Cooperative Agreement NR210436XXXXC003

The Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District, in partnership with the Middle Deschutes Watershed Council, will receive $263,564 from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to remove western juniper trees from 460 acres of upland habitat surrounding Willow Creek in Oregon. This project aims to restore water connectivity between upland and in-stream habitats by removing juniper that has caused flows in...

The Rogue Valley Council of Governments (RVCOG) received a $1,021,918.49 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund RVCOG's efforts to restore natural channel hydrology and improve fish passage on Bear Creek, a tributary to the Rogue River, within the city of Medford, Oregon. The project will remove three existing barriers and install large...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $908,000 cooperative agreement to the East Fork Irrigation District under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904). The agreement will support planning and design for modernization projects groups 2 and 3 of the East Fork Irrigation District infrastructure in Hood River County, Oregon. Work will be completed between August 2022 and September 2027. The cooperative agreement furthers the Watershed Protection and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $693,750 in funding to the North Unit Irrigation District in Oregon to implement a water infrastructure project. The project involves lining 6,000 feet of the North Unit Irrigation District's main canal to reduce seepage loss by approximately 50%, thereby improving water conservation and benefits to irrigation district users and the...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $1,200,000 to Waterwatch of Oregon to undertake a comprehensive river restoration project. The key products and services to be delivered include: removing the Pomeroy Dam and associated structures; relocating and upgrading 2 miles of irrigation water diversion to 2 new fish-friendly pumps; decommissioning 2 miles of...

This $4,324,657.25 Project Grant award, issued on October 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), will fund the Union Soil And Water Conservation District to improve fish passage and aquatic habitat in Catherine Creek and Willow Creek, Oregon. The key activities funded through this award include: Constructing a fishway around the Elmer Dam on Catherine Creek to restore volitional fish passage and improve...

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 award from the Bureau of Land Management under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) provides $112,888.00 to Applegate Partnership, Inc. to implement an irrigation efficiency project that will conserve water in Oregon. The project will replace 342 linear feet of open irrigation ditch with a buried pipeline, install a new clean-out facility, and add a new headgate at the point of diversion. This builds upon the Watts Toppin Fish...

The City of Springfield, Oregon was awarded a $8,756,595.00 Project Grant 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 be used to upgrade the city's existing water infrastructure, including improvements to water filtering, disinfection, and storage capabilities, as well as the addition of pumping and distribution capacity to produce Class A recycled water for public works and...

The Lake County Umbrella Watershed Council was awarded a $665,423.64 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region to carry out the Summer Lake Wildfire Risk Reduction Project. The two-year project running from December 2021 through December 2023 aims to reduce wildfire risks in Oregon through forest management activities. The grant is funded through the USDA Forest Service's Schools and Roads Grants to States program (CFDA 10.665), which shares...