FPUD pursues state grant for project

Townsend Public Affairs, Inc., will be assisting the Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD) in attempting to obtain state grant funding for the Santa Margarita River Conjunctive Use Project.

A 5-0 FPUD board vote April 27 authorized the contract with Townsend Public Affairs, which has a Southern California office in Newport Beach and also has Sacramento and Washington offices. FPUD will pay Townsend Public Affairs $5,000 per month for one year.

"It is the keystone of our local supply development program and it's very important that we get all of the available funding from the state to help c...