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Cleaner water,
improved natural wildlife habitat, and
greater awareness of the importance of
watersheds are the goals of the State
and our partner organizations around the
state that received $9 million in
Proposition 50 grants announced today by
the California Resources Agency.
"These grants continue the successful
pilot program for our local community
based watershed groups to hire watershed
coordinators," said Resources Secretary
Mike Chrisman. "We are working with the
CALFED Watershed Program to ensure
cleaner and healthier watersheds. We
need creative solutions and private
public partnerships for California's
environment."
The grants are a continuation of a
successful pilot program and will enable
the recipients to hire watershed
coordinators for a three-year period.
Generally, watershed coordinators help
assess local watersheds -- the area
drained by a river or river system --
and help bring together local
government, landowners and community
groups through outreach, education and
partnerships in order to improve the
health of the watersheds.
The Resources Agency received 82
applications for the funds, which were
reviewed by the Department of
Conservation's Division of Land Resource
Protection, and issued 48 grants. Funded
through Proposition 50 (the Water
Security, Clean Drinking Water, Coastal
and Beach Protection Act of 2002) with
the recommendation of the California
Bay-Delta Authority, the grants ranged
from $63,600 to $311,591.
"These local organizations do great work
at the grassroots level, and helping to
coordinate their efforts through this
grant program will improve the
protection of our watersheds,"
Department of Conservation Director
Darryl Young said.
"We are very pleased with these
selections for the watershed coordinator
grants," added Patrick Wright, Director
of the Authority, which oversees
implementation of the overall CALFED
Bay-Delta Program. "These grants provide
money directly to local communities to
better manage their watersheds - a key
element of the CALFED."
In 2000, a pilot program issued $2
million in grants, allowing Resource
Conservation Districts to hire 30
watershed coordinators around the state.
The 30 coordinators under the pilot
program brought in more than $9 in new
watershed money for every program dollar
expended, and formed more than 300 new
partnership groups to address watershed
issues. Watershed coordinators work to
get local consensus on watershed
projects, perform baseline monitoring,
plan projects and seek funding for
projects.
Because of the successes, the program
has been expanded to not only include
RCDs, but also other special districts,
local government agencies and non-profit
organizations interested in watersheds
from the Upper Pit River in the north to
the Santa Ana River in the south.
A list of the organizations that
received funding, the cities in which
they are located, the main watersheds
supported by the grants, the amount
received, and local contact names and
phone numbers follows:
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Alpine County,
Markleeville, Upper Mokelumne
Watershed, $138,473: Judy Molnar,
530-694-2287
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Arroyo Seco
Foundation, Pasadena, Los Angeles
Watershed, $214,360: Tim Brick,
626-584-9902
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Battle Creek
Watershed Conservancy, Manton, Upper
Cow-Battle Watershed, $87,918: Sharon
Paquin-Gilmore, 530-474-3368
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Butte County
Resource Conservation District, Forest
Ranch, Honcut Headwaters, $218,338:
Don Holtgrieve, 530-542-7166
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Central Modoc
Resource Conservation District,
Alturas, Upper Pit Watershed,
$196,330: Cliff Harvey, 530-233-8872.
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Central Sierra
Resource Conservation & Development,
Jackson, Upper Mokelumne Watershed,
$311,591: Dick McCleery, 209-257-1951
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Chowchilla-Red Top
Resource Conservation District,
Chowchilla, Upper Chowchilla-Upper
Fresno Watershed, $176,430: Jennifer
Gabor, 559-674-2108 x111
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Coastal San Luis
Resource Conservation District, Morro
Bay, Central Coastal Watershed,
$165,977: Deborah Barker, 805-772-4391
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Colusa County
Resource Conservation District,
Colusa, Upper Cache Watershed,
$127,317: Patti Turner, 530-458-2931
x101
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Contra Costa Public
Works Department, Martinez, San
Joaquin Delta Watershed, $215,959:
Tonya Redfield, 925-313-2313
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Contra Costa
Resource Conservation District,
Concord, Suisun Bay Watershed,
$188,730.54: Carl Koop, 925-672-6522
x110
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Deer Creek
Watershed Conservancy, Cottonwood,
Mill-Big Chico Watershed, $192,099:
Vieva Swearingen, 530-347-6637
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Earth Resource
Foundation, Costa Mesa, Santa Ana
Watershed, $178,135: Stephanie Barger,
949-645-5163
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East Merced
Resource Conservation District,
Merced, Middle San Joaquin-Lower
Merced-Lower Stanislaus Watershed,
$286,957: Teri Murrison, 209-852-0112
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El Dorado
Irrigation District, Placerville,
South Fork American Watershed,
