Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #65
Silver Springs River Pollution Reduction Project - City of Ocala
Requester:		Paul K.Nugent, City Manager			Organization:		City of Ocala
Project Title:		Silver Springs River Pollution Reduction Project - City of Ocala			Date Submitted		1/5/2006 10:41:21 AM
Sponsors:		Baxley
Statewide Interest:
Reduction of pollutant loading to a primary waters of the State (Silver River/Silver Springs)
Recipient:		City of Ocala			Contact:		Bruce H. Phillips, P.E., P.L.S., City Engineer
		151 S E Osceola Ave.			Contact Phone:		(352) 629-8521
		Ocala 34471			Contact email:		BPhillips@ocalafl.org
Counties:		Marion
Gov't Entity:		Yes	Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):
Project Description:
The City will provide additional stormwater treatment volume along with modifications to convevance systems to reduce flows and pollutant loadings to the Half-Mile Creek outfall that flows into the Silver Spring River/designated as Outstanding Florida Waters
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster?							No
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Reduce pollutants loading and improve water quality flowing into the Silver Springs River
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$2,250,000
Total cost of the project:			$5,500,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
What type of match exists for this project?					Local
	Cash Amount		$1,125,000			In-kind Amount		$375,000
Was this project previously funded by the state?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							No
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?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:		Silver Springs River Pollution Reduction Project - Study by Black & Veatch Corporation
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:			Marion County Legislative Delegation Hearing
	Hearing Meeting Date:			01/07/2005
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?								No
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:
City of Ocala Comprehensive Plan Stormwater Sub-element
If you are requesting funding for a stormwater or surface water restoration project:
Which Water Management District has the jurisdiction of your project?
	St. Johns River Water Management District
Have you provided at least 50% match?				Yes
	Match Amount:		1500000
	Match Source:		St. Johns River Water Management District
Will this project reduce pollutant loadings to a water management district designated 'priority' surface water body?								Yes
	Name of water body:		Silver Springs River via Half-Mile Creek
Describe how it will reduce loadings, identify anticipated load reductions for total suspended solids, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and other contaminants, and specify the practices that will be used to reduce loadings:
Presently, there are five drainage basins along S.R. 40 from N.E. 25th Ave to Half-Mile Creek. The westerly four basins (Silver Springs River Pollution Reduction Project/City Phase) have off-line retention facilities that provide attenuation of the peak flow, but no water quality treatment. The City of Ocala is proposing to meet or exceed St.John's River Water Management District's water quality criteria for the four basins within the City of Ocala's jurisdiction.
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?						No
Is the project under construction?					No
Have you provided at least a 25% local match?					Yes
	Amount:	1500000	Source:	Local cash contribution and in-kind contribution