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Committee hears stormwater eligibility limits and a plea from cities for wastewater grant support

Water Topics Overview Committee · December 9, 2025
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Summary

DWR clarified stormwater is largely ineligible for standard water cost-share except where rural runoff is conveyed through urban areas; League of Cities and county groups urged exploring new grant or cost-share programs to help cities and small towns tackle aging wastewater systems and rising costs.

The committee heard two related but distinct funding topics: stormwater treatment/eligibility and municipal wastewater funding pressures.

Stormwater: Aaron Carranza (DWR regulatory division) and Duane Poole (DWR planning and education) summarized the stormwater study requested in prior legislation and placed stormwater in the National Flood Insurance Program and DWR cost-share context. They said FEMA does not direct how communities must manage stormwater and that NFIP…

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