STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD

RESOLUTION NO. 97-030

REVISION TO WATER RECYCLING FUNDING GUIDELINES

WHEREAS:

1. The Clean Water Bond Law of 1984, the Clean Water and Water Reclamation Bond Law of 1988, and the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Act were passed by the voters in 1984, 1988, and 1996, respectively;

2. These bond laws provide funds for State loans for water reclamation projects and grants for water reclamation facilities planning studies;

3. The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) administers the State Revolving Fund Loan Program;

4. The SWRCB adopted revised policies and procedures, called the AWater Reclamation Loan Program Guidelines,@ on June 16, 1994 to administer loans authorized in the 1984 and 1988 bond laws;

5. The SWRCB adopted a revision of APolicy for Implementing the State Revolving Fund for Construction of Wastewater Treatment Facilities@ on January 18, 1996, which included funding for water reclamation projects for water supply purposes and incorporated the AWater Reclamation Loan Program Guidelines@ for use on water reclamation projects;

6. The staff has proposed revisions to the guidelines to implement the provisions of the 1996 bond law and incorporate other minor changes to improve the administration of the water reclamation funding programs.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

The SWRCB adopts the proposed AWater Recycling Funding Guidelines@ for use in the Water Recycling Loan Program, the Water Recycling Facilities Planning Grant Program, and the State Revolving Fund Loan Program.

CERTIFICATION

The undersigned, Administrative Assistant to the Board, does hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of a resolution duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board held on April 17, 1997.

/s/

Maureen Marché

Administrative Assistant to the Board