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Courtesy of the State Water Resources Control Board:

Announcement: Groundwater quality funding scoping meetings: Proposition 1 Groundwater sustainability and SB 445 Site cleanup subaccount

Fresno                                                 Sacramento                            Southern California

June 2, 2015                                        June 4, 2015                            Date and Location to be determined

1 p.m.                                                   10 a.m.

Central Valley Regional                    Cal/EPA Building

Water Quality Control Board

1685 E Street                                      1001 I. Street

Kings Conference Room                   Coastal Hearing Room

Fresno 93706                                      Sacramento 96814

State Water Board staff will hold a series of meetings to provide information on the pending availability of funding to address groundwater contamination impacting sources of drinking water.  Stakeholders will also have an opportunity to provide input on the scope and process the State Water Board will use to select eligible projects.  Topics to be covered at the meetings include:

• State Water Board’s Groundwater Quality Funding
• How Proposition 1 Groundwater Sustainability and SB 445 Site Cleanup Subaccount (SCAP) funding programs work together
• Timeline for development of funding programs, project solicitation, grant agreements
• Eligible applicants and projects
  • Solicit input on scope of the Proposition 1 Groundwater Sustainability and SB 445 Site Cleanup Subaccount programs
• How and when to apply for funding
  • Solicit input on GWQF Pre-Application

For more Groundwater quality funding (GWQF) information:

• Scoping Meeting Announcement:
• http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/docs/gqfswn.pdf
• GWQF PowerPoint: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/scap/docs/gwq_funding_0315.pdf
• GWQF Fact Sheet: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/publications_forms/publications/factsheets/docs/groundwater_quality_funding.pdf
• SCAP Fact Sheet: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/publications_forms/publications/factsheets/docs/scap_factsheet.pdf
• Sign-up for Email alerts for “Groundwater Quality Funding Assistance”:

http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/email_subscriptions/swrcb_subscribe.shtml

Contact:

• Email: gwquality.funding@waterboards.ca.gov
• Message phone: 1-800-813-Fund (3863)