BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Adopt Resolution Authorizing the Application for Funding and negotiation of Grant Agreement with the United States Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program and Executing Grant Agreement for the Reverse Osmosis Concentrate Management Alternatives Study Project (Project Number 91101004).
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Adopt the Resolution AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO FILE AN APPLICATION AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF RECLAMATION FOR WATERSMART: TITLE XVI WATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE PROGRAM GRANT FOR THE REVERSE OSMOSIS CONCENTRATE MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES STUDY PROJECT; and
B. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute a grant agreement with the United States Bureau of Reclamation upon the approval of the grant award.
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SUMMARY:
On June 27, 2019, the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) released Funding Opportunity Announcement BOR-DO-19-F009 (FOA) for Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program grants, which are funded by the USBR WaterSMART Program. The Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program focuses on the reclamation and reuse of municipal, industrial, domestic, and agricultural wastewater and naturally impaired surface or ground waters.
Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) staff evaluated the grant program requirements and criteria and determined the Valley Water's Reverse Osmosis Concentrate Management Alternatives Study Project is eligible and competitive for funding. For the grant application to be considered, it must include a resolution adopted by Valley Water's Board of Directors (Board) that designates an authorized representative to submit the application and execute a grant agreement with the USBR. Staff recommends the Board delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer to submit the grant application and, if a grant is awarded, to negotiate and execute grant a...
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