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.