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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #67 |
| Alternative Water Resource Development for the City of Cape Coral Integrated Water Management System |
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| Requester: |
Charles G. Pavlos, P.E., Public Works Director |
Organization: |
City of Cape coral |
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| Project Title: |
Alternative Water Resource Development for the City of Cape Coral Integrated Water Management System |
Date Submitted |
12/21/2004 2:19:15 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Saunders |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Protection of surface waters, ground waters, and public health |
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| Recipient: |
City of Cape Coral |
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Contact: |
George Reilly, P.E., Utilities Manager |
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1015 Cultural Park Blvd. |
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Contact Phone: |
(239) 574-0710 |
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Cape Coral 33990 |
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Contact email: |
greilly@capecoral.net |
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| Counties: |
Lee |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Construction of 22 acquifer R.O. wells in the Northern Wellfield in Cape Coral; construction of 47200 feet of raw water transmission lines;expansion will protect the environment by reducing the potential for saltwater intrusion into fresh water aquifers and reducing point source and nonpoint sources of contaminants into groundwater and surface water bodies; prevent and eliminate approximately 40000 domestic self-supply wells and decrease potential for saltwater intrusion in the Mid-Hawthorn acquifer; reduce the point source discharge of stormwater into the North Spreader canal system and Charlotte Harbor in order to decrease the amounts of nutrients and total suspended solids entering surrounding water bodies via Gator Slough;protect the environment by reducing the number of septic tanks which represent a potential environmental threat; prevent approximately 40000 OWTS'with wastewater being routed to reclamation facilities with treated water used for urban irrigation. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Reduce pollutant loadings to surface water bodies in the Charlotte Harbor, Matlacha Pass, and Caloosahatchee River; removal of 40000 on-site water treatment systems resulting in decreasing annual loadings to surface water of 8000-12000 pounds of total phosphorous and 109600-164000 pounds of total nitrogen; reduce pollutant loadings to groundwater through remonal of 40000 OWTS to decrease annual loadings of 42000-240000 pounds of phospohorous and 660000-840000 pounds of nitrogen; protect public health through provision of reliable source of potable water not influenced by saltwater intrusion |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,750,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$3,500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$1,750,000 |
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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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Yes |
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Amount: |
$23,400,000 |
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: |
CH Nat'l Estuary Program, Comp Conservation Mgmt Plan, City of CC Utility Master 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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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Lee County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/08/2004 |
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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.? |
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: |
| City of Cape Coral Comprehensive Plan, page 6-79 |
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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: |
1750000 |
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Match Source: |
City of Cape Coral - local funds |
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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: |
Charlotte Harbor, Matlacha Pass, Caloosahatchee 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: |
| Concentrations of pollutants reaching the groundwater as drainfield percolate range have been estimated by CDM as 30mg/1 total nitrogen and as 2 mg/1 total phosphorous. Coastal Environmental reports similar values for nitrogen (39mg/1 TNO) but a higher concentration (11mg/1 TP) for phospohorous within the Charlotte Harbor area. Both reports use a flow rate of 75 gallons/person/day. Assuming a population of 2.4 persons per dwelling unit, the annual loading of pollutants to the surficial aquifer groundwater in the vicinity of projected 40,000 OWTS in north CApe Coral ranges from 600,000-840,000 lbs/yr of nitrogen and 42,000-240,000 lbs/yr of phospohorous. |
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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 |
