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Please see attached an announcement from the CA Water Commission regarding Prop I
Final Round Scoring for Water Storage Projects (WSIP).
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California
WATER COMMISSION
June 28, 2018
Contact.
Lisa Lien-Mager
(916) 653-9402, lisa.lien-mager@resources.ca.gov
Commission Completes Finan Round of Scoring for Water Storage Projects
Proposition! 1 Farads Will Be Awarded to Expand State's Water Storage Capacitor
SACRAMENTO—The California Water Commission approved final application scores over the past two days for
eight proposed water storage projects, clearing the way to award nearly$2.7 billion in Proposition 1 funds to
help expand the state's water storage capacity.
The Commission also made a series of determinations required for each project to move forward in the
process. A summary is available here.
Today's actions set the stage for the Commission to conditionally award the Proposition 1 funds at its July 24-
26 meeting, when it also will consider requests from four applicants for early funding to help complete
feasibility studies and environmental reviews.
"We are now on the doorstep of awarding funding from Proposition 1 to water storage projects across
California," Commission Chair Armando Quintero said. "We eagerly look forward to next month when we can
make preliminary awards to these diverse projects that collectively will add 4.3 million acre-feet of water
storage capacity to California."
The component scores adopted today are combined to create a cumulative Total Return on Public Investment
Score for each project, as required by Proposition 1 and Water Storage Investment Program regulations.
Commission staff will use the cumulative scores to rank the projects in tiers, which will guide the preliminary
funding decisions in July. Applicants will then need to complete remaining requirements in Proposition 1,
including feasibility studies and environmental reviews, before the Commission can make a final funding
award for each project.
The projects were scored by a team of scientists, engineers, hydrologists and other subject matter experts
from the California Water Commission, California Department of Fish and Wildlife,the California Department
of Water Resources and the State Water Resources Control Board. The team's recommendations were
released on May 25 and were the subject of public meetings with applicants June 20-21.
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Additional detail on the scoring process is available in an FAQ here.
Below is a summary of the final Scores adopted by the Commission for each project, along with each
applicant's funding request and maximum funding eligibility as determined in May. Additional details are
available here,
Commission Determinations for Final Scores
Commission-Approved Commission- Applicant Request,
Expected Return for Approved Eligible $ Million
Public Investment Score Amount, May 2018
(Maximum 100) $ Million
Project May 2018
Chino Basin Conjunctive Use 70 $206.90 $206.90
-Program
Kern Fan Groundwater Storage 54 $85.66 $85.70
-Project
Los Vaqueros Reservoir 76 $459.00 $459.00
Expansion Project
Pacheco Reservoir Expansion 8,2 $484.55 $484.55
-Project
-Sites Project 61 $1,008.28 $916.62
-South County Ag Program 77 $280.53 $280.50
Temperance Flat Reservoir 73 $171.33 $171.33
Project
Willow Springs Water Bank 53 $123.29 $123.29
Proposition 1, approved by 67 percent of California voters in 2014, created a competitive process for funding
projects based on their public benefit. The projects are being evaluated and ranked on criteria established in
the Water Storage Investment Program regulations.
Proposition I dedicated $2,7 billion for the Water Storage Investment Program. As noted at the beginning of
the application process, 2 percent of that amount is set aside for bond financing and 2.5 percent is set aside
for state administrative costs over the life of the program, so the total funding available is $2.582 billion.
Information about Commission meeting schedules and status of review may be found at.www.cwc.cagov.
The nine-member California Water Commission is charged with advising the director of the California
Department of Water Resources, approving rules and regulations, and furthering development of state
policies that support integrated and sustainable water resources management. For more information
regarding the California Water Commission visit www.cwc.ca.gov.
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