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The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,319 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. The grant supports the South Fork Boise Watershed Collaborative's efforts to coordinate watershed restoration planning in the lower South Fork Boise watershed in southwestern Idaho. The project will involve stakeholder and community outreach, research on the feasibility of proposed projects, and production of a stakeholder-driven watershed...

This $739,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447) will provide funding to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to make sub-awards to the Taneha Utilities Authority (UA) in Creek County, Oklahoma. The funds will support preliminary and final engineering design for the rehabilitation and relocation of approximately 6,471 linear feet of sanitary sewer infrastructure. This...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $783,962 Project Grant under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to Water District 63 in the State of Idaho. This grant will fund the expansion of data monitoring and collection in the Boise River basin to improve water management and avoid shortages. Specifically, the project will: Install additional drain monitoring equipment to collect real-time data on tributary flows to the Boise River. This data will be...

The City of Pocatello, operating as Pocatello-Vision 12, has been awarded a $300,000 project grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The grant will support the Portneuf Watershed Partnership's efforts to expand outreach and stakeholder engagement, update the existing watershed restoration plan, and develop a predictive stream flow model for the Portneuf River watershed in southern Idaho. Key activities will include engaging...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Boise Project Board of Control a $7,260,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to replace 5,230 linear feet (1 mile) of canal lining on the New York Canal in Boise, Idaho. This project aims to increase water conservation, efficiency, and reliability by reducing seepage losses from the existing concrete and asphalt-lined canal. The key activities include removing the existing...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,188,663 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507) to Chelan County, Washington to complete the study and design of a comprehensive restoration project for Peshastin Creek. The project will relocate and reconnect the creek channel with its historic floodplain and construct two highway bridges across the rerouted waterway. Key project...

The City of Pocatello, Idaho was awarded a $522,500 Project Grant from 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 will fund the design of the Portneuf River Oxbow Restoration Project, which aims to reactivate over 100 acres of floodplain along the Portneuf River. The project design will include diversions under railroad tracks and land grading and planting with native...

The City of Englewood, through its Finance Division, was awarded a $180,768 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560). The funding will support the implementation of sidestream enhanced biological phosphorus removal at the South Platte Renew wastewater treatment facility. This will optimize chemical costs, reduce the discharge of additional chemicals into the South Platte River, and...

The Valley Soil And Water Conservation District, doing business as Valley SWCD, was awarded a $198,220 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation on May 19, 2023 under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The purpose of the grant is to establish the North Fork Payette River Watershed Coalition to address water quality issues, including nutrient loading and harmful algae blooms, in the North Fork Payette River watershed in west-central Idaho....

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,084,852 grant to the Enterprize Canal Company, Ltd. under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). Through this Project Grant, the Enterprize Canal Company will convert 3,613 linear feet of two 63-inch pipes along a historical canal alignment and install solar-powered automated headgates and measurement devices. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 7,721 acre-feet by reducing...