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I . Project, programs or studies that assist in the administration or
problem solving of compact entitled waters.
2. Projects, programs or studies that facilitate solutions to local
and regional water supply needs.
3. Projects, programs or studies that assist in the recovery of
threatened or endangered wildlife species or the conservation
of existing wildlife species within riparian ecosystems.
4. State satellite monitoring system improvements and other
projects, programs, and studies, instrumentation of hydrologic
and climatologically data.
5. Projects, programs or studies that assist in the long range
planning and education of water conservation in the State.
6. Water, river restoration, floodplain, and drought management
projects, programs or studies affecting agriculture, recreation,
and /or other areas that impact State economically.
7. Projects, programs or studies that address federal water rights
issues, and,
8. Project, programs or studies from higher education that
promote the goals and objectives of CWCB's Strategic Plan.
The applications will then be further prioritized based on the type
of project applicants in the following order:
1. CWCB Operations
2. Agricultural
3. Municipal / Governmental
4. Commercial /Industrial
The CWCB Director shall have the discretion to reallocated
approved STTFOA project funds to other projects, if a particular
project /s cannot be completed within the fiscal year. The Director
shall have the ability to reallocated funds to internal or external
projects, programs or study needs that may or may not have been
identified on the overall application list provided to the Board in
March, but promote the goals and objectives of CWCB's Strategic
Plan. CWCB staff will provide the Board with a STTFOA report,
as part of the CWCB's Director's Report, informing the Board the
status of approved projects and any changes in funding.
Upon Board approval of the project applications, project funding
will become available on July I" of each year and most be spent by
June 30"' of the same fiscal year.
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