Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #854FY0102

Pahokee Wastewater Improvements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Kenneth Schenck

Organization:

City of Pahokee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Pahokee Wastewater Improvements

Date Submitted:

1/15/2002 4:04:37 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

James Harper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a continuation of the Water Advisory Panel approved project and the city is under a consent order from DEP and the Palm Beach County Health Department. This project will futher prevent degradation of the FDEP 313 of endangered waters, primarily Lake Okeechobee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

City of Pahokee

 

Contact:

Ken Schenck

 

 

171 North Lake Avenue

 

Contact Phone:

(561) 924-5534

 

 

 

Pahokee 33476

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Palm Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Infiltration and Intrusion corrective action, improvement of the WWTP facility and disposal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Lowering of Phosphorus into Lake Okeechobee and release from Consent Order of DEP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$1,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Local, Federal

 

 

Cash Amount:

$25,000

In-Kind Amount:

$25,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2001

Amount:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

FDEP Consent Orders, the city is located in a Rural Area of Critical Economic Concern (Ch. 288.063)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Pahokee City Commission Meeting and Palm Beach Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

11/19/2001