Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #637FY0102

Indian River Estates/Savannas Water Retention Facilities Retrofit Project

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Douglas M. Anderson

Organization:

County Administrator, St. Lucie County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Indian River Estates/Savannas Water Retention Facilities Retrofit Project

Date Submitted:

1/16/2002 10:57:44 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Gayle Harrell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Savannas State Reserve basin is an outstanding Florida Waters.  Since it does not drain quickly, the adjacent Indian River Estates subdivision floods and septic tanks systems back-up and pollute the resident's wells and the adjacent Outstanding Florida Waters.  The Reserve provides ecotourism.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners

 

Contact:

Don West, County Engineer

 

 

2300 Virginia Avenue

 

Contact Phone:

(561) 462-1707

 

 

 

Ft. Pierce 34982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Martin, St. Lucie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funded with County, SFWMD, FDEP, and IRLNEP engineering has been completed and permit applications have been submitted.  Funds will be used to assist in the construction of the stormwater facility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Funds will be used to construct a stormwater facility to eliminate flooding in the IRE subdivision making the drinking wells safer and cleaning up water it enters the adjacent Savannas State Reserve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$2,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Amount to be reduced:

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

$2,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

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:

Please see the attached flooding pictures.  FDEP has identified water quality vilations to the State

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners

 

Meeting Date:

7/17/2001