Grants and Loans
Southern California Integrated Watershed Program
The Southern California Integrated Watershed Program (SCIWP) provides $235 million in funding, under the auspicies of Proposition 13, through the waterboards to the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authroity (SAWPA) for the purpose of rehabilitating and improving the Santa Ana River Watershed. The funds may be used for the following types of projects:
- Basin
water banking in one or more of the following basins:
Chino, Colton, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San
Jacinto. - Contaminant and salt removal through reclamation
and desalting
in Orange County, San Jacinto, or other basins in the watershed. - Removal of nonnative plants, and the creation of
new open
space and wetlands. - Programs for water conservation and efficiency and
storm water
capture and management. - Planning and implementation of a flood control program
to
protect agricultural operations and adjacent property , to assist in
abating the effects of waste discharges into waters of the state,
consistent with the requirements of Section 13442.
SAWPA,
in consultation with the Santa Ana Regional Water
Quality Control Board and the waterboards, developed a project
priority list through a broad-based Santa Ana River
Watershed stakeholder process.
These
projects will be undertaken by local public agencies
operating in the Santa Ana River Watershed. Additional
information can be found here.
| Eligible Applicants: | Stakeholder selection process through Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority |
| Eligible Project Types: | Basin water banking, containment and salt removal, removal of non-native plants, programs for water conservation and efficiency, and planning and implementation of flood control programs |
| Funding Available: | $0 - All funds have been committed |
| Fund Source: | Proposition 13 |
| Loans or Grants: | Grants |
| Applications: | No longer accepting applications |
Bruce Locken
(916) 341-5718
blocken@waterboards.ca.govor
Mr. Scott Couch
(916) 341-5658
scouch@waterboards.ca.gov
- None at this time.
(updated 8/27/04)