Regional Needs Project Upload Form/Study
Guide
Instructions: Use this form/study guide to become familiar with the information
necessary for submitting a project on the Project Upload Form. Submitted projects can be
either conceptual or ready for implementation. This information will be used for planning
purposes only, as described below. Project proponents that wish to submit projects for Prop. 84
Implementation funding will be asked to provide additional information during the evaluation
and ranking process.
You are required to fill in/complete fields/questions marked with a red asterisk (*).Questions
without an (*) are optional. Completing as many fields as possible will allow us to better
understand the regional project needs and priorities.
Background: The purpose of this Project Upload Form is twofold: (1) To develop a list of
regional project needs for inclusion in future planning and funding documents; and (2) To
provide an analysis of the regional needs to the California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)..
Information provided to DWR will be in summary form and is important in that, the more
information provided by the Inyo-Mono IRWMP region, the more we can continue to make sure
that our needs are explicitly presented to policy makers in Sacramento. This information will be
used for planning purposes only.
On the actual online Project Upload Form if you have not filled out all required fields/questions
and hit the Submit button at the bottom, you will see this page again with an error message at
the top. Incomplete required fields will be highlighted in red box like the one around this
paragraph. If your submission is successful, you will get a message indicating so at the top of
this webpage, after hitting the submit button.
* Required
Submitting Organization Information
Organization Name:*
Organization Type (check one):*
☐Public Utilities District
☐Community Services District
☐Mutual Water Company
☐Irrigation District
☐County Agency
☐Local Agency
☐Non-profit Organization
☐Native American Tribe
☐Resource Agency
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☐Other Federal Agency
☐State Agency
☐School District
☐Non-Water Utility
☐Business
☐Urban Water Supplier
☐Other: ____________________________________
Contact Person #1:*
Contact Person #2:
Mailing Address:*
Town:*
Zip:*
Phone:
E-mail #1:*
E-mail #2:
General Project Information
Project Title:*
Project Description (include problem statement; goals and objectives of project;
overview of what will be done; 500 words or less):*
Estimated Project Duration (in months):*
Are there season-dependent components of your project? If so, explain, if not leave
blank:
Estimated Total Project Cost:
Total External Funds Needed:*
Total Match Funding Available:*
Capital Cost (if known):
Operating & Maintenance Cost (if known):
Project Status (check one): *
☐Conceptual only
☐Planning stage
☐Shovel-ready
Describe ability to complete necessary components of project application (this includes
work plan, budget, schedule, monitoring, benefits analysis, etc... See DWR PSP for an
example of specific requirements of a project application.):*
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Expert: Need no professional assistance and familiar with DWR PSPs
Experienced: Need DWR specific professional assistance
Experienced: Need technical, financial or managerial assitance
Intermediate: Need considerable professional assistance
Beginner: Never submitted a proposal for a grant
Other:
Project Location Information
County(ies) where project will be implemented:*
Communities that will receive benefits from your project: (list all benefitted communities,
from closest to furthest)*
Watershed(s) where project will be implemented: (select from a drop down list on the online
form, or right it in here if manually submission is needed)*
If you project involves groundwater, please indicate which groundwater basin(s) it
affects:
Will this project benefit a disadvantaged community? * (yes or no)
If yes, which one(s):
☐Antelope Valley (Walker, Coleville,
Topaz)
☐Benton
☐Benton Paiute Tribe
☐Big Pine
☐Big Pine Paiute Tribe
☐Bishop
☐Bishop Paiute Tribe
☐Cartago
☐China Lake Acres
☐Darwin
☐Furnace Creek
☐Independence
☐Inyokern
☐Keeler
☐Lone Pine
☐Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone
Reservation
☐Olancha
☐Tecopa
☐Trona
☐Other
Latitude (In Decimal Degrees):
Longitude (In Decimal Degrees):
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RELATION TO REGIONAL PROGRAMS
The section below was designed to help us understand how your project relates to the Inyo-Mono Regional
Planning Priorities. We know that you may not be as familiar with some of these larger planning priorities, but
request you review the questions and provide, to the best of your knowledge, how your project may benefit or
complement these planning priorities. THERE ARE NO WRONG ANSWERS, these questions simply provide
baseline information to State and Regional Water Leaders so they can better understand the needs of the
Inyo-Mono region.
Inyo-Mono IRWMP Regional Priorities
The section below gathers information relevant to the Inyo-Mono IRWM Regional Planning Priorities,
including detailed information about your project's relevance to Inyo-Mono Objectives and Resource
Management Strategies (RMS). Each of the Objectives are numbered below and followed by their supporting
RMSs . IF YOUR PROJECT DOES NOT ADDRESS ANY RMSs UNDER THE STATED OBJECTIVE,
PLEASE USE THE "Objective Does Not Apply" response at the end of the list.
Select PRIMARY Evaluation Category for your project (Inyo-Mono Project Bin) *Select only one best fit
project bin for your project
Select SECONDARY Evaluation Category for your project (Inyo-Mono Project Bin) Select SECONDARY
category (if applicable)
Inyo-Mono Regional Objectives and Resource Management Strategies Addressed/ Utilized by Project
(check all that apply): * All questions in this section are required* Respond to the best of your ability.
*Objective #1) Protect, conserve, optimize, and augment water supply while maintaining ecosystem
health
Below are the RMS associated with Objective #1, Check all that apply to your project
Improve water supply reliability
Improve system flexibility and efficiency.
