water conservation, reuse & storage grant program

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 97301503.986.0919nancy.n.pustis@wrd.state.or.us

Websites

Agency: www.wrd.state.or.us

Program: www.oregon.gov/owrd/Pages/LAW/conservation_reuse_storage_grant_program.aspx