$214,157: Cherri Jaggers, 530-642-4108
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Fall River Resource
Conservation District, McArthur, Lower
Pit Watershed, $195,518: Tim Weaver,
530-336-6591
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Friends of Deer
Creek, Nevada City, Upper Yuba
Watershed, $196,385: John van der Veen,
530-265-6090
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Georgetown Divide
Resource Conservation District,
Placerville, South Fork American
Watershed, $123,386: Mark Egbert,
530-295-5633
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Glenn County
Resource Conservation District,
Willows, Upper Stony Watershed,
$78,292: Cindy Horney, 530-934-4601 x
121
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Los Angeles & San
Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council, Los
Angeles, Los Angeles Watershed,
$249,854: Rick Harter, 213-229-9950
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Mariposa County
Resource Conservation District,
Mariposa, Upper Merced Watershed,
$155,654: Nancy McConnell,
209-966-2221
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Mojave
Desert/Mountain RC&D Council,
Ridgecrest, Upper Kern Watershed,
$216,236.80: Jack Wright, 760-446-1974
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Mountains
Recreation and Conservation Authority,
Los Angeles, Santa Monica Bay
Watershed, $230,892: Chuck Arnold,
323-221-9944 x183
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Napa County
Resource Conservation District, Napa,
San Pablo Bay Watershed, $228,139:
Leigh Sharp, 707-252-4188
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Nevada County
Resource Conservation District, Grass
Valley, Lower Bear Watershed,
$232,434: Tamara Gallentine,
530-272-3417 x104
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Placer County
Resource Conservation District,
Auburn, North Fork American Watershed,
$234,013: Rich Gresham, 530-885-3046
x118
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Resource
Conservation District of the Santa
Monica Mountains, Topanga, Santa
Monica Bay Watershed, $171,542:
Rebecca Barkin, 310-455-1030 x105
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Sacramento Area
Flood Control Agency, Sacramento,
Lower American Watershed, $278,036:
Tim Hashburn, 916-874-8732
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San Francisquito
Creek Joint Powers Authority, Menlo
Park, Coyote Watershed, $211,815:
Cynthia D'Agosta, 650-330-6765
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San Joaquin County
Resource Conservation District,
Stockton, Lower Cosumnes-Lower
Mokelumne Watershed, $182,505: John
Brodie, 209-472-7127 x125
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San Joaquin River
Parkway and Conservation Trust,
Fresno, Middle San Joaquin-Lower
Chowchilla Watershed, $158,624: Sharon
Weaver, 559-248-8480 x105
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Santa Barbara
County Water Agency, Santa Barbara,
Santa Barbara Coastal Watershed,
$202,943: Darcy Aston, 805-568-3546
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Sierra Valley
Resource Conservation District,
Beckwourth, Middle Fork Feather
Watershed, $185,460: Jan Stine,
530-284-0907
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Sloughhouse
Resource Conservation District, Elk
Grove, Lower Cosumnes-Lower Mokelumne
Watershed, $149,044: Tina Lunt,
916-714-1104 x112
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Solano Resource
Conservation District, Dixon, Lower
Sacramento Watershed, $208,100: Tacy
Currey, 707-678-1655 x101
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Sonoma Ecology
Center, Sonoma, San Pablo Bay
Watershed, $155,193: Caitlin Cornwall,
707-996-9744
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Stockton East Water
District, Stockton, Lower
Calaveras-Mormon Slough Watershed,
$106,472: Kevin Kauffman, 209-498-0333
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Tehama County
Resource Conservation District, Red
Bluff, Sacramento-Lower Thomes
Watershed, $132,196: Vicky Dawley,
530-527-3013 x114
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Upper Putah Creek
Stewardship, Middletown, Upper Putah
Watershed, $153,400: Dwight Holford,
707-987-2600
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Upper Sacramento
River Exchange, Dunsmuir, Sacramento
Headwaters Watershed, $163,944: Vince
Cloward, 530-235-2012
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Urban Watershed
Project, San Francisco, San Francisco
Bay Watershed, $63,600: Doug Kern,
415-561-4857
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West Lake Resource
Conservation District, Lakeport, Upper
Cache Watershed, $148,414: Greg Dills,
707-263-4180
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Western Shasta
Resource Conservation District (two
grants), Anderson, Upper Cow-Battle
and Sacramento-Upper Clear Watersheds,
$190,765 and $202,516: Mary Schroeder,
530-365-7332
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Westside Resource
Conservation District, Tranquility,
Upper Los Gatos-Avenal Watershed,
$106,614.20: Sarge Green, 559-647-9198
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Yolo County
Resource Conservation District (two
grants), Woodland, Lower Sacramento
and Lower Cache Watersheds, $188,026
and $229,662: Paul Robins,
530-662-2037 x116
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Yuba County
Resource Conservation District, Yuba
City, Lower Feather Watershed,
$165,096: RaeAnn Dubay, 530-527-3013
x118
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