Storm Water Grant Program (SWGP) - Storm Water Resource Plans (SWRP)
Background
Senate Bill 985 (SB 985), the Storm Water Management Planning Act of 2014, implemented through the Water Code section 10560 et seq. (as amended by Senate Bill 985, Stats. 2014, ch. 555, § 5) requires a Storm Water Resource Plan (SWRP) as a condition of receiving grant funds for storm water and dry weather runoff capture projects from any bond approved by voters after January 2014. The intent of SB 985 is to encourage the use of storm water and dry weather runoff as a resource to maximize water supply, water quality, flood management, environmental, and other community benefits within the watershed.
The State Water Resource Control Board’s (State Water Board’s) Division of Water Quality (DWQ) developed the Storm Water Resource Plan Guidelines (SWRP Guidelines) to establish guidance for public agencies for the development of SWRP consistent with the Water Code. The SWRP Guidelines were adopted by the State Water Board in December 2015. A watershed-based SWRP must comply with the relevant Water Code provisions enacted by SB 985, in order for individual storm water and dry weather runoff capture projects in the SWRP to be eligible for bond funds.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to self-certify completeness of the SWRP or Functionally Equivalent (FE) - SWRP; however, the State Water Board will verify that the Water Code and SWRP Guidelines requirements were properly addressed through a concurrence review process. A SWRP or FE-SWRP self-certification checklist must be signed by the authorized representative and reviewed by the State Water Board to confirm eligibility to receive bond funded grants for storm water and dry weather runoff capture projects.
We encourage applicants to have their plans reviewed in advance of the solicitation. Please submit your SWRP or FE-SWRP, a completed self-certification checklist, and a cover letter explaining the approach used to arrive at a functionally equivalent document (if applicable) to swgp@waterboards.ca.gov to obtain State Water Board concurrence review.
Storm Water Resource Plans
The following is the list1 of SWRPs and FE-SWRPs that State Water Board staff have reviewed and concurred with:
Submitting Agency |
Regional Board |
SWRP Title |
Counties included in the SWRP Boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Grande, City of | 3 | Storm Water Resource Plan for 5 Cities | San Luis Obispo |
| Buena Vista Water Storage District | 5F | Kern County Storm Water Resource Plan | Kern, Kings |
| Chico, City of | 5R | City of Chico Strom Water Resource Plan | Butte, Tehama |
| Chino Basin Regional Financing Authority | 8 | Chino Basin Storm Water Resource Plan | San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles |
| Coastal Conservation District | 3 | Storm Water Resource Plan For Greater Monterey County IRWM Region |
Monterey |
| Commerce, City of | 4 | Los Angeles River Upper Reach 2 Watershed Functionally Equivalent Storm Water Resource Plan | Los Angeles, Ventura |
| Contra Costa County Flood Control & Water Conservation District | 2 | Contra Costa Watersheds Storm Water Resource Plan | Contra Costa |
| Daly City, City of | 2 | Vista Grande Drainage Basin Functionally Equivalent Storm Water Resource Plan | San Mateo, San Francisco |
| Eureka, City of | 1 | Eureka Area Watersheds Storm Water Resource Plan | Humboldt |
| Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District | 5F | Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District SWRP Functionally Equivalent Storm Water Resource Plan | Fresno |
| Goleta Water District | 3 | Goleta Water District Storm Water Resource Plan | Santa Barbara |
| Hermosa Beach, City of | 4 | Beach Cities Enhanced Watershed Functionally Equivalent Storm Water Resource Plan | Los Angeles |
| Long Beach, City of | 4 | Storm Water Resource Plan for the City of Long Beach Nearshore Watershed Area | Los Angeles |
| Los Angeles, City of | 4 | City of Los Angeles Upper Los Angeles River Watershed Functionally Equivalent Storm Water Resource Plan | Los Angeles |
| Los Angeles, County of – (Ballona Creek Watershed) | 4 | Ballona Creek Watershed Functionally Equivalent Storm Water Resource Plan | Los Angeles |
