| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #344 | |||||||||
| Okeechobee Utility authority - Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge Processing Equipment | |||||||||
| Requester: | Landon C. Fortner, Executive Director | Organization: | Okeechobee Utility Authority | ||||||
| Project Title: | Okeechobee Utility authority - Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge Processing Equipment | Date Submitted | 1/13/2004 9:10:57 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Pruitt | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Protection of State waters. This project is located in an area of Critical Economic Concern as designated by the Governor, pursant to Chapter 288.0636. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Okeechobee Utility Authority | Contact: | Landon C. Fortner, Executive Director | ||||||
| 100 SW Fifth Ave. | Contact Phone: | (863) 763-9460 | |||||||
| Okeechobee 349744221 | Contact email: | ||||||||
| Counties: | Okeechobee | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Installation of sludge processong equipment to provide a higher level of treatment for the sludge as required by Okeechobee County Ordinance No. 2003-06. | |||||||||
| 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: | WW20032043 | ||||||||
| 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: | $1,500,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $1,500,000 | ||||||||
| 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 and FDEP Regulation of Nitrogen and Phosphorus | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Okeechobee County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 11/06/2003 | ||||||||