Financial Assistance Programs – Grants and Loans

CLEANUP AND ABATEMENT ACCOUNT

The Cleanup and Abatement Account (CAA) was created by Water Code Sections 13440-13443 to provide public agencies with grants for the cleanup or abatement of a condition of pollution when there are no viable responsible parties available to undertake the work. The CAA is supported by court judgments and administrative civil liabilities assessed by the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) and the Regional Water Quality Control Boards (Regional Boards). Only public agencies with authority to cleanup or abate a waste are eligible to receive funding.

New! Administrative Procedure Manual (APM)

The State Water Board has completed an update to the APM.  The Draft APM is available for public comments.  The public comment period for the DRAFT APM starts on July 8, 2011 at 9 am and will close on August 8, 2011 at 5 pm. You can submit written comments in hardcopy or electronic format (WORD, PDF) via the following methods:

Email: CAA Technical Staff

U.S. Mail:
Ruben Mora, Water Resource Control Engineer
State Water Resources Control Board
Division of Financial Assistance
1001 I Street, 16th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

• DRAFT Administrative Procedures Manual (updated June 2011)
  • Attachment I - Progress Report
  • Attachment II - Request for Payment
  • Attachment III - Time Extension Request
  • Attachment IV - Final Report Template
  • Attachment V - Application for ACL Reimbursement/Offset
  • Financial Assistance Application Submittal Tool (FAAST) - Request Funding using FAAST

CAA Training Materials

The State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Financial Assistance (Division) held training on February 8, 2011 for the Cleanup and Abatement Account’s (CAA’s) Administrative Procedure Manual (APM).

• Presentations
  • CAA APM Training  »»  FAAST Training

Funded CAA Projects

• In 2011, the CAA funded twenty-one (21) projects. See projects approved in 2011.
• In 2010, the CAA funded fifteen (15) projects. See projects approved in 2010.
• In 2009, the CAA funded twenty-four (24) projects. See projects approved in 2009.

Contact Information

Technical Staff – Ruben Mora (916) 341-5387
CAA Unit Manager – Toru Okamoto (916) 341-5649
Assistant Deputy Director – James Maughan (916) 341-5694
Deputy Director - Elizabeth L. Haven (916) 341-5457

Division of Financial Assistance - CAA Program Staff
State Water Resources Control Board
(916) 341-5703

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(Updated 3/14/12)