BOR-LC-19-N020 - NOI.pdf

Notice of Intent to Award Template (03/2019)

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD

This notice is not a request for applications. This provides public notice of the Bureau of Reclamation’s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition.

OPPORTUNITY

NUMBER

BOR-LC-19-N020

PROJECT TITLE Restoring North Shore Marina Access to Monitor Desert Pupfish and Water Quality at Salton Sea

RECIPIENT Salton Sea Authority

ANTICIPATED

FEDERAL

AMOUNT

$800,000.00

STATUTORY

AUTHORITY

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA) of 1934, Public Law (P.L.) 85- 624, 16 United States Code (U.S.C.) 661, et.seq., as amended, and Section (a);

as limited by the Secretary of the Interior delegation of authority at 255 DM 1.1B

CFDA NUMBER 15.517 – Fish and Wildlife Act

RECLAMATION

POINT OF

CONTACT

Leslie Dieguez, ldieguez@usbr.gov

SUMMARY OF

PROJECT

ACTIVITIES

Through this grant, access will be gained at the Salton (Sea) by dredging the North Shore Marina so that the existing boat ramp can once again become functional, to conduct monitoring and habitat restoration activities associated with endangered Desert pupfish habitat and monitoring for overall water quality metrics that may affect human health and other sensitive species, such as migratory birds. Dredging will reduce the sedimentation within the North Shore Marina and will alter the angle of the marina access so that future erosion is minimized. This project will include: 1) a Sampling and Analysis Plan approved by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; 2) sediment sampling and report;

3) all environmental compliance documentation and permits; 4) dredging and associated construction; and 5) effluent testing. The project is within the unincorporated North Shore Community.

SELECTION

JUSTIFICATION

The Salton Sea Authority (Authority) is a Joint Powers Authority responsible for working in consultation and cooperation with the State of California to oversee the comprehensive restoration of the Salton Sea. The Authority has a long history of coordinating with state and federal partners to provide a local leadership role in carrying out projects at and around the Salton Sea. The Authority will co-manage the proposed project with Riverside County who is the property owner of the North Shore Marina. The Authority will provide project management support and coordination for the project while working along-side the County who will provide project management, environmental permitting, interagency coordination, planning, and legal counsel assistance that is called upon for support with the administration and management of grant projects, as needed. The Authority will be collecting and managing other cost-share funding received from other sources to be applied to the project.