Community Budget
Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1769FY0001 North Palm Beach County Water Management Plan Implementation |
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Requester: |
Frank Finch, Executive Director |
Organization: |
South Florida Water Management District |
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Project Title: |
North Palm Beach County Water Management Plan Implementation |
Date Submitted: |
2/8/01 5:25:37 PM |
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Sponsors: |
Jeff Atwater |
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Statewide Interest: |
This project is regional, has documented statewide need & has tangible community support |
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Recipient: |
South Florida Water Management District |
Contact: |
Frank Bernardino, Leg. Affairs Rep. |
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P.O. Box 24682 |
Contact Phone: |
(305) 729-3643 |
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West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4682 |
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Counties: |
Palm Beach |
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Service Area: |
Government Entity |
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Project Description: |
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This project will create a Lake Okeechobee diversion route to minimize adverse estuarine discharges, improve public utility water deliveries and optimize the ecological health of environmentally sensitive systems in northern Palm Beach County. Once completed the project will facilitate the delivery of runoff normally discharged to tide to enhance environmental and public water supplies for all of northern Palm Beach County, including the Loxahatchee River, a nationally designated Wild and Scenic River. |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
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Increased certainty of being able to meet water supply demands through 2020, while improving existing levels of local flood protection, increased flexibility in managing Lake Okeechobee stages thereby improving the health of the Lake's littoral zone. The Loxahatchee Slough Flowway Improvements project will enhance thousands of acres of environmentally sensitive lands (West Palm Beach Water Catchment Area/Loxahatchee Slough) in northern Palm Beach County, and provide deliveries of fresh water needed to meet Minimum Flows and Levels for the Loxahatchee River, a nationally designated Wild and Scenic River. Construction of these improvements will result in attainment of 81% of the designated target Minimum Flow and Level. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$3,600,000 |
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Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced: |
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Specific Appropriation #: |
1591G |
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Specific Appropriation Title: |
Lake Okeechobee Restoration |
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Amount to be reduced: |
$3,600,000 |
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Fund Source: |
General Revenue |
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Total cost of the project: |
$13,600,000 |
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Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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Type of funding match: |
Local |
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Total Cash Amount: |
$4,100,000 |
Total In-Kind Amount: |
$500,000 |
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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: |
$1,850,000 |
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Purpose for future year funding: |
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YesNon-recurring Construction |
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Will this be an annual request? |
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No |
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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? |
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Yes |
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Documentation: |
Loxahatchee River Min. Flow & Level Recovery Plan/codified in FL Admin. Code & SFWMD Supply 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)? |
Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation |
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Meeting Date: |
2/16/01 |
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