San Gabriel Basin Restoration

 

To design, construct, operate, and maintain water quality projects within the San Gabriel Basin, Los Angeles County, California.

Active 15.526 Bureau of Reclamation, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2017 No information available. Two existing grant agreements are being funded. One will complete the construction of a specific facility, and the other provides funds for the operation and maintenance of four facilities that extract contaminated groundwater from the San Gabriel Basin, treat it to potable standards, and use the water for potable purposes. The projects provide a safe source of potable water while remediating groundwater contamination that has been designated as operable units under the EPA superfund program.
Fiscal Year 2018 No information available.
Fiscal Year 2019 Work continues for two agreements currently in place, but neither of them were funded in the last two years.
Fiscal Year 2020 Work continues for two agreements awarded prior to 2010. Work includes construction of extraction wells.
Fiscal Year 2021 Work continues for two agreements currently in place, but neither of them were funded in the last two years.
Fiscal Year 2022 Phase 4 of the San Gabriel Valley Groundwater Remediation with the Water Quality Authority (WQA) was executed in 2006 and covered the design and construction of the Puente Valley facility. Reclamation obligated $5.5 million to the agreement, which has been spent by the WQA. The facility began operations in 2006. In FY22, an amendment was issued to extend the period of performance and end date through April 30, 2023. A new grant agreement with the WQA to cover O&M costs for all was issued in FY22 for $10M.
Fiscal Year 2023 Phase 4 of the San Gabriel Valley Groundwater Remediation was complete in FY23 and the agreement with the WQA was closed. The O&M agreement established in 2007 was closed in FY23. An additional $10M was added to the O&M agreement in FY23.
Fiscal Year 2024 The WQA has a pending funding request for FY24 for $10M for O&M San Gabriel Basin Restoration Project, Appendix D, Division B, Title I, 110, Public Law 106-554, as amended; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002, Title II, 202, P.L. 107-66; and Section 2 of Reorganization Plan Number 3 of 1950, 64 Stat. 1262, as amended. San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority (or its successor agency) and/or the Central Basin Municipal Water District. General public, all users and indirect users of groundwater supplies in the San Gabriel Basin. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact statement is required for this listing. An environmental impact assessment is required for this listing. Applicants are encouraged to consult with the Bureau of Reclamation, Southern California Area Office (SCAO), for assistance in preparing project proposals and preliminary review of project descriptions and budgets, including assurance of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and related laws and orders. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. The applicant must submit SF 424 Application for Federal Assistance documents; detailed project technical descriptions and budgets; and all information required under the terms of the applicable appropriations law. Bureau of Reclamation personnel will review (1) the application package to ensure that all required documents are complete, accurate, and satisfy all provisions of applicable law, (2) the project budgets and description to ensure the appropriation language requirements are met, and (3) the project descriptions for technical issues and consistency with applicable policies, and budgets for appropriateness of cost estimates. Final selection will be determined by the Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, or regional officials, as applicable to the project. After the application package is acceptable to both parties, a grant agreement is drafted, reviewed, and signed by both parties. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Typical range of 2-6 weeks. Not applicable. Extensions may be applicable and are subject to appropriated funds. Revised SF-424 forms are required when applicable. Applicants are limited to the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority or the Central Basin Municipal Water District. Projects must improve the quality of the groundwater in the San Gabriel Basin, located in Los Angeles County, California. The scopes of work must address and be responsive to the authorizing legislation, the final engineering reports, and the appropriation ceiling. Project grants can only be issued to reimburse recipients for the Federal share of costs associated with the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of water quality improvement projects within the San Gabriel Basin, located in Los Angeles County, California. Performance Reports: Unless otherwise stated in the agreement document, recipients shall submit on an annual basis the Program Performance Reports. Upon completion of the agreement, recipients shall submit a final Program Performance Report, and other specific reports that may be applicable to the agreement such as property inventories, and patent and invention disclosures. Not applicable. All recipients of Federal awards shall maintain project records in accordance with 2 CFR 200.333 Retention requirements for records. Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other non-Federal entity records pertinent to a Federal award must be retained for a period of three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report or, for Federal awards that are renewed quarterly or annually, from the date of the submission of the quarterly or annual financial report, respectively, as reported to the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity in the case of a subrecipient. Federal awarding agencies and pass-through entities must not impose any other record retention requirements upon non-Federal entities, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.333. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. 35%. A minimum of 35 percent non-Federal cost share is required by Public Law 106-554, Sec. 110(a) (3) (B), as amended. The cost share can be provided from any non-Federal source; and, in accordance with Sec. 110(a) (3) (B) (iii), credit toward the non-Federal cost share can be given for the value of certain prior project expenditures.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Agreements for planning and construction projects are generally awarded for up to 5 years. Funds for operation and maintenance can be provided for a period not to exceed 10 years following the initial date of operation of the project, or until the project funding ceiling has been reached, whichever occurs first. For authorized Title XVI projects and WIIN projects, Reclamation will provide funding for planning, design, or construction that can be completed in a two-year period. See funding opportunity for details. Payment terms vary by agreement awarded under this program. None/Not specified. Brett Mooney
LC-6231
Boulder City, NV 85002 USA
bmooney@usbr.gov
Phone: 702-293-8506 http://www.usbr.gov/lc/socal/ 14-5483-0-2-301 (Project Grants) FY 22$9,730,000.00; FY 23 est $10,000,000.00; FY 24 est $9,999,999.00; FY 21$0.00; FY 20$0.00; FY 18$0.00; FY 19 est $0.00; FY 17$0.00; - Range $0 to $10,000,000 2 CFR 200 UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS and the applicable OMB Circulars. These documents may also be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Reclamation Office listed below. Program guidelines: Department of the Interior, Delegation of Authority for the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Project, Order No. 3241, Amendment No. 4; San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority, Federal Funding Program Administration guidelines. Fiscal Year 2017 No information available. San Gabriel Valley Groundwater Remediation, Central Basin Water Quality Protection Plan
Fiscal Year 2018 No information available.
Fiscal Year 2019 Continuation of San Gabriel Valley groundwater treatment and remediation.
Fiscal Year 2020 This authorization allows for funding for San Gabriel Valley groundwater remediation only
Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Information - There were no additional obligations in FY20 and none currently anticipated for FY20 or FY21. Accomplishments - Work continues for two agreements currently in place, but neither of them were funded in the last two years.
Fiscal Year 2023 These projects improve the quality of the groundwater in the San Gabriel Basin and decreases the amount of water imported from the Colorado River and northern California. The San Gabriel Basin supplies drinking water to over 1.4 million people in eastern Los Angeles County. The treatment facilities have conjunctive use benefits that include extraction of the contaminated groundwater, removal of contaminants, and delivery of the treated water for beneficial use.