Fu unding O Opportu

Fu
unding Opportu
O
nities th
hrough Supplem
S
mental E
Environm
mental P
Projects
On 3 February 2009
9, the State Wa
ater Resources
s Control Board
d (State Water Board) adopted the Supplem
mental Environm
mental Projects
s
ow a discharge
er to satisfy parrt of a monetary
y assessment iimposed in an administrative civil liability (A
ACL) order by
(SEPs) Policy to allo
pleting or fundin
ng one or more
e SEPs. This fa
act sheet addre
esses two apprroaches for fun
nding opportunities from SEPs that are
comp
availa
able within the Central Valley Region: Central Valley Water Board’s admiinistered SEPss and Rose Fou
undation for Co
ommunities and
d
the Environment (Ro
ose Foundation
n), a third party
y administrator for the Centra l Valley Water Board.
The Centra
al Valley Wa
ater Board’s
s Suppleme
ental Enviro
onmental Projects
SEP
Ps Categorie
es:
SEPss are projects th
hat enhance th
he beneficial us
ses of the waters of the state, provide a benefit to the public at large and that, at the
timess they are includ
ded in the reso
olution of an AC
CL action, are not
n otherwise rrequired of the discharger. Th
here are two w
ways that SEPs
are fa
acilitated:
1
1.
2
2.
SEPs perfo
ormed by the discharger;
d
and
SEPs perfo
ormed by third--parties paid by
y the discharge
er (e.g. Rose F oundation or o
other party).
Allow
wable Proje
ects:
All SE
EPs approved by
b the Central Valley Water Board
B
must, at a minimum, sa
atisfy the SEP P
Policy’s genera
al qualification criteria. To
view tthe SEP Policy
y, go to: http://w
www.waterboarrds.ca.gov/centralvalley/wate r_issues/enforccement/sep_po
olicy_2009.pdff. The SEP
shall directly benefitt or study groun
ndwater or surfface water qua
ality or quantity,, and the benefficial uses of w
water of the Sta
ate. Examples
includ
de but are not limited to:














monitoring programs;
studies or investigations
i
(e.g.,
(
pollutant impact characterization, pollu
utant source id
dentification, etcc.);
water or so
oil treatment;
habitat resttoration or enhancement;
pollution prrevention or red
duction;
wetland, sttream, or other waterbody pro
otection, restora
ation or creatio
on;
conservatio
on easements;
stream aug
gmentation;
reclamation
n;
water asse
essment (e.g., citizen
c
monitoriing, coordinatio
on and facilitatiion);
watershed management facilitation
f
serv
vices;
compliance
e training, compliance educattion, and the de
evelopment of educational ma
aterials;
enforcement projects, suc
ch as training for
f environmental compliance
e and enforcem
ment personnel;; and
non-point source
s
program
m implementatio
on.
Applicant Eligib
bility:
Any p
public or private
e entity may su
ubmit a proposa
al to the State Water
W
Board o
or to a Regional Water Board for SEP funds.. The SEP
Policyy allows up to 50%
5
of a settle
ement to be use
ed towards a SEP.
S
Ultimatelyy, it is up to the
e respective disscharger wheth
her to enter into
o
a setttlement agreem
ment that includ
des a SEP, and
d which SEP to
o fund.
Project Coverag
ge:
The S
SEP Policy des
scribes the nexus of the SEP to be between the nature or llocation of the violation(s) and
d the nature an
nd location of
the prroposed SEP.
How
w to Apply and
a Learn More:
M
The C
Central Valley Water
W
Board re
equires a subm
mitted proposal for considerati on of SEPs. D
Direction for the
e development of the proposa
al
can b
be found in the SEP Policy. All
A proposing prrojects go throu
ugh a staff revie
ew and a 30 da
ay public comm
ment period before formally
accep
pted for inclusio
on on the SEP list. To view th
he current SEP
P list or to obtain further inform
mation on the S
SEP Policy and
d other matters
s
relate
ed to SEPs go to:
t http://www.w
waterboards.ca
a.gov/centralva
alley/water_issu
ues/enforceme
ent/index.shtml.
For Information
n Contact:
Robe
ert L’Heureux
Enforrcement Coordinator
Centrral Valley Regio
onal Water Qua
ality Control Bo
oard
11020
0 Sun Center Drive
D
#200
Rancho Cordova, CA
C 95670
(916) 464-4736
ert.LHeureux@w
waterboards.ca
a.gov
Robe
Page
P
1 of 1 Su
upplementa
al Environm
mental Proje
ects Adminiistered by the Rose Fo
oundation
Ps Categorie
es:
SEP
Rose Foundation is a third-party, administering
a
SEPs
S
for the Ce
entral Valley W
Water Board thrrough their Cen
ntral Valley Disadvantaged
munity Water Quality
Q
Grants Program.
P
This
s working relatio
onship was devveloped throug
gh the Central V
Valley Water B
Board’s
Comm
adopttion of Resolutiion R5-2014-00
040, on 28 Marrch 2014 and in
ncludes Rose F
Foundation’s o
original proposa
al:
http:///www.waterboa
ards.ca.gov/centralvalley/board_decisions/a
adopted_orderss/resolutions/r5
5-2014-0040_re
es.pdf.
Allow
wable Proje
ects:
Rose Foundation’s allowable
a
proje
ects support an
nd adhere to the
e SEP Policy’ss general qualiffication criteria.. Eligible proje
ects include, bu
ut
are no
ot necessarily limited to:






Water Qua
ality Monitoring Programs
Well Rehab
bilitation or Replacement
Watershed
d Assessment Programs
P
Wetland, Waterbody,
W
or Riparian
R
Habita
at Conservation
n or Protection Programs
Pollution Prevention
P
Proje
ects
Public Awa
areness Projects
Applicant Eligib
bility:



Must be a non-profit orga
anization or a sponsor that agrees to assume
e full programm
matic and legall responsibility for the project..
The projec
ct must be desig
gned to benefitt groundwater or
o surface wate
er quality and b
be within the bo
oundaries of th
he Central
Valley Reg
gional Water Qu
uality Control Board.
B
The projec
ct must be tailorred to benefit disadvantaged
d
communities (D
DACs). Locally-based projeccts that not onlyy benefit DACs
s,
but actively
y involve DACs
s in project activities and imprrove public hea
alth are encourraged.
Project Coverag
ge:
Rose Foundation follows the SEP Policy’s projec
ct coverage. While
W
the goal iss to support pro
ojects with a close geographic nexus to the
violation(s), projects
s in the same overall
o
watershe
ed as where th
he violation(s) o
occurred may b
be eligible.
How
w to Apply and
a Learn More:
M
Rose Foundation’s Central
C
Valley Disadvantaged
d Community Water
W
Quality G
Grants Program
m accepts letters of inquiry ye
early by August
c
Proje
ects approved by the Rose Fo
oundation will tthen be consid
dered by the Ce
entral Valley W
Water Board for
1 (date subject to change).
P list. For the most
m
current infformation on ho
ow to apply and
d when letters of inquiry are d
due, go to:
inclussion on its SEP
http:///rosefdn.org/ce
entralvalley.
For Information
n Contact:
Tim L
Little
Execu
utive Director
Rose Foundation for Communities
s and the Enviro
onment
e. 600
1970 Broadway, Ste
and, CA 94612
Oakla
(510) 658-0702
tlittle@
@rosefdn.org
Page
P
2 of 2