Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #192FY0001

Eliminating Sewage Overflows to the Lake Worth Lagoon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Mayor Joel T. Daves

Organization:

City of West Palm Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Eliminating Sewage Overflows to the Lake Worth Lagoon

Date Submitted:

02/08/2001 7:45:51 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Jeff Atwater

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Elimination of pollution discharged to waters of the state

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Mayor Joel T. Daves

Contact:

Kenneth M. Rearden, P.E.

 

200 2nd Street

Contact Phone:

(561) 659-8085

 

 

West Palm Beach 33401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Palm Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The City is seeking assistance to eliminate discharges of raw sewage during flood events to the Lake Worth Lagoon. Funded improvements will eliminate raw sewage overflows onto City streets and into drains that discharge to Lake Worth Lagoon; eliminaates threats to public health; direct improvement to water quality in the Lake Worth Lagoon by elimination of coliforms, nutrients, and other pollutants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Elimination of sewage overflows to streets and to the Lake Worth Lagoon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

1591F

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Grants & Aids to Local Governments

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$1,000,000

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

Trust Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$4,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$2,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000

Amount:

$50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$950,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

YesNon-recurring Construction

 

 

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:

Consent Agreement with Palm Beach County Health Department/FL Department of Environmental Protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

01/17/2001