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Water Conservation, Reuse & Storage Grant Program

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

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Water Conservation, Reuse & Storage Grant Program

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  1. Water Conservation, Reuse & Storage Grant Program Application Review Team Meeting November 7, 2013

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. TheGrantProcess Applications Submitted August 15 – November 1, 2013 ApplicationSummariesPostedon Web EarlyNovember2013 Application Review Team Recommendations Mid-November 2013 Public Comment Period December 1 – 31, 2013 Department Recommendation to Commission February 2014 Grant Agreements Signed March 2014 Project Completion/Report Due June 2015

  5. Feasibility Studies • Types of project planning studies eligible for grant • 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Application Review Cont. • Take Application Packets • Review and Score all Applications • Return Application Packets to WRD by Nov 22nd

  9. Scoring and Ranking • Department will Combine Scores and Rank Projects • Post Outcome on Webpage • Make Recommendation to Water Resource Commission, February 2014 Meeting

  10. Thank you! Contact Information: Nancy Pustis 725 Summer Street NE, Suite A Salem, Oregon 97301 503.986.0919 nancy.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

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