Continued Implementation of the WSRA

• Working Group: Water Supply Reserve Account
• Title: Continued Implementation of the Water Supply Reserve Account
• Interbasin CC - Doc Type: Correspondence/Memos

Continued Implementation of the Water Supply Reserve Account

At 3/30 /07 IBCC meeting we committed to developing a proposal for moving forward with the
Water Supply Reserve Account (WSRA). This proposal identifies what the State, the IBCC, and
the Basin R oundtables can do to improve the process.

The State
In order to improve the WSRA process and implement the lessons learned from the first round of
applications, the State will:

1. Revise the application so it is more user - friendly. This will include:
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Add ing sections to ensure Threshold Criteria are addressed;
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Provide information on the state ’s contracting process that will have to be followed after
grant is approved; and
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Clarify that past costs are not reimbursable.

2. Provide examples of a good:
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Applicat ion;
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Scope of work;
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Budget, and
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Roundtable Approval letter.

3. Commit staff time for all four phases of the grant process . These phases include:

a. Customer service for applicants;

b. Application review and staff recommendation;

c. Contracting with successful appl icants; and

d. Monitoring water activity implementation.

4. Help roundtable s develop check list /evaluation criteria . This check list can be used by
roundtable’s as they review applications. It will be built from the Board memo provided to
the CWCB at their March meeting as well as a recommendation for linking the roundtable’s
evaluation of each application to their working needs assessment.

5. If staff feels that significant statewide policy questions are raised by particular water
activities, they may bring these issues to the IBCC for input and further discussion.

Ongoing Issues : The Director of Compact Negotiations will work with CWCB to ensure
sufficient resources are available to accomplish #3. These discussions will take place within the
State’s budge t and staffing processes.

The IBCC
In order to improve the WSRA process and implement the lessons learned from the first round of
applications, the IBCC will: