Project Grant R07AP35219

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802), will fund the California Regional Water Quality Board, Los Angeles Region (Regional Board) to implement its cleanup program in the San Gabriel Valley. Key activities include investigating 262 backlogged contamination cases, enrolling cases into the Regional Board's cost recovery...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $6,000,000 Project Grant under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). The grant funding will support activities including the review of remedial investigation and feasibility studies, proposed plans, and records of decision at Superfund sites in the San Gabriel Valley, California, where the EPA...

The Goleta Water District, a U.S. local government entity serving the Goleta Valley region in California, received a $6,291,307 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant funding will enable the District to design and construct advanced groundwater treatment systems at its Airport Well to remove contaminants such as 1,4-dioxane and PFAS. This will restore the well's capacity to...

The Santa Clara Valley Water District was awarded a $3,800,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126). The grant will fund the Calabazas/San Tomas Aquino Creek - Marsh Connection Project, which is part of the larger Lower South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. The key activities to be carried out under this award include environmental review and documentation...

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (SCVWA) received a $726,748 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to update their groundwater flow model. The purpose of the project is to better describe the recharge and storage paths in key aquifers in the Upper Santa Clara River Valley Groundwater Basin to determine the future reliability of its aquifers and recharging needs. The updated model will be...

The San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District, in collaboration with California State University, Sacramento, received a $826,742 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557). The grant funding will be used to enhance the existing Integrated Santa Ana River Model, a combined groundwater and surface water model that is a foundational tool for water management in the Upper Santa Ana River Watershed and San...

The San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District received a $404,731 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The grant funds will support a new Title XVI Bunker Hill Basin Regional Recycled Water Salinity Management Feasibility Study. This initiative aims to facilitate the permitting of three recycled water projects and evaluate feasible salinity management strategies in...

This $2,975,302 federal Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the CFDA 66.126 "Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund" program, is to transform a 6.9-acre wastewater storage basin into a multi-purpose freshwater treatment wetland. The project aims to reduce nitrogen discharges from the City of San Leandro's Water Pollution Control Plant by 20% and help mitigate emerging contaminants. Key activities...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $1.73 million Project Grant to the San Francisco Estuary Institute under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund to develop and implement a green stormwater infrastructure curriculum and engagement program. The grant period runs from June 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026. Under the award, SFEI will partner with Urban Tilth, University of California Berkeley, and the San Francisco Estuary Partnership to...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the County of Contra Costa $1,000,000 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) to implement the Contra Costa Clean Water Program Clean Watersheds for All Project. Through this funding, the County will develop a comprehensive stormwater treatment plan and project delivery roadmap focused on underserved communities. Key deliverables include identifying viable regional stormwater capture...