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For systems that have incurred drought related costs, a request was made by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) for Counties to submit drought related expenses via the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS).

Please submit your costs to your county office of emergency services (see attached list) by October 20, 2021.

Note: For systems that have already reported drought related costs, there is no need to report them again. Refer to your local OES with any questions.

Criteria:

Public Water Systems submitting drought-related expenses:

• Must be located in one the 50 counties included in one of the Governor’s state of emergency declarations for drought, and
• Must be a local government entity or a private non-profit.

Items to include in your report include:

• Total Drought Related Costs Incurred
• Water System Name
• Street Address including City, Zip Code & County
• Primary Point of Contact (POC) Name & Phone Number
• Alternate Point of Contact (POC) Name & Phone Number
• POC Email Address
• Brief Description of Drought Related Expenses (e.g., Drought response, planning, new well, public messaging, etc).

Submit total, actual costs incurred due to drought since April 21, 2021.

• Costs must be actual costs accrued since April 21, 2021. Costs can be rounded to the nearest dollar.
• Do not submit any projected costs. This is an ongoing incident and opportunities to report future costs will be available.
• No documentation is required to be submitted at this time.
• Costs may not be related to agriculture and may not include projects for which state or federal grant funds were awarded. Drought related costs not reimbursed by those grant funds may be included though.