Dam Safety and Climate Resilience Local Assistance
Department of Water Resources
Summary
Senate Bill 122 added Part 4, Section 6700 to the Water Code to create a new program, the Dam Safety and Climate Resilience Local Assistance Program, within DWR for the purpose of providing state funding for repairs, rehabilitation, enhancements, and other dam safety projects at existing state jurisdictional dams and associated facilities that were in service prior to January 1, 2023.
Eligibility
Nonprofit; Public Agency; Tribal Government | To be eligible for DSCR funds, the following conditions must be met: - The dam must be a California State Jurisdictional Dam. - The dam must have a downstream hazard classification, as determined by DSOD, of Significant, High, or Extremely High. - The dam owner must be in compliance with DSOD’s dam safety program. - The dam owner must not have any delinquent annual DSOD fees. | Projects must occur in California