Cooperative Agreement G19AC00194

This $31,262,296 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (CFDA 81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development) aims to demonstrate the feasibility of safely converting a mature oil and gas field in the Permian Basin into a dedicated carbon dioxide (CO2) storage facility. The key objectives are to: 1) further validate the subsurface characterization, storage capacity, and technical/economic performance to inform the final...

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) was awarded a $119,687 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Water Use and Data Research (WUDR) Program to enhance the quality and usability of West Virginia's water use data. Under this 2-year project, WVDEP will identify and implement several improvements to their Large Quantity User (LQU) database, including establishing a one-to-one primary facility key to resolve duplicate facility IDs, integrating the...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded a $6,941,566 Cooperative Agreement to Aris Water Solutions, Inc. under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) federal grant program. The objectives of this 1-year project are to advance research on the beneficial reuse of produced water in the Permian Basin. The project will develop cost-effective treatment and valorization of resources in produced water, generating data to support regulations...

The Mountain Park Master Conservancy District in southwest Oklahoma received a $1,129,720 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The funding will support the development of a series of groundwater wells downstream from the Tom Steed Reservoir. These wells will provide supplemental water to the cities of Altus, Frederick, Snyder, and Altus Air Force Base, increasing...

This $1,874,952 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (CFDA 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development) aims to comprehensively characterize produced water from the Permian and San Juan Basins in New Mexico and develop a scalable and highly efficient membrane distillation-crystallization and adsorption (MDCRA) process for simultaneous water and critical elements recovery from produced water. The award, granted to the New...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant to the Stockton East Water District in California to construct an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) well. The ASR well will enable the District to recharge water during heavy winter flows in the Calaveras River for later beneficial use during drought or water curtailments. This added production and recharge capacity will improve the management of the District's water supplies by increasing operational...

The San Benito County Water District (SBCWD) was awarded a $51,195,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation under the Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects program (CFDA 15.074) to implement the Accelerated Drought Response Project (ADROP). ADROP is the first phase of the North San Benito Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Project and will be completed by November 2026. The ADROP grant will fund the engineering design, land acquisition, environmental permitting,...

This $455,482 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814) will enable the Trustees of Indiana University, doing business as Indiana University, to undertake the following key activities: Update the Indiana National Coal Resource Data System (NCRDS), pair data with physical logs, and provide stratigraphic data to the National Index of Borehole Information (NIBI). Complete an unconsolidated...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $2,080,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) will fund the North Kona Deep Well Project. The project aims to develop a new high-quality water source to reduce reliance on the aging, energy-intensive basal aquifer and meet increasing water demands in the North Kona region of Hawaii. Key activities include clearing and preparing land, drilling an initial borehole to access the...

The Carmichael Water District was awarded a $4.5 million project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund construction of a new Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) well to enhance the District's conjunctive use program and build long-term drought resiliency. The ASR well is expected to provide an average annual benefit of 605 acre-feet of additional groundwater recharge and...