Section 79767 Of Chapter 9. Water Recycling From California Water Code >> Division 26.7. >> Chapter 9.
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. Projects funded pursuant to this chapter shall be selected
on a competitive basis, considering all of the following criteria:
(a) Water supply reliability improvement.
(b) Water quality and ecosystem benefits related to decreased
reliance on diversions from the Delta or instream flows.
(c) Public health benefits from improved drinking water quality or
supply.
(d) Cost-effectiveness.
(e) Energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission impacts.
(f) Reasonable geographic allocation to eligible projects
throughout the state, including both northern and southern California
and coastal and inland regions.