Cooperative Agreement 00F39501

This $167,933 Project Grant awarded by the Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) will support the development of a leak detection framework for the City of Lakewood, California's water distribution system. The project, led by the California State University Fresno Foundation, will determine optimal sensor placement and apply deep learning methodologies to improve the detection of water leaks. The expected outcome is a potential 34.7% reduction in water...

The Rancho California Water District was awarded a $184,671 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Conservation Field Services program to conduct a Satellite Based Leak Detection Demonstration Project. The goals of the project are to use new satellite-based technology to more efficiently locate and repair leaks in Rancho Water's delivery system, reducing system water loss, and to demonstrate this technology to other water agencies throughout the...

The City of Fresno, California will receive $586,926 under a Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Program (CFDA 15.514) to install recycled water infrastructure and retrofit irrigation systems at three municipal sites. Specifically, the City will install purple pipes and convert irrigation systems at City Hall, Fink-White Park, and Fulton Street from potable to recycled water supplied by existing transmission lines....

The City of Oceanside in California will receive $5.67 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation to upgrade existing water infrastructure and implement water conservation efforts. Specifically, the City will replace approximately 11,519 residential water meters with smart meters connected to its customer feedback portal, and replace 62 leaking sections of asbestos cement pipeline totaling 1,240 feet with polyvinyl chloride pipe. These...

The Sutter Mutual Water Company will implement a series of upgrades to its water distribution system under a $2 million Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART program. Funded through September 2025, the project aims to install automated gates and variable speed drives on motors to better control water flow and delivery. A new supervisory control and data acquisition system will also allow centralized monitoring and controls. These system improvements...

The Locust Grove Public Works Authority in Oklahoma received a $154,300 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) program. The grant funding will support the Authority's project to upgrade 2,100 linear feet of aging asbestos-cement distribution pipes to more durable polyvinyl chloride pipes. Replacing the outdated pipes will reduce water loss from the system, improve reliability and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,765,371.00 Project Grant to the Lower Tule River Irrigation District and Pixley Irrigation District in central California under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the installation of 742 automated magnetic smart meters along 320 miles of open canals within the two districts. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 10,621...

This $400,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant recipient, Westlands Water District, a local government entity in Fresno, California, will use the funding to plan and design system optimizations for Lateral 6 of its water distribution system. The project involves a planning phase to evaluate design alternatives for reconfiguring...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $1.25M Cooperative Agreement under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to the Town of Worthington for a water infrastructure upgrade project. The project will involve replacing 12,600 linear feet of 6-inch water mains, 20,000 linear feet of 2-inch water mains, installing new valves, fire hydrants, pressure reducing stations, and leak detection meters. This work aims to improve the safety, reliability, and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $218,747 Project Grant to the City of Universal City, Texas under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA #15.507). The purpose of the grant is to purchase and install 656 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) water meters throughout the city. The existing water meter infrastructure in Universal City has reached the end of its useful life and is resulting in significant water loss...