Small water storage projects
In general
Requirements
To be eligible to participate in the program under this section, a small water storage project shall—
in the case of a new small water storage project, have a water storage capacity of not less than 2,000 acre-feet and not more than 30,000 acre-feet;
in the case of an enlargement of an existing small water storage project, be for an enlargement of not less than 1,000 acre-feet and not more than 30,000 acre-feet;
provide—
flood risk management benefits;
ecological benefits; or
water management, water conservation, or water supply; and
be—
economically justified, environmentally acceptable, and technically feasible; or
in the case of a project providing ecological benefits, cost-effective with respect to such benefits.
Scope
Expedited projects
Use of data
In conducting a study under this section, to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall—
as the Secretary determines appropriate, consider and utilize any applicable hydrologic, economic, or environmental data that is prepared for a small water storage project under State law as the documentation, or part of the documentation, required to complete State water plans or other State planning documents relating to water resources management; and
consider information developed by the non-Federal interest in relation to another study, to the extent the Secretary determines such information is applicable, appropriate, or otherwise authorized by law.
Cost share
Study
The Federal share of the cost of a study conducted under this section shall be—
100 percent for costs not to exceed $100,000; and
50 percent for any costs above $100,000.
Construction
A small water storage project carried out under this section shall be subject to the cost-sharing requirements applicable to projects under section 2213 of this title, including—
municipal and industrial water supply: 100 percent non-Federal;
agricultural water supply: 35 percent non-Federal; and
recreation, including recreational navigation: 50 percent of separable costs and, in the case of any harbor or inland harbor or channel project, 50 percent of joint and separable costs allocated to recreational navigation.