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What's New?:   The Local Groundwater Assistance (LGA) draft Guidelines and Proposal Solicitation Package (PSP) is available for public comment [ PDF ] (661KB). The comment period ends January 12, 2010. Workshops are on Janaury 5, 2010 in Sacramento and on January 7, 2010 in Irvine. Please review the attached announcement [ PDF ] (62KB), and the attached PowerPoint presentation [ PDF ] (373KB), for additional information on the workshops.

Applicant: Local public agencies with authority to manage groundwater resources

Projects: Groundwater data collection, modeling, monitoring and management studies; monitoring programs and installation of equipment; basin management; development of information systems; and other groundwater related work.

Funding: Up to $250,000 per eligible applicant.

Tentative Schedule:

Date Event
12/03/09 Release Draft LGA Guidelines and PSP for Public Review
01/05/10 & 01/07/10 Public Meetings to obtain comments on Draft LGA Guidelines and PSP
01/12/10 Public Comment Period Ends
February 2010 Release Final LGA Guidelines and PSP
April 2010 Proposal Applications Due
July 2010 Public Release of Draft Award Recommendations

Fund Source: Proposition 84

Contacts: William Hoffmann at (916) 651-9229, email at whoffman@water.ca.gov, or Jerry Snow at (916) 651-9264, email at glsnow@water.ca.gov.

Active Documents and Reports:

2009 Contract Template: [ PDF ] (139 KB)
LGA Five Year Report: [ PDF ] (4.3 MB)
2008 Supplement FACTSHEET: [ PDF ] (909 KB)

Archives: This link will take you to the LGA archive, which contains information on applicants and awards for prior fiscal years. The archive also includes meeting agendas, PSPs, LGA presentations, and PSP evaluations and scores for prior funding cycles.