i want to build a stormwater retention facility in north central
florida and want to know how much money governments are paying to
lease privately owned and/or built stormwater retention ponds.  my
facility would be 2-4 acres in size, be designed for 100yr 24hr flood
event with a maximum inflow of 375,000 cubic feet.  the basin area
served by the pond would be 25-30 acres.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 20 Jan 2004 16:14 PST

Hello,

I'm intrigued by your question, but I must admit, I'm also baffled by
it.  I've done a fair amount of work in stormwater management, but
I've never heard of the particular type of arrangement you've
described.

Do you know for a fact that the state leases private retention ponds
as you've described?  If so, any additional details you provide may
help us in tracking down the information you're looking for.

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Clarification of Question by kp1234-ga on 22 Jan 2004 10:36 PST

i've only heard thru' "grapevines" that there are govt's leasing and
managing private facilities.  my local public works department has not
done this and was somewhat putoff by the concept when i brought it up.
 the question i have posted is an attempt to gather argument in favor
of having the local govt consider this practice.  if there aren't any
govt's already doing this, i would not anticipate being able to talk
my locals into trying something 'new'.
peacekp.

As far as I know, without any direct evidence, retention ponds are
either: a) mandated by planning boards and built by the developer at
the time of initial construction on, or development of, a property in
anticipation of runoff, or b) constructed by a governmental body to
relieve an existing runoff problem or as part of road construction.

One might lease a property to the government for such a purpose, one
supposes, although the government could as easily condemn it and take
it a fair market value.

hlabadie-ga