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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
FY2014 COOPERATIVE FUNDING INITIATIVE APPLICATION FORM
Project Name
Stormwater Improvements - Flood Protection - Hillsborough County - Holloway Road
Project Number N474
Cooperator
Hillsborough County BOCC
Department
Contact Person James Barrington
Address
601 E. Kennedy Blvd, 20th Floo
City Sate Zip Tampa, FL 33602
Phone # 813-307-4427
Email
barringtonj@hillsboroughcounty.org
Project Type:
X Water Supply X Water Quality X Flood Protection X Natural Systems
Strategic Initiatives:
X Water Quality Maintenance and Improvement Water Quality Monitoring
X Alternative Water Supply Conservation
Reclaimed Water Regional Water Supply Planning
Emergency Flood Response
X Floodplain Management
Minimum Flows and Level Establishment and Monitoring Minimum Flows and Levels Recovery
X Natural Systems Conservation and Restoration Natural Systems Identification and Monitoring
Indicate All Counties to Benefit From Project:
Charlotte Citrus Desoto Hardee Hernando Highlands X Hillsborough Lake
Levy Manatee Marion Pasco Pinellas Sarasota Sumter Polk
Project Description:
The Alafia River watershed management master plan study was completed in 2001 and updated in 2010. Many projects were
identified to alleviate the flooding, enhance water quality, and protect the natural system. TC-2/WQ, Turkey Creek Surface Water
Treatment Area is one of the project to be implemented.
Hillsborough County would like to apply cooperative fund from SWFWMD to resolve severe erosion from flooding along Grassy
Creek crosses Holloway Road and within TECO property. This the same area as described in the master plan proposed project of
TC-2WQ. This past year TECO has experienced severe erosion within their property due to inadequate size cross drain presently
in their property; and this erosion also has hindered their ability to maintain the important electrical transmission power grid . Thus it
has threatened the homeland security. TECO has asked for help to the County to resolve the situation within their righ-of-way.
The tasks of this project are: 1. to update and justify county's hydrology/hydraulics computer model with additional survey; 2. to
perform alternate analyzes to address the issues of the flooding on Holloway Road, the erosion of the TECO property, and the
water quality north of Holloway Road; 3. to design and construct the identified project(s). Presently the County is emplying a
consultant to assist with this goals to conduct the study and immediate construct the identified undersize cross-drain. The upsizing
crossdrain requires attenuation pond or linear ditch that allows the water discharge at the same rate as the pre-improvement
condition to the downstream. Also it provides the water quality treatment within the proposed pond(s). And in this phase 2, we will
acquire the land and construction to achieve the success of this project.
Describe your organizations efforts in developing, implementing and enforcing water conservation and flood protection
ordinances.
Water Conservation: Hillsborough County was the premier local government to criminalize the violation of the water use
restrictions, and to adopt a civil citation process for the enforcement of the same in July 1993. A fulltime Water Conservation
Manager assures that the County stays abreast of conservation issues. This facilities amendments to the Water Conservation
Ordinance (HCO 91-27) as needed to quickly address changing conditions in the regulatory environment and as deemed
appropriate by the County's Administration.
Flood protection: The principal purpose of Hillsborough County's floodplain management program is to protect residents and
business owner from flooding risks. Flooding disasters are the leading recurring hazard within the county and have the potential of
affecting greater than one-quarter of the population at a value that is greater than five billion dollars in personal property.
Construction standards and planning concepts are implemented through the County's Land Development Codes, Floodplain
Management Plan and Local Mitigation Strategy.
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