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Transportation Department recommending the Board authorize the Director of said Department to execute Grant Agreement 09-DG-11272170-063 (09-52778) with the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station and any amendments that do not change the dollar amount of said Agreement in the amount of $73,254 for a term through July 31, 2011 for an Urban Stormwater Perlite filtration study in the Montgomery Estates subdivision.
FUNDING: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $73,254.00
Funding
Budgeted $73,254.00
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $73,254.00
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
Grant funding in the amount of $73,254 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service. There is no net cost to the County General Fund associated with this agenda item.
Background:
On July 1, 2009, the County of El Dorado (County) submitted a grant proposal to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Round 9 Tahoe Science Program to fund an Urban Stormwater Perlite filtration study (Study). The Study will be conducted in the Montgomery Estates subdivision. The main goal of this Study is to evaluate this new media type within our current sediment capturing storm water Best Management Practice (BMP) devices with respect to meeting the current water quality limits set in the County’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit and under the Tahoe Regional Planning Agencies' water quality Basin Plan requirements.
On August 17, 2009, the USDA Forest Service awarded the County $73,254. The funds require a limited programmatic match, which the County will attain via in-kind maintenance work performed by the County Maintenance Division under the ...
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