House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #891

Leon County Aquifer Protection Assessment and Stormwater Survey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Leon County Leon County

Organization:

Leon County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Leon County Aquifer Protection Assessment and Stormwater Survey

Date Submitted:

01/26/2000 2:33:47 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Alfred Lawson

Service Area:

County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Leon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Leon County

Contact:

Lee Hartsfield

 

301 South Monroe Street

Contact Phone:

(850) 488-9300

 

 

Tallahassee 32301

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aquifer Protection Assessment and Stormwater Survey for southern Leon County.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Tp provide a fact-based approach to planning future growth while protecting the Florida Aquifer in Leon County.  Future development in southern Leon County will require a creative approach with the environmental constraints due to the intricate connections between karst features and the Aquifer.  Broad-based planning could be advantageous if it takes into account the distribution of environmental features.  Traditional planning practices of aplying standard criteria over a large area may be problematic since the Aquifer is so close to the surface in this particular area.  This assessment will provide a more detailed review on a parcel-specific level which could identify opportunities to protect sensitive features while maximizing use of developable parcels of land.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Measures are available through the i.d. of deliverables on an established timeline. The baseline information will provide comparable measures for monitoring future development impacts.  The benchmark data would be beneficial in assessing the benefits of this type of planning for others similar regions in Florida.  An extensive list of features to be mapped is available from county staff.  The Stormwater Study portion of the assessment would evaluate existing water quality characteristics and designate areas most vulnerable to degradation of environmental quality resulting from runoff from future development.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$395,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$595,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

Environmental Protection, Department Of

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

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Water Advisory Panel Application

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Leon County Board of County Commissioners

 

Meeting Date:

01/26/1999