| Los Angeles, County of – (Malibu Creek Watershed) | 4 | Malibu Creek Watershed Functionally Equivalent Storm Water Resource Plan | Los Angeles |
| Los Angeles, County of – (Upper Los Angeles River Watershed) | 4 | Upper Los Angeles River Watershed Functionally Equivalent Storm Water Resource Plan | Los Angeles |
| Los Angeles, County of – (Upper San Gabriel River Watershed) | 4 | Upper San Gabriel River Watershed Functionally Equivalent Storm Water Resource Plan | Los Angeles |
| Lower San Gabriel River Watersheds | 4 | Lower San Gabriel River Watershed Functionally Equivalent Storm Water Resource Plan | Los Angeles |
| Madera, County of | 5F | County of Madera Storm Water Resource Plan | Madera |
| Mendocino County Water Agency | 1 | Coastal Mendocino Storm Water Resource Plan | Mendocino |
| Merced IRWM Authority | 5F | Merced Storm Water Resource Plan | Merced, Mariposa, Stanislaus |
| Monterey One Water (Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency) | 3 | Storm Water Resource Plan for the Greater Salinas Area | Monterey |
| Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency | 3 | Monterey Peninsula Region Storm Water Resource Plan | Monterey |
| Orange, County of | 8 | Orange County Stormwater Resource Plan | Orange |
| Redding, City of | 5R | City of Redding Storm Water Resource Plan | Shasta |
| Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District | 8, 9 | Upper Santa Margarita River Watershed Storm Water Resource Plan | Riverside, San Diego |
| San Bernardino County Flood Control District | 8 | San Bernardino County Santa Ana River Watershed Group Storm Water Resource Plan | San Bernardino |
| San Diego, County of | 9 | San Diego Regional Storm Water Resource Plan | San Diego |
| San Francisco Public Utilities Commission | 2 | San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Functionally Equivalent Stormwater Resource Plan | San Francisco |
| San Mateo, County of | 2 | Stormwater Resource Plan for San Mateo County | San Mateo |
| Santa Clara Valley Water District | 2 | Storm Water Resource Plan for the Santa Clara Basin | Santa Clara |
| Santa Clarita, City of | 4 | Upper Santa Clara Watershed Functionally Equivalent Storm Water Resource Plan | Los Angeles |
| Santa Cruz, County of | 3 | Santa Cruz County Storm Water Resource Plan | Santa Cruz |
| Santa Maria, City of | 3 | Santa Maria Functionally Equivalent Storm Water Resource Plan | Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Kern |
| Sonoma County Water Agency | 2 | Southern Sonoma County Storm Water Resources Plan | Sonoma |
| South Gate, City of | 4 | Lower Los Angeles River Watershed Functionally Equivalent Storm Water Resource Plan | Los Angeles |
| Tahoe Resource Conservation District | 6 | Stormwater Resource Plan for the Tahoe-Sierra Region | Sierra, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, Alpine |
| Torrance, City of | 4 | Machado Lake Watershed Functionally Equivalent Storm Water Resource Plan | Los Angeles |
| Ukiah, City of | 1 | Russian River Watershed Association Storm Water Resource Plan | Sonoma, Mendocino |
| University Enterprises, Inc. (OWP at Sacramento State) | 5 | American River Basin Storm Water Resource Plan | El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento |
| Ventura, County of | 4 | Ventura Countywide Municipal Stormwater Resource Plan | Ventura |
| Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District | 5S | Storm Water Resource Plan for Yolo County | Yolo |
| Yuba City, City of | 5S | Yuba City Basin Storm Water Resource Plan | Sutter |
1-This list will be updated periodically as additional SWRPs and FE-SWRPs receive concurrence. The SWRP concurrence letters are available upon request.
Storm Water Resource Plans (SWRP) Map
This map will be updated periodically as additional SWRPs and FE-SWRPs receive concurrence. (Coming Soon)
Contact Information
For general inquiries, contact us at: swgp@waterboards.ca.gov
Jennifer Toney, Senior Water Resources Control Engineer
Division of Financial Assistance
Storm Water Grant Program
Jennifer.Toney@waterboards.ca.gov
(916) 319-8246
Division of Financial Assistance
Storm Water Grant Program
State Water Resources Control Board
P.O. Box 944212
Sacramento, CA 94244-2120
(Page last updated 8/18/22)
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