested from the Biscayne Bay Regional Restoration Coordination Team which receives funds from the South Florida Water Management District. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The Cutler Creek will be returned to its original path. Hydrology will be improved. Increased humidity within the hammock is anticipated to improve habitat for ferns, bromeliads, and orchids, including rare, endangered, or threatened species found within the surrounding natural areas. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$917,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,175,050 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$258,050 |
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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: |
A feasibility study was performed in 2002. |
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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: |
Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners. |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/30/2002 |
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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: |
| Comprehensive Everglades Restoration 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? |
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: |
Biscayne Bay |
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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: |
| Practices will monitor water quality including total suspended solids, alkalinity, salinity, and pH to see what effect the project has had. |
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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 |
