Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1897FY0001 Okeechobee Wastewater Trust
Requester:		L.C Fortner			Organization:		Okeechobee County Utility Authority
Project Title:		Okeechobee Wastewater Trust			Date Submitted:		2/8/01 11:47:26 PM
Sponsors:		Richard Machek
Statewide Interest:		FDEP 303 List of Threatened Waters Chapter 92-132, Section 18 (1),(2)
Recipient:		Okeechobee County Utility Authority			Contact:		L.C. Fortner
		100 SW 5th Avenue			Contact Phone:		(863) 763-9430
		Okeechobee 34974
Counties:		Okeechobee
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
Wastewater improvements along shoreline of Lake Okeechobee extension of lines, effluent disposal and removal of package plants.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Phosphorus reduction into Lake Okeechobee and Ecosystem, removal of failing package plants and inefficient private septic systems.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$1,500,000
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			1465
Specific Appropriation Title:			Executive Direction and Support Services
Amount to be reduced:			$1,500,000
Fund Source:			General Revenue
Total cost of the project:			$1,500,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
Type of funding match:		None
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2000		Amount:		$1,000,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Unknown
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:		FDEP 303 list Health Dept.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Okeechobee Utility Authority Hearing and Commission Meeting and Delegation Hearing
	Meeting Date:		2/1/01