DWR Announces Local Groundwater Grants.SACRAMENTO Sacramento, city, United States Sacramento (săkrəmĕn`tō), city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif. , Calif. -- The Department of Water Resources announces the award of grants totaling $6,200,000 under the Local Groundwater groundwater or subsurface water Water that occurs below the surface of the Earth, where it occupies spaces in soils or geologic strata. Most groundwater comes from precipitation, which gradually percolates into the Earth. Assistance Fund. Twenty-eight public agencies from throughout the State will receive grants to perform groundwater studies, and conduct groundwater monitoring and management activities. This marks the fourth year in which grants have been awarded under the program. Local agencies with $15 million in funding from the program have completed 44 projects and have 26 ongoing projects. A listing of the agencies and projects receiving grants may be obtained through the Division of Planning and Local Assistance Web site at: http://www.grantsloans.water.ca.gov/grants/assistance.cfm The goal of the Local Groundwater Management Assistance Act of 2000 (Assembly Bill 303) is to help local agencies better understand how to manage groundwater resources effectively to ensure the safe production, quality, and storage of groundwater in the State. Intense interest in the groundwater management programs by local agencies is reflected in the receipt this fiscal year of 72 proposals requesting nearly $17 million. For information, contact Harley Harley may refer to: People with the surname Harley:
DWR Department of Water Resources DWR Direct Web Remoting (Easy Ajax for Java) DWR Durable Water Repellency DWR Delayed Word Recall (medical testing) DWR Driving While Revoked Conjunctive CONJUNCTIVE, contracts, wills, instruments. A term in grammar used to designate particles which connect one word to another, or one proposition to another proposition. 2. Water Use Branch, Division of Planning and Local Assistance: 916-651-9229. The Department of Water Resources operates and maintains the State Water Project, provides dam safety and flood flood, in hydrology flood, inundation of land by the rise and overflow of a body of water. Floods occur most commonly when water from heavy rainfall, from melting ice and snow, or from a combination of these exceeds the carrying capacity of the river control and inspection services, assists local water districts in water management and water conservation planning, and plans for future statewide water needs. Visit DWR's Website at http://www.water.ca.gov/ |
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