Cooperative Agreement R16AC00114

Three Valleys Municipal Water District (TVMWD) will develop a new Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) and leverage existing planning efforts under a $413,397 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation. The award is provided through the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to develop or update comprehensive drought contingency plans and implement projects that build long-term drought resiliency. TVMWD will coordinate diverse...

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 Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council awarded a $3,052,661 Project Grant to the Gulf Consortium under the RESTORE Act Spill Impact Component Program (CFDA 87.052) to fund the Coastal Stormwater Improvement - Calienta Street project in Hernando County, Florida. The project aims to reduce flooding and improve water quality in an older residential area along the west coast of Hernando County by replacing failing drainage infrastructure, constructing a stormwater treatment system, stabilizing...

The Gulf Consortium, with subrecipient Hillsborough County, has been awarded a $27,485,976 Project Grant from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) on May 20, 2024. The funding will support the final design, permitting, and construction of a wastewater collection and transmission system to replace aging septic tanks within the Delaney Creek watershed in Florida. This project aims to address water quality impairments in Delaney Creek, the Palm...

The Mountain Park Master Conservancy District in southwest Oklahoma received a $1,129,720 Cooperative Agreement award 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 support the development of a series of groundwater wells downstream from the Tom Steed Reservoir. These wells will provide supplemental water to the cities of Altus, Frederick, Snyder, and Altus Air Force Base, increasing...

The City of San Buenaventura, California, was awarded a $16,592,500 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 construction of a 4.3-mile pipeline to connect the city to the Calleguas Municipal Water District, enabling access to the city's existing State Water Project allocation. This will improve the city's drought resilience by providing an additional 5,400...

The Granger-Hunter Improvement District (GHID) in West Valley City, Utah was awarded a $13,747,472 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund the construction of a new water well and water treatment facility to treat water from the new well and an existing well. This will provide an additional 2,500 acre-feet of drought-tolerant water supply to GHID. The water treatment...

The South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD) was awarded a $390,370 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief (CFDA 15.514) program. The grant funding will enable STPUD to optimize and enhance existing water use data and technology, creating decision support tools to aid in the development of methodologies for establishing and implementing future water budgets for residential, commercial, industrial,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the City of West Sacramento a $3,941,468 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct the Well 22 Rehabilitation Project. This project will provide a dependable and long-term water supply in drought conditions to residents located in the city's low-income north area and serve as an additional backup water supply for the entire city. The project aims to enhance water...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $9,411,120 Project Grant to the Union Water Supply Corporation (UWSC) under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). This funding will support UWSC, a non-profit water utility serving rural residents in Starr County, Texas, to complete planning, design, and construction of a new groundwater well and treatment plant. This project aims to significantly increase the overall resiliency of UWSC's water...