DATE: May 3, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Subrecipient Agreements - State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
Tranquillity Irrigation District
Malaga County Water District
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1) Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Subrecipient Agreement for American Rescue Plan Act State Local Fiscal Recovery Funds with Tranquillity Irrigation District in the amount of $1,100,000 to fund the design and construction of a groundwater well in the Community of Tranquillity; and
2) Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Subrecipient Agreement for American Rescue Plan Act State Local Fiscal Recovery Funds with Malaga County Water District in the amount of $1,850,000 to fund the design and construction of a groundwater well in the Community of Malaga.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will allocate $1,100,000 of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to Tranquillity Irrigation District (Tranquillity ID) to design and construct a new groundwater well in the unincorporated Community of Tranquillity, and $1,850,000 to Malaga County Water District (Malaga CWD) to design and construct a new groundwater well in the unincorporated community of Malaga. During the COVID-19 pandemic, California's severe drought has impacted San Joaquin Valley's rural communities the most, in particular rural public water systems that solely rely on groundwater pumping to serve their residents. The Final Rule designates necessary investment in water infrastructure that meets the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) requirements as eligible use of SLFRF. The Programs are designed to support strong and equitable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn by making necessary investments in water infrastructure that support impacted communities, improve the communities' drinking water source, and provide resiliency t...
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