| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #940 | |||||||||
| Water Conservation Irrigation Assistance Project | |||||||||
| Requester: | Elithia Stanfield | Organization: | Pinellas County | ||||||
| Project Title: | Water Conservation Irrigation Assistance Project | Date Submitted | 1/13/2003 1:45:36 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Berfield | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Promotes water conservation by providing incentives to install non-potable alternative water source system for irrigation. Reduce the regional demand for wellfield groundwater withdrawals and maximaize the utilization of local non-potable water resources. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Pinellas County | Contact: | Bob Peacock | ||||||
| 315 Court Street | Contact Phone: | (727) 464-3764 | |||||||
| Clearwater 33756 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Pinellas | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| The County is proposing a three year program that will target the installation of 2,000 alternative water supply systems for residential and commercial customers. To qualify for the program, a customer can not be in an area that currently receives reclaimed water service within the next five years. | |||||||||
| 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: | OT20022187 | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Program could result in a daily potable water savings of 600,000 gallons which reduces the withdrawal of groundwater from regional wellfields. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $300,000 | ||||||||
| Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: | |||||||||
| Specific Appropriation #: | 1769 | ||||||||
| Specific Appropriation Title: | EcoSystem Mgmt Restoration TF | ||||||||
| Amount to be reduced: | $ | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $600,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $300,000 | In-kind Amount | $300,000 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| 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: | Pilot program was conducted with 330 participants. Documented 51 % decrease . | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Pinellas County Commission | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 07/23/2002 | ||||||||