Funding for the IRWM grant program is provided by Proposition 84 – the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Act (2006). DWR has released draft guidelines for the Proposition 84 and 1E grant cycles that will provide at least $71 million to San Diego over the next few years.
Proposition 84 ‘Call for Projects’ — The San Diego IRWM region is now accepting projects that contribute to our mission – “the protection, management, and development of reliable and sustainable water resources.” Stakeholders may submit water management projects using our online project database. Our interactive database allows local project sponsors to log-in and add, revise, and submit their project information, as well as view all other submitted projects. The Call for Projects will be open through August 2, 2010.
Eligible projects must contribute to our IRWM Plan objectives and provide multiple water resource benefits. Section C of the IRWM Plan outlines San Diego’s regional objectives, which include supply reliability, water quality improvement, and protection of natural resources. Section F of the IRWM Plan (see Table F-1) contains a description of the project scoring process that will be used to rank the submitted projects prior to grant application(s). The Proposition 84 and 1E grant cycles will provide at least $71 million to San Diego over the next few years. The first round of grants, expected this summer, will offer $8 million for our priority projects. Round 2 may occur in 2011, with Round 3 to follow in 2013.
All projects submitted in 2007 for the IRWM Plan are listed in the online project database. Under “All Submitted Projects”, please “Search by: Year (4 digits) = 2007” to review the list of old projects. If you would like to edit and re-submit an old project, please contact Heather Parkison with the Project ID, Organization, and Project Title – she will transfer the project to your log-in account. Any old projects that have not been re-submitted by June 30, 2010 will be deleted.
Proposition 84 Schedule The latest schedule released by DWR for Proposition 84 includes:
- Draft IRWM Grant Guidelines, Planning Grant Proposal Solicitation Package (PSP), Implementation Grant PSP, and Stormwater Flood Management PSP was released in March 2010 http://www.water.ca.gov/irwm/
- Final IRWM Grant Guidelines and Planning Grant PSP to follow public review (anticipated July 2010)
- Final Implementation Grant PSP to be released immediately following Planning Grant cycle (anticipated August 2010)
- Final Stormwater Flood Management PSP to be released when funding is available (unknown at this time)
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