How can the public be assured that monies awarded to SDCWC for restoration and monitoring is being spent wisely?
SDCWC has requested and received funding from a variety of public and private sources for a variety of monitoring, restoration, and education projects. Each source has its own rules for how monies must be requested, accounted for, and leveraged with local resources as well as for how proposals and project results must be evaluated. SDCWC endeavors to conform to all relevant rules, requirements, and processes, and our experience has been that funding agencies pay close attention to whether their rules, requirements, and processes are being followed. OWEB and other state agencies post requests for funding and project reports on their project tracking web sites. In addition to these external requirements, SDCWC has established formal policies for conflict of interest, equal employment opportunities, and harassment prohibition. In addition to the public documents available from funding agencies, the public is welcome to attend the monthly public SDCWC business meeting where board and staff
