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of Water Resources and State Water Resources Control Board</SPAN><SPAN
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ANNOUNCE PROP 50 INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT GRANT PROGRAM FINAL
PROPOSAL SOLICITATION PACKAGES AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW SOON AND PUBLIC WORKSHOPS
ARE SCHEDULED<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The Department of Water
Resources (DWR) and the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board)
plan to issue the FINAL Proposal Solicitation Packages (PSPs) for the
Proposition 50, Chapter 8 Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Program no
later than March 21, 2005.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
final PSPs for both the Planning Grants, and Implementation Grants, Step 1
programs will be available on the following web sites:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><A
href="http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/funding/irwmgp/index.html">http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/funding/irwmgp/index.html</A><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><A
href="http://www.grantsloans.water.ca.gov/grants/integregio.cfm">http://www.grantsloans.water.ca.gov/grants/integregio.cfm</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The intent of Chapter 8
is for projects to protect communities from drought, protect and improve water
quality, and reduce dependence on imported water.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The final PSPs provide the instructions
for potential applicants to apply for grants under the Chapter 8 Program, and
have incorporated several comments received during the comment period held for
the draft PSPs.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>A series of workshops will be held to provide potential grant applicants
with assistance on preparing grant applications for Planning grants and
Implementation grants.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">All meetings will begin at 10:00 a.m.
</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>These workshops are scheduled
on the following dates and locations, and are anticipated to last until about
3:00 p.m., including a break for lunch:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">March 22, 2005 -<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>California
Environmental Protection Building<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>1001 I Street, 2<SUP>nd</SUP> Floor, Coastal Hearing
Room<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>Sacramento, CA 95814<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">This public workshop
will be web broadcast for Internet access at <A
href="http://www.calepa.ca.gov/broadcast">http://www.calepa.ca.gov/broadcast</A>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">During the broadcast,
listeners may e-mail comments or questions to:
dfa_grants@waterboards.ca.gov.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">March 30, 2005 -<SPAN
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</SPAN>Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
Office<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>Watershed Room 1-3<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>895 Aerovista Place<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>San Luis Obispo, CA 93401<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">April 4, 2005 - <SPAN
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</SPAN>California Towers Building<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>3737 Main Street, Suite 200<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
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</SPAN>Riverside, CA 92501<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">April 7, 2005 -<SPAN
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</SPAN>Elihu Harris Building<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>1515 Clay Street, Auditorium<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>Oakland, CA 94612<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">For more information on
the final PSPs and public workshops, contact Tracie Billington, DWR, at (916)
651-9226 or Sudhakar Talanki, State Water Board, at (916) 341-5434. If you
received this copy in the mail, we don’t have your e-mail address.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please send your e-mail address to <A
href="mailto:dfa_grants@waterboards.ca.gov"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">dfa_grants@waterboards.ca.gov</SPAN></A>,
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