Cooperative Agreement F15AC00700

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Santa Fe Watershed Association under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The funding will support the Association's efforts to further watershed group development, complete a watershed restoration plan, and identify and prepare site-specific designs for the Santa Fe River watershed in New Mexico. Key activities include conducting targeted outreach to underserved communities, preparing educational materials,...

The City of Santa Fe was awarded a $40,851,805 project grant through the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The grant will fund the Santa Fe Reuse Pipeline Project to construct 17.7 miles of pipeline and a new pump station connecting the Paseo Real Water Reclamation Facility to a new outfall at the Rio Grande River. This project, also known as the San Juan Chama Water Return Flow Pipeline Project, will convey...

The Santa Cruz Irrigation District in Santa Cruz, New Mexico will establish a watershed group and develop a holistic watershed restoration and management plan through a $200,000 project grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program. The watershed group will complete sedimentation modeling, post-fire debris flow analysis, and identify critical areas for watershed thinning and habitat improvement projects. It will also recruit diverse stakeholders to determine...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $204,835 in funding to the Pueblo of Santa Ana in New Mexico. The award supports the tribe's continuing environmental programs, including water quality monitoring and nonpoint source pollution control projects. Key activities include assessing the tribe's stormwater drainage and flow paths, sampling and monitoring surface water quality,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $351,057 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program to The Watershed Management Group, Inc. to develop a strategic plan to enhance groundwater recharge opportunities in the Lower Santa Cruz Watershed in Pima County, Arizona. This project will collaborate with Sky Island Alliance to survey springs, creeks, and arroyos, assess management needs, identify priority restoration...

This $143,737.05 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) supports water resource development, management, and protection initiatives for the Pueblo of Santa Ana, a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Bernalillo, New Mexico. The award, with a period of performance from September 19, 2023 to September 30, 2026, will fund the MRG RM 205.8 Santa Ana Monitoring project to preserve...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded a $9.33 million Formula Grant to the New Mexico Environment Department on July 1, 2021 through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA #66.458). The purpose of this grant is to capitalize New Mexico's Clean Water State Revolving Fund to provide low-interest financing to subrecipients for water quality improvement and protection projects through June 30, 2022. Two subawards were provided to support wastewater infrastructure projects....

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $5,241,222.04 Cooperative Agreement under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to Texas A&M AgriLife Research to conduct a comprehensive watershed assessment and habitat restoration in the Rio Yaqui watershed at the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge. The 5-year project aims to restore sustainable natural hydrologic systems and riparian/cienega habitat to benefit regional fish species. The watershed...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,835 Project Grant to the Hermit's Peak Watershed Alliance under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to support watershed restoration planning and implementation in New Mexico. The funding will address critically needed restoration projects in the Upper Gallinas River, Lower Mora River, and Sapello River watersheds, which have experienced significant degradation from 175 years of human use and the 2022 Hermits Peak Calf Canyon...

This $162,000 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) will fund the Pueblo of San Felipe in New Mexico to carry out a program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. The project will focus on testing surface water quality to assess potential impacts from the nearby Los Alamos National Laboratory,...