Opportunity Information: Apply for R16AP00023
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- The DOI-BOR in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Construction of the La Sierra Pipeline Portion of the Riverside-Corona Feeder" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.545.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 02, 2016 and posted on Mar 02, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 15, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $8,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Special district governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Construction of the La Sierra Pipeline Portion of the Riverside-Corona Feeder" (Funding Opportunity Number R16AP00023) is a federal grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (DOI-BOR), focused on improving long-term water reliability in Riverside County, California. It supports construction of a key segment of the larger Riverside-Corona Feeder (RCF) project, which is designed as a high-capacity water conveyance system tied to aquifer storage and recovery. The overall concept behind the RCF is to move water more effectively across the region and to make better use of groundwater basins by storing water in wet years and drawing on that stored supply in dry years, helping communities handle shortages and interruptions in imported water deliveries.
At the broader program level, the Riverside-Corona Feeder is planned as roughly 28 miles of new pipeline infrastructure capable of delivering up to about 40,000 acre-feet per year of groundwater. The system is meant to leverage existing recharge basins to store both imported water and local Santa Ana River flows in the Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin during wetter periods. That stored supply can then be delivered later to communities in western Riverside County when conditions are drier. In addition, the planned pipeline network is structured to provide access to groundwater supplies from the Chino Basin in neighboring San Bernardino County, expanding the flexibility of where water can be sourced and how it can be routed during changing supply conditions.
This specific grant agreement targets the La Sierra Pipeline (LSP) portion of the RCF and is described as the final and most critical piece of Western Municipal Water District's multi-year effort to increase locally available potable water for its Western Riverside Retail Service Area. Over several years, Western has partnered with other agencies to develop supplies in both the Arlington and Chino groundwater basins, including building and expanding groundwater desalter treatment plants. Those desalters (the Arlington Desalter and the Chino Desalter) are being connected by piping so treated water can be moved between them. The La Sierra Pipeline is intended to complete that buildout by enabling the actual conveyance of potable water from these desalter facilities to meet demands within Western's retail service area.
From an outcomes standpoint, the La Sierra Pipeline, along with an associated pump station and reservoir, is expected to deliver two major reliability benefits. First, it is intended to provide up to 20 cubic feet per second (CFS) of emergency water supply during outages affecting the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) system, which is a major source of imported water for the region. Second, it is expected to increase the availability of approximately 6,300 acre-feet per year of local water supply, directly reducing reliance on imported water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. In practical terms, the project is framed as both a resilience measure (backup supply during interruptions) and a long-term supply strategy (shifting a portion of demand to local, treated groundwater sources).
Administratively, this opportunity is categorized as a mandatory grant with an environmental funding activity category and CFDA number 15.545. Eligible applicants are limited to special district governments, aligning with the type of local water agencies that typically build and operate regional water conveyance and groundwater projects. The posted date and creation date are both March 2, 2016, and the application closing date was March 15, 2016. The opportunity anticipated a single award, with an award ceiling of $8,500,000, indicating a one-recipient construction-focused funding action rather than a multi-award competitive program.
In short, the grant is aimed at funding construction of a crucial pipeline segment that helps connect desalinated groundwater supplies to Western Riverside communities, strengthens emergency response capability during imported-water outages, and supports a broader regional strategy of storing water during wet periods and delivering it during dry periods through an interconnected, high-capacity pipeline system.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Construction of the La Sierra Pipeline Portion of the Riverside-Corona Feeder.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is R16AP00023.
Which federal agency is offering this grant?
This is a federal grant offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (DOI-BOR).
What is the main purpose of the grant?
The grant supports construction of a key pipeline segment intended to improve long-term water reliability in Riverside County, California, by helping move and deliver water more effectively and by supporting a regional strategy for storing and later recovering groundwater.
What broader project is this grant connected to?
This construction effort is part of the larger Riverside-Corona Feeder (RCF) project, a planned high-capacity water conveyance system tied to aquifer storage and recovery.
