Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #701FY0001 Burrell Subbasin Flood Reduction
Requester:		Gene Molnar			Organization:		Lake County Water Authority
Project Title:		Burrell Subbasin Flood Reduction			Date Submitted:		02/06/2001 5:11:27 PM
Sponsors:		Randy Johnson
Statewide Interest:		Water quality and natural systems improvement to a large, regional chain of lakes
Recipient:		St. John's River Water Management District			Contact:		Carol Senne
		PO Box 1429			Contact Phone:		(904) 329-4447
		Palatka 32178-1429
Counties:		Lake
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
Under both the existing and proposed schedules for regulating water levels in the Harris Chain of Lakes, the greatest potential for structural flooding exists on lakes Dora, Eustis and Harris, upstream of the Burrell water control structure on Haines Creek. Modifying the Burrell structure to increase peak flow is an undesirable option because such a modification would increase flooding downstream along Haines Creek. To reduce structural-flooding potential in the Burrell subbasin, the District is developing additional means of discharging floodwaters by restoring the natural flow-path that existed between lakes Harris and Griffin before being severed in the 1920's by U.S. Highway 441. Most of this former flow-path still exists at the District's 400 Acre Lake Harris Conservation area. The District is evaluating options for moving Lake Harris floodwaters across the Lake Harris Conservation area, under Highway 441, and into the south end of Lake Griffin. Part of the funding, $425,000, will complete construction to recreate this historic flow-path. Most of the structural flooding in the Burrell Subbasin occurs on Lake Dora, whick drains through the Dora Canal to Lake Eustis. The District is assessing conveyance through the Dora Canal and developing viable modifications to increase flows. The final $750,000 in funding will allow for implementation of modifications recommended after consultation with the Lake County Water Authority.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Increased discharge of floodwaters along the natural flow-path that existed between Lakes Harris and Griffin before the 1920's; modifications along the Dora Caanal to reduce structural flooding.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$1,175,000
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			1591G
Specific Appropriation Title:			Grants and Aids to Local Governments and Nonprofit Organizations - Fixed Capital Outlay: Statewide Restoration Projects
Amount to be reduced:			$1,175,000
Fund Source:			Trust Fund
Total cost of the project:			$1,375,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations and Construction
Type of funding match:		Local
	Total 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?							Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Upper Ocklawaha Basin Surface Water Improvement and Management Plan
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Lake County Water Authority
	Meeting Date:		12/20/2001