{"id":6451,"date":"2014-06-30T13:23:30","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T20:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=6451"},"modified":"2020-02-26T08:57:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T15:57:25","slug":"state-water-efficiency-enhancement-program-sweep-built-collaborative-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2014\/06\/30\/state-water-efficiency-enhancement-program-sweep-built-collaborative-partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) built on collaborative partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/agricultureincalifornia.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6459 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/agricultureincalifornia.jpg\" alt=\"A field being watered\" width=\"290\" height=\"218\"><\/a>CDFA continues to accept applications for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/go\/WEEP\">State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program,<\/a> or SWEEP. The deadline to apply is July 15, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The program is designed to provide financial assistance to agricultural operations for the implementation of water conservation measures that increase water efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Approximately $10 million has been made available for SWEEP through emergency drought legislation (Senate Bill 103).<\/p>\n<p>Although CDFA is leading this effort, the development, implementation and success of this program is dependent on collaborative efforts across state and federal agencies and with multiple partners. CDFA is working closely with the State Water Board and Department of Water Resources on several aspects of the program, including program design and the collection of applications through the State Water Board\u2019s electronic application program, the <a href=\"https:\/\/faast.waterboards.ca.gov\/\">Financial Assistance Application Submittal Tool<\/a> (FAAST).<\/p>\n<p>The United States Department of Agriculture&#8217;s (USDA) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrcs.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/nrcs\/site\/national\/home\/\">Natural Resources Conservation Services <\/a>(NRCS) and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/EnvironmentalStewardship\/Cannella.html\">CDFA Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel <\/a>have been valuable assets by providing guidance and feedback on many aspects of program design.<\/p>\n<p>SWEEP requires a high level of technical expertise to review the applications. Irrigation experts from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itrc.org\/\">Cal Poly Irrigation Training and Research Center<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fresnostate.edu\/jcast\/cit\/\">Center for Irrigation Technology <\/a>at Fresno State and the University of California&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/ucanr.edu\/\">Cooperative Extension<\/a> are partnering with CDFA to provide application technical review and recommendations for funding.<\/p>\n<p>Verifying that projects are implemented at the farm level is a critical part of SWEEP. To achieve that, CDFA is partnering with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carcd.org\/home0.aspx\">California Association of Resource Conservation Districts<\/a>, which regularly works with farmers and has conservation practice experience on irrigation systems.<\/p>\n<p>SWEEP was implemented under the 1995 Environmental Farming Act, which recognizes that many farmers engage in practices that contribute to the well-being of ecosystems, air quality and wildlife, and states that CDFA shall provide incentives for those practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CDFA continues to accept applications for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, or SWEEP. The deadline to apply is July 15, 2014. 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