FOR: Water Subcommittee Meeting [March 27, 2024]
TO: Honorable Water Subcommittee Members
APPROVAL: Stephen Dopudja, P.E., Interim Utilities Manager
Toyasha Sebbag, Assistant to the City Manager
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Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) 2.0.
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RECOMMENDATION
Request that the Water Subcommittee provide feedback to the City Council sending a letter of advocacy for state budget reconsideration of REAP 2.0 program funding.
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BACKGROUND
In April 2023, the City received notice of a grant award for $2 million from the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) to fund the Rialto City 3A Groundwater Well Treatment Facility.
On January 4, 2024, the City received notice of a grant award for $2.5 million from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) 2.0 Applications for the Regional Utilities Supporting Housing (RUSH) Pilot Grant Program to fund the remaining construction cost of the Rialto City 3A Groundwater Well Treatment Facility (ATTACHMENT 1).
The grant funds would be used to equip an existing well and install an ion exchange treatment system that would remove arsenic from the groundwater thereby bringing City 3A Groundwater Well (Project) online to provide an additional source of potable water for the city's residents. Together, the grant funds were for $4.5 million and would fully fund the City 3A Groundwater Well Treatment Facility.
On January 25, 2024, staff received notice from SCAG that the REAP 2.0 Program Funding was cut in Governor Newsom's proposed FY 2024/25 Budget (ATTACHMENT 2).
Well City 3A Project
The Water Supply Well City 3A for Regional Housing Project involves constructing critical water utility infrastructure to supply up to 2,750 acre-feet per year of new water supply and to meet the additional water supply needed for up to 4,994 additional housing units across six general development areas within ...
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