Southern Region - Southwest Florida Water Management District

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Watershed Management Plan - Manatee - Lake Manatee Watershed
Project Type
AORs
Flood Protection
Cooperative Funding
Strategic Initiatives
Floodplain Management
Manatee County
Cooperator(s)
Project Manager Nicole Mytyk
Task Manager(s) Nam Nguyen, Lizanne Garcia
Status
Proposed Coop. Funding Application
Recommendation
Fund as a 1A Priority. This request is for the continued funding of a multi-year funded project for the Watershed Management Plan
for the Lake Manatee Watershed.
Description
This is a multi-year funded project to perform the Watershed Evaluation and water quality tasks associated with the Watershed
Management Plan of the District's Watershed Management Program (WMP) for the Lake Manatee Watershed. The project area is
130-square miles and is located in Manatee County. The Watershed Evaluation element is the collection and organization of
detailed information such as land elevation, ditches, culverts and other stormwater management features that affect how water
moves within a watershed. The Watershed Evaluation tasks include the collection of existing data, development of the
geodatabase, Geographical Information System (GIS) processing, field reconnaissance, and development of preliminary model
features. The information is organized as a geodatabase in the GIS. The Watershed Evaluation establishes the complexity of the
watershed and provides a geodatabase that defines the watershed's natural conveyance, storage features and stormwater
infrastructure. The Watershed Management Plan element provides a method to evaluate the capacity of a watershed to protect,
enhance, and restore water quality and natural systems, while achieving flood protection. The Watershed Management Plan will
focus on a water quality assessment; the tasks include watershed water quality model parameterization, modeling, and analysis.
The floodplain analysis, peer review of floodplain results, public notification, public meeting, Governing Board approval of
floodplain results, establishment of level of service, and Best Management Practices alternative analysis will not be part of this
project, but could be accomplished in future years. With FY2012 funding, the collection of existing data and development of the
geodatabase tasks of the Watershed Evaluation will begin. With FY2013 funding, the water quality assessment tasks will be
completed including the watershed water quality model parameterization, modeling and analysis portions of the Watershed
Management Plan. Future funding will be required to complete any remaining tasks and the Watershed Management Plan.
Benefits
The Watershed Evaluation provides the database and scope for the Watershed Management Plan, the next element in the
Watershed Management Program (WMP). The specific focus of the WMP is water quality assessment in a water supply watershed
in order to development BMPs that preserve and enhance water quality. Completing elements of the District's Watershed
Management Program is one of the District's Strategic Priorities for managing the water resource, and provides information to local
governments to address land use changes and stormwater management within a specific watershed.
Costs
The projected cost for this project is $600,000, of which the District's share is $300,000 and the County's share is $300,000. For
FY2012, $150,000 is included in the Basin's budget and Manatee County will contribute $150,000 for a total of $300,000. With
FY2012 funding, work on Watershed Evaluation tasks will begin. For FY2013, $150,000 was requested and Manatee County will
contribute $150,000 for a total of $300,000. With FY2013 funding, work on the water quality tasks of the Watershed Management
Plan will begin. Future funding will be required to complete any for the remaining tasks for the Watershed Evaluation and
Watershed Management Plan. Future funds identified for the project are contingent upon approval of such amounts by the
Governing Board and Basin Board in their annual budget. When each task is completed, the project cost and scope may require
refinement based on the information gathered and unforeseen circumstances. The District funding amount shown in the table
includes staff salaries.
Additional Information
The WMP includes five major elements: 1) Topographic information, 2) Watershed Evaluation, 3) Watershed Management Plan, 4)
Implementation of Best Management Practices, and 5) Maintenance of Watershed Parameters and Models. Implementing
elements of the WMP with local governments is one of the District's Strategic Priorities. The District is managing the project
entering into agreements and purchase orders to accomplish project tasks. A cooperative funding agreement will be developed
as a multi-year funded project contingent on the approval of future funding to complete the project. This project will require a
cooperative funding request each fiscal year until completed. If approved, this project will be ranked as a 1A project in future fiscal
years.
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