Project Grant R15AC00083

The Orland-Artois Water District (District) received a $6,983,535 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) to implement the Infrastructure Expansion Implementation Project. The project will enable the delivery of supplemental surface water to approximately 4,000 acres of farmland within the District's service area, reducing groundwater pumping by 4,000 to 8,000 acre-feet per year....

The Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association (UVWUA) will develop a new drought contingency plan and implement drought response projects through a $439,438 cooperative agreement award from the Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program. The UVWUA operates the Gunnison Tunnel Project, which delivers over 500,000 acre-feet of irrigation water annually to agricultural users and 9,000 acre-feet to municipalities. The new plan will evaluate approaches for...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) a $20,935,318 project grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund the construction of a stormwater capture project in Los Angeles, consisting of a storm drain diversion, hydrodynamic separator, and subterranean infiltration gallery. This project is expected to add an estimated 136 acre-feet per year to local...

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 U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Porterville Irrigation District (District) a $923,033 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). Through this funding, the District will construct a surface water distribution system to serve 675 acres in its service area that currently only has access to groundwater. The project includes building a pipeline along Road 196 to connect the Lower Tule River Irrigation District 4...

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...

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 Maricopa Stanfield Irrigation and Drainage District (MSIDD) in Arizona was awarded a $997,136 Cooperative Agreement under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to increase water availability by constructing Well SRC-3 and associated piping and appurtenances. This project will boost MSIDD's drought resilience and accelerate its access to groundwater rights and storage credits earned through in-lieu...

The Merced Irrigation District in Merced County, California will receive $3,289,755 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 drought monitoring and water management models and equipment. Specifically, the District will enhance real-time operational modeling to track water supply conditions, install water measurement monitoring equipment to accurately track supply and snow/snow...

The Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (the District) in Utah was awarded a $8,514,513 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 grant will fund the expansion of the District's aquifer storage and recovery program, including the construction of two new recovery wells and pumping stations. This project is expected to increase the District's annual water yield by up to...