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

L679
Hardee - WMPlan Horse Creek
Project Type Cooperative Funding
AOR(s)
Flood Protection, Water Quality, Natural Systems
Basin(s) Peace River
Cooperator(s)
Hardee County
Project Manager LETASI, SCOTT
Task Manager(s)
Status Ongoing
Description
This is a multi-year funded project to perform 1) Topographic Information, 2) Watershed Evaluation, and 3) Watershed
Management Plan elements of the District's Watershed Management Program (WMP) for the Horse
Creek Watershed. The watershed covers an area of approximately 124 square miles and is located in Hardee County.
The watershed faces flood damage and water quality issues. With FY2007 funding the work on the Horse Creek
Watershed Evaluation as one element. Watershed Management Plan elements for Horse Creek will begin, and with
the FY2008 funding should be completed for approximately 78 square miles of the north most portion of the
Watershed. Future funding will be required for the Watershed Evaluation of the rest of this watershed and other
watersheds, Watershed Management Plan for Horse Creek to complete the survey, watershed modeling development,
floodplain analysis, LOS, surface water resource assessment, and alternate analysis of BMPs.
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.
Costs
The total estimated cost of the project is $280,000, of which the District's share is $150,000 from the Peace River
Basin and $80,000 is from FEMA as part of the FIRM Map Modernization (M104). The County will contribute $25,000
in FY2007 and $25,000 in FY2008. The District's share from the Peace River Basin is $75,000 for FY2007 and
$75,000 for FY2008. Hardee County is a REDI Community and will contribute 25% of the project total cost. Future
funding will be required to complete the WMPlan for the southern part of Horse Creek Watershed.
Additional Information
The 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 and one of the District's Strategic Priorities. A cooperative funding revenue
agreement with Hardee County will be developed as a multi-year funded project contingent on the approval of future
funding to complete the WMP elements through the Watershed Management Plan. This is a multi-year funded project
that will require a cooperative funding request each fiscal year until completed. If approved, this project will be ranked
as a 1A project in future fiscal years. The County will manage the project, where the District project manager must
approve any agreements to accomplish project tasks. 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 157,466 0 3,621 982
0 162,069
District Budgeted - Outside Revenue
Hardee Co - Watershed Mgmt Plan
(L679)
Prior
Funding
020 - Peace River Basin 290
Cumulative FY 2009 FY2010
Transfers Funding Funding
50,000 0 0
0
Total:
Future
Funding
0
Total
Funding
50,000
$212,069