Dam Safety and Climate Resilience Local Assistance
Department of Water Resources
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- Posted
- May 21, 2026
- Closes
- Feb 4, 2027 (in 88 days)
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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.
About this opportunity
Approximately 10 percent of the 1,236 State jurisdictional dams regulated by DWR’s Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD) have been assigned a condition assessment classification of less than “Satisfactory” (e.g., they have noted deficiencies that need remediation). In many cases, these dams pose a significant threat to communities downstream. As an interim risk reduction measure, more than 40 of these dams have had reservoir restrictions imposed. The loss of water storage from these reservoir restrictions is about 350,000 acre-feet. Many dam owners, even those with sources of funding, do not have the ability to secure funding for dam remediation or improvement projects. This program will provide much-needed grant funding for the repair, retrofit, and rehabilitation of these critical infrastruc...