| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #143 | |||||||||
| CIty of Green Cove Springs Water Quality and Flood Protection Enhancements | |||||||||
| Requester: | Don Bowles | Organization: | City of Green Cove Springs | ||||||
| Project Title: | CIty of Green Cove Springs Water Quality and Flood Protection Enhancements | Date Submitted | 1/10/2003 2:35:05 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Pickens | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| This project will replace deteriorated storm pipes with a properly designed tight system and install baffleboxes at the river outfalls to catch the sediments and associated pollutants and keep them from entering the St. Johns River. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | City of Green Cove Springs | Contact: | Don Bowles | ||||||
| 229 Walnut Street | Contact Phone: | (904) 529-2200 | |||||||
| Green Cove Springs 32043 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Clay | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| This project will replace the deteriorated storm pipes with a properly designed system and install baffleboxes at the river outfalls to catch the sediments and keep them from entering the St. Johns River. The baffleboxes will contain a basket which will catch the floating debris such as leaves and trash and keep this nutrient material from going into the river. Properly sized stormwater pipes will prevent flooding that now occurs. The City of Green Cove Springs has eight stormwater basins that outfall directly into the St. Johns River without benefit of stormwater treatment. Five of these river outfalls will be treated by this project. One outfall is already treated and the other two outfalls are very small. This eastern part of the City was fully developed prior to the implementation of the stormwater rules. No land is available for stormwater treatment ponds. The existing stormwater system was installed from the 1920s through the 1950s. It consists of vitrified clay pipes, corrugated metal pipes, and a small amount of concrete pipes. The majority of these pipes have significantly outlived their useful lives and are severely deteriorated. This results in earth infiltration into the pipes which is carried into the river. The project area is heavily wooded resulting in vast quantities of leaves falling into the streets and washing into the stormwater system and flowing into the river along with the normal debris and contaminants found on city streets. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | Yes | ||||||||
| Has the project been submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection? | Yes | ||||||||
| DEP Identfying Number: | SW20023032 | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| This project will replace the deteriorated storm pipes with a properly designed system and install baffleboxes at the river outfalls to catch the sediments and keep them from entering the St. Johns River. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $3,381,000 | ||||||||
| Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: | |||||||||
| Specific Appropriation #: | 1769 | ||||||||
| Specific Appropriation Title: | Grants and Aids to Local Governemnts and Nonstate Entities - Fixed Capital Outlay Statewide Restoration Projects From Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund | ||||||||
| Amount to be reduced: | $3,381,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $4,754,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $1,373,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2002-2003 | Amount: | $50,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Yes | ||||||||
| Agency | Environmental Protection, Department Of | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Locally adopted stormwater quality improvement/restoration plan | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Clay County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/02/2002 | ||||||||