Item 36 - Grant Applications for Water Well Projects

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current drought. The City of Santa Ana relies on a water supply portfolio comprised of imported water received from MWD and groundwater pumped from the Orange County Groundwater Basin. In addition to the shortages in imported water supplies, the City of Santa Ana itself is experiencing Severe Drought conditions as per the U.S. Drought Monitor. The less than average levels of annual rainfall have led City water customers to become increasingly reliant on potable water resources. 12. How will this project alleviate the impacts described in your answer to Question 11? By increasing its groundwater pumping capacity, the proposed Washington Well project will allow the City of Santa Ana to be less reliant on imported water. Without the Washington Well Project, the City of Santa Ana will continue to contribute to the demand for the limited and crucial supply of imported water that has already been severely compromised by drought in California. The ability to pump from a managed groundwater source will maintain a sustainable water supply and ensure a reduction in the reliance on imported water sources 13. Please complete the following budget table for the project. (Identify funding sources in Question 15) BUDGET CATEGORY Grant Amount All Other Cost Total Cost (a) Project Administration (b) Land Purchase / Easement (c) Planning / Design / Engineering / Environmental Documentation 900,000 900,000 (d) Construction / Implementation 6,220,117 740,000 6,960,117 TOTAL COSTS 6,220,117 1,640,000 7,860,117 14. Please describe why state funding is needed for this project. If state funding is not secured, what will happen to the project? City is bearing the very high cost of planning and desing phases and requesting grant funding for the construciton portion of the project only. Award of this grant will allow the City to start implementation of this Project without further delay. The City of Santa Ana is in need of funding for construction of this Project to offset the cost to the City’s residents. The City of Santa Ana’s Median Household Income is $66,145 as compared to the Statewide MHI of $75,235. Any offset in cost to the City will significantly benefit the residents of Santa Ana. 15. Will the applicant provide cost share (encouraged but not required) and/or will this project require any additional funding from sources other than this solicitation? If so, please describe the funding source and indicate if the funding has been secured. If the funding has not been secured, please describe the plan to secure the necessary funding. Yes, as demonstrated above, the matching cost of $1,640,000 cost match or 21% of the