Item 36 - Grant Applications for Water Well Projects

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PROJECT INFORMATION FORM Please complete a unique Project Information Form for each project in the application. There are no character limits on specific questions but the Project Information Form as a whole may not exceed 10 pages. 1. Project Name: Flower Street Well Project 2. Local Project Sponsor (if different than grantee): Same as grantee 3. Please provide the latitude and longitude of the project site. For linear projects or those covering a large area, report the coordinates for a central point. If this information is confidential, it must be clearly labeled “confidential.” You can find the latitude and longitude easily using google maps. You can find instructions at the following link: https://support.google.com/maps/answer/18539?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop. Latitude: 33°44'39.7"N Longitude: 117°52'36.0"W 4. Please briefly describe the proposed project. The proposed Flower St. Well Project (Project) offers a local supply in times of drought and helps close the projected gap between future demand and available supply, consistent with both City of Santa Ana (the City) and Metropolitan Water District (MWD) drought management policies. The proposed project will augment the low pressures identified in the water system analysis by pumping groundwater into the City’s existing water distribution system at a strategic location. Implementation of this project will reduce the City’s reliance on imported water by over 4,032 acre- feet per year (AFY). The new Flower St. Well will help build long-term resilience to drought and reduce the need for emergency response actions, while offering the following benefits: • Make additional water supplies available by adding over 4,032 AFY to the City’s pumping capacity • Improve water management by enhancing system flexibility • Benefit fish, wildlife and the environment by making the City less reliant on imported water 5. Does this project respond to an existing emergency to humans and/or wildlife? If so, please describe the emergency and how this project is addressing it. Yes, the Project will install a local groundwater well that will increase the City of Santa Ana’s resilience to ongoing and future droughts. Currently, the City acquires approximately 22% of its water supply from MWD’s imported water connections that receive water from the Colorado River and the State Water Project (SWP) from northern California. Water availability from these sources are directly influenced by climate conditions in northern California and the Colorado River Basin, respectively. Both regions are currently experiencing and have been suffering from multi-year drought conditions that directly impact water supplies delivered to southern California. For instance, due to the on-going drought conditions in the Colorado River Basin, the federal government declared a shortage on the Colorado River for the first time in the existence of the Colorado River Compact. This declaration curtails