Cooperative Agreement G21AC10465

This $619,990 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) seeks to develop a comprehensive hydrologic modeling framework to enhance flood resilience and water resource management within the Willamette River Basin in Oregon. The project aims to leverage advanced technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to integrate streamflow observations from the USGS Next...

This $621,463 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes (CFDA 15.805) program aims to improve national-scale estimates of poorly constrained water budget components. The award to Oregon State University (OSU) will leverage precipitation stable isotope data and hydrologic models to diagnose biases in evaporation and transpiration fluxes within advanced operational models. The project will focus on four...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $5,728,990 Project Grant under the SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements (CFDA 15.560) program to the North Unit Irrigation District (NUID) in Madras, Oregon. The project will entail installing and interconnecting floating solar panels on NUID's main canal to generate renewable electricity and revenue for the district. Expected outcomes include estimated water conservation of 160 acre-feet per year, reduced canal maintenance, and increased revenue to help...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.904 - Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention) provides $675,206.00 to the Arnold Irrigation District in Oregon to implement Phases 3 and 4 of a project aimed at improving water conservation, water delivery reliability, and public safety on the district's infrastructure. The key objectives are to address water loss in the district's conveyance systems, improve water...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Reclamation under the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program (CFDA 15.078) provides $1,175,151.46 to Oregon State University (OSU) to improve water supply forecasting by fusing LiDAR and in-situ snow measurement data. The project has two main objectives: (1) combine high-resolution LiDAR data with point measurements from snow telemetry and community science programs to enhance snowpack modeling, and (2) scale LiDAR data collection to larger...

This $377,000 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) will fund the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality's (ODEQ) water quality management planning activities from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026. The key products and services to be delivered include: Planning and management to develop Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and Water Quality Management Plans (WQMPs) for impaired water...

This Project Grant award 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), will provide $357,580 to the City of Klamath Falls, Oregon, in partnership with the South Suburban Sanitation District, to develop a strategy to increase the supply and quality of recycled water. The goal is to conserve the city's potable water supplies and improve the quality of discharges from the wastewater...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,013,207.73 WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) grant to the Deschutes Land Trust to restore 124 acres of aquatic, floodplain, and upland habitat at the Ochoco Preserve in Crook County, Oregon. The project aims to create over 2 miles of new main baseflow stream channels, 1.5 miles of side channels, and over 11 acres of wetlands to support reintroduced Spring Chinook salmon and Summer steelhead populations. Additional planned restoration efforts include 37 acres of...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $693,750.00 in funding to the North Unit Irrigation District in Oregon to implement a project to line 6,000 feet of the district's main irrigation canal. The key activities include contracting, purchasing materials, site preparation, canal liner installation and construction, project inspection, and post-project review. The...

The Illinois Valley Soil and Water Conservation District, in collaboration with Trout Unlimited, received a $300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The funding will support the Illinois Valley Irrigation Modernization Partnership, which aims to design 1-3 irrigation modernization projects on private land in the Illinois River subbasin of southwest Oregon. The goal is to conserve...