Item #17 Statement of Commitment to Upper Ocklawaha River Basin Mgmt. Plan
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AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET
Meeting Date: January 16, 2007
Item # 11
Contact Name:
Contact Number:
Stephen C. Krug
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Reviewed By:
Department Director:
City Manager:
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Subject: Mayor To Execute A Statement Of Commitment To The Upper Ocklawaha River Basin
Management Plan
Background Summary:
Through the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Florida Watershed Restoration Act, the Sate
of Florida has enacted Statutes that require governmental agencies to assist in any way possible to reduce the
amount of pollutants and sediment from reaching water bodies due to stormwater run-off. The City of Ocoee
assists DEP in reducing stormwater pollutants through education, sediment control projects and properly designed
and constructed development.
The DEP has recognized the presence of high levels of phosphates in Lake Apopka, which is included in the
Upper Ocklawaha River Basin. In order to address the phosphate issue, DEP established a Basin Working Group,
of which Ocoee is a member as the northwest portion of the City is included in the drainage basin. The Group
developed a Basin Management Action Plan, which was finalized on June 22, 2006 in draft form. The City's
project involvement in the Plan is through the Pioneer Key Regional Stormwater Pond project as funded by DEP.
DEP has requested that as an active member of the Basin Working Group, the City execute the attached
Statement of Commitment to show our support for the adoption of this Basin Management Action Plan which will
lead to the reduction of pollutants in Florida water bodies.
Issue:
Mayor to execute a Statement of Commitment to the Upper Ocklawaha River Basin Management Plan.
Recommendations
Recommend approval for Mayor to execute a Statement of Commitment to the Upper Ocklawaha River
Basin Management Plan.
Attachments:
· Upper Ocklawaha River Basin Management Plan Statement of Commitment.
· Basin Management Action Plan (Draft) For the Implementation of Total Maximum Daily Loads
Adopted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in the Upper Ocklawaha River
Basin.
· Chapter 8: Order Adopting The Upper Ocklawaha River Basin Management Action Plan.
· Current and Planned Management Actions to Achieve Reductions in Total Phosphorus Loading to
TMDL Waters in the Upper Ocklawaha River Basin.
Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact.
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Public Hearing
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Resolution
Commission Approval
Discussion & Direction
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Public Hearing
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Original Document/Contract Attached for Execution by City Clerk
_ Original Document/Contract Held by Department for Execution
Reviewed by City Attorney
Reviewed by Finance Dept.
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City Manager
Robert Frank
Commissioners
Gary Hood. District 1
Scott Anderson. District 2
Rusty Johnson. District 3
Joel Keller. District 4
Mayor
S. Scott Vandergrift
STAFF REPORT
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FROM:
Stephen C. Krug, Public Works Director
TO:
The Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
DATE:
January 16,2006
Improving a greaJ community
RE: Statement of Commitment to the Upper Ocklawaha River Basin Management Plan
ISSUE
Mayor to execute a Statement of Commitment to the Upper Ocklawaha River Basin Management
Plan.
BACKGROUNDIDISCUSSION
Through the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Florida Watershed Restoration Act, the
Sate of Florida has enacted Statutes that require governmental agencies to assist in any way possible to
reduce the amount of pollutants and sediment from reaching water bodies due to stormwater run-off. The City
of Ocoee assists DEP in reducing stormwater pollutants through education, sediment control projects and
properly designed and constructed development.
The DEP has recognized the presence of high levels of phosphates in Lake Apopka, which is included in the
Upper Ocklawaha River Basin. In order to address the phosphate issue, DEP established a Basin Working
Group, of which Ocoee is a member as the northwest portion of the City is included in the drainage basin. The
Group developed a Basin Management Action Plan, which was finalized on June 22, 2006 in draft form. The
City's project involvement in the Plan is through the Pioneer Key Regional Stormwater Pond project as funded
by DEP.
DEP has requested that as an active member of the Basin Working Group, the City execute the attached
Statement of Commitment to show our support for the adoption of this Basin Management Action Plan which
will lead to the reduction of pollutants in Florida water bodies.
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BWG Final DRAFT - June 2006
BASIN MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN
lr the Implementation of Total Maximum Daily Loads Adopted by the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
In the
UPPER OCKLAWAHA RIVER BASIN
Developed by the Upper Ocklawaha Basin Working Group
In Cooperation with the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water Resource Management
Bureau of Watershed Management
June 22, 2006