UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF RECLAMATION ASSISTANCE (3)

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Page 6 of 52 The Recipient will construct a new groundwater well that will add 4,000 acre-feet per year in local supplies to the Recipient's drinking water supply. The Recipient relies on imported water from the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) for a large portion of the Recipient's supply; this imported water may become limited as the state of California experiences widespread drought. This project is supported by the Recipient's Drought Action Plan, MWD's Water Surplus and Drought Management Plan, and MWD's Integrated Water Resources Plan. This agreement was selected from Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) No. BOR- DO- 20-17002 WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021. Recipient's proposal dated October 16, 2019 is hereby incorporated by reference to this Agreement. 4. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE AND FUNDS AVAILABILITY This Agreement becomes effective on the date shown in Block 13a of Page 1 of this agreement, United States of America, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Assistance Agreement. The Agreement shall remain in effect until the date shown in Block 8 of Page 1 of this agreement, United States of America, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Assistance Agreement. The period of performance for this Agreement may only be modified through written modification of the Agreement by a Reclamation Grants Officer. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available, in writing, to the Recipient by the Grants Officer. The total estimated amount of Federal funding for this agreement is $750,000.00, of which the initial amount of Federal funds available is limited to $740,000.00 as indicated by "this obligation" within Block 10 of Page 1 of this agreement, United States of America, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Assistance Agreement. 5. SCOPE OF WORI{ AND MILESTONES Under this Agreement, the Recipient shall construct a new groundwater well. The Project will make an additional 4,000 acre-feet of water per year available through groundwater pumping from the Orange County Groundwater Basin. Features of the project are anticipated to include: Construction of a new well with necessary piping and electrical equipment Construction of a well building Construction of a chemical facility building The well will be located at 33°45'20.8"N 11751'37.5"W in the City of Santa Ana, CA. The project location is shown in the map below. Agreement No. R20AP00113 Agreement Template (03/2019)