Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1908FY0001

Okeechobee County-City Sludge Reduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

George Long

Organization:

Okeechobee County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Okeechobee County-City Sludge Reduction

Date Submitted:

2/8/01 11:50:38 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Richard Machek

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Compliance with Lake Okeechobee Protection Act of 2000 to remove and prevent phosphorus additions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Okeechobee County

Contact:

George Long, County Administrator

 

302 NW 2nd Street Rm 106

Contact Phone:

(863) 763-6441

 

 

Okeechobee 34972

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Okeechobee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To allow utilities located in what has been the usual wastewater (sludge) residual spreading counties (Okeechobee, Martin, and St. Lucie) a means for reimbursement for cost associated with FDEP approved sludge treatment for a period of time that will prove that sludge need not be spread, especially in the Lake Okeechobee Waste-shed and also allowing time for local utilities to produce revenue to pay for such treatment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Compliant with Lake Okeechobee Protection Act and Phosphorus Reduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,850,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

1591 G

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Lake Okeechobee Restoration

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$10,000,000

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

General Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$2,850,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$850,000

Total In-Kind Amount:

$150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Lake Okeechobee Protection Act - Phosphorus loading statistics in water shed of the Lake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Okeechobee County Commission, Delegation, and City commission

 

Meeting Date:

2/1/01