Support compliance with current and future state and federal water supply standards
Address local water supply issues through various techniques, including, but not limited to:
groundwater recharge projects, conjunctive use of water supplies, water recycling, water conservation,
water transfers, and precipitation enhancement
Optimize existing storage capacity
Conserve and adapt water uses to future conditions.
Capture and manage runoff where feasible
Incorporate and implement low-impact development design features, techniques, and practices.
Promote public education about water supply issues and needs.
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Promote planning efforts to provide emergency drinking water to communities in the region in the
event of a disaster.
Promote water efficiency in fish hatcheries
Protect water supplies that support public recreational opportunities.
Objective 1 does not apply to this project
*Objective #2) Protect, restore, and enhance water quality
Support achieving compliance with current and future state and federal water quality standards
Improve the quality of urban, agricultural, and wildland runoff and/or mitigate their effects in surface
waters and groundwater
Support monitoring to better understand major sources of erosion and causes and, where feasible,
reduce erosion and sedimentation
Protect public and aquatic ecosystem sustainability
Match water quality to water use
Support appropriate recreational programs that minimize and/or mitigate impacts to water quality
Objective 2 does not apply to this project
*Objective #3) Provide stewardship of water dependent natural resources
Below are the RMS associated with Objective #3, Check all that apply to your project
Protect, restore, and enhance natural processes, habitats, and threatened and endangered species
Protect, enhance, and restore ecosystems
Support science-based projects to protect, improve, assess, and/or restore the region’s ecological
resources, while providing opportunities for public access, education, and recreation where appropriate
Support research and monitoring to better understand the impacts of water-related projects on
environmental resources
Identify, develop, and enhance efforts to control invasive species
Objective 3 does not apply to this project
*Objective #4) Maintain and enhance water, wastewater, emergency response, and power generation
infrastructure efficiency and reliability *Below are the RMS associated with Objective #4, Check all that
apply to your project
Promote rehabilitation and replacement of aging water and wastewater delivery and treatment
facilities in rural communities, including tribal lands
Ensure adequate water for fire protection and emergency response
Promote and improve energy efficiency of water systems and uses
Promote water efficiency in power generating facilities
Provide for development and improvement of emergency response plans
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Objective 4 does not apply to this project
*Objective #5) Address climate variability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions *Below are the RMS
associated with Objective #5, Check all that apply to your project
Increase understanding of the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from water operations and
management
Increase understanding of impacts of climate change on water supplies and water quality
Manage and modify water systems to respond to increasing climate variability
Support efforts to research and implement alternative energy projects and diversify energy sources
to move and treat water within the region
Support efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the region
Support assessment and mitigation of water-related impacts of renewable and non-renewable
energy projects.
Promote public education about impacts of climate change, particularly as it relates to water
resource management in the region
Objective 5 does not apply to this project
*Objective #6) Enhance participation of disadvantaged communities and tribal entities in IRWM
process *Below are the RMS associated with Objective #6, Check all that apply to your project
Engage regional communities and tribes in collaborative water and natural resource management
related efforts
Provide assistance for tribal and DAC consultation, collaboration, and access to funding for
development, implementation, monitoring, and long-term maintenance of water resource management
projects
Promote public education and training programs in disadvantaged communities and tribal areas
about water resource protection, pollution prevention, conservation, water quality, watershed health, and
climate change
Promote social resilience in disadvantaged communities and tribes to more effectively respond to
social, economic or environmental disturbances impacting water-related resources
Objective 6 does not apply to this project
*Objective #7) Promote sustainable stormwater and floodplain management that enhances flood
protection *Below are the RMS associated with Objective #7, Check all that apply to your project
Characterize current stormwater and flood management situations and challenges
Promote region-wide integrated stormwater and flood management planning.
Improve existing stormwater and flood management infrastructure and operational
techniques/strategies
Promote projects and practices to protect infrastructure and property from flood damage
Integrate ecosystem enhancement, drainage control, and natural recharge into construction projects
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Develop and implement public education, outreach, and advocacy on stormwater and flood
management matters
Objective 7 does not apply to this project
*Objective #8) Promote sound groundwater and surface water monitoring, management, and
mitigation in cooperation with all affected parties *Below are the RMS associated with Objective #8,
Check all that apply to your project
Support and implement state-mandated groundwater and surface water monitoring requirements,
and other groundwater monitoring efforts
Promote efforts to monitor, manage, and mitigate effects of groundwater-dependent projects
Develop and support projects that mitigate for the effects of groundwater extraction
Protect and improve the quality and quantity of stored groundwater supplies and recharge areas
Promote conjunctive use projects
Identify existing gaps in groundwater and surface water quantity data and undertake appropriate
assessments/characterization studies
Collect data and monitor groundwater and surface water supply variability
Promote efforts to manage/design groundwater projects so that future impacts requiring mitigation
are avoided
Objective 8 does not apply to this project
Emergency Drought Legislation Supplemental Questions
Note these are priority areas identified in the recently passed legislation and will guide disbursement of potential funds
in future implementation rounds.
Does this project provide immediate regional drought preparedness measures?
Yes
No
Does this project increase local water supply reliability and the delivery of safe drinking water?
Yes
No
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Does this project assist water suppliers in the region to implement conservation programs and measures that are NOT
locally cost-effective? Projects with benefit-cost ratios of less than one are considered by DWR to NOT be locally costeffective.
Yes
No
Does this project reduce water quality conflicts or ecosystem conflicts created by drought?
Yes
No
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