Title:
Title
Application for Grant Funding for the WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year 2021
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FileID
File ID: 2020-00816
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to: 1) apply for grant funding from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation; and, if awarded, 2) execute all agreements and documents of compliance related to the grant on behalf of the City; and 3) adjust revenue and expenditures budgets in the Groundwater Well Rehabilitation Program (Z14110100, Fund 6205) for an amount up to $1.5 million.
Contact: Bill Busath, Director, (916) 808-1434; Tony Bertrand, Engineering & Water Resources Division Manager, (916) 808-1461, Michelle Carrey, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-1438; Kathy Sananikone, Assistant Civil Engineer, (916) 808-1425; Department of Utilities.
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Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description Analysis
2-Resolution
3-FOA-Grant Funding Opportunity
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The Department of Utilities (DOU) is requesting authority to apply for the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Drought Response Program Grant. This grant opportunity would fund the remaining design and construction of the Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant (FWTP) Groundwater Well. The FWTP Groundwater Well construction began in 2016, with the drilling, casing and gravel pack completed. However, due to unanticipated requirements related to the treatment of manganese, the cost of the project went beyond allocated funds at the time and additional construction was stopped and shifted to another well site. The construction of a groundwater well will provide an estimated capacity of 3,000 gallons per minute at the Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant. Grant eligibility is limited to projects that build long-term resilience to drought and the maximum grant award is $1.5 m...
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