Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #315
Middle St. Johns River Basin Initiative
Requester:		Kirby Green			Organization:		St. Johns River Water Management District
Project Title:		Middle St. Johns River Basin Initiative			Date Submitted		12/21/2007 4:15:45 PM
Sponsors:		Adams
Statewide Interest:
This project addresses improving water quality and aquatic habitats. The basin is designated a priority watershed under the 1987 Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Act. The basin contains water bodies of significance to the state such as the Econlockhatchee River, the Wekiva River, and Lakes Jesup, Monroe, and Harney.
Recipient:		St. Johns River Water Management District			Contact:		Michael Slayton
		PO Box 1429			Contact Phone:		(321) 508-0801
		Palatka 32178			Contact email:		mslayton@sjrwmd.com
Counties:		Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia
Gov't Entity:		Yes	Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):
Project Description:
The Middle St. Johns River Basin Initiative is an ongoing project to restore and enhance the middle St. Johns River and its tributaries. This basin is in an area where population and water use are expected to grow. Funding through this initiative will help to restore and enhance this portion of the river and its lakes and tributaries. Examples of subprojects that could be funded through this request follow. The projects are organized by type of match and are in alphabetical order; the list is not a complete list. Partner Match • Lake Jesup Restoration • Lake Monroe Watershed Plan Implementation • Wekiva River Watershed Improvements No Match • Pollution Load Reduction Goal Development
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster?							No
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Improved water quality in rivers and lakes (e.g., less nutrients); construction of stormwater facilities (e.g., ponds, parks); increased acres of submerged aquatic vegetation; reduced amount of flood damage to structures
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$6,000,000
Total cost of the project:			$8,500,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
What type of match exists for this project?					Local
	Cash Amount		$8,000,000
Was this project previously funded by the state?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2007-2008		Amount:		$800,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$6,000,000		To Fund:		Construction
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?							Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:		SWIM Plan, District Water Management Plan, and various management plans
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:			Volusia County Delegation
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?								Yes
Is the project eligible under section 403.885(2),F.S. to protect public health or the environment; and implement plans developed pursuant to the Surface Water Improvement and Management Act created in part IV of Chapter 373,F.S., other water restoration plans required by law, management plans prepared pursuant to 2.403.067,F.S., or other plans adopted by local government for water quality improvement and water restoration?								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:
Middle St. Johns River Basin Initiative, FY 2008–2009, approved 12/11/07 all pgs 3–12 SWIM Plan, District Water Mnmgt Plan 5/05 pgs 56-59
Are requesting funding for a stormwater, surface water restoration, or other water management project?
Yes
In which Water Management District is your project located?
	St. Johns River Water Management District
Have you provided at least 50% match (that is, one-half the total project cost identified in this request?				Yes
	Match Amount:		8000000
	Match Source:		ad valorem and local funding
Will this project reduce pollutant loadings to a water management district designated 'priority' surface water body?								Yes
	Name of water body:		Wekiva, Econlockhatchee, and middle St. Johns rivers, Lakes Jesup and Monroe, and their tributaries
Describe, specifically, 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:
Is the project under construction?								Yes
Are you requesting funding for a wastewater project?								No
Are you requesting funding for a drinking water project?								No