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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1,020,250.00 Cooperative Agreement under the Watershed Rehabilitation Program (CFDA 10.916) to the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority (RWSA) in Virginia. The funding will support the design of the Beaver Creek 1 Rehabilitation project in Albemarle County. The Watershed Rehabilitation Program provides technical and financial assistance to rehabilitate dams originally constructed with USDA support, in order to...

The Potomac Valley Soil Conservation District will receive $812,608.27 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to plan rehabilitation of the North South Mill Creek Site 4 project under the Watershed Rehabilitation Program (CFDA 10.916) from September 1, 2022 through August 30, 2027. The Watershed Rehabilitation Program aims to extend the useful life of dams constructed with prior USDA assistance by meeting...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $955,608.26 Cooperative Agreement to Potomac Valley Soil Conservation District under the Watershed Rehabilitation Program (CFDA 10.916) for the period of January 23, 2023 through December 14, 2027. The funding will support the design phase for rehabilitation of the New Creek Site 1 Watershed Structure in Mineral County, West Virginia. The Watershed Rehabilitation Program aims to extend the useful life of dams...

The Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission will complete design and construction for the rehabilitation of Watershed Structure No. 54 in the Settingdown Creek Watershed in Forsyth County, Georgia through a $16.752 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service. The award will support rehabilitation work under the Watershed Rehabilitation Program (CFDA 10.916), which provides technical and financial assistance to extend...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the City of Pocatello, Idaho, doing business as Pocatello-Vision 12. The funding will support the Portneuf Watershed Partnership's efforts to expand stakeholder engagement, update the existing watershed restoration plan, and develop a predictive stream flow model for the Portneuf River watershed. The project aims to address resource concerns in the watershed, including...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $297,831 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Big Hole Watershed Committee, a non-profit organization in Montana. The grant will fund the committee's efforts to update their watershed restoration plan for the Big Hole watershed, which is critical habitat for the last fluvial population of Arctic grayling in the lower 48 states. Key activities include digitizing and consolidating existing water data, analyzing...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $199,998 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Wood River Land Trust Company, a non-profit organization in Hailey, Idaho. The grant funding will support the Wood River Water Collaborative's efforts to update the Big Wood River Atlas, addressing the health of the nearby Big Wood River watershed's natural floodplain. The project will convene a working group of diverse stakeholders to consider potential...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Watershed Restoration Coalition of the Upper Clark Fork Inc. The project aims to address water use challenges in the Upper Clark Fork River Watershed in western Montana. Key activities include collaboratively identifying flow restoration priorities, creating a matrix of proposed solutions, and drafting a 5-year strategic plan for the stakeholder group. The project...

The Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group received a $299,196 Cooperative Watershed Management Program grant from the Bureau of Reclamation to expand existing watershed management planning within the St. Vrain watershed in Colorado. The group will develop a wildfire risk assessment, conduct a watershed-scale analysis, and identify, prioritize, and develop two to three key river restoration projects that complement ongoing forest mitigation efforts. The project aims to address the impacts of climate...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $199,045.75 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to coordinate the development of a restoration plan for the Salt River Watershed in western Wyoming and eastern Idaho. The project will involve meeting with landowners, conducting habitat surveys and water quality monitoring, and developing a prioritized project list to address degraded aquatic, riparian, and wetland habitats within the...