Prop 50 Integrated Regional Water Management Grant Scoping Workshops Scheduled

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) will hold two public scoping workshops this month regarding part of the Water Security, Clean Drinking Water, Coastal and Beach Protection Act of 2002 (Proposition 50).

These workshops will offer interested persons an opportunity to provide DWR and the SWRCB with input on Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Program scoping and procedures, and the content of the grant solicitation and evaluation guidelines.

More than $380 million is available for grants as part of the Proposition 50, Chapter 8 IRWM Program.

Workshop Dates and Locations:

March 24, 2004 -- 3 p.m.

California Environmental Protection Agency Building
1001 I Street, 2nd Floor, Coastal Hearing Room
Sacramento, CA 95814

March 25, 2004 -- 3 p.m.

George A. Caravalho Sports Complex Activities Center
20880 Center Point Parkway
Santa Clarita, CA 91350

For more information on the workshops and the Proposition 50 programs, see DWR's Web site at www.water.ca.gov/grants-loans.

Source: California Department of Water Resources