Cooperative Agreement R06AC35182

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California a $504,736,760 grant under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504) to develop the Pure Water Southern California (PWSC) program. The PWSC program aims to improve water efficiency, provide flexibility during water shortages, and diversify the water supply by beneficially reusing wastewater that is currently discharged to the Pacific Ocean. Key...

The Bureau of Reclamation, through the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504), awarded a $2,258,444 Project Grant to the Rancho California Water District in California. The grant will fund the development of a feasibility study to optimize the district's existing water treatment, storage, and distribution infrastructure. Key objectives include identifying opportunities to maximize the use of recycled water, support economic development through a sustainable water...

The San Diego County Water Authority was awarded a $77,575,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The grant funding will support the Carlsbad Desalination Intake Project, which includes the construction of new seawater intake and discharge facilities to enable stand-alone operation of the Carlsbad Desalination Plant. This project will enhance current operations and upgrade,...

The Otay Water District in Spring Valley, California was awarded a $2,095,174 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) program. The funding will be used to upgrade 3,749 water meters with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) technology across the district's rural and urban communities. The AMI meters will provide real-time water use data, enabling early leak detection and increased customer awareness to conserve an estimated 259...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504) to the Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) of Riverside County, California. The grant will support a comprehensive water reuse feasibility study aimed at bolstering local groundwater supplies and fortifying regional water supply reliability in the drought-prone Southern California region. The study will take a holistic approach to examining the water reuse...

The City of Morro Bay received a $43,710,750 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) to build a new Water Reclamation Facility (WRF). The WRF project consists of three main components: 1) constructing a new wastewater treatment plant with advanced treatment processes such as membrane filtration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet oxidation; 2) installing conveyance...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504), awarded the Valley Sanitary District (VSD) in Riverside County, California, a $561,516 Project Grant to advance planning for upgrading its water reclamation facility. VSD will use the funding to pursue additional investigations and planning necessary to complete a feasibility study that meets Title XVI program requirements. The project aims to implement tertiary treatment for...

The South Tahoe Public Utility District (DISTRICT) in Northern California received a $390,370 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief (CFDA 15.514) program. The funding will be used to optimize and enhance the DISTRICT's existing water use data and technology by creating decision support tools to aid in the development and implementation of future water budgets for residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional water users....

The City of Oceanside was awarded a $6,400,000 project grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund two key initiatives: Expansion of the city's existing turf replacement rebate program, which will incentivize the conversion of 250,000 square feet of turf to water-efficient landscaping, expected to result in annual water savings of 32 acre-feet. Expansion of the biogas system at the San...

The Las Virgenes Municipal Water District received a $41,401,172 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The funding will support the construction of an Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) to treat tertiary effluent for indirect potable reuse, as well as pipelines to convey source water, purified water, and reverse osmosis concentrate. This project, known as the...