MANASOTA & PEACE RIVER BBDs Meeting Notebook 10-21-09.docx

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Venice Hatchett Creek Stormwater Facility
Project Type SWIM
AOR(s)
Flood Protection, Water Quality, Natural Systems
Basin(s) Manasota
Cooperator(s)
City of Venice, Venice
Project Manager NORTON, NANCY
Task Manager(s)
Status Ongoing
Description
This multi-year funded project was originally funded in FY2008 by the City of Venice, which is the lead agency for
implementing the stormwater retrofit and habitat restoration goals of this effort. The project is associated with the
implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the City's Hatchett Creek Basin Master Plan and the
Sarasota County unified local mitigation strategy. This project includes the following tasks: land acquisition, design,
development of construction documents, construction permitting, bidding and contractor selection, and construction
engineering and inspection during construction of the BMPs. In 2007, the City purchased a 1.33 acre parcel at 1155
US 41 Bypass South, to be converted to a stormwater pond to provide additional storage and water quality treatment
for a 16.6 acre drainage area. The BMP will address water quality improvements, stormwater management level of
service deficiencies and natural systems restoration along approximately 200 linear feet of intertidal shoreline of
Hatchett Creek.
Benefits
Completion of this project improves stormwater quality prior to discharging into Hatchett Creek, restores approximately
200 linear feet of intertidal shoreline, and will provide an increased stormwater management level of service on East
Venice Avenue and neighboring areas.
Costs
The total project cost is $1,850,000, and the requested District share is $300,000 ($150,000 from the Manasota Basin
Board and $150,000 from State SWIM), of which $150,000 was requested in FY2008 for design and construction and
$150,000 in FY2009 for construction. The City of Venice purchased a 1.33 acre parcel in 2007 for $1,250,000 and the
District funds match the City funding for design and construction. District funds shown in the table include staff
salaries.
Additional Information
This project is located within the geographic boundaries of the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program and the
Charlotte Harbor SWIM Plan. Charlotte Harbor is generally viewed as one of the most productive estuarine systems
in Southwest Florida. Although it is appropriately considered a healthy system, problems exist in the areas of
hydrologic alterations, water quality degradation, and habitat loss. The SWIM Plan for Charlotte Harbor focus on
management strategies for the Peace and Myakka Rivers, in addition to Charlotte Harbor proper, to reduce point and
non-point source pollution and to preserve and restore habitat. Charlotte Harbor is a District priority Surface Water
Improvement and Management (SWIM) program waterbody and is considered an "estuary of national significance"
with the establishment of the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program (CHNEP). Water quality data and seagrass
mapping efforts suggest that Charlotte Harbor's water quality is not degrading, and its fisheries' habitats are mostly
stable. However, data collected since its SWIM designation in 1993 indicate the system experiences annual algae
blooms that appear to be related to elevated nutrient concentrations. The Hatchett Creek Stormwater Facility
project is consistent with the water quality improvement goals of the District's SWIM Plan for Charlotte Harbor and the
Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program's CCMP. The City will manage the project and the District project
manager must approve any agreements to accomplish project tasks.
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