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

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Implementation of BMPs - Phillippi Creek/Celery Fields
Project Type Cooperative Funding
AOR(s)
Flood Protection, Water Quality, Natural Systems
Basin(s) Manasota
Cooperator(s)
Sarasota County
Project Manager LOPEZ, MANNY
Task Manager(s)
Status Ongoing
PRESTON, MATT
Description
This is a multi-year funded project to perform the Implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) element of
the District's Watershed Management Program (WMP) for the Phillippi Creek Watershed. The watershed covers an
area of approximately 56 square miles and is located in Sarasota County (County). This BMP will be implemented in
the Celery Fields improvement area and specifically includes construction of additional storage to the existing south
cell of the Celery Fields Regional Stormwater Facility. Implementation of the BMP includes the following tasks:
construction and construction engineering and inspection. The proposed BMP will address level of service
deficiencies. In addition, 120-acres of the southern cell pond of Celery Fields will be excavated to create a wetland
habitat that will provide natural systems benefits.
Benefits
The project will provide additional storage within the watershed and, thereby, provide an improved level of service.
These improvements will address structure flooding downstream along Phillippi Creek by providing flood protection for
15 homes currently inundated and damaged during a 100-year flood event. Based on an Expected Damages Analysis,
the expected flood damages to be mitigated by the project for a 100-year flood event is approximately $2.17 million.
This project is also expected to improve water quality through increased residence times.
Costs
The current total budget for this project is $16.873 million. The FDEP is providing the County with a grant of
$10,079,880 toward the project. The District's contribution is $2,903,060, which is being funded entirely by the
Manasota Basin. The County will contribute $4,383,560. Implementation costs for the project are significantly greater
than originally estimated in 2001. The District funding amounts shown in the table include staff salaries, travel and
central garage.
Additional Information
A 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 Comprehensive Watershed
Management (CWM) initiative strategies. A WMP provides a method to evaluate the capacity of a watershed to
protect, enhance, and restore water quality and natural systems, while achieving flood protection. This project involves
the Implementation of BMPs which includes design, development of construction documents, construction permitting,
land acquisition, bidding and contractor selection, construction of the BMPs and construction engineering and
inspection. The original budget for the project was around $2.9 million and was based on a November 2001
preliminary design report prepared by the County. The County is managing the project, and the District project
manager must approve any agreements to accomplish project tasks.
District Budgeted - Ad Valorem Based
Revenue
021 Manasota Basin 2,912,911 0 4,171 12,381
0 2,929,463
Project Funds Not Budgeted by the
District
Florida Department of Environmental
Protection
Prior
Funding
Cumulative FY 2009 FY2010
Transfers Funding Funding
10,079,880 0 0
0
0
10,079,880
Sarasota County 4,383,560 0 0
0
0 4,383,560
021 - Manasota Basin 270
Total:
Future
Funding
Total
Funding
$17,392,903