SOURCE: CA Department of Water Resources
DWR Releases Draft Compliance Document for AB 1420 Grants and Schedules Public Workshops
SACRAMENTO, CA--(Marketwire - March 11, 2009) - The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released a Draft Compliance document detailing AB 1420 Eligibility Requirements for Urban Water Suppliers who may request water management project loan or grant funds.
Effective January 1, 2009, AB 1420 amended the Urban Water Management Planning Act. It requires that water management grants or loans made to urban water suppliers and awarded or administered by DWR, the State Water Resources Control Board, or California Bay-Delta Authority or its successor agency be conditioned on implementation of the water Demand Management Measures (DMMs).
The DMMs correspond to the 14 Best Management Practices (BMPs) listed and described in the California Urban Water Conservation Council (CUWCC) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). DWR has consulted with the CUWCC and appropriate funding agencies and will equate the DMMs with the BMPs described in the CUWCC MOU for loan and grant funding eligibility purposes.
Water management grants and loans include programs and projects for surface water or groundwater storage, recycling, desalination, water conservation, water supply reliability and water supply augmentation. This funding includes, but is not limited to, funds made available pursuant to Public Resources Code section 75026 (Integrated Regional Water Management Program).
The Draft Compliance with AB 1420 Requirements & other Information is available online at:
http://www.owue.water.ca.gov/finance/index.cfm.
DWR will conduct two public workshops to present information and obtain public comment.
March 20, 2009 10 a.m. - noon Sierra Hearing Room Cal/EPA Building 1001 I Street, 2nd Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 The Sacramento meeting will also be Webcast. Access at www.calepa.ca.gov/Broadcast and click on the AB 1420 Compliance Meeting. To submit questions remotely, send e-mail to sierrarm@calepa.ca.gov. March 25, 2009 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Conference Room-2-145, Metropolitan Water District Union Station Headquarters, 700 N. Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Written comments must be received by 5 p.m. April 6, 2009
Attention: Baryohay Davidoff Department of Water Resources Office of Water Use Efficiency & Transfers PO Box 942836 Sacramento, CA 94236 For Hand Delivery: Attention: Baryohay Davidoff Department of Water Resources Office of Water Use Efficiency & Transfers 901 P Street, Third Floor Sacramento, CA 95814
Following completion of the public workshops, DWR will release the Final Compliance Requirements for urban water suppliers who may apply for loan and grant funds.
Who should attend? Urban Water Suppliers (including agricultural water suppliers that provide water for urban uses) are subject to provisions of AB 1420.
All other potential applicants for loan and grant funds such as cities, counties, joint power authorities, public water districts, tribes, non-profit organizations (including watershed management groups), other political subdivisions of the State, regulated investor-owned utilities, incorporated mutual water companies, universities and colleges, and State and federal agencies are encouraged to attend.
The Department of Water Resources operates and maintains the State Water Project, provides dam safety and flood control and inspection services, assists local water districts in water management and water conservation planning, and plans for future statewide water needs.