Cooperative Agreement NR208D43XXXXC010

The Santa Clara Valley Water District was awarded a $80,000,000.07 Cooperative Agreement by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904) to implement a flood control management system for Upper Llagas Creek in Santa Clara County, California. The project will be completed by October 13, 2027. The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program provides technical and financial assistance for watershed conservation,...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Treepeople, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Beverly Hills, California, under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The funding will support the development of the Santa Clara River Watershed Regional Climate Collaborative, a new stakeholder group focused on addressing issues of invasive plants, drought, flooding, and wildfires in the Santa Clara River watershed. The collaborative will create a...

The Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD), along with partner agencies South County Regional Wastewater Authority, City of Gilroy, and City of Morgan Hill, have been awarded a $598,360 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The funding will support the development of a Title XVI Feasibility Study to further assess new recycled water reuse opportunities, including...

The Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) was awarded a $1,524,996 cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The purpose of this award is to fund a feasibility study for the potential construction of a new Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) in San Jose, California. This facility would support SCVWD's goal of meeting at least 10% of the total county water demands...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, through its Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554), awarded a $299,052 project grant to AG Innovations Network, a non-profit organization in Sonoma County, California. The grant will support the establishment of the Lake Sonoma West Watershed Group and the development of a comprehensive Lake Sonoma West Watershed Plan. The project aims to address the impacts of recent wildfires, including water quality concerns such as sedimentation, high levels of...

The Santa Clara Valley Water District was awarded a $3,800,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126). The grant will fund the Calabazas/San Tomas Aquino Creek - Marsh Connection Project, which is part of the larger Lower South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. The key activities to be carried out under this award include environmental review and documentation...

The Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group received a $299,196 Cooperative Watershed Management Program grant from the Bureau of Reclamation to expand existing watershed management planning within the St. Vrain watershed in Colorado. The group will develop a wildfire risk assessment, conduct a watershed-scale analysis, and identify, prioritize, and develop two to three key river restoration projects that complement ongoing forest mitigation efforts. The project aims to address the impacts of climate...

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (SCVWA) received a $726,748 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to update their groundwater flow model. The purpose of the project is to better describe the recharge and storage paths in key aquifers in the Upper Santa Clara River Valley Groundwater Basin to determine the future reliability of its aquifers and recharging needs. The updated model will be...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $896,077 Project Grant under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) program to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency to implement a grazing management plan and infrastructure improvements across 696 acres of habitat reserve land adjacent to Morgan Hill, California. The key project activities include: Restoring approximately 455 acres of serpentine habitat types to benefit endangered species like the Bay checkerspot butterfly,...

The Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service awarded Duchesne County Water Conservancy District a $31,720,813 cooperative agreement under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904) to design and construct the Duchesne East Watershed Project from August 18, 2022 through September 30, 2027. The project aims to protect, develop, and utilize land and water resources in the watershed through infrastructure development. Specifically, the cooperative...