Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Applications Update

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An update on the Round 2 Sustainable Groundwater Management Grants, including details on the grant application process, funding availability, application submissions, and project components. The applications are part of efforts to support sustainable groundwater management in the Turlock Subbasin and address data gaps through various projects. The grant process involves prioritizing projects, reviewing applications for completeness, and planning for awards in August 2023.

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ROUND 2 SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION GRANT APPLICATION GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF THE TURLOCK SUBBASIN TO HELP FUND GSP IMPLEMENTATION AND FURTHER PLANNING EFFORTS

ROUND 2 SUSTAINABLE GW MGMT IMPLEMENTATION GRANT DWR released a competitive grant solicitation in early October 2022 Applications initially due Nov. 15 extended to December 16th All high and medium priority subbasins were eligible Over $200 Million available Wide variety of implementation and planning projects fundable 1 application/subbasin could include multiple projects/components Requests could be $1-20 million No cost share is required Turlock Subbasin Application Submitted December 15th $20,901,300 (award will be no more than $20 million) Includes a variety of projects compiled into several components

ROUND 2 SGMA IMPLEMENTATION GRANT 82 applications submitted for a total of $780 million DWR expected a competitive process Applicants asked to prioritize projects/components included in grant application Partial funding likely to spread $ further DWR reviewing applications for completeness, followed by scoring and ranking Process was extended due to large number of applications Revised Schedule: Awards in August 2023 Contracting toward the end of 2023

ROUND 2 SGMA IMPLEMENTATION GRANT Project Components included (in order of priority): Grant Administration (required by DWR to be the first component) Recharge Master Plan Roadmap for Recharge Basinwide, including Feasibility Studies & Pilot Projects, and Outreach Monitoring and Instrumentation Monitoring wells & Transducers, Meters for ETSGSA, ET data (LandIQ or similar), and Outreach GSP Implementation Activities to Address Data Gaps Data Management System, MT Exceedance Plan, DW mitigation program & GDE analysis GW Model improvements including River Bathymetric LiDAR Annual Reporting and Outreach Ceres Main Regulating Reservoir (Shovel-ready Project) Reduce Spills & GW Pumping, and Increase Operational Flexibility & Recharge opportunities

ROUND 2 SGMA IMPLEMENTATION GRANT Round 2 SGMA Implementation Grant Application WTSGSA = Grant Applicant on behalf of the Turlock Subbasin Submitted to DWR December 15, 2022 Compontent (by priority) Title Description Funding Request 1 Grant Administration Invoicing, reporting and grant administration $ 300,000 Roadmap for Recharge Basinwide, including GW Modeling, Feasibility Studies and Pilot Projects 2 Groundwater Recharge Master Plan $ 5,427,000 3 Monitoring & Instrumentation Improvements Monitoring Wells, Meters for ETS, ET data $ 4,430,400 GSP Implementation Activities to Address Data Gaps Annual Reports, MT Exceedance Plan, DW well mitigation plan, GDE analysis, Model updates, etc. 4 $ 4,053,200 5 Ceres Main Regulating Reservoir Remainder of cost for reservoir (minus USBR grant) $ 6,690,700 Total Grant Request* $ 20,901,300 * Grant award will not be more than $20,000,000. Partial funding will be by priority.