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Water Conservation, Reuse & Storage Grant Program Application Review Team Meeting November 7, 2013
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Water Conservation, Reuse & Storage Grant Program
Application Review Team MeetingNovember 7, 2013
Welcome
Application Review Team Members
• Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality• Business Oregon-Infrastructure Finance Authority• Oregon Department of Agriculture• Oregon Parks and Recreation Department• Oregon Association of Water Utilities• Oregon Water Resources Department
Grant Program Summary
• Established in 2008 by SB 1069• Developed OAR 690-600-000• $2.4 Million since 2008• Resulted 39 Studies/Reports • 3rd Grant Cycle• $750,000 2013-15
The Grant Process
Project Completion/Report DueJune 2015
Department Recommendation to CommissionFebruary 2014
Grant Agreements SignedMarch 2014
Applications SubmittedAugust 15 – November 1, 2013
Application Summaries Posted on WebEarly November 2013
Application Review Team RecommendationsMid-November 2013
Public Comment PeriodDecember 1 – 31, 2013
Feasibility Studies
• Hydrologic refill capacity• Water needs • Hydrology• Engineering and financial
feasibility• Geology• Water Exchange
• Ecological flow impacts• Alternative means of
supplying water• Environmental impacts• Public benefits• Fiscal impacts• Hydrologic impacts• Water quality impacts
Types of project planning studies eligible for grant
Expectations of ART
• Review each Application• Use Evaluation Worksheet• Score each Application based on Established
Criteria• Tally Score• Make Funding Recommendations• Submit Back to WRD
Application Review
Criteria– Criteria Common to all Applications• Readiness to execute • Planning goals• Local support• Statewide water assessment and inventory
– Specific Criteria based on Type of Project• Water supply need• Water source impacts
Application Review Cont.
• Take Application Packets• Review and Score all Applications• Return Application Packets to WRD by Nov
22nd
Scoring and Ranking
• Department will Combine Scores and Rank Projects
• Post Outcome on Webpage• Make Recommendation to Water Resource
Commission, February 2014 Meeting
Thank you!
Contact Information:Nancy Pustis725 Summer Street NE, Suite ASalem, Oregon [email protected]
Websites
Agency: www.wrd.state.or.us
Program: www.oregon.gov/owrd/Pages/LAW/conservation_reuse_storage_grant_program.aspx
