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Welcome to this Department of Water Resources Bay Delta Office supported
Proposition 84 Program website.
The purpose of this website is to provide background and information
on the purpose, status, schedule, guidelines and grant application process
for the Proposition 84 funded Delta, San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers
Water Quality Grant program.
What's New
Last site update: April 14, 2008.
The draft guidelines were released for public review on April 14. The guidelines are posted below under 'Grant Guidelines and Application Process".
Two informational public workshops will be conducted
to address comments and questions about the draft guidelines. The meeting
dates and locations are:
Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
CalEPA Building, Coastal Room
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Agenda
Use the following link to find driving directions and parking information for the CalEPA Building.
http://www.calepa.ca.gov/EPAbldg/location.htm
Monday, April 28, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
Stanislaus County Agricultural Building, Harvest Hall
3800 Cornucopia Way, Suite B
Modesto, CA 95358
Agenda
Use the following link to find driving directions to the Stanislaus County Agricultural Building.
http://cestanislaus.ucdavis.edu/sbdisplay/directions.cfm?county=2193
A letter transmitting the public notice for the workshops
was sent to parties on the Proposition 84 mailing list on March 28, 2008.
Use the following link to obtain a copy of the transmittal letter and
public notice.
Transmittal letter and public notice for
workshops
Background
For Proposition 84, in Chapter 2, Section 75029, the sum of $130 million
shall be available to the Department for grants to implement Delta water
quality improvement projects that protect drinking water supplies. Eligible
projects are: a) Projects that reduce or eliminate discharges of salt,
dissolved organic carbon, pesticides, pathogens and other pollutants
to the San Joaquin River; b) Projects that reduce or eliminate discharges
of bromide, dissolved organic carbon, salt, pesticides and pathogens
from discharges to the Sacramento River; c) Projects at Franks Tract
and other locations in the Delta that will reduce salinity or other
pollutants at agricultural and drinking water intakes; and d) Projects
identified in the June 2005 Delta Region Drinking Water Quality Management
Plan, with a priority for design and construction of the relocation
of drinking water intake facilities for in-delta water users.
Schedule
Release draft guidelines - April 10
Public workshop, Sacramento - April 24
Public workshop, Modesto - April 28
Public comment period for guidelines ends - May 12
Adopt guidelines - June 2008
Use the following link to obtain an electronic copy of the draft guidelines. Paper copies will be available at the workshops.
Draft guidelines
Frequently Asked Questions
To be developed.
Links
CALFED Bay Delta Program
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Public Resource Code Section 75020-29
Contact
Us
The Bay-Delta Office welcomes input concerning specific projects and
proposals that may be anticipated from local agencies. This preliminary
information will be used to more efficiently accomplish program objectives.
Requests for information and questions concerning this Proposition 84 funded Delta, San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers Water Quality Grant program may be directed to:
Genevieve Schrader, PE
Proposition 84 Program
Department of Water Resources
Bay Delta Office
1416 Ninth Street, Room 215-30
Sacramento, CA 95814
E-Mail: BDOp84grants@water.ca.gov
Telephone: (916) 653-2118
Fax: (916) 653-6077