WHEREAS:

1. The Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Act (1996 Bond Law) established the Water Recycling Subaccount and provided $60 million for low interest loans for the design and construction of water recycling projects and for planning grants;
2. The State Water Resources Control Board established the Water Recycling Facilities Planning Grant Program (FPGP) by adoption of the Water Recycling Funding Guidelines (WRF Guidelines) on April 17, 1997, which implemented provisions of the 1996 Bond Law as well as other bond laws;
3. A grant application was submitted by the City of Beaumont requesting funding for the City of Beaumont Stage I Wastewater Recycling Project facilities planning study;
4. The Office of Water Recycling staff has reviewed the application, Plan of Study, and other supporting information for the facilities planning study and has determined that the submitted documents comply with the WRF Guidelines; and
5. The WRF Guidelines provide that eligible costs are costs incurred after execution of the grant contract, and the Office of Water Recycling staff has concluded that it is desirable to allow costs incurred after approval of the grant commitment to be eligible.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

The State Water Resources Control Board:

1. Approves an FPGP grant of 50 percent of the eligible costs but not to exceed $75,000 to City of Beaumont for the City of Beaumont Wastewater Recycling Project facilities planning study;
2. Approves a condition requiring submittal of the final facilities planning report by August 1, 1999. The Office of Water Recycling may approve up to a 12-month extension for good cause; and
3. Approves funding for costs incurred after November 19, 1998.

The undersigned, Administrative Assistant to the Board, does hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of a resolution duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board held on November 19, 1998.

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Maureen Marché

Administrative Assistant to the Board