What is the Riverside-Corona Feeder (RCF) intended to do?
The RCF is designed to move water across the region more effectively and to make better use of groundwater basins by storing water in wet years and drawing on that stored supply in dry years. It is also described as a way to help communities manage shortages and interruptions in imported water deliveries.
How large is the overall Riverside-Corona Feeder (RCF) concept?
The broader RCF plan is described as roughly 28 miles of new pipeline infrastructure capable of delivering up to about 40,000 acre-feet per year of groundwater.
What is the specific project segment funded by this opportunity?
This agreement targets the La Sierra Pipeline (LSP) portion of the RCF, which is described as the final and most critical piece of Western Municipal Water District's multi-year effort to increase locally available potable water for its Western Riverside Retail Service Area.
Why is the La Sierra Pipeline considered important in the described effort?
It is intended to complete a larger buildout by enabling the actual conveyance of potable water from groundwater desalter facilities to meet demands within Western Municipal Water District's retail service area.
Which local agency is specifically mentioned as the project driver for this segment?
The description identifies Western Municipal Water District and frames the La Sierra Pipeline as part of Western's multi-year effort to increase local potable supply in its service area.
What other related facilities or investments are mentioned in connection with this project?
The description notes development of supplies in the Arlington and Chino groundwater basins, including building and expanding groundwater desalter treatment plants: the Arlington Desalter and the Chino Desalter. It also notes that these facilities are being connected by piping so treated water can be moved between them.
How does the overall RCF concept use groundwater storage?
The planned system is meant to leverage existing recharge basins to store both imported water and local Santa Ana River flows in the Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin during wetter periods, and later deliver that stored supply when conditions are drier.
Does the broader pipeline network connect to other basins outside Riverside County?
Yes. The planned pipeline network is described as providing access to groundwater supplies from the Chino Basin in neighboring San Bernardino County, increasing flexibility in where supplies can be sourced and how water can be routed.
What emergency reliability benefit is expected from the La Sierra Pipeline?
The project is expected to provide up to 20 cubic feet per second (CFS) of emergency water supply during outages affecting the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) system, a major source of imported water for the region.
What long-term supply benefit is expected from the La Sierra Pipeline?
The project is expected to increase the availability of approximately 6,300 acre-feet per year of local water supply, reducing reliance on imported water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
What additional infrastructure is mentioned as being associated with the La Sierra Pipeline?
The description states that the La Sierra Pipeline, along with an associated pump station and reservoir, is expected to deliver the reliability benefits described.
How is this grant categorized administratively?
The opportunity is categorized as a mandatory grant with an environmental funding activity category.
What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The CFDA number provided is 15.545.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are limited to special district governments, consistent with the types of local water agencies that develop and operate regional water conveyance and groundwater projects.
When was this opportunity posted?
The posted date is March 2, 2016.
What is the creation date for the opportunity?
The creation date is also listed as March 2, 2016.
When did applications close?
The application closing date was March 15, 2016.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated a single award, indicating a one-recipient, construction-focused funding action rather than a multi-award competitive program.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is listed as $8,500,000.
Where is the project located?
The grant focus is on improving water reliability in Riverside County, California, with the project framed around serving communities in western Riverside County and Western Municipal Water District's Western Riverside Retail Service Area.
How does this project reduce reliance on imported water?
It is framed as increasing access to local, treated groundwater (including desalinated groundwater) so that a portion of demand can be met locally, thereby reducing dependence on imported supplies from MWD.
What problem is the project trying to address during emergencies?
It is intended to provide a backup supply during interruptions or outages affecting imported water deliveries, particularly outages involving the MWD system.
What is the overall strategy described for wet-year and dry-year conditions?
The overall strategy described is to store water during wetter periods (including imported water and local river flows) in groundwater basins and then deliver that stored supply during drier periods using an interconnected, high-capacity pipeline system.
Is the funded work described as new construction?
Yes. The opportunity is focused on the construction of the La Sierra Pipeline portion of the larger RCF project.
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