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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT<br />

FY2014 COOPERATIVE FUNDING INITIATIVE APPLICATION FORM<br />

Project Name<br />

Implementation of BMPs within the Sunset Beach <strong>Water</strong>shed (Phase IV)<br />

Project Number N572<br />

Cooperator<br />

City of Treasure Island<br />

Department<br />

Contact Person William Reidy, P.E.<br />

Address<br />

3931 68th Avenue<br />

City Sate Zip Pinellas Park, FL 33781<br />

Phone # 727-526-9158<br />

Email<br />

keller@aed-fl.com<br />

Project Type:<br />

<strong>Water</strong> Supply X <strong>Water</strong> Quality Flood Protection Natural Systems<br />

Strategic Initiatives:<br />

X <strong>Water</strong> Quality Maintenance and Improvement <strong>Water</strong> Quality Monitoring<br />

Alternative <strong>Water</strong> Supply Conservation<br />

Reclaimed <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Region</strong>al <strong>Water</strong> Supply Planning<br />

Emergency Flood Response Floodplain <strong>Management</strong><br />

Minimum Flows and Level Establishment and Monitoring Minimum Flows and Levels Recovery<br />

Natural Systems Conservation and Restoration Natural Systems Identification and Monitoring<br />

Indicate All Counties to Benefit From Project:<br />

Charlotte Citrus Desoto Hardee Hernando Highlands Hillsborough Lake<br />

Levy Manatee Marion Pasco X Pinellas Sarasota Sumter Polk<br />

Project Description:<br />

The City of Treasure Island is a coastal municipality located in southwest Pinellas County. Approximately 58,000 LF (11 miles) of<br />

storm sewer piping is maintained by the City of Treasure Island's Public Works Department. Due to the fact that the City is an island<br />

community, approx. 161 stormwater outfalls discharge to Boca Ciega <strong>Bay</strong>. These stormwater outfalls often convey floatables,<br />

sediments, oils and greases to receiving State <strong>Water</strong>s. The lack of available lands for stormwater detention/retention facilities<br />

results in the inability to remove the aforementioned pollutants through "conventional" pond systems.<br />

The City has identified the Sunset Beach basin as a watershed in which water quality and conveyance improvements are<br />

necessary. The City is commencing construction on water quality and conveyance improvements for the southern portion of this<br />

basin which received funding in prior CFI cycles.<br />

<strong>Water</strong> quality and conveyance improvements are currently being addressed within the northern portion of the Sunset Beach basin<br />

through the construction of a large diameter central stormwater collector. Multiple outfalls exist in the northern section of the Sunset<br />

Beach basin which made it not feasible to incorporate treatment technology on all of these outfalls due to the maintenance burden<br />

that would accompany multiple treatment devices. Further, the lack of easements over the outfalls will not allow for the upsizing<br />

required to improve the system's conveyance capabilities. For this reason, the City proposed a system which would collect the<br />

basin's waters and discharge the flows out of a single outfall. A Nutrient Separating Baffle Box (NSBB) will be placed on the outfall<br />

allowing for water quality improvement prior to being discharged to <strong>Water</strong>s of the State.<br />

Due to funding limitations, the entire system improvements for the northern portion of the basin could not be constructed within one<br />

funding cycle. The City received funding from the FY2013 CFI cycle to design and construct the initial phase of the improvement<br />

which includes the outfall, water quality improvement structure and limited upstream piping. The design of these improvements will<br />

soon be initiated.<br />

The City is requesting funds in the FY2014 CFI cycle to continue the implementation of the water quality and conveyance<br />

improvement plan that was presented to and approved by the <strong>District</strong> in the prior funding cycle. Stormwater collection structures<br />

and piping would be constructed upstream of the newly installed water quality improvement structure. Therefore, flows which would<br />

once be discharged through separate outfalls to <strong>Water</strong>s of the State will now be routed through this unit for treatment.<br />

The City is aware that implementation of BMPs is vital to improving water quality within the Inter-Coastal waterway. For this reason,<br />

the City felt it would be prudent to develop upstream segments of their collection system to force stormwater to be routed through<br />

the NSBB prior to discharge. The NSBB is effective in removing large floatables and small sediment from the flow stream. Greases<br />

and oils can also be removed through the incorporation of an absorbent boom and a skimmer. This technology is capable of<br />

removing up to 80% of all TSS from receiving stormwater. This TSS removal rate is in compliance with management measures<br />

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