R24AC00299
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Award purpose: The city will construct the AWPS at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP) to further treat a portion of the effluent through membrane filtration followed by reverse osmosis (RO).
The project will result in improved recycled water quality with reduced levels of total dissolved solids (TDS), which is intended to encourage increased recycled water use.
The AWPS will be constructed in two phases.
Upon completion of both, it is expected to offset potable supplies by 3,100 acre-feet per year by providing enhanced recycled water to local users who would otherwise use potable water to meet their recycled water demands.
Activities to be performed: Palo Alto's primary objective for the project is to improve the quality of its existing and future recycled water by reducing TDS through an advanced water purification system.
The objective is to reduce TDS from its existing 770-1,100 milligrams per liter (mg L) to 400-500 mg L in the product water.
This will encourage recycled water use and attract new recycled water users.
Its secondary objective is to produce advanced treated water suitable for potable reuse.
Projected deliverables or outcomes: Objective 1: Planning and design.
Objective 1 outcomes: Completion of final design of the AWPS and engineering services during bidding and construction.
Objective 2: Environmental and permitting.
Objective 2 outcomes: Completion of environmental documentation including coordination with reclamation to determine NEPA coverage.
Objective 3: Construction.
Objective 3 outcomes: Construction of the Phase 1 AWPS, including membrane filtration equipment, reverse osmosis equipment, and one storage tank.
Objective 4: Program management and administration.
Objective 4 outcomes: Administrative program management oversight of consultants, contractors, design engineer, and construction contractors coordination with project partners project management grant administration, including contracting, quarterly reporting, and invoicing and legal and administrative services throughout the duration of the project.
Intended beneficiaries: By reducing demands on groundwater (current and potential future), groundwater levels are less at risk, reducing the potential for problems associated with decreased groundwater levels, such as subsidence.
Subsidence damages structures and infrastructure, decreases property value, and increases the need to secure other water supplies for emergency services.
It also reduces the future value of the aquifer by permanently reducing the aquifer's capacity.
Groundwater quality degradation (from continued groundwater pumping or recharge with high TDS water) could impact costs of emergency groundwater because of potential additional treatment requirements or reduce availability of groundwater for potable use.
Subrecipient activities (if known or specified at time of award): N/A
The project will result in improved recycled water quality with reduced levels of total dissolved solids (TDS), which is intended to encourage increased recycled water use.
The AWPS will be constructed in two phases.
Upon completion of both, it is expected to offset potable supplies by 3,100 acre-feet per year by providing enhanced recycled water to local users who would otherwise use potable water to meet their recycled water demands.
Activities to be performed: Palo Alto's primary objective for the project is to improve the quality of its existing and future recycled water by reducing TDS through an advanced water purification system.
The objective is to reduce TDS from its existing 770-1,100 milligrams per liter (mg L) to 400-500 mg L in the product water.
This will encourage recycled water use and attract new recycled water users.
Its secondary objective is to produce advanced treated water suitable for potable reuse.
Projected deliverables or outcomes: Objective 1: Planning and design.
Objective 1 outcomes: Completion of final design of the AWPS and engineering services during bidding and construction.
Objective 2: Environmental and permitting.
Objective 2 outcomes: Completion of environmental documentation including coordination with reclamation to determine NEPA coverage.
Objective 3: Construction.
Objective 3 outcomes: Construction of the Phase 1 AWPS, including membrane filtration equipment, reverse osmosis equipment, and one storage tank.
Objective 4: Program management and administration.
Objective 4 outcomes: Administrative program management oversight of consultants, contractors, design engineer, and construction contractors coordination with project partners project management grant administration, including contracting, quarterly reporting, and invoicing and legal and administrative services throughout the duration of the project.
Intended beneficiaries: By reducing demands on groundwater (current and potential future), groundwater levels are less at risk, reducing the potential for problems associated with decreased groundwater levels, such as subsidence.
Subsidence damages structures and infrastructure, decreases property value, and increases the need to secure other water supplies for emergency services.
It also reduces the future value of the aquifer by permanently reducing the aquifer's capacity.
Groundwater quality degradation (from continued groundwater pumping or recharge with high TDS water) could impact costs of emergency groundwater because of potential additional treatment requirements or reduce availability of groundwater for potable use.
Subrecipient activities (if known or specified at time of award): N/A
Awardee
Grant Program (CFDA)
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Santa Clara,
California
United States
Geographic Scope
County-Wide
Related Opportunity
City Of Palo Alto was awarded
Enhanced Water Quality Project for Increased Recycled Water Use
Cooperative Agreement R24AC00299
worth $12,867,875
from the Bureau of Reclamation in August 2024 with work to be completed primarily in California United States.
The grant
has a duration of 4 years 1 months and
was awarded through assistance program 15.504 Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse.
$45,328,394 (78.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity WaterSMART: Title XVI WIIN Act Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/3/24
Period of Performance
8/30/24
Start Date
9/30/28
End Date
Funding Split
$12.9M
Federal Obligation
$45.3M
Non-Federal Obligation
$58.2M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
R24AC00299
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
City Or Township Government
Awarding Office
140R20 MP-REGIONAL OFFICE
Funding Office
140R81 DENVER FED CENTER
Awardee UEI
W1ZRG61RG5V7
Awardee CAGE
42FQ7
Performance District
CA-16
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla
Alejandro Padilla
Modified: 9/3/24