| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #133 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wastewater Expansion and Improvements | ||||||||||||||||
| Requester: | Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners | Organization: | Okeechobee Utility Authority (OUA) | |||||||||||||
| Project Title: | Wastewater Expansion and Improvements | Date Submitted | 1/13/2006 11:26:02 AM | |||||||||||||
| Sponsors: | Machek | |||||||||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | ||||||||||||||||
| This project is located in a Rural Area of Critical Economic Concern as designated by the Governor pursnat to Chapter 288.0656. This wastewater expansion and improvements of existing syatem project protects the waters of the State of Florida, preventing further pollution into Lake Okeechobee. Taylor Creek and the Everglades Ecosystem by removing failed and failing Wastewater Package Plants and private systems that have been infiltrating and intruding into the Lake Okeechobee Rim Canal, Taylor Creek and Nubbin Slough. The present system will reach useful capacity and a omratorium maybe required that will lead to decline in economic successes in the area and has the potentoal for health and life safety degradation. This project is an intergral part of the Governor's Lake Okeechobee initiative. | ||||||||||||||||
| Recipient: | Lake Okeechobee Wastewater Trust | Contact: | John Hayford P.E. | |||||||||||||
| 100 SW Fifth Ave | Contact Phone: | (863) 763-9460 | ||||||||||||||
| Okeechobee 34974 | Contact email: | |||||||||||||||
| Counties: | Okeechobee | |||||||||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | ||||||||||||||
| Project Description: | ||||||||||||||||
| Expansion to provide capacity to treat additional flows new and existing customers: to reduce amount of failed septic tanks and drain fields and failed wastewater treatment package plants. Improvements include but not limited to gravity sewer, pump station, replacement/rehabilitation. Wastwater will be collected and pumped to the OUA Regional Wastwater Plant for treatment and disposal away from the north rim of Lake Okeechobee. | ||||||||||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | |||||||||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | ||||||||||||||||
| Protection of State water, Taylor Creek, Surficial Aquifer and Lake Okeechobee; Reduction in phosphoris and nitrogen loads; health and life safety precautions | ||||||||||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $1,800,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $4,000,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | |||||||||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Federal | |||||||||||||||
| Cash Amount | $2,200,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2004-2005 | Amount: | $450,000 | |||||||||||
| 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: | Lake Okeechobee Protection Act; FDEP Regulation of Nitrogen nad Phosphorous; HB851-; OUA Water & Sew | |||||||||||||||
| 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 Meeting | |||||||||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 11/21/2005 | |||||||||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Has the project been submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection? | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| DEP identifying number: | WWW20032044 | |||||||||||||||
| Is this project eligible under section 403.885(5) F.S.? | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Is your project addressed in a state, regional or local plan (such as a SWIM plan, Comprehensive Plan, local master plan, etc.)? | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Name the plan and cite the pages on which the project is described: | ||||||||||||||||
| SFWMD-SWIM Plan | ||||||||||||||||
| If you are requesting funding for a stormwater or surface water restoration project: | ||||||||||||||||
| Which Water Management District has the jurisdiction of your project? | ||||||||||||||||
| If you are requesting funding for a wastewater project: | ||||||||||||||||
| Does your project qualify for funding from DEP's 'Small Community Wastewater Treatment Grant Program' under section 403.1838 F.S.? | No | |||||||||||||||
| Other wastewater projects: | ||||||||||||||||
| Have you received previous legislative funding for this project? | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| List the amount and fiscal year | Amount: | 450000 | Fiscal Year: | 2004-2005 | ||||||||||||
| Is the project under construction? | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Have you provided at least a 25% local match? | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Amount: | 2200000 | Source: | USDA RUS LOAN/CDBG GRANT | |||||||||||||