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

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Polk - WMPlan Polk County
Project Type Cooperative Funding
AOR(s)
Flood Protection, Water Quality, Natural Systems
Basin(s) General Fund (District), Alafia River, Hillsborough River, Peace River
Cooperator(s)
Project Manager TURNER, DAWN
Task Manager(s)
Status Ongoing
Polk County, Polk County Natural Resources
Description
This is a multi-year funded project to perform tasks related to the Topographic Information, Watershed Evaluation, and
Watershed Management Plan elements of the District's Watershed Management Program (WMP) for watersheds in
Polk County. Polk County encompasses approximately 2009 square miles within central Florida, of which 1,586 square
miles are located within the District. Within the District, Polk County has 25 major watersheds. Of these, 11 have
already been or currently are the subject of a Watershed Evaluation and/or Watershed Management Plan. This project
will involve the development of Topographic Information, including 1-foot topographic contour maps using LiDAR data
obtained by the District in 2005; the development of Watershed Evaluations and Watershed Management Plans for the
remaining 14 watersheds; and updates of previous Watershed Evaluations and Watershed Management Plans to
reflect changes in the watersheds, and to make the information consistent with the District's Guidelines and
Specifications. Polk County watersheds will be prioritized, and work orders will be issued to consultants for individual
watersheds.
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; and 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 funding amount for this project is $2,856,954 of which the District's share will be $1,428,477. Polk County will
contribute $1,428,477. For FY2007, $836,574 is appropriated in the following Basin budgets: Governing Board acting
for the Green Swamp Basin ($289,978), Peace River Basin ($336,140), Alafia River Basin ($136,326), and the
Hillsborough River Basin ($74,130). $418,287 in revenue will be received from Polk County, and distributed as follows:
Governing Board ($144,989), Peace River Basin ($168,070), Alafia River Basin ($68,163), and the Hillsborough River
Basin ($37,065). Basin funding and revenue distributions are based upon the percent project area within the Basin.
With $836,574 in FY2007, the Topographic Information and Watershed Evaluations for the Polk City and Christina
Watersheds will be completed. Watershed Evaluations will also be initiated for other priority watersheds, including the
Reedy Creek and Bowlegs Creek watersheds. Watershed Evaluation updates will be initiated for the Itchepackesassa
Creek and Poley Creek watersheds. $550,000 in FY2008 funding is appropriated in the following Basin budgets:
Governing Board acting for the Green Swamp Basin ($96,500) Hillsborough Basin ($178,500) Polk County ($275,000).
FY2008 funding will be used to complete Topographic Information, Watershed Evaluation and Watershed
Management Plan tasks for Hillsborough River and Green Swamp watersheds. With FY2008 funds, the Polk City
Watershed Management Plan will be initiated, and an update of the Itchepackesassa Creek Watershed Management
Plan will be completed. FY2009 funding is appropriated in the following Basin budgets: ($74,250 Governing Board,
$74,250 Alafia Basin, $74,250 Hillsborough Basin, and $222,750 Polk County). FY2009 funding is being used to
complete Topographic Information, Watershed Evaluation and Watershed Management Plan tasks for Polk County
watersheds. $524,880 in FY 2010 is is appropriated in the following Basin budgets: $65,610 Governing Board,
$65,610 Alafia Basin, $65,610 Hillsborough Basin, $65,610 Peace Basin, and $262,440 Polk County. FY2010 funding
is being used to complete Topographic Information, Watershed Evaluation and Watershed Management Plan tasks
for Polk County watersheds. Future funding will be needed in future years to update or complete Watershed
Evaluations and Watershed Management Plans for all of the Polk County watersheds. As tasks are completed, the
project budget and scope will be refined based on the information developed. The District funding amounts shown in
the table include staff salaries.
Additional Information
Polk County desires to create a county-wide Stormwater Master Plan to include data from previous Watershed
Evaluations, Watershed Management Plans, Stormwater and Basin Master Plans, stormwater land development
regulations, standards and criteria, recommended actions to satisfy new regulatory programs (NPDES and TMDL),
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