This agreement provides funding to the big bear area regional wastewater agency to implement its replenish big bear project/water reuse project as directed in the 2022 consolidated appropriations act

This agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $960,000. Preaward costs are approved back to september 1, 2022. See terms and conditions. Activities:the activities to be performed include the planning, design, project management and environmental analysis for the replenish big bear wastewater infrastructure and water reuse project. Workplan activities consist of planning and design activities for the wastewater treatment upgrades and conveyance for discharge of purified water to stanfield marsh / lake. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: --invoices --semi annual progress reports --project completion report --grant completion report --nepa documentation --pilot report --100% design plans and specifications for conveyance pipelines, monitoring wells, evaporation pond, and wwtp upgrades. The expected outcomes include: (1) maintain and diversify water supplies: the quantity of water produced at the wwtp for use in the valley will be recorded in AFY and will represent a new water supply that is available for beneficial use in the valley. IT is anticipated that up to 2,200 AFY will be kept from leaving the watershed. (2) to protect and improve the water quality of the surface waters receiving the discharges, bbarwa will produce full advanced treated effluent (i.e., purified water) by providing tertiary filtration, reverse osmosis (RO) treatment, and ultraviolet/advanced oxidation process (UV/AOP) for 100% of the water proposed to be discharged to stanfield marsh/lake. The wwtp will meet the most stringent federal and state water quality requirements for the receiving waters. Water quality testing will be conducted to meet national pollutant discharge elimination system permit requirements. The intended beneficiaries include residents and businesses in the big bear region.