Title
Apply for Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Grant Opportunity for 604(b) Water Quality Grant Program (Ordinance S-51799) - Districts 7 & 8
Description
Request to retroactively authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, accept and enter into an agreement for disbursement of funding from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) for 604(b) Water Quality Grant Programs. If approved, the Water Services Department (WSD) will use the funding for the Rio Salado Habitat Area Stormwater Master Plan. 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 awarded will not exceed $135,000, and there is no local match requirement.
Report
Summary
The ADEQ grant opportunity for 604(b) Water Quality Grant provides funding to regional planning organizations for regional water quality management planning activities. Grant funding will support two areas within the Stormwater Master Plan for the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area and the Rio Salado Oeste Feasibility Study, which will provide a plan for recommending technologies for the reduction of pollutants of concern.
The grant submittal deadline was July 15, 2024.
Due to the timing of the deadlines and other grants that were in review during this time, the WSD submitted applications prior to obtaining City Council approval. If the City Council does not approve this retroactive request, WSD will decline the funding from this grant award.
Financial Impact
The estimated total cost for the project is approximately $176,498. The total grant funds awarded will not exceed $135,000. There is no local match requirement grant, so the City will only contribute approximately $41,498 in in-kind costs associated with personnel and incidental materials costs associated with work being performed by City staff to support the master plan project.
Location
Rio Salado Habitat Area
Council Districts: 7 and 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Ginger Spencer and the Water Services Department.