Cooperative Agreement R22AC00590

1 AWARD PURPOSE THE LANGELL VALLEY AND THE LOST RIVER WATERSHED IS ONE OF THE DRIEST WATERSHEDS WITHIN THE KLAMATH PROJECT, WHERE AGING AND OUTDATED INFRASTRUCTURE CREATES UNNECESSARY WATER LOSS THE PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK WILL IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO MODERNIZE IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCE IN DISTRICT IN A MANNER TO HELPS TO ADDRESS THESE AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL WATER NEEDS THE DISTRICT S AGING INFRASTRUCTURE EXACERBATES WATER SUPPLY CHALLENGES WHILE CREATING OPERATIONAL INEFFICIENCIES WATER SHORTAGES LIMIT PATRONS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND HAVE ECONOMIC IMPACTS FOR PATRONS AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY COMPETING AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL WATER DEMANDS IN CLEAR LAKE RESERVOIR, ON OF THE DISTRICT S WATER2 ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP PLANS FOR WATER MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES THAT WILLINFORM STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ON THE GROUND PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE DISTRICT THERE ARE TWOPHASES PROPOSED UNDER THIS SCOPE OF WORK PHASE I INITIAL ASSESSMENT AND EARLY ACTION PROJECTIDENTIFICATION, AND PHASE II MODERNIZATION ASSESSMENTS AND MODERNIZATION STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT PHASE II IS DEPENDENT ON THE FINDINGS FROM PHASE I, AND THE WORK IN PHASE II WILL BE SCALED TO THEAVAILABLE BUDGET THE DISTRICT ANTICIPATES CONTRACTING WITH FARMERS CONSERVATION ALLIANCE CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE THIS WORK VIA THE IRRIGATION MODERNIZATION PROGRAM IMP 3 EXPECTED DELIVERABLE OR OUTCOME THIS PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY A PATH FOR THE DISTRICT TO MODERNIZE ITS INFRASTRUCTURE AND QUANTIFY THEASSOCIATED BENEFITS MODERNIZING THIS INFRASTRUCTURE COULD CREATE SHORT AND LONG TERM BENEFITS TOTHE DISTRICT, THE KLAMATH BASIN AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, AND TO SOCIETY AT LARGE IN THE SHORT TERM,INVESTMENTS IN MODERNIZED INFRASTRUCTURE WILL SUPPORT JOBS AND INCOME IN CONSTRUCTION AND RELATEDSECTORS IN THE LONG TERM, MODERNIZED INFRASTRUCTURE WILL IMPROVE WATER SAVINGS ENERGYSAVINGS IMPROVED WATER QUALITY AND DECREASED OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COSTS 4 INTENDED BENEFICIARY IES THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL HELP TO ADDRESS AGRICULTURAL WATER NEEDS AS THE DISTRICT NAVIGATESFLUCTUATING WATER SUPPLIES CURRENT AND FUTURE WATER SUPPLY VARIABILITY HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FORIMPROVED WATER EFFICIENCY THE PROPOSED PROJECT ALSO OFFERS THE POTENTIAL TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTALWATER NEEDS, AS HIGHER WATER LEVELS IN CLEAR LAKE RESERVOIR WOULD BENEFIT THELOST RIVER SUCKER AND SHORTNOSE SUCKER 5 SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS AGREEMENT