For City Council and Rialto Utility Authority Meeting [December 14, 2021]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Thomas J. Crowley, P.E., Utilities Manager
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Request the City Council/Rialto Utility Authority Board: 1) Authorize submission of a grant application to the California Department of Water Resources' Urban and Multibenefit Drought Relief Program; 2) Adopt Resolution No. 7809 Authorizing the Grant Application, Acceptance, and Execution for the Well "City 3A" Groundwater Treatment System Project through the Department of Water Resources' Urban and Multibenefit Drought Relief Program Grant Application; and 3) Adopt RUA Resolution No. 10-21 Authorizing the Grant Application, Acceptance, and Execution for the Well "City 3A" Groundwater Treatment System Project through the Department of Water Resources' Urban and Multibenefit Drought Relief Program Grant Application.
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BACKGROUND
The Urban and Multibenefit Drought Relief Program is one of two California Department of Water Resources' (DWR's) Drought Relief Grant Programs that offers financial assistance to address drought impacts through implementation of projects with multiple benefits:
* For communities, including tribes, facing the loss or contamination of their water supplies due to the drought; and
* To address immediate drought impacts on human health and safety, and to protect fish and wildlife resources plus other public benefits, such as ecosystem improvements.
Funding for the Program was authorized by the Legislature pursuant to the Budget Act of 2021 and its Trailer Bill, Assembly Bill 148. DWR was allocated $100 million for Urban Communities and $200 million for Multibenefit projects. The same Budget Act also authorized $200 million for the Small Community Drought Relief Program. DWR is combining a portion of the Urban Community and the Multibenefit Drought Relief Funding into a $200 Million program. It should be noted that projects fu...
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