EMWD authorizes grant applications for Well 37 pipeline, MJSC recycled retrofit
The Eastern Municipal Water District board authorized grant applications for the Well 37 Facility and Discharge Pipeline and for the Mount San Jacinto College Recycled Water Retrofit Project.Eastern’s board voted 5-0 Wednesday, Jan. 19, to adopt a resolution expressing support for the application to the state Department of Water Resources. The board action also authorizes EWMD staff to apply for 2021 Urban and Multibenefit Drought Relief Grant Program funding.The 2021-2022 state budget includes $300 million for the 2021 Urban and Multibenefit Drought Relief Grant Program which seeks to provide interim and immediate drought relief to urban communities and for multi-benefit projects. The DWR grants are intended to protect fish and wildlife resources, to address immediate human heal