Emergency Drought Barriers Water Quality Monitoring
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) intends to issue a cooperative agreement to California Department of Water Resources (DWR) under the authority of Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 15.517, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Public Law 85-624, 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq., as amended, and Section 7(a) Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, (70 Stat 1122; 16 U.S.C. 742f(a)), as limited and delegated by the Secretary of the Interior delegation of authority to the Bureau of Reclamation at 255 DM 1.1B, RM 526 Paragraph 6 F.(2) Fish and Wildlife, Section (d). Estimated total amount of agreement is $200,000.00. Reclamation is providing $200,000.00 in Fiscal Year 2015. The primary objective of the project is to install, monitor and remove additional water quality sensors to assess the effects of drought and drought related activities on the environment and water operations. (Refer to the Notice of Intent to Award Announcement No. R15AN20023 for additional information) A Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed financial assistance based upon Departmental Manual 505 DM 2, paragraph 2.14(B)(4) is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to Megan Bryant/Grants Management Specialist, by e-mail at mbryant@usbr.gov.
Office: Bureau of Reclamation
Grants Management Specialist
