House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #474

Surface Water Restoration of the Lake Worth Lagoon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Mayor Joel T. Daves

Organization:

City of West Palm Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Surface Water Restoration of the Lake Worth Lagoon

Date Submitted:

01/26/2000 2:09:25 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Sharon Merchant

Service Area:

Regional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Palm Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Mayor Joel T. Daves

Contact:

Kenneth M. Rearden, P.E.

 

200 2nd Street

Contact Phone:

(561) 658-8085

 

 

West Palm Beach 33401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The City is seeking assistance to improve the quality of surface water in the Lake Worth Lagoon by repair and replacement of old stormwater infrastructure and incorporation of water quality devices to collect debris, sediment, and various pollutants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Lake Worth Lagoon receives cleaner water; benefits to seagrasses, endangered species, and ecology of the Lagoon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Installation of stormwater filters, repair and replacement of stormwater infrastructure, measureable improvements in water quality.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$3,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$31,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$15,773,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$3,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

YesConstruction/6 years

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

City of West Palm Beach Preliminary Stormwater Master Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

02/01/2000