Two public workshops have been scheduled (NOTE NEW TIME, DATE and LOCATION) to provide information about the California Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) Water Desalination Grant Program and the contents of the “Draft 2013 Water Desalination Proposal Solicitation Package” (PSP), including grant application requirements, criteria for review and project selection, and the online application submittal process. It is estimated that a final PSP will be posted early March 2013 after which DWR will begin accepting applications for funding desalination projects.
The draft PSP is available for public comment. Comments on the draft PSP can be submitted via email, mail, or courier until 5 PM on February 8, 2013, as well as during the two workshops.
Workshop times and locations:
DATE: Thursday, January 24, 2013
LOCATION: Inland Empire Utilities Agency
6075 Kimball Avenue
Chino, California 91708
TIME: 1 PM to no later than 3 PM
REMOTE ACCESS: None
NOTE CHANGE in DATE and LOCATION
DATE: Monday, January 28, 2013
LOCATION: Resources Building Auditorium
1416 9th Street, Sacramento CA 95814
TIME: 1 PM to no later than 3 PM
REMOTE ACCESS: Telephone or online access information is on the Web site
ABSTRACT: The DRAFT 2013 WATER DESALINATION PROPOSAL SOLICITATION PACKAGE is embedded. Excerpts are presented.
DRAFT 2013 WATER DESALINATION
PROPOSAL SOLICITATION PACKAGE
California Department of Water Resources
Brackish and Seawater Desalination Construction Projects
Pilot and Demonstration Projects
Feasibility Study Projects
Research Projects
Excerpts: The types
of water desalination projects to be funded by these grants can be one of the
following:
• Construction project with a completed feasibility study
or facility plan, and permitting and design either ready to proceed or already
proceeding towards construction of a full-scale desalination treatment or brine
disposal facility
• Pilot study or demonstration project with a completed
feasibility study or facility plan to assess one or more components of a
specific, planned facility
• Feasibility study to assess the viability of implementing
a brackish groundwater desalination project in a specific area
• Research project to support permitting agencies in
establishing policies and regulatory criteria for water desalination projects
and that are not for the purpose of assessing a specific project
GRANT APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY
The following is a list of water management entities that
are eligible to apply for a Prop 50 Water Desalination grant:
• Cities
• Counties
• Cities and Counties
• Joint Power Authorities (JPAs)
• Public Special Districts, such as water or irrigation
districts
• Tribes
• Non-profit organizations (including water management
groups)
• Universities and colleges
• State agencies (except for construction projects)
• Federal agencies (except for construction projects)
• Other political subdivisions of the State
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