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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT<br />

FY2014 COOPERATIVE FUNDING INITIATIVE APPLICATION FORM<br />

Project Name<br />

PPWMD- Channel 1 <strong>Water</strong> Quality Improvements<br />

Project Number N574<br />

Cooperator<br />

Pinellas Park <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />

Department<br />

Contact Person Nick Charnas, P.E.<br />

Address 1715 North Westshore Boulevard, Suite 875<br />

City Sate Zip <strong>Tampa</strong>, FL 33607<br />

Phone # 813-281-2900<br />

Email<br />

charnasn@cdmsmith.com<br />

Project Type:<br />

<strong>Water</strong> Supply X <strong>Water</strong> Quality X Flood Protection X Natural Systems<br />

Strategic Initiatives:<br />

X <strong>Water</strong> Quality Maintenance and Improvement <strong>Water</strong> Quality Monitoring<br />

Alternative <strong>Water</strong> Supply Conservation<br />

Reclaimed <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Region</strong>al <strong>Water</strong> Supply Planning<br />

Emergency Flood Response<br />

X Floodplain <strong>Management</strong><br />

Minimum Flows and Level Establishment and Monitoring Minimum Flows and Levels Recovery<br />

X Natural Systems Conservation and Restoration Natural Systems Identification and Monitoring<br />

Indicate All Counties to Benefit From Project:<br />

Charlotte Citrus Desoto Hardee Hernando Highlands Hillsborough Lake<br />

Levy Manatee Marion Pasco X Pinellas Sarasota Sumter Polk<br />

Project Description:<br />

The proposed Channel 1 <strong>Water</strong> Quality Improvements Project is designed to provide mangrove restoration and preservation in a<br />

natural portion of Channel 1 while furthering the <strong>District</strong>'s water quality and natural systems initiatives.<br />

The approximate 4000 +/- linear feet (LF) downstream segment of Channel 1 is proposed for renewal, and is located between 71st<br />

Street N and the Cross <strong>Bay</strong>ou Canal. This section of Channel 1 waterway is the primary hydraulic stormwater passage draining the<br />

approximately 2,560 acre (4.0 square mile) Channel 1 drainage basin. This project discharges to Cross <strong>Bay</strong>ou Canal. Cross <strong>Bay</strong>ou<br />

Canal ultimately discharges to Boca Ciega <strong>Bay</strong>. Approximately half of the existing project waterway length is widened channel/<br />

open water body and is surrounded by several acres of marshy mangrove wetland near its confluence with Cross <strong>Bay</strong>ou Canal.<br />

The purpose of this project is to improve the channel hydraulic conveyance while improving water quality and enhancing<br />

biodiversity. The proposed project includes 1) dredging and stabilization to improve channel system hydraulic conveyance; 2)<br />

wetland planting and mangrove wetland enhancement to increase the biodiversity potential and improve water quality.<br />

Implementation of this project generally includes Design, Permitting and Construction.<br />

The PPWMD owns the property proposed for implementing this project. This project has been approved by PPWMD Board of<br />

Directors to start at the beginning of Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 (October 1, 2013) and be complete by the end of FY 2014 (September<br />

30, 2014).<br />

Describe your organizations efforts in developing, implementing and enforcing water conservation and flood protection<br />

ordinances.<br />

The Pinellas Park <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>District</strong> (PPWMD) was formed in 1976 and is a special district within Pinellas County that<br />

manages an approximate 15-square mile jurisdictional area. The PPWMD is divided into 5 subbasins (Channel Basins 1, 2, 3, 4,<br />

and 5). The primary stormwater conveyance systems in the watersheds are channelized ditches with various lining material. While<br />

the PPWMD is unable to create flood protection ordinances, the primary goal of the PPWMD is to improve and maintain the<br />

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