Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #155FY0001

Lake Okeechobee Wastewater Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Landon Fortner

Organization:

Okeechobee County Utility Authority

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Lake Okeechobee Wastewater Trust

Date Submitted:

2/8/01 9:19:12 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

John Laurent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Protects theFDEP 303 list of threatened waters. Chapter 92-132, Section 18, (1) (2) Laws of Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Okeechobee County Utility Authority

Contact:

Mr. L.C. Fortner

 

100 S.W. 5th Avenue

Contact Phone:

(863) 763-9460

 

 

Okeechobee 34974

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Okeechobee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wastewater improvements along the shoreline of Lake Okeechobee, extension of line, effluent disposal and removal of package plants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Phophorus 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$7,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$250,000

Total In-Kind Amount:

$125,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

FY 2000

Amount:

$1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

FDEP 303 List and 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 and Okeechobee Legislative Delegation meeting

 

Meeting Date:

2/1/01