Title
Apply for Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART: Title XVI WIIN Act Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects Grant Opportunity for Federal Fiscal Year 2023-24 - Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding (Ordinance S-51284)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, accept and, if awarded, enter into an agreement for disbursement of Federal funding from the Bureau of Reclamation through the Federal Fiscal Year 2023-24 WaterSMART: Title XVI WIIN Act Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects grant opportunity. If awarded, the funding will be used to construct groundwater recharge facilities and associated infrastructure. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item. Funding for this grant opportunity is available through the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The total grant funds applied for will not exceed $3.25 million, and the City’s local match will not exceed $9.75 million.
Report
Summary
The Water Services Department (WSD) will submit a grant application to the Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation for a WaterSMART: Title XVI WIIN Act Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects grant opportunity to fund a water reuse project at the Cave Creek Water Reclamation Plant (CCWRP). If awarded, WSD would utilize grant funds to further bolster the plant’s ability to recharge groundwater. Recharge basins are planned near the CCWRP Cave Creek Wash outfall to maximize the use of existing infrastructure.
The WaterSMART: Title XVI WIIN Act Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects grant submittal deadline is September 30, 2024.
Financial Impact
The estimated total cost for the project is approximately $13 million. The maximum Federal participation rate is 25 percent, with a minimum local match of 75 percent of the total eligible project cost. If awarded, the Federal match would not exceed $3.25 million (25 percent) and the City’s costs would be approximately $9.75 million (75 percent) 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 through the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, from the Bureau of Reclamation through the Federal Fiscal Year 2023-24 Title XVI WIIN Act Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects grant opportunity.
Location
Cave Creek Water Reclamation Plant
Council District: 2
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Managers Ginger Spencer and Mario Paniagua, and the Water Services Department.