Water Supply Reserve Account Criteria and Guidelines - Adopted

• Working Group: Criteria & Guidelines
• Title: Water Supply Reserve Account Criteria & Guidelines
• Date: 10/18/2006
• Author: DNR, CWCB
• Interbasin CC - Doc Type: General Resources

Evaluation Criteria - the following criteria will be utilized to further evaluate the merits of
the water activity proposed for funding from the Statewide Account.

Promoting Collaboration and Cooperation

a. The water activity addresses multiple needs or issues, including consumptive and/or
non-consumptive needs, or the needs and issues of multiple interests or multiple
basins.
b. The number and types of entities represented in the application and the degree to
which the activity will promote cooperation and collaboration among traditional
consumptive water interests and/or non-consumptive interests, and if applicable, the
degree to which the water activity is effective in addressing intrabasin or interbasin
needs or issues.

Facilitating Water Activity Implementation

c. Funding from this Account will reduce the uncertainty that the water activity will be
implemented. For this criterion the applicant should discuss how receiving funding
from the Account will make a significant difference in the implementation of the
water activity (i.e., how will receiving funding enable the water activity to move
forward).
d. There is an urgency of need for the water activity and/or any compelling "window of
opportunity" that may be missed without funding from the Account.
e. The length of time needed to implement the water activity; preference will be given to
activities which can be implemented in the least amount of time taking into
consideration the complexity of the activity.
f. The applicant has the expertise and ability to implement the proposed activity.
g. The applicant is providing matching funds and the amount of matching funds or is
obtaining partial funding from other sources and the amount and source of such other
funds or is providing demonstrable in-kind contributions.
h. The applicant has a demonstrated need for financial assistance based on the inability
or difficulty obtaining funding elsewhere.

Meeting Water Management Goals and Obiectives and Identified Water Needs

1. The water activity helps complete a needs assessment, including consumptive and/or
non-consumptive needs, that was not fully funded from other sources.

Water Supply Reserve Account Criteria and Guidelines - Adopted: October 18, 2006

15 of 16