The Department of Water Resources is offering a grant to fund the construction of the La Sierra Pipeline portion of the Riverside-Corona Feeder project. This grant aims to increase local water supply for Western’s Riverside Retail Service Area by connecting the Arlington and Chino Desalters through the LSP. The LSP will provide emergency water supply during outages and add 6,300 acre-feet per year of local water supply, reducing dependency on imported water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
Opportunity ID: 281943
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | R16AP00023 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Construction of the La Sierra Pipeline Portion of the Riverside-Corona Feeder |
| Opportunity Category: | Mandatory |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.545 — Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin, Riverside-Corona Feeder Project |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 02, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 15, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 15, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 14, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $8,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $8,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Special district governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Reclamation |
| Description: | The Riverside-Corona Feeder (RCF) is a large capacity water pipeline associated with aquifer storage and recovery. The RCF will install new pipelines to deliver water to the Recipient’s Service Area in Riverside County. Existing recharge basins will be used to store imported water and local Santa Ana River flows in the Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin during wet years for delivery to communities in western Riverside County in dry years via approximately 28 miles of pipeline capable of delivering up to 40,000 acre-feet per year of ground water. The proposed pipelines will also provide access to groundwater from the Chino Basin in San Bernardino County. This Agreement will provide federal funding for construction activities of the La Sierra Pipeline (LSP) portion of the Riverside-Corona Feeder. For several years Western has been focused on increasing available local water supply for Western’s Riverside Retail Service Area. To that end, Western has collaborated and partnered with various agencies to develop water supplies in both the Arlington and Chino Basins culminating with construction and expansion of groundwater desalter treatment plants. The Arlington Desalter and Chino Desalter are currently being connected with piping to allow movement of water between them. The last and most critical piece of this water supply undertaking, to benefit Western’s Riverside Retail Service, will be to build the LSP. The LSP will enable the conveyance of potable water from the Arlington and Chino Desalters to serve the needs of Western’s Riverside Retail Service Area. The LSP and associated pump station and reservoir will accomplish two major water reliability goals for Western’s Riverside Retail Service Area: 1) provide up to 20 cubic feet per second (CFS) of emergency supply during Metropolitan Water District (MWD) outages, and 2) add availability to approximately 6,300 acre feet per year of local water supply thereby reducing the region’s dependency on imported water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Shawna Thompson
Grants Officer Phone 7022938570 Email:smthompson@usbr.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 281943 Full Announcement-NOI -> r16ap00023 noi.pdf
Folder 281943 Other Supporting Documents-Instructions -> instructions.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Shawna Thompson Grants Officer Phone 7022938570 Email: smthompson@usbr.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.545 | R16AP00023 | NOI | PKG00221287 | Mar 02, 2016 | Mar 15, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
281943 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
Optional forms
281943 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
281943 SF424A-1.0.pdf
281943 SF424C_2_0-2.0.pdf
281943 SF424B-1.1.pdf
281943 SF424D-1.1.pdf
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