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

L353
Polk WMPlan Lakes Crooked, Clinch, and Reedy
Project Type Cooperative Funding
AOR(s)
Flood Protection, Water Quality
Basin(s) Peace River
Cooperator(s)
Polk County Natural Resources
Project Manager ARNOLD, DAVE
Task Manager(s)
Status Ongoing
Description
This is a cooperative project with the City of Frostproof and Polk County to perform 1) Digital Topographic Information,
2) Watershed Evaluation, 3) Watershed Management Plan elements of the District's Watershed Management
Program (WMP) for the lakes Crooked, Clinch, and Reedy watershed. This watershed covers an area of
approximately 65 square miles within Polk County, including the City of Frostproof. Issues within the watersheds
include flood damage, rapid growth, water quality issues, and discharges to Outstanding Florida Waters. FY2007
funding is to complete the project. This project focuses on lake level management and enhancement/restoration of
the lakes Crooked, Clinch, and Reedy conveyance system. The project includes a BMP plan to provide a balanced
water control structure/conveyance system for these lakes that is consistent with the new Lake Clinch outfall (see
project # L352).
Benefits
The 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. The information developed provides the science for the District's
Resource Management and Environmental Resource Permitting (ERP). It assists local governments: 1) With their land
management responsibilities by establishing a level of service and developing Best Management Practices (BMPs) to
address level of service deficiencies. 2) Provides a Geodatabase and projected results from watershed model
simulations for floodplain management, and water quality management through the Total Maximum Daily Loads
(TMDL) process for their National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements.
Costs
The total budget for this project is $500,000, of which the District's share is $250,000. The FY 2007 budget totals
$500,000, of which $250,000 is revenue from Polk County, and $250,000 is the Peace River Basin's contribution. The
District will manage the project and enter into purchase orders and agreements to accomplish project tasks. When
each element is completed the project budget may require refinement based on the information gathered. Future
cooperative funding requests and agreements will be required for the Implementation of BMPs and Maintenance of
Watershed Parameters and Models.
Additional Information
A WMP includes five major elements: Topographic Information, Watershed Evaluation, Watershed Management Plan,
Implementation of Best Management Practices, and Maintenance of Watershed Parameters and Models.
Implementing elements of the WMP with local governments is one of the Comprehensive Watershed Management
(CWM) management strategies. A FY2007 cooperative funding revenue agreement with Polk County has been
executed to complete the WMP elements through the Watershed Management Plan. Future cooperative funding
requests and agreements will be required for the Implementation of BMPs and Maintenance of Watershed
Parameters and Models.
District Budgeted - Ad Valorem Based
Revenue
020 Peace River Basin 251,212 0 5,255 5,339
0 261,806
District Budgeted - Outside Revenue
Frostproof - Crooked/Clinch/Reedy RDS
(L353)
Prior
Funding
020 - Peace River Basin 263
Cumulative FY 2009 FY2010
Transfers Funding Funding
250,000 0 0
0
Total:
Future
Funding
0
Total
Funding
250,000
$511,806