DWR and State Water Board Announce Round 2 of Prop 50 Integrated Regional Water Management Grant Program

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) have scheduled one informational workshop and two public meetings to discuss and receive public comments on the Draft Revised Guidelines and the Proposal Solicitation Package (PSP) for Round 2, Proposition 50, Chapter 8, Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Grant Program.

The Round 2, Draft Revised Guidelines and PSP are posted on the following websites:

http://www.grantsloans.water.ca.gov/grants/integregio.cfm

http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/funding/index.html#new

Workshop

An informational workshop is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 25, 2007, at the Cal EPA Building, Byron Sher Auditorium, 2nd Floor, 1001 “I” Street, Sacramento.

DWR and State Water Board staff will provide an overview of the Draft Revised Guidelines, PSP, and schedule for Round 2 of the Proposition 50 IRWM Grant Program. The workshop will also be broadcast via the internet at the following website:

http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Broadcast/

Public Meetings and Comments

DWR and the State Water Board will solicit oral and written comments on the Round 2, Draft Revised Guidelines and PSP from interested parties, stakeholders and the public at two public meetings:

May 21, 2007 10:30 a.m. – Cal EPA Building, Byron Sher Auditorium, Sacramento. The Public Meeting will be broadcast via the internet at: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Broadcast/.

May 23, 2007 10:30 a.m. – California Tower Building, Suites 205 and 206, 2nd Floor, 3737 Main Street, Riverside, California 92501.

Written comments will also be accepted until 5 p.m. on May 24, 2007. E-mail comments to Tracie Billington, DWR at IRWM_GRANTS@water.ca.gov and Shahla Farahnak, State Water Board at sfarahnak@waterboards.ca.gov.

The Department of Water Resources operates and maintains the State Water Project, provides dam safety and flood control and inspection services, assists local water districts in water management and water conservation planning, and plans for future statewide water needs.

Contact the DWR Public Affairs Office for more information about DWR’s water activities.