On March 20, 2007, the State Water Resources Control Board approved $25 million in grants to the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) to build needed infrastructure in the Santa Ana River Watershed. This funding comes from the voter-approved Proposition 50, the Water Security, Clean Drinking Water, Coastal and Beach Protection Act of 2002, from the Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) projects. This grant funding supported by $ 141 million in local match were used to construct the following seven water improvement projects.
Click here to view map of projects that were submitted for Proposition 50 funds.