ELIGIBILITY
All projects must meet the following eligibility requirements:
Only those projects meeting these requirements will be evaluated against the following criteria:
CRITERIA
The primary purpose of projects selected is to improve water quality by reducing pollutant loads to the impaired waters of Los Angeles. In addition, whenever feasible projects are to be designed to satisfy multiple objectives and purposes including:
Projects should also consider source control measures, leverage funds, promote collaboration with other agencies and utilize a strategic adaptive management approach.
The types of projects designed to protect public health, improve water quality, conserve water, and reduce flooding may include:
The primary criteria are divided into three categories, with the following weighting:
Within each criterion there are several sub-criteria that will help to determine the overall ranking of each proposed project. The following table indicates the criteria and subcriteria and the associated evaluation scale:
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WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS
MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES