HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater Quality Grant ProgramsWater Quality / Coastal Tidelands Committee
February 1st , 2018
Presented by: John Kappeler
Public Works
Water Quality Grant Programs
Fast Facts
■ OCTA Measure M – half cent sales tax for
transportation approved by voters in 2006
■ $300M to improve overall water quality in OC
from transportation generated pollution
■ Grant Program – countywide competitive basis
Tier 1 Equipment
purchases and upgrades
to existing catch basins
and related BMPs such
as screens, filters,
inserts and other street
scale low-flow diversion
projects
Tier 2 Constructed
wetlands, detention/infiltration
basins and bioswales, which
mitigate pollutants including
litter and debris, but also heavy metals, organic chemicals,
sediment and nutrients.
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)
Environmental Allocation Cleanup Program
Tier 1
$20M available over a seven year period
$2.8M available this year
$500k per grant application(5 applications annually)
$500k per agency
20-25% matching funds
Tier 1 Projects - Proposed
Stormdrain Trash/Debris Screens
NAC Log Boom Upgrade
Prop 1
$30M available over a three year period
$11.2M available this “Call”
Potential second “Call” later this year
$9M available summer 2019
No limit on applications or amounts
No match requirement
OPC Projects - Proposed
Newport Bay Water Wheel Project
Polaris Drive Trash Mitigation Project
Schedule & Grant Amounts
(Preliminary)
OCTA
Schedule: Grant applications
due late April
Amount: $300k-$500k
Grant Selection/Award: late
summer 2018
OPC
Schedule: Grant applications
due February 23rd
Amount: $2M-$2.7M
Grant Selection/Award: late
summer 2018
Questions?