Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1182FY0102
Water Quality Model Tool
Requester:		Miami-Dade County Miami-Dade County			Organization:		Miami-Dade County
Project Title:		Water Quality Model Tool			Date Submitted:		1/18/2002 11:45:36 AM
Sponsors:		Wilbert Holloway
Statewide Interest:
The water quality model/tool, in combination with the hydrodynamic model will provide the capabilty of assesing effects from proposed water management modifications being investigated in various local regional planning activities (Central & South Florida Project Review Study, Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan, South Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Plan.) These tools are also essential element in developing freshwater flow and targets for the Bay. This project is an essential element in the development of the intergrated areawide land use and water management plan for the south Miami-Dade County watershed(a/k/a South Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Plan) required in Policy 11.G of the County's Comprehensive Development Master Plan. The development of this land use and water management plan is a critical elements in ongoing Federal and State ecosystem restoration efforts in that it will define the future land uses in southern Miami-Dade County, which are compatible with restoration efforts.
Recipient:		Miami-Dade County DERM			Contact:		Rana Brown
		33 S.W. 2nd Avenue			Contact Phone:		(305) 375-2494
		Miami 33130
Counties:		Dade
Gov't Entity:		Yes	Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):
Project Description:
A water quality assesment tool will be developed to stimulate the transport of contaminants (i.e, nutrients, metals) in Biscayne Bay. Miami-Dade County is currently the local sponsor with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the development of a hydrodynamic model which will stimulate water circulation and salinities in Biscayne Bay.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Resource Managers and planning agencies will initially benfit from the project due to an increased understanding of impacts upon Biscayne Bay associated with the CS&F Project. This will eventually translate into a benefit by the commercial and recreational users of the Bay due to improved management of the quantity and quality of stormwater released into the Bay.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$250,000
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:
Specific Appropriation Title:			From General Revenue or an appropriate existing Trust Fund
Amount to be reduced:			$250,000
Total cost of the project:			$941,536
Request has been made to fund:				Operations and Construction
What type of match exists for this project?					Local, Federal
					In-Kind Amount:		$691,536
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		1999-2001		Amount:		$250,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$250,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					Non-recurring Construction
	Will this be an annual request?						Yes
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?							Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reprt 11/95, South Florida Water Mgmt. District Report 11/95
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Miami-Dade County Commissioners; Miami-Dade Delegation
	Meeting Date:		11/19/2001