Cooperative Agreement R20AC00022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service has awarded a $656,000 Project Grant under the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (CFDA 10.763) program to Enchanted Forest Water Corp, a U.S. local government and municipal entity in Alto, New Mexico. The grant, awarded on February 6, 2025, supports obtaining, treating, distributing, and storing potable water that meets federal standards for the Alto community. Working as a sub-awardee with the New Mexico Finance Authority,...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The grant will fund planning, design, and permitting activities for the Arroyo del Oso Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Project. This project aims to increase the Water Authority's capacity for water recharge and storage in the Middle Rio Grande Basin...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $77 million cooperative agreement to the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority on September 22, 2021 to support the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Finished Water One Conveyance Pipeline Phase. The cooperative agreement will provide funding through September 30, 2026 under the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System program (CFDA #15.553) to deliver potable surface water to communities in Eastern New Mexico. Specifically,...

The El Paso Water Utilities will use an $83.5 million Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs to construct an Advanced Water Purification Facility. The key benefit of this project is that it will increase drought resiliency for the El Paso community by introducing a purified water supply as a new, sustainable source to diversify the local water portfolio. Purified water provides a drought-proof supply that...

The City of Gallup Water & Sanitation Department in McKinley County, New Mexico will receive a $4 million Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Program (CFDA 15.514) to construct a new water production well and improve water infrastructure as part of the Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project. Specifically, the City of Gallup will construct a new water well estimated to provide approximately 2,170...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $1,132,000 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant to Canada De LOS Alamos Mutual Domestic Water Consumers And Mutual Sewage Works Association on May 12, 2022 to provide emergency community water assistance through May 12, 2024. The funding will support the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants program, which provides funds to rural communities experiencing a significant decline in water quantity or quality due to an...

This $65,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514), will support the State Engineer, New Mexico Office of the Interstate Stream Commission in investigating, developing, protecting, and conserving water resources in New Mexico. The key products and services to be delivered include: Enhancing the Rio Grande Project to ensure continued access to water for...

This $2,000,000 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504), will support the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board in conducting a feasibility study, alternatives analysis, preliminary design, environmental impact studies, and compliance analysis activities for a water reuse solution at the Upper Valley Water Treatment Plant. The key objectives of the project...

The City of Gallup, New Mexico received a $10,000,000 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 grant will fund the design, engineering, and construction of a new municipal potable water well to offset a 5-7 year delay in completing the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. The city's groundwater levels have dropped approximately 725 feet over the past 40 years, and the...

The New Mexico Acequia Association (NMAA) was awarded a $2,795,519 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) on January 17, 2024. Through this funding, NMAA will partner with the Farmers Mutual Community to develop water budget modeling tools and online decision support systems focused on the Northern Rio Grande and San Juan Basins in New Mexico. The tools will facilitate the creation and implementation of flexible water...