ATTACHMENT 1
Authorization and Eligibility Requirements
ELIGIBLE APPLICANT DOCUMENTATION
1. Is the applicant a local agency as defined in Appendix B of the Guidelines?
Yes. The City of Nevada City is incorporated under the auspices of the State of
California.
2. What is the statutory authority or other legal authority under which the applicant was
formed and is authorized to cooperate?
Nevada City was incorporated consistent with applicable California law in 1851, when it
became the county seat of Nevada County.
3. Does the applicant have legal authority to enter into a grant agreement with the State of
California?
Yes.
4. Describe any legal agreements among partner agencies and/or organizations that ensure
performance of the Proposal and tracking of funds.
Utilizing materials prepared by other IRWMPs (RWA, North Coast, and Upper Feather),
CABY has developed a preliminary set of contract materials. These contracts would
serve to formalize the relationship between the project applicant and each of the project
sponsors. Counsel is reviewing these agreements and CABY expects to have a final
contract form developed by the end of March 2011.
CONSISTENCY WITH ADOPTED IRWMP
The CABY IRWMP was drafted as a living document to be continuously reviewed and revised
by its members over time. The IRWMP’s project identification and development process was
specifically designed to be dynamic, to allow for progressive refinement and expansion. As
stated in IRWMP section 10.2, Ongoing Project Evolution, “projects are being refined, updated,
created, merged, and revisited on a quarterly basis.”
Process for Inclusion in the CABY IRWMP
In order to ensure that the Plan remains a dynamic, durable, and relevant document, and that
new projects are included in a formal manner, the CABY RWMG developed a strategy that uses
appendices as a tool to update the IRWMP’s project and program information.
Appendix I provided CABY with a way to formally update IRWMP Chapter 10, Project
Implementation. It was adopted at the June 3, 2009 Planning Committee (PC) meeting, with an
updated version adopted at the October 7, 2009 PC meeting (see attached approval agenda and
meeting minutes). Through the Appendix I development and adoption, 35 new projects were
submitted by members, vetted by the CABY RWMG and stakeholders, reviewed and scored by
CABY staff and the Coordinating Committee using the CABY scoring criteria, and formally
adopted into the Plan. All of the projects included in this proposal were adopted for inclusion in
the IRWMP as part of Appendix I.
CABY announced a call for projects in the late fall of 2008 and received Step 1 applications from
more than two-dozen members by February 2009. The Step 1 application process enables project
sponsors to propose conceptual projects, partially developed projects, and ready-to-proceed
projects for inclusion in the IRWMP. The application requires project sponsors to provide basic
project information, and is literally the first step for sponsors in submitting projects to CABY,
both for inclusion in the IRWMP and submittal to funding sources. Once the Step 1 applications
have been received, they are reviewed by staff and integrated into Appendix I for subsequent
review and adoption by the PC.
Projects in this Proposal
As stated above, conceptual projects can be submitted as Step 1 applications and as CABY often
acts as an “incubator,” providing technical assistance to project sponsors, an intensive project
development period (referred to as Round 1, as project development activities are ongoing)
follows the adoption of Appendix I. In April 2009, the PC adopted a high-priority focus for this
intensive project development—water conservation and drought relief. The projects included in
this proposal were the focus of this intensive project development.
These projects are:

Nevada City’s Infrastructure Reliability, Conservation and Efficiency Program and
Integrated Water Shortage Contingency, Drought Preparedness and Comprehensive
Water Conservation Planning Program

Washington County Water District Infrastructure Reliability, Conservation and
Efficiency Program and Integrated Water Shortage Contingency, Drought Preparedness
and Comprehensive Water Conservation Planning Program

Grizzly Flats Infrastructure Reliability, Conservation and Efficiency Program and
Integrated Water Shortage Contingency, Drought Preparedness and Comprehensive
Water Conservation Planning Program

