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

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Hardee - WMPlan Horse Creek
Critical Project Milestones Projected Amended Actual
1. Critical Project Milestones
County Agreement Executed 7/1/07 5/1/07
Consultant Agreement Executed 10/1/07 7/11/07
Notice to Proceed 10/15/07 10/2/07
2. Digital Terrain Model
Digital Terrain Model 11/1/07 12/12/07
3. Watershed Evaluation
Begin Watershed Evaluation 12/1/07 12/1/07
Completion of the Watershed Evaluation 2/1/08 4/15/08 4/9/08
4. Watershed Management Plan
Begin Watershed Management Plan 2/15/08 4/15/08 4/1/08
Complete Watershed Management Plan 8/1/08
Status As Of: August 31, 2009
Status History: Several meetings between District staff and Hardee County staff were performed in November and
December 2006 to prioritize the watersheds that will be studied in detail as part of the watershed management program.
The County and District are coordinating this project with the FEMA MAP MOD project (M104). Remaining FEMA funds
from the MAP MOD project will be combined with this project's funding to accomplish a Watershed Management Plan for
a larger part of the priority watershed select by the County. A meeting between the District and the County on March 16,
2007 identified Horse Creek as the priority watershed. Due to the current budget constraints, a watershed management
plan can not be performed in the entire 124 square miles of the watershed. The County and District agreed to start in the
northern most subbasins of the watershed and work to the south as future funding is available. A Cooperative Funding
Agreement between the District and Hardee County was executed on May 1, 2007. The project development of this
project has been completed. An agreement between BCI the engineering consultant and the District has been executed
and the first work order has been signed. Meetings between all stakeholders have been completed. The stakeholders
include: BCI, SWFWMD, Mosaic, CF Industries, and Hardee County. BCI has completed the DTI for Horse Creek. The
first amendment to encumber FY2008 funds has been executed by the District. BCI has submitted the final watershed
management plan deliverables. Status Current: The District's review of the modeling results has been completed and the
peer review of the watershed management plan will begin in October 2009.
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