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Water board approves Beck Environmental work order and DRI subgrant for Basin 162 projects
Summary
The board approved a $23,700 work order to Beck Environmental for grant application support and a $209,274 subgrant to Desert Research Institute to update the Basin 162 groundwater model; both actions passed unanimously.
The board approved two items to advance grant‑funded work: a $23,700 work order (Beck Environmental) to support drafting a Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART grant application focused on invasive species removal, and a $209,274 subgrant to Desert Research Institute (DRI) to update the Basin 162 groundwater predictive model.
Beck Environmental’s founder, Eileen Christensen, told the board the program could leverage partnerships (nonprofits and federal agencies) for matching and implementation; the board emphasized the need to identify partners capable of matching larger grant requests. The DRI subgrant will fund data input and model updating; manager noted stakeholder meetings and community outreach are planned as part of the contract execution.
