| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #260 | |||||||||
| Okeechobee Utility Authority - Effluent Disposal System for the Wastewater Treatment Plant | |||||||||
| Requester: | Landon C. Fortner, Executive Director | Organization: | Okeechobee Utility Authority | ||||||
| Project Title: | Okeechobee Utility Authority - Effluent Disposal System for the Wastewater Treatment Plant | Date Submitted | 1/12/2004 9:40:01 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Alexander | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| This project is located in a Rural Area of Critical Economic Concern, as designated by the Governor, pursuant to Chapter 288.0656/ | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Okeechobee Utility Authority | Contact: | Landon C. Fortner, Executive Director | ||||||
| 100 SW Fifth Avenue | Contact Phone: | (863) 763-9460 | |||||||
| Okeechobee 34974 | Contact email: | ||||||||
| Counties: | Okeechobee | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Offsite installation of an approved method for the transfer and disposal of the treated effluent from the Wastewater Plant. | |||||||||
| 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: | WW20032039 | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Protection of State Waters (Taylor Creek, Surficial Aquifer and Lake Okeechobee); reduction of phosphorus and nitrogen loads. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $2,000,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $2,000,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| 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? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Lake Okeechobee Protection Act; FDEP Regulation of Nitrogen and Phosphorus; OUA Water and Sewer Auth | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Okeechobee Delegation Meeting | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 11/06/2003 | ||||||||