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Florida Forever Work Plan South Florida Water Management District Florida Forever Work Plan December 13, 2001 Florida Forever Work Plan Contributors South Florida Water Management District Florida Forever Work Plan November 2001 Contributors Susan Coughanour Bill Helfferich Jenni Hiscock Lewis Hornung Blair Littlejohn Victor Lopez Gregg Mallinger Victor Mullen Agnes Ramsey Wanda Caffie-Simpson Paul Whalen i Florida Forever Work Plan Contributors ii Florida Forever Work Plan Executive Summary EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 1999, the Florida Forever program was created, which authorized the issuance of bonds in an amount not to exceed $3 billion for acquisitions of land and water areas. This revenue is to be used for the purposes of restoration, conservation, recreation, water resource development, historical preservation and capital improvements to such land and water areas. This program is intended to accomplish environmental restoration, enhance public access and recreational enjoyment, promote long-term management goals, and facilitate water resource development. The requirements for developing The Florida Forever Water Management District Work Plan are contained in Section (s.) 373.199, Florida Statutes (F.S). The provision states that the water management districts are to create a five-year plan that identifies projects meeting specific criteria. In developing their project lists, each district is to integrate its surface water improvement and management plans, Save Our Rivers (SOR) land acquisition lists, stormwater management projects, proposed water resource development projects, proposed water body restoration projects, and other properties or activities that would assist in meeting the goals of Florida Forever. The initial plan was submitted on June 1, 2001 to the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). In this first update, due by January 1, 2002 and each year thereafter, the District is to submit a report of acquisitions completed during the year together with modifications or additions to its five-year work plan. The plans will also include the status of funding, staffing and resource management for every project funded for which the District is responsible. Thirty-five percent of the Florida Forever bond proceeds are distributed annually to FDEP for land acquisition and capital expenditures in order to implement the priority lists submitted by the water management districts. A minimum of 50 percent of the funding is to be used for land acquisition. The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) annual net share is $33,075,000. The Everglades Restoration Investment Act, s. 373.470(5)(b), F.S., mandates that for ten consecutive years, $25M of this funding is to be used to implement the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). The remaining $8M per year will be spent on the Kissimmee River Restoration Project. Since approximately 75 percent of the Florida Forever funding that the SFWMD will receive will be dedicated to CERP, it is a major focus of the SFWMD Florida Forever Workplan. This work plan describes specific projects that will be eligible for Florida Forever funding in the FY2002 – 2006 period. This discussion is arranged in sections that correspond to the regions as described in the August 2000 CERP Master Program Management Plan (MPMP). Additionally, projects for which the SFWMD expects to seek reimbursement through Florida Forever in fiscal year 2002 are each explained in detail, consistent with s. 373.199(4), (5), F.S. These twelve projects are listed in the five-year expenditures schedule (Figure 1). iii Executive Summary Florida Forever Work Plan iv Florida Forever Work Plan Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Contributors i Executive Summary iii Table of Contents v List of Tables xiii List of Figures xv List of Abbreviations and Acronyms xvii Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Legislation ...............................................................................................................1 Florida Forever Program ...................................................................................1 The Florida Forever Act ...................................................................................1 Save Our Everglades Trust Fund ......................................................................4 Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan ...................................................4 Florida Forever Water Management District Work Plan ..................................5 Florida Forever Performance Measures...................................................................9 Project Rankings, Schedule, and Resources ..........................................................11 Funding and Manpower Resources .................................................................11 Implementation Schedule ...............................................................................11 Chapter 2: Regional Study Area 13 Future without Plan Condition - Physical Facilities and Operations - the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project ................................................................15 Water Quality Problems and Opportunities - Regional Overview ........................15 Water Quality Problems and Opportunities - Mercury..........................................17 Land Use ................................................................................................................18 Study Purpose ........................................................................................................20 Study Scope ...........................................................................................................20 Other Studies..........................................................................................................21 Permits and Authorizations....................................................................................22 Chapter 3: Kissimmee River and Lake Okeechobee Region 25 Physical Conditions - Kissimmee River Region....................................................25 Existing Conditions - Kissimmee River Region Water Management ...................25 v Table of Contents Florida Forever Work Plan Future without Plan Condition - Water Quality - Kissimmee River Region.........27 Future without Plan Condition - Physical Facilities and Operations - Kissimmee River Restoration ...................................................................................................28 Water Quality Problems and Opportunities - Kissimmee River Region ...............28 Land Use - Kissimmee River Region ....................................................................29 Agriculture ......................................................................................................30 Physical Conditions - Lake Okeechobee Region...................................................31 Existing Conditions - Lake Okeechobee Water Management...............................31 Water Quality ..................................................................................................32 Future without Plan Condition - Water Quality - Lake Okeechobee ....................34 Future without Plan Condition - Physical Facilities and Operations - Manatee Protection ...............................................................................................................34 Future without Plan Condition - Physical Facilities and Operations - Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule .........................................................................35 Future without Plan Condition - Physical Facilities and Operations - Critical Restoration Projects ...............................................................................................35 Lake Okeechobee Water Retention/Phosphorus Removal .............................35 Water Quality Problems and Opportunities - Lake Okeechobee...........................35 Land Use - Lake Okeechobee Region ...................................................................36 Agriculture ......................................................................................................36 Urban ..............................................................................................................37 Eligible Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Projects ...........................37 1a - North of Lake Okeechobee Storage Reservoir ........................................37 1c - Lake Okeechobee Watershed Water Quality Treatment Facilities ..........38 1d - Lake Okeechobee Tributary Sediment Dredging ....................................39 Chapter 4: Caloosahatchee River/Southwest Florida Region 41 Physical Conditions - Caloosahatchee River/Southwest Florida Region ..............41 Existing Conditions - Caloosahatchee River Region Water Management ............41 Problems Related to Water Management .......................................................43 Future without Plan Condition - Physical Facilities and Operations - Critical Restoration Projects ...............................................................................................43 Lake Trafford Restoration ..............................................................................43 Southern CREW/Imperial River Flowway .....................................................43 Future without Plan Condition - Water Quality - Caloosahatchee River/Southwest Florida Region .......................................................................................................44
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