Cooperative Agreement R17AC00112

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 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 City of Big Bear Lake Department of Water and Power received a $1,029,000 Project Grant 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 enable the City to equip a new well pumping plant at Division Well No. 9, which will provide an additional 400 acre-feet water source to improve drought resiliency and increase water system operational efficiencies for the Bear Valley...

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 City of West Sacramento, California will use a $3,941,468 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct the Well 22 Rehabilitation Project. The project will provide a dependable, long-term water supply to the city's low-income North Area residents during drought conditions and serve as an additional backup water supply for the entire city in the event of a failure in the...

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 City of Rialto in California will receive $4,074,990 under a Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The funding will equip an existing well and install an ion-exchange treatment system to remove arsenic from 2,750 acre-feet per year of groundwater from the Lytle Creek Basin, a sub-basin of the San Bernardino Basin within the City's water rights. This will provide a safe drinking water supply...

The San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District received a $2,707,038 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 Cactus Basins Connector Pipeline Project. This project will connect the Cactus Basins to the State Water Project, allowing for up to an additional 6,904 acre-feet per year of groundwater recharge in the severely depleted groundwater basin. The project...

The City of Santa Ana, California received a $3,602,500 Project Grant 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 relocation of an existing pressure reducing station and construction of a new emergency booster pump station to expand the city's upper water supply zone and ensure water services during shortages. This project aims to maximize the operational...

The City of Aurora, Colorado received a $14,313,413 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to expand the Prairie Waters Project (PWP). The PWP is a critical component of Aurora's integrated water master plan to enhance drought resiliency and sustainable water supply. Specifically, the grant funding will support the construction of a second radial well and pump station,...