The month of January was incredibly busy in the water world. Read on for details about the hottest issues we’re tracking for our members who are in the water and wastewater services arena… State Wastewater Arrearages Program Scheduled to Begin in February 2022 The State Water Resources...
After over a year of hard work on your behalf, and in coordination with individual special districts, stakeholders, and local government partners, the robust effort to obtain COVID-19 fiscal relief is coming to a close, with special districts beginning to receive critical funds to meet the needs...
The Department of Finance extended application deadline of Friday, October 29, 2021 by 5:00 pm is closing for the Independent Special District $100 M COVID-19 Relief Fund . APPLY HERE There will not be another extension, so this is the last chance to apply if you have...
The Department of Finance has extended the application deadline two weeks for the Independent Special District $100 M COVID-19 Relief Fund . The NEW application deadline is Friday, October 29, 2021 by 5:00pm (moved from the original October 15, 2021 due date). Additionally, the FAQ document...
Tomorrow, October 20, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) will host a webinar starting at 10:00 a.m. regarding the application process for the California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program. Systems that completed the SWRCB survey now must formally apply to the program to...
At its September 21 board meeting, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) announced that arrearages reported by water systems on the SWRCB’s August-September survey will be fully funded by the California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program. With $985 million available to for...
The application for the $100 million in COVID-19 fiscal relief for independent special districts will go live on October 1 and must be submitted by October 15. CSDA has worked closely with the California Department of Finance (DOF) to provide special districts with the information needed to...
Budget Update: Special District Relief Funding AB 128 (Ting), the Budget Act of 2021 – “Budget Bill in Chief,” was signed by the Governor and chaptered on June 28. This version of the budget reflected only the Legislature’s agreement and did not represent negotiations with the...
Late last night, the Legislature passed SB 129 (Skinner), the Budget Act of 2021 – “Budget Bill Junior” , sending the general agreement to the Governor’s desk for signature or veto in time for the start of the new fiscal year, July 1. They also sent a package of budget trailer bills to the...
Yesterday the California State Legislature passed AB 128, the 2021-22 State Budget Act as proposed by the Legislature, and in it several funding programs that would be accessible to COVID-19 impacted special districts. However, it is important to note the budget bill sent to Governor Gavin...
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