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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #337 |
| Middle St. John's River Basin Initiative |
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| Requester: |
Board of County Commissioners |
Organization: |
Seminole County Government |
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| Project Title: |
Middle St. John's River Basin Initiative |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2005 12:00:02 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Baker |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Surface Water Restoration |
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| Recipient: |
Seminole County Government |
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Contact: |
J. Kevin Grace |
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1101 East First Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 665-7211 |
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Sanford 32771 |
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Contact email: |
kgrace@seminolecounty.fl.gov |
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| Counties: |
Seminole |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The Middle St. Johns River Basin Initiative is an ongoing project to restore and enhance the middle St. Johns River and its tributaries. This basin is an area where population and water use are expected to grow. Funding through this initiative will help to restore and enhance this portion of the river and its lakes and tributaries. Examples of subprojects that could be funded through this request follow. This list is in alphabetical order and is not a complete listing:
* Econlockhatchee River Watershed
* Lake Jesup Restoration - Tributary Stormwater Parks Assessment and Implementation
* Lake Jesup Stormwater Retrofits
* Lake Monroe Watershed Plan Implementation
* Little Econlockhatchee River Watershed Improvements
* Little Wekiva River Watershed Management Implementation
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The Middle St. Johns River Basin Initiative will protect the environment through support of partnership projects between the local governments of the middle basin and the District to implement projects identified within watershed management plans by the partners. The subprojects are identified to reduce pollutants being discharged to surface waters as untreated stormwater runoff and to target areas that were developed prior to current stormwater treatment rules. The subprojects have undergone analyses and prioritization to provide the greatest pollutant removal and benefit to the waters of the state that is possible. Wekiva, Econlockhatchee, and middle St. Johns Rivers. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$4,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$4,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$80,000,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2003-2004 |
Amount: |
$3,000,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$4,000,000 |
To Fund: |
Construction |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Environmental Protection, Department Of |
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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: |
Middle St. Johns River Basin Initiative Report dated 12/17/2002 and all supporting documents |
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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: |
Seminole County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/06/2004 |
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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.? |
No |
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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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St. Johns River 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: |
St. Johns River |
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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: |
| As part of NPDES, existing pollutant reduction has been done. Individual analysis will be performed for each project to reflect actual load reduction. |
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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 |
