SAN SIMEON, CA -- Grace Environmental Services, which manages the San Simeon Community Services District (SSCSD), has secured several new grants to fund the San Simeon Coastal Hazards Response Plan Project. $125,000 has been granted from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and $125,000 in matching funds from the Ocean Protection Council. A Local Coastal Plan (LCP) grant of $130,000 has also been secured from the California Coastal Commission. Grace Environmental Services worked with Oliveira Environmental Consulting LLC and the SSCSD to secure the grants.
The funds will be used to put together a plan for coastal hazards, which will include an analysis for relocating the existing wastewater treatment plant and facilities inland, away from the coastal hazard zone. The project will increase coastal community resiliency and reduce coastal hazard impacts, while enhancing habitats for wildlife populations. Work will also be done to restore native habitats and conserve coastal ecosystems.
Charles Grace, President of Grace Environmental Services said: “In keeping with our commitment to deliver cost-effective projects we continue to apply for numerous grants for project funding. This reduces the amount of customer dollars needed and provides significant savings to the district.”
The Coastal Hazards Response Plan is expected to be completed by 2023. In total SSCSD staff have obtained $2,117,000 in grant funding for community projects.
