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Proposition 68 Groundwater Treatment and Remediation Grant Program – SDAC Solicitation

CA Environmental Protection Agency; State Water Resources Control Board · 1077

Eligibility details

Eligible grant applicants are public agencies, public utilities, federally recognized Indian tribes, California Native American Tribes, mutual water companies, and non-profit organizations qualified under 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: 0%. Match is reduced to 0% for severely disadvantaged communities.

Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.

About this opportunity

The general solicitation for this program closed on January 24, 2020. There was not adequate demand to award the $16 million SDAC set-aside. This second solicitation, specifically for SDAC projects, has been significantly streamlined. The goal is to collect enough information for program staff to evaluate project eligibility. After reviewing submitted information and identifying eligible projects, program staff will work directly with the eligible applicant to collect additional documentation necessary to award funds. New infrastructure projects will generally be directed to other grant programs as this funding is intended primarily for operations and maintenance of existing facilities that prevent or reduce contamination of groundwater. Existing facility types that could be eligible include, for example: well head treatment, groundwater extraction and treatment systems, centralized groundwater treatment systems, and source area cleanup activities. O&M costs eligible for funding may include, for example: permitting, monitoring, reporting, utility bills, chemicals, equipment change out, plant operator costs. The contamination being treated by the existing facility must result from a discharge of waste and must exceed the maximum contaminant level or notification level. Additionally, the existing treatment and remediation system must prevent or reduce contamination of groundwater. Applicants should be able to explain the background of the area and possible sources of contamination. Applicants should also have enough data to determine the approximate nature and extent of contamination and demonstrate how operation of the existing treatment and remediation facilities contributes to reducing, or preventing the spread of, contamination in groundwater. Proposition 68 funds cannot be used to pay for any share of costs recovered from responsible parties.

Funding geography: No geographic requirements. This $16 million set-aside is only for projects benefiting a severely disadvantaged community.

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.