Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1260FY0001

Middle St. Johns River Basin Initiative, FY 2001-2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Henry Dean

Organization:

St. Johns River Water Management District

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Middle St. Johns River Basin Initiative, FY 2001-2002

Date Submitted:

2/12/01 3:08:17 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

D. Lee Constantine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

The basin has been designated a SWIM watershed and contains several waterbodies of state interest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

St. Johns River Water Management District

Contact:

Carol Senne

 

P.O. Box 1429

Contact Phone:

(904) 329-4447

 

 

Palatka 32178-1429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Middle St. Johns River Basin Initiative is an ongoing project to restore and enhance the middle St. Johns River and its tributaries.  Examples of projects in this intiative work on Lake Jesup, Lake Monroe, the Little Econ River and the Little Wekiva River.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Improved water quality in rivers and lakes (e.g., less nutrients); stormwater facilities (e.g., ponds & parks); acres of submerged aquatic vegitation; acres of exotic vegitation removed and a reduced amount of flood damage to structures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$9,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$100,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Federal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$80,122,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$8,700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$75,400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations and Non-recurring Construction

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

District Water 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:

Governing Board of the St. Johns Water Management District

 

Meeting Date:

1/9/01