Tampa Bay Region - Southwest Florida Water Management District

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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
FY2014 COOPERATIVE FUNDING INITIATIVE APPLICATION FORM
Stormwater Improvements - Flood Protection - Hillsborough County - Clement Rd Drainage
Improvement
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Hillsborough County BOCC
James Barrington
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
Reclaimed Water
X Emergency Flood Response
X Conservation
X Regional Water Supply Planning
X Floodplain Management
X 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 management master plan study of the Cypress Creek watershed, which is in the Hillsborough River basin, was completed in
2001 and updated in 2011. Many projects were identified to alleviate the flooding, inhance the water quality, and protect the natural
system.
Clement Road Drainage Improvement is one of the recommendations in the study report. The flooding problem was identified as
the detention pond was surcharged by runoff from the Blind Pond Road area. The excess flow ran downhill and flooded the
Clement Road. A drainage ditch along the north side of Clement Road was proposed to intercept the flow from north or construct a
cross drain and improve the storm water system on the south side of Clement Road. The final construction plans will depend on the
available land/easement and the conflicts with the existing utilities. Hillsborough County created a project- Clement Road Drainage
Improvement to implement this recommendation.
The tasks of this project are: 1. to review the recommended route for the land/easement availabity as part of PD&E; 2. to acquire
the land/easement required and a design survey and complete the construction plans ; 3. to obtain the required permits to ensure
there is no adverse upstream and downstream impacts hydraulically and environmentally; and 4. to select a qualified contractor
and get the improvement constructed.
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 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 facilitates amendments to the County’s 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.
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