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

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Sarasota County Surface Water Monitoring Program
Project Type Cooperative Funding
AOR(s)
Water Supply, Flood Protection, Water Quality, Natural Systems
Basin(s) Manasota
Cooperator(s)
Sarasota County
Project Manager PRATER, CORRINA
Task Manager(s)
HEYL, MIKE
Status Ongoing
Description
This FY2010 cooperative funding project from Sarasota County is for continued rainfall and stream gauge data
collection and analysis at 13 surface water monitoring sites. The County requested to continue the development of the
stage-discharge curves for the sites. The request also included the continuation of field measurements for one more
year to quantify sites influenced by tidal fluctuations. The data and analyses will be used to improve watershed model
calibration and verification, and to quantify freshwater flows to the bays and estuaries. Data collection results and
analyses will support several ongoing projects including the development of watershed plans for Lemon Bay and
Roberts Bay. The County and SWFWMD cooperatively funded the collection of field measurements in FY2004 and
FY2007. In addition to the rating curves, the project will produce one year of daily discharge measurements for each
site. These monitoring sites are important to establishing the volume and timing of freshwater flows into Sarasota's
bays and estuaries and several of the sites are useful for ongoing District MFL studies.
Benefits
The project is intended to provide daily watershed discharge at up to 23 sites. The County and SWFWMD have
cooperatively funded the field measurements for 13 sites since August 2004. Continued collection of rainfall and
stream stage data in FY2008, FY2009, and FY2010 will support several ongoing projects including the development of
watershed plans for Lemon Bay and Roberts Bay.
Costs
The total project budget is $1,369,516. For FY2007 Sarasota County requested $100,000 from the Manasota Basin
Board. For FY2008 the Manasota Basin Board budgeted an additional $100,000 with an equal match from Sarasota
County. The Manasota Basin Board budgeted $60,000 for the project in its FY2009 budget. The County will provide an
equal match of $60,000 for FY2009. In FY2010, the District is requested to fund $60,000. The County will provide an
equal match of $60,000 . The District funding amounts shown in the table include staff salaries, travel and central
garage charges.
Additional Information
A final project report of all data collected through the FY2007 scope of work was received in December 2007. FY2005
and FY2006 Cooperative Funding Applications in the amount of $275,000 District match were approved by the
District. Subsequent to approval, the County declined to use the funds which were then forfeited.
Prior
Funding
Cumulative FY 2009 FY2010
Transfers Funding Funding
District Budgeted - Ad Valorem Based
Revenue
021 Manasota Basin 561,283 0 63,463 61,770
0 686,516
Project Funds Not Budgeted by the
District
Sarasota County 563,000 0 60,000 60,000
0 683,000
Total:
Future
Funding
Total
Funding
$1,369,516
Critical Project Milestones Projected Amended Actual
Phase 1
Forward Cooperative Agreement to Contract Administration 10/31/03 11/21/03
Submit Cooperative Agreement to County 12/31/03 12/11/03
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