California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 2 - Department of Water Resources › Chapter 2.5.2 - Yuba Feather Flood Protection Program of the Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection, and Flood Protection Act › Section 499.4 - Feasibility Studies

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				Department shall administer a grant program to fund feasibility studies
				consistent with the Bond Law and these regulations. Feasibility studies funded
				under this Chapter shall determine the engineering, hydrogeologic,
				environmental, economic and financial feasibility of a flood protection project
				proposed for implementation. The proposed project must be consistent with Water
				Code Section
				79068.6.
(b) Feasibility study results will provide
				the information needed to develop a design and/or implementation funding
				application. This information includes, but is not limited to:
(1) A description of the selected plan and
				alternatives considered, including illustrations and maps showing project
				features as appropriate to the type of project, signed by an engineer
				registered pursuant to California law.
(2) Information demonstrating the engineering
				feasibility of the project.
(3)
				Information regarding the economic feasibility of the alternatives considered,
				including a detailed discussion of the types of benefits derived and their
				associated costs.
(4) A discussion
				of the least cost alternative compared to the proposed project. The least cost
				alternative should produce similar results and must also be economically,
				technically, financially and environmentally feasible.
(5) Information regarding the physical and
				financial need for the project.
(6)
				A schedule for project completion in a bar graph format.
(7) An estimated total cost of the project
				showing details of project costs.
(8) Information that demonstrates how
				recipients would comply with all local, state, and federal requirements,
				including but not limited to: the regulatory requirements of the Federal Energy
				Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and others; CEQA; state
				and federal Endangered Species Acts; and the federal Clean Water Act.
				Recipients must comply with CEQA and the California Endangered Species Act
				before implementation funding can be secured.
(9) A list of all permits which will be
				required for project implementation, with a plan and schedule for obtaining
				those permits and disclosure of any anticipated problems.
(10) A statement listing all relevant local
				land use plans or general plans, and describing the proposed project's
				consistency with those plans.
(11)
				The amount of state funding identified for implementation, the sources and
				amounts of other funds to be applied toward the project, and other information
				regarding the financial feasibility of project implementation.
(12) A disclosure of all known public support
				and opposition to the project at the time of application. This includes
				comments received during the public review process from all interested
				individuals in the area impacted by the project.