WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Projects Under the WIIN Act

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The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite sponsors of ocean and brackish water desalination projects (Projects) to request cost-shared funding for the planning, design, and/or construction of those Projects. Projects eligible for funding under this FOA include planning, design, and construction of facilities  to desalinate ocean or brackish water, including groundwater. In order to be eligible for funding under this FOA, the Project must: Have a completed feasibility study that has been reviewed by Reclamationand found to meet all of the requirements of Reclamation’s Directives andStandards WTR 11-01, Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse ProgramFeasibility Study Review Process, at www.usbr.gov/recman/wtr/wtr11-01.pdf. If the Project is not part of a feasibility study previouslydetermined by Reclamation to meet the requirements of WTR 11-01,then a feasibility study must be submitted for Reclamation review by July27, 2018 (the application deadline for this FOA). In addition, it must bepossible for Reclamation to make a determination that the feasibility studymeets the WTR 11-01 requirements by August 31, 2018. The findings ofa project’s feasibility study review must be transmitted by Reclamation toCongress before or concurrently with a project’s selection for funding. Be located in the Western United States or United States Territories as identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, as amended. Be included in a state-approved plan, and the plan must be submitted withthe proposal prior to the application deadline for this FOA. In thealternative, if the Project is not included in a state-approved plan, Federal participation in the Project must have been requested by the Governor of the State in which the eligible desalination project is located. The applicant must submit documentation sufficient for Reclamation to make this determination along with their proposal, prior to the application deadline.

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