HomeMy WebLinkAboutNB_WQ Coastal Tidelands_Grant Funding for Stormwater ProjectsFunding for Water Quality
Projects in Orange County: A
Multi-layer Approach
Jenna Voss
Newport Beach Water Quality Coastal
Tidelands Committee
April 4, 2019
Overview
Funding Opportunities for Water Quality Projects
•State Bond-Based Grants
•Loans, Other Agency/Organizations, & Funding Initiatives
How Multiple Funding Sources can Build a Portfolio
Tracking Potential Stormwater Projects in Need of
Funding
Funding for Water Quality Projects
Various Closed Funding ProgramsPast Voter-Approved Bond Funding
•Proposition 40 – California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002: Made available $2.6 B available for protection of waterways and coastal areas from pollution.
•Proposition 50 –Water Quality, Supply and Safe Drinking Water Projects, Coastal Wetlands Purchase and Protection Bond of 2002: Authorized $3.44 B for water supply, water quality, IRWM, coastal wetlands and projects to reduce water use.
•Proposition 84 –Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006: Authorized $5.388 B for water resource projects [$105 M moved to Proposition 1 by voter mandate]
Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014Proposition 1
•Authorized $7.12 B in bonds for public water system improvements, storage, drinking water protection, water recycling and supply management/conveyance, wastewater treatment, drought relief, watershed protection.
Parks, Environment, and Water Bond of 2018Proposition 68
•Authorized $4 B in bonds for state and local parks, environmental protection and restoration, water infrastructure and flood projects [$100 M moved from Proposition 1 by voter mandate].
State & Federal Loans
State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loans:
Drinking and Clean Water Programs; the
latter covers water recycling & quality,
impaired water bodies and the Delta.
Projects must be on the accepted list of
projects to receive funding. SRF loans
can typically be used as match for other
State grant programs.
Water Infrastructure Finance and
Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFIA): can work
w/ state SRF. Minimum project size for
large communities is $20M (pop: 25,000)
Other Potentially Applicable Grants
Federal: Can typically match State Bond funds and
SRF and include US Bureau of Reclamation* (e.g.
WaterSMART, Water Reclamation & Reuse,
Cooperative Watershed Management Program),
US EPA (e.g. BEACH, Environmental Education),
State/Regional/Local: Metropolitan Water District*
(e.g. Local Resources Program and Innovative
Conservation Programs), CA Natural Resource
Agency Urban Greening (Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Fund)
*These funding sources may require partnerships
with other applicable entities such as water districts
Proposition 72
Passed by Voters in June 2018;
excludes rainwater capture
systems added after January 1,
2019 from property tax
reassessments (from counting
as “new construction” to the
property) – applies to “facilities
designed to capture, retain, and
store rainwater flowing off
rooftops or other manmade
above-ground surfaces for
onsite use.”
Funding for Water Quality Projects
Drinking Water & Small Community Wastewater Systems (Chapter
5): $520 Million
Dams and Groundwater Storage (Chapter 8):
$2.7 Billion
Water Recycling (Chapter 9): $725 Million
Groundwater Cleanup (Chapter 10): $900 Million
Watershed Protection and Restoration
(Chapter 6): $1.5 Billion
Flood Management (Chapter 11): $395 Million
Multi-Benefit Regional: IRWM ($510M), Water Conservation, Stormwater (Chapter 7): $810 Million
Current Bond Funding: Proposition 1
$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1,000
Water Recycling
Groundwater (SRF, DAC, Planning)
Drinking Water (DACs)
Small Community Wastewater CWSRF
IRWM (DAC/Planning thru 17-18)
Storm Water
Water Conservation: Urban & Ag
Surface Storage (Continuous)*
Watershed Restoration**
FY 15-16
FY 16-17
FY 17-18
FY 18-19
FY 19-20
NOTE: All fund allocations outside of published guidelines/budgets for FY 2015-16 and updates based upon available information & are estimations and thus subject to change.
Current Bond Funding: Proposition 1
State Conservancies and Wildlife Conservation
Climate Preparedness and Habitat Resiliency
Ocean and Coastal Protection
River and Waterway Improvements
Parks in Neighborhoods w/ Few Parks
Local and Regional Parks
State Park Restoration, Preservation, and Protection
Trails, Greenways, and Rural RecreationFlood Protection
Groundwater Recharge and Cleanup
Safe Drinking Water
Water Recycling
Current Bond Funding: Proposition 68
Parks and
Recreation ($1.283B)
Natural Resource
Conservation and
Resiliency ($1.547B)
Water ($1.270B)
Funding Portfolio Example Project
Dairy Fork Wetland:
Identified need to address a high concentration of
pollutants in urban runoff from 1,500 acre catchment &
invasive Arundo donax; project accomplished the
following:
●Wetland system designed to reduce pollutant load
by up to 99% (bacteria, metals, nutrients, oil) from
1,500 acres
●Removal of Arundo and replacement with native
plants
●Aids in preserving beneficial uses of Aliso Creek by
reducing pollutant loading
Financing (Total cost: $1,374,000):
●OCTA, M2 Tier 2: $568,100
●2015 Prop 84 IRWM: $500,000 ($100k habitat)
●Match from Cities: $305,900
●20-year O&M: $200,000
Tracking Water Quality Projects
Water quality projects are included in the North/Central and South OC Integrated Regional Water
Management (IRWM) Data Management Systems and IRWM Project Lists available online
Efforts are underway to expand these lists to include local CIPs, conceptual projects, OC Parks
projects, and Orange County Stormwater Resource Plan (OC SWRP) projects to form a comprehensive
database for stormwater project planning and funding options
Questions?
Contact:
Jenna Voss
South OC Watershed Manager
OC Environmental Resources
jenna.voss@ocpw.ocgov.com
(714) 955-0652