Cooperative Agreement R15AC00079

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District $469,654.86 under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on February 27, 2026, with a completion date of June 30, 2027. The district will develop a comprehensive drought contingency plan for the 27,670-acre Chorro Creek Watershed in California's Chorro Valley. The primary deliverable is a region-wide...

The San Benito County Water District (SBCWD) is implementing the Accelerated Drought Response Project (ADROP) under a $51,195,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects program (CFDA 15.074). ADROP is the first phase of the North San Benito Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Project and will be completed by November 2026. The grant funding will partially cover the engineering design, land acquisitions, environmental...

The Turlock Irrigation District will receive $7.93 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct a 38-acre regulating reservoir. The reservoir will capture operational spills from water delivery canals during periods of excess supply and return the stored flows to canals during times of water shortages. This project aims to improve water management of 10,000...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Orland-Artois Water District $6.98 million under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Program (CFDA 15.514) for implementation of the Orland-Artois Water District Infrastructure Expansion Implementation Project. The award, obligated on July 2, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2028, funds critical water infrastructure improvements designed to enhance drought resilience in Glenn County, California. The...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,531,848 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to The California Land Stewardship Institute, in partnership with the City of Ukiah Water Department in Mendocino County, California. The grant will fund the expansion of a surface water-groundwater model for the Ukiah Valley Basin to simulate drought conditions and management actions, creating a decision support tool to...

Under this $8,162,928 federal Project Grant awarded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514), the North Kern Water Storage District (NKWSD) will drill and equip a 6 cubic feet per second (CFS) groundwater well, and connect it to the Friant-Kern Canal through a discharge pipeline. This project will enable the conveyance and return of 1,999 acre-feet per year of previously stored water to downstream...

The Resource Conservation District of Monterey County received a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). This 3-year project will provide outreach, technical assistance, and conservation services to agricultural producers in Monterey County. Key activities include invasive species removal, riparian habitat restoration, forest health improvement, and...

The Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District (SSJMUD) will receive $6,107,566 under a Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to improve water supply resilience. SSJMUD will enhance existing conveyance facilities, construct 75 acres of recharge ponds to increase groundwater recharge capacity by an average of 6,120 acre-feet annually, and connect a recovery well to its conveyance system. The...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $43,074,644 Cooperative Agreement to the Patterson Irrigation District (PID) under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) on January 16, 2025. The purpose of the award is for PID to construct upgrades to the conveyance facility that connects the San Joaquin River to the Delta Mendota Canal, expanding the conveyance capacity from 35 CFS to 195 CFS. The project will increase flexibility in water deliveries and water trading,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded $10 million to Fresno Irrigation District on September 12, 2025, under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Program (CFDA 15.514) to construct water infrastructure that enhances drought resilience and water supply flexibility in California's Central Valley. The project deliverables include the construction of two recharge basins with up to two recharge cells at each site, levees less than 6 feet in height, two...