Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #275FY0102

Winsberg Farms Wetland Restoration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Henry Dean

Organization:

South Florida Water Management  District

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Winsberg Farms Wetland Restoration

Date Submitted:

1/10/2002 12:46:35 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Anne Gannon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This project is regional in scope, is intended to meet a documented need of statewide interest, is intended to produce a measurable's result and has tangible community support.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

South Florida Water Management District

 

Contact:

Frank Bernardino

 

 

P.O Box 24682

 

Contact Phone:

(561) 718-2345

 

 

 

West Palm Beach 33416-4682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Palm Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Winsberg Farms Restoration project wiil recharge ground water, increase wildlife habitat and green space, and reduce dependency on deep injection wells. The facility will recharge groundwater by recycling millions of gallons per day of highly treated effluent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Gallons of treated water/ per day, gallons of stored ground water/ per day, gallons of water for drought reclamation/ per year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$14,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Local, Federal

 

 

Cash Amount:

$10,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2001-2002

Amount:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

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:

Signed Design Agreements between Palm Beach County and the Army Corp of Engineers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Palm Beach County Commission and Legislative DElegation Joint Meeting

 

Meeting Date:

12/13/2001