Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #66
Lake Tuscawilla Expansion
Requester:		Paul K. Nugent, City Manager			Organization:		City of Ocala
Project Title:		Lake Tuscawilla Expansion			Date Submitted		1/5/2006 10:43:05 AM
Sponsors:		Baxley
Statewide Interest:
Improving water quality to waters of the state and increased flood protection.
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:
Expansion of existing downtown retention area to enhance flood protection, facilitate downtown redevelopment, and increase water quality treatment before discharge into drainage wells which flow to the aquifer that interfaces with Silver Springs designated as Outstanding Florida Waters.
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster?							No
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Improving public health and safety by decreasing the frequency of sewage spills due to flooding of sanitary sewer lift station around lake, increase water quality to drainage wells, and increase redevelopment in the downtown business district.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$500,000
Total cost of the project:			$1,200,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
What type of match exists for this project?					Local
	Cash Amount		$650,000			In-kind Amount		$50,000
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:		Tax Incremental Financing District Stormwater Management Plan Preliminary Engineering Report, 11/89
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, pages 3-1 and 3-2
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:		700000
	Match Source:		City of Ocala
Will this project reduce pollutant loadings to a water management district designated 'priority' surface water body?								Yes
	Name of water body:		Upper Ocklawaha River Basin
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:
Lake Tuscawilla provides pre-treatment for stormwater runoff through an "alum injection pond" prior to wet detention treatment and discharge through existing drainage wells. The new expansion will provide capacity for new development and re-development within the basins, thus eliminating the need for small individual drainage retention areas on each development site. The regional drainage retention area will provide a higher degree of treatment meeting or exceeding water quality requirements of the St. Johns River Management District.
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?					Yes
Have you provided at least a 25% local match?					Yes
	Amount:	700000	Source:	Cash and in-kind contributions