Leak Detection and Repair in the Communities of Alta and Colfax

The CABY Water Trust
Each of the projects has been reviewed, adopted, and chosen for this Prop 84 IRWMP
Implementation Grant proposal by the CABY PC. The vetting, adoption, and approval process
is detailed below and corresponding meeting agendas and minutes are attached as
documentation.
TABLE 1-1 PROCESS FOR INCLUSION IN PROP 84 PROPOSAL
Date
Late fall 2008
Activity
Call for projects
April 2009
PC adopts water conservation and drought relief as
high-priority focus
June 2009
Appendix I reviewed and adopted by PC
October 2009
December 2009
Round 1 (i.e., high-priority projects) materials
reviewed
Round 1 projects approved and application
materials (i.e., work plans, budgets, schedules,
performance measures) adopted
Presentations by project sponsors
April 2010
September 2010
Presentations continue
Prop 84 Implementation Grant project list
approved by PC
Consistency with Adopted IRWMP
The vetting, approval, and adoption process described above included an analysis of each
project’s consistency with the CABY IRWMP’s guiding principles, management strategies,
goals, and objectives.
The CABY RWMG determined that all of the projects are consistent with one of five IRWMP
guiding principles: “Reliably meet the long-term water needs of the watershed's residents, local
industry, agriculture, and natural resources.”
Each project’s overall consistency with the IRWMP’s management strategies, goals, and
objectives is illustrated in Table 1-2, while consistency with specific goals and objectives is
illustrated is Table 1-3.
TABLE 1-2 PROPOSED PROJECTS’ OVERALL CONSISTENCY WITH IRWMP
Project Name
Nevada City’s Infrastructure Reliability,
Water
Management
Strategies
IRWMP
Goals
IRWMP
Objectives
Water
Supply
4
2
3
Water
Supply
4
2
3
Water
Supply
2
1
2
Water
Supply
4
3
3
Water
Supply and
Environment
and Habitat
6
3
3
Resource Area
Conservation and Efficiency Program and
Integrated Water Shortage Contingency,
Drought Preparedness and
Comprehensive Water Conservation
Planning Program
Washington County Water District
Infrastructure Reliability, Conservation
and Efficiency Program and Integrated
Water Shortage Contingency, Drought
Preparedness and Comprehensive Water
Conservation Planning Program
Leak Detection and Repair in the
Communities of Alta and Colfax
Grizzly Flats Infrastructure Reliability,
Conservation and Efficiency Program and
Integrated Water Shortage Contingency,
Drought Preparedness and
Comprehensive Water Conservation
Planning Program
The CABY Water Trust
TABLE 1-3 PROPOSED PROJECTS’ CONSISTENCY WITH IRWMP GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Project Name
Nevada City’s Infrastructure
Reliability, Conservation and
Efficiency Program and
Integrated Water Shortage
Contingency, Drought
Preparedness and
Comprehensive Water
Conservation Planning
Program
Washington County Water
District Infrastructure
Reliability, Conservation and
Efficiency Program and
Integrated Water Shortage
Contingency, Drought
Preparedness and
Comprehensive Water
Conservation Planning
Program
IRWMP Goals
 Achieve sustainable surface
and groundwater supply
(Goal 1)
 Provide multiple benefits
from management of water
resources, diversions, and
infrastructure (Goal 2)
IRWMP Objectives
 Improve storage capacity (Obj 1)
 Optimize efficient use,
conservation, and recycling of
water resources (Obj 14)
 Evaluate and modify water
infrastructure to improve
efficiency (Obj 17)
 Achieve sustainable surface
 Improve storage capacity (Obj 1)
and groundwater supply
(Goal 1)
 Provide multiple benefits
from management of water
resources, diversions, and
infrastructure (Goal 2)
 Optimize efficient use,
 Provide multiple benefits
Leak Detection and Repair in
the Communities of Alta and
Colfax
from management of water
resources, diversions, and
infrastructure (Goal 2)
Grizzly Flats Infrastructure
Reliability, Conservation and
Efficiency Program and
Integrated Water Shortage
Contingency, Drought
Preparedness and
Comprehensive Water
Conservation Planning
Program
 Achieve sustainable surface




The CABY Water Trust

and groundwater supply
(Goal 1)
Provide multiple benefits
from management of water
resources, diversions, and
infrastructure (Goal 2)
Reduce impacts from
catastrophic fire (Goal 3)
Achieve sustainable surface
and groundwater supply
(Goal 1)
Provide multiple benefits
from management of water
resources, diversions, and
infrastructure (Goal 2)
Protect and improve fisheries
and aquatic biota through
water resources management
(Goal 3)
conservation, and recycling of
water resources (Obj 14)
 Evaluate and modify water
infrastructure to improve
efficiency (Obj 17)
 Optimize efficient use,
conservation, and recycling of
water resources (Obj 14)
 Evaluate and modify water
infrastructure to improve
efficiency (Obj 17)
 Improve storage capacity (Obj 1)
 Optimize efficient use,
conservation, and recycling of
water resources (Obj 14)
 Evaluate and modify water
infrastructure to improve
efficiency (Obj 17)

Optimize efficient use,
conservation, and recycling of
water resources (Obj 14)
 Protect and restore connectivity
of floodplains, stream channels,
and groundwater (Obj 21)
 Manage rivers, tributaries, and
infrastructure to provide flow
regimes that benefit ecosystem
function (Obj 23)
Further Documentation for Consistency with Adopted Plan
The following meeting agendas and minutes provide supporting documentation for the process
described above. Where possible, items referring directly to this process have been highlighted
in yellow.