| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #59 | |||||||||
| Facilitating Agricultural Resource Management Systems (FARMS) | |||||||||
| Requester: | David Rathke | Organization: | Southwest Florida Water Management District | ||||||
| Project Title: | Facilitating Agricultural Resource Management Systems (FARMS) | Date Submitted | 1/14/2003 2:25:16 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Detert | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| This project is a priority project under the Southwest Florida Water Management District's Draft Southern Water Use Caution Area Recovery Plan. The program will serve to improve surface water quality and reduce reliance on ground water. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Southwest Florida Water Management District | Contact: | David Rathke | ||||||
| 2379 Broad Street | Contact Phone: | (352) 279-2834 | |||||||
| Brooksville 34604 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Levy, Manatee, Marion, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, Sumter | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Funds will be used for design and construction of agricultural irrigation best management practices, back-plugging of low quality wells, and construction of other surface water augmentation structures. | |||||||||
| 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: | SWR20023033 | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Improved water quality, reduction of groundwater use, and reduce pollutant loading throughout the sixteen counties of the Southwest Florida Water Management District. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $3,000,000 | ||||||||
| Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: | |||||||||
| Specific Appropriation #: | 1669 | ||||||||
| Specific Appropriation Title: | Grants and Aidsto Local Gov.tfixed Capital Outlay from Ecosystem Management | ||||||||
| Amount to be reduced: | $3,000,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $10,000,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local, Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $6,000,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2001 | Amount: | $1,500,000 | ||||
| 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: | Southwest Florida Water Management District SWUCA | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Polk,Hardee, DeSoto, Sarasota, Charlotte, Manatee, Marion, Sumter, Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando, Ci | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/18/2002 | ||||||||