water conservation, reuse & storage grant program
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Water Conservation, Reuse & Storage Grant Program. Application Review Team Meeting November 7, 2013. Welcome. Application Review Team Members Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Business Oregon-Infrastructure Finance Authority - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Water Conservation, Reuse & Storage Grant Program
Application Review Team MeetingNovember 7, 2013
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Application Review Cont.
• Take Application Packets• Review and Score all Applications• Return Application Packets to WRD by Nov
22nd
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Scoring and Ranking
• Department will Combine Scores and Rank Projects
• Post Outcome on Webpage• Make Recommendation to Water Resource
Commission, February 2014 Meeting
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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