Title
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 'WaterSMART Water Marketing Strategy' Grant (Ordinance S-45870)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, accept, and if awarded, disburse funding for U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) (grant opportunity announcement BOR-DO-19-F006) 'WaterSMART Water Marketing Strategy' Grant opportunity. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item. If awarded, this grant would provide funding for an amount not to exceed $200,000.
Report
Summary
The Central Arizona Water Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) is a collaborative project first developed by the City of Phoenix and a team of water professionals, academics, and non-profit organizations. The purpose of the Clearinghouse is to create water management tools to facilitate market-based transactions that will advance water resources sustainability of the City and other water users in Central Arizona.
The Water Services Department is seeking to advance development of the Clearinghouse with funding from the BOR 'WaterSMART Water Marketing Strategy' Grant for Fiscal Year 2019. The grant application would be for up to $200,000 to develop a project that can be completed in two years and will proactively address water supply reliability and increase water management flexibility among water users, especially during times of shortage, thereby helping to prevent water conflicts and increasing resiliency.
The City would use this grant funding to advance the development of the Clearinghouse. There is no matching required by the City.
Financial Impact
The anticipated grant from the BOR will provide funding up to $200,000. No matching funds are required by the City and would require in-kind resources only.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Water Services Department.