2025-26 FLOATING RESTROOM GRANT
The 2025 application period will open November 17, 2025 - December 19, 2025, 12:00 PM.
As part of its commitment to provide clean, safe, and enjoyable recreational boating in California, DBW partners with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Clean Vessel Act program to provide floating restrooms for boater's use on lakes and reservoirs to prevent sewage from entering our valuable waterways.
In 1992, Congress passed the Clean Vessel Act to help reduce pollution from vessel sewage discharges into U.S. waters. The grant program established by the Act and funded by the Sport Fish Restoration Program helps fund the development, construction, deployment, operation, and maintenance of floating restrooms. The Division of Boating and Waterways, the state grant coordinator for this federal program, provides the required 25% federal match from the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund.
Grant Programs Available
Floating Restroom
The Floating Restroom Grant procures, delivers and grants DBW-designed ADA accessible floating restrooms.
Operation & Maintenance
The Operation & Maintenance Grant can provide funding to offset the operation costs of floating restroom units.
| Program | Project | Grantee | Funding Year | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floating Restroom Operation and Maintenance | Lake Amador | Jackson Valley Irrigation District | 2022 | $23,822 |
| Floating Restroom Operation and Maintenance | Silverwood Lake | Floating Restroom Operation and Maintenance | 2022 | $16,609 |
| Pumpout Installation | Pittsburg Municipal Marina | City of Pittsburg | 2022 | $22,579 |
| Floating Restrooms | Lake Shasta | USFS, Shasta-Trinity National Forest | 2022 | $224,152.50 |
| Floating Restrooms | Lake Shasta | USFS, Shasta-Trinity National Forest | 2022 | $224,152.50 |
| Floating Restrooms | Lake Shasta | USFS, Shasta-Trinity National Forest | 2022 | $224,152.50 |
| Floating Restrooms | Pyramid Lake | California Department of Water Resources | 2022 | $226,242.50 |
| Floating Restrooms | San Vincente Reservoir | City of San Diego | 2022, 2023 | $225,197.50 |
| Floating Restrooms | Lake Oroville | California State Parks, Northern Butte District | 2023 | $226,242.50 |
| Floating Restrooms | Lake Oroville | California State Parks, Northern Butte District | 2023 | $226,242.50 |
| Floating Restrooms | Folsom Lake | California State Parks, Folsom Lake Sector | 2023 | $225,197.50 |
| CVA Education and Outreach | Southern California | The Bay Foundation | 2023 | $317,351 |
| CVA Education and Outreach | Northern California | The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy | 2023 | $271,045 |
| Pumpout Installation | Long Beach Shoreline Marina | City of Long Beach | 2023 | $16,052 |
| Pumpout Installation | Morro Bay Tidelands Park | City of Morro Bay Harbor Department | 2023 | $17,297 |
Frequently Asked Questions
A sign must be installed on the floating restroom that acknowledges the facility was constructed with funds from the Sport Fish Restoration Program, through DBW.