SAVE the DATE – Special DWR Briefing – Grant Funding
SAVE THE DATE
DATE: Friday, April 4, 2014 Registration: 9:30 AM Program: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM LOCATION: El Dorado Irrigation District 2890 Mosquito Road Placerville, CA 95667 Hosted by: El Dorado Irrigation DistrictOn March 3, Governor Brown signed a $687.4 million drought relief plan (SB 103 and SB 104). This includes accelerated grant expenditures in the form of infrastructure for local and regional projects that are already planned or partially completed to increase local reliability, including recapturing of storm water, expanding the use and distribution of recycled water, enhancing the management and recharging of groundwater storage and strengthening water conservation.
Funds will be available to the Department of Water Resources for integrated regional water management grants through an expedited solicitation round for projects that provide immediate regional drought preparedness, increase local water supply reliability and the delivery of safe drinking water, assist water suppliers and regions to implement conservation programs and measures that are not locally cost-effective, or reduce water quality conflicts or ecosystem conflicts created by the drought.
DWR is currently working on the Proposal Solicitation Package (PSP) for the accelerated IRWM funding. The PSP is anticipated to be released at the end of March.
MCWRA has arranged for DWR to provide a special briefing and Q & A on Friday, April 4 at EID for those interested in this opportunity.
Speakers: Tracie Billington, Branch Chief Integrated Regional Water Management Grants Department of Water Resources Hong Lin, P.E. Senior Engineer, Water Resources (Section Chief) North Central Region Office Department of Water Resources Website will be updated as more information becomes available.
