Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2414FY0001 North Palm Beach County Water Management Plan Implementation
Requester:		Frank Finch			Organization:		South Florida Water Management District
Project Title:		North Palm Beach County Water Management Plan Implementation			Date Submitted:		2/15/01 2:03:50 PM
Sponsors:		Ken Pruitt
Statewide Interest:		Intended to meet documented statewide need,produce measurable result, has tangible community support
Recipient:		South Florida Water Management District			Contact:		Frank Bernardino
		PO Box 24682			Contact Phone:		(305) 729-3643
		West Palm Beach 33416-4682
Counties:		Palm Beach
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
This project will create a Lake Okeechobee diversion route to minimize adverse estuarine discharges, improve public utility water deliveries and optimize the ecological health of the environmentally sensitive systems in northern Palm Beach County. Once completed, the project will facilitate the delivery of runoff normally discharged to tide to enhance environmental and public water supplies for all of northern Palm Beach County, including the Loxahatchee River, a nationally designed Wild and Scenic River.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Increased certainty of being able to meet water supply demands through 2020, while improving existing levels of local flood protection, increased flexibility in managing Lake Okeechobee stages thereby improving the health of the Lake's littoral zone. The Loxahatchee Slough Flowway Improvements project will enhance thousands of acres of environmentally sensitive lands (West Palm Beach Water Catchment Area/Loxahatchee River) in northern Palm Beach County and provide deliveries of fresh water needed to meet Minimum Flows and Levels for the Loxahatchee River, a nationally designated Wild and Scenic River. Construction of these improvements will result in attainment of 81% of the designated target Minimum Flow and Level.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$3,600,000
Total cost of the project:			$13,600,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
Type of funding match:		Local
	Total Cash Amount:		$4,100,000		Total In-Kind Amount:		$500,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$1,850,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					YesNon-recurring Construction
	Will this be an annual request?						No
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:		Loxahatchee River Min. Flow & Level Recovery Plan, SFWMD Lower East Coast Regional Water Supply Plan
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Unknown