샌디에이고 지역은 샌디에이고주 수자원부서로부터 지방의 물공급 증진, 물수요 저감, 수질 향상, 우수관리, 자연서식지 복원 및 생물종 강화 등을 포함하는 다양한 프로젝트에 대한 3천110만 달러의 보조금을 수여받았다.

2008년 이후로 샌디에이고 지역은 ‘통합지역수자원관리(IRWM, Integrated Regional Water Management)’ 기금으로 8천900만 달러 이상을 제공받아 왔다. 새롭게 발표된 3천110만 달러의 기금은 기타 펀딩 소스와 병행되어 사용될 예정이다.

 

 

 

The San Diego region has been awarded $31.1 million in grant money by the state Department of Water Resources for a variety of projects that will increase local water supplies, decrease water demands, improve water quality, manage stormwater, restore habitat and enhance species.

 

The awards announced Wednesday are part of the final round of Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) grants from voter-approved Proposition 84 (2006). Since 2008, the San Diego region has been awarded more than $89 million in IRWM grants through Propositions 84 and 50. The newly announced $31.1 million from the state will be paired with other funding sources to advance more than $190 million in projects countywide.

 

“These grants will help our region meet goals for water conservation and expanding drought-proof water supplies,” said Mark Stadler, the San Diego IRWM program manager. “Several of the projects will restore habitat along our streams, rivers and lakes.

 

“By working together, all of the agencies and non-profit groups involved are making big investments and big improvements in the region we call home. This coordinated approach is the hallmark of integrated watershed management.”

 

The San Diego Integrated Regional Water Management Plan addresses management of water resources, water quality, and habitat in the heavily populated area of San Diego County where tributaries drain to the Pacific Ocean. The plan was prepared under the direction of a management group comprising the San Diego County Water Authority, the City of San Diego and the County of San Diego, with input from an array of water management agencies and non-profit groups. The Water Authority is the regional lead agency for IRWM grant applications and administration.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 1월 14일]