Title
Apply for Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART: Water Conservation Field Services Program Grant for Federal Fiscal Year 2022-23 Funding R23AS00000 (Ordinance S-50920)
Description
Request to retroactively authorize the City Manager, or their designee, to apply for and accept, and if awarded, enter into an agreement for disbursement of Federal Funding from the Bureau of Reclamation through Federal Fiscal Year 2022-23 WaterSMART: Water Conservation Field Services Program. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item.The total grant funds applied for will not exceed $100,000 and the City's local match will not exceed $1,267,350.
Report
Summary
The Water Services Department (WSD) submitted a grant application to the Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation for a WaterSMART: Water Conservation Field Services Program grant to fund a project that pertains to water reuse at the Cave Creek Water Reclamation Plant. If awarded, WSD would utilize grant funds for a mobile demonstration pilot for Advanced Water Purification at the Cave Creek Water Reclamation Plant and other locations to better communicate with the public about the process and benefits of Advanced Purified Water. The grant project period will extend over two years.
The WaterSMART: Water Conservation Field Services Program grant submittal deadline was June 1, 2023.
Due to the timing of the deadlines and a shortage of City staff, WSD submitted applications prior to obtaining City Council approval. If City Council does not approve this retroactive request, the application will be withdrawn by WSD.
Financial Impact
The estimated total cost for the project is approximately $1,267,350. The maximum federal participation rate is 50 percent with a minimum local match of 50 percent of the total eligible project cost. If awarded, the federal grant would not exceed $100,000 and the City's costs would be approximately $1,167,350 for the local match.
Funding for the local match is available in the Water Services Department's Capital Improvement Program budget. Potential grant funding received is available from the Bureau of Reclamation through the Federal Fiscal Year 2022-23 WaterSMART: Water Conservation Field Services Program grant opportunity.
Location
Cave Creek Water Reclamation Plant and other locations.
Council District: 2
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Ginger Spencer and the Water Services Department.