15-1: Port Richey Watershed Stormwater Management Project-Construction
Implementing Organization
Gulf Consortium
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$5,090,277
Known Leveraged Funding
$2,005,063
Funding Organization
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Funding Program
The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 3: Spill Impact Component
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Water Quality Restoration and Maintenance
Targeted Resources
Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries
Project Description
Pasco County, through the Florida Gulf Consortium, is requesting $5,090,277 in Spill Impact Component funding for the Council approved Port Richey Watershed Stormwater Management Project. This construction project involves major upgrades to old and inadequate drainage infrastructure in the Port Richey watershed. This project is currently in design and permitting phases, and it is jointly funded by Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). Project components for construction include 1) converting the former Magnolia Valley Golf Course to a wetland storage and water quality treatment system, restoring a natural slough conveyance through the abandoned golf course property, and 2) improving drainage conveyances in the upstream Magnolia Valley residential community whose stormwater runoff flows through the defunct golf course parcel. Although this project addresses water quality improvement, the primary focus of the project is on coastal flood protection and related infrastructure (Primary – RESTORE Eligible Activity 7). For this reason, this project is classified as infrastructure with respect to the 25 percent infrastructure limitation. The pot 3 funding requests for this project are for construction of stormwater management improvements. Additionally, this project aims to enhance community resilience (Primary – Comprehensive Plan Goal 4), and promote community resilience (Primary Comprehensive Plan Objective 5). The project duration is expected to be three years.
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