Department of Water Resources (DWR) is conducting its first
Sustainable Groundwater Management (SGM) Implementation Grant
solicitation, providing a minimum of $103 million in
Proposition 68 funds for competitive grants. The Round 1 grant
solicitation will provide $26 million for critically overdrafted
(COD) basins only. The future Round 2 grant solicitation will
provide a minimum of $77 million for medium- and high-priority
(including COD) basins. The two rounds of grant solicitations may
fund implementation projects that:
Address drought and groundwater challenges to achieve
regional sustainability for investments in groundwater recharge
projects with surface water, stormwater, recycled water, and
other conjunctive use projects;
Prevent or clean up contamination of groundwater that serves
as a source of drinking water;
Support water supply reliability, water conservation, and
water use efficiency; and
Support water banking, exchange, and reclamation.
In addition, DWR has released a draft Proposition 68 SGM Grant
Program Implementation Proposal Solicitation Package (PSP) for
public comment. This program will help with projects that
implement Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs). The Draft PSP
is attached and can also be found at:
www.water.ca.gov/sgmgrants.
The release of these draft documents opens the 45-day public
comment period, which will close on September 18, 2020. DWR
will host a virtual Public Meeting to present the Draft PSP and
solicit comments.
The meeting information is below:
Prop 68 Implementation Workshop will be held on September 3, 2020
10:00 AM PDT. Please register at:
