House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2000

Miami River Dredging Project

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Miami-Dade County Miami-Dade County

Organization:

Miami-Dade County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Miami River Dredging Project

Date Submitted:

01/28/2000 4:08:57 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Carlos Lacasa

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

{Statewide}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Miami-Dade County

Contact:

Diana Ragbeer

 

111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 2900

Contact Phone:

(305) 375-1257

 

 

Miami 33128

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Plan Proposes to dredge the River,dry the sediment near the River, and haul the dried material to a landfill for disposal. Dredging and disposal of the contaminated sediments is expected to enhance the environmental quality of the river and downstream portions of Biscayne Bay and improve navigation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Dredging of the River will enhance its environmental quality which wil improve those portions currently being affected by the contaminated sediments. Studies have demonstrated that the contaminated sediments within the River have been carrued into adjoining portions of the Bay: State Aquatic Preserves, SWIM water body, important fishery, and wildlife habitat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Upon completion of the project, the navigation channel will be restores to authorize depth and width, allowing enhanced use by freighters and contaminated sediments will no longer be conveyed to Biscayne Bay. Water quality, particularly water clarity, is expected to improve, since sediment resuspension will be reduced following completion of the project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$4,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$81,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations and Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$4,500,000

In-Kind Amount:

$300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

No

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determined that dreging is necessary to maintain navigation in 1990

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Miami-Dade County  Board of County Commissioners Resolution No. R-1360-99.

 

Meeting Date:

12/16/1999