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Proposition 84

Funding for the IRWM grant program was continued in Proposition 84, the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Act (2006). Proposition 84 provides approximately $1 billion in additional funding for IRWM Plans and projects, of which $91 million has been allocated to the San Diego Funding Area (which includes small portions of southern Orange and Riverside counties).

Region Acceptance Process Application Submitted! The Region Acceptance Process (RAP) will be used to evaluate and accept an IRWM region into the ongoing IRWM grant program. The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released the Final RAP Guidelines on March 11, 2009. The San Diego Region submitted a RAP Application to DWR on April 29, 2009.
San Diego IRWM RAP Application – Main (7 MB pdf)
San Diego IRWM RAP Application – Attachments (13 MB pdf)

DWR Accepts the San Diego Region Application! DWR announced its draft RAP recommendations on September 1, 2009, and the San Diego region was approved without any conditions! This is a significant hurdle for the San Diego region and a testament to our on-going coordination with the South Orange County and Upper Santa Margarita regions through the Tri-County Funding Area Coordinating Committee (for integrated water resources planning in shared watersheds).

Statewide RAP Applications and DWR’s review summaries are available here: http://www.water.ca.gov/irwm/integregio_rap.cfm

Proposition 84 Schedule The latest schedule released by DWR for Proposition 84 includes:

  • Draft Expedited Grant Proposal Solicitation Package (PSP) to be released in early 2010; Final PSP to be released when funding is made available (unknown at this time)
  • Draft IRWM Plan Update Guidelines to be released in early 2010; Final Guidelines to follow public review
  • Draft Planning Grant PSP delayed until after Expedited Grant round is complete (late 2010/early 2011)

Proposition 84 ‘Call for Projects’ The San Diego IRWM Region will begin soliciting projects for the Expedited Grant round in early 2010. We are developing an interactive project database where local project sponsors can log-in and add/revise their project information on the website. The project database will allow the Region to evaluate projects for the Expedited Grant Application using scoring criteria established by the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC), which will be based on DWR’s Expedited Grant PSP.

Section F of the IRWM Plan (see Table F-1) contains a description of the project scoring process used in the Proposition 50 Grant Application. Please note that this scoring process will be updated to reflect Proposition 84 and regional priorities.

Please check back in January 2010 for a link to the project database!  
Proposition 50

The IRWM planning process evolved out of Proposition 50, the Water Security, Clean Drinking Water, Coastal and Beach Protection Act (2002). Through Chapter 8 of Proposition 50, approximately $180 million in grants is expected to be available statewide in 2007 to fund projects identified in adopted IRWM Plans. During the first cycle of Proposition Chapter 8 funding, seven IRWM regions across the state have been recommended to each receive $25 million. 
 
The RWMG and Consultant Team submitted step 1 of the Cycle 2 Grant Application on August 1, 2007.  
 
Round 2, Step 1 Application:
Attachment 1 (IRWM Plan)
Attachment 2-5
Regional Maps (Zip file)

Proposition 50 Grant Success! The San Diego Region’s Proposition 50 Chapter 8 implementation grant application was successful!! The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has recommended that the Region receive $25 million to implement the IRWM projects presented in our proposal with a few minor changes. The San Diego County Water Authority is currently working with DWR to develop a contract to receive the funding on behalf of the Region. The project list accepted by DWR for funding under the Proposition 50 IRWM Grant program can be viewed by clicking here.

Recently passed legislation:

Proposition 1E

Proposition 1E, the Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act (2006), provides approximately $4 billion in funding for disaster preparedness and flood prevention projects, of which $300 million will be available for grants for stormwater flood management projects that are consistent with an integrated regional water management plan.

Pending legislation:
Clean Water Act 319(h) Nonpoint Source 2010 Grant Program

The State Water Resources Control Board is accepting applications for the CWA 319(h) Grant Program. Approximately $4.5 million is available statewide for projects that will restore surface waters impaired by nonpoint source (NPS) pollution. The California NPS Program is seeking planning/assessment and implementation concept proposals that address the watersheds and impairments identified in the Program Preferences. Funds will be available for projects that:

  • Restore NPS impaired waters by reducing pollutant loads as called for in an existing or substantially developed total maximum daily load (TMDL), as identified in NPS Program Preferences.
  • Implement and/or undertake planning/assessment activities consistent with watershed plans that address the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) nine required watershed-based plan elements.

Proposals will be selected through a competitive process. The grant amounts are between $75,000-$125,000 for planning/assessment projects, and $250,000-$1,000,000 for implementation projects. Please work with the appropriate Regional Water Board Contact (as listed in the Solicitation Notice) prior to development of your Concept Proposal.

A workshop will be held to assist applicants with their concept proposal applications on November 9 2009. All applicants requesting funds from the CWA 319(h) Grant Program will be required to submit a complete electronic concept application by 5:00 pm on Monday, December 7, 2009 using the State Water Board’s online Financial Assistance Application Submittal Tool (FAAST) system at: https://faast.waterboards.ca.gov For detailed information on eligibility requirements, please read the Solicitation Notice.
Click here to view the Solicitation Notice.
 
 
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