The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,001,044.18 Cooperative Agreement to Carollo Engineers Inc. on August 24, 2023 under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560). The project will test an in-situ resin regeneration process using bicarbonate for potable water reuse applications. This approach aims to remove dissolved organic matter and inorganic anions such as nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, and others from the water without producing the large...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program provides $224,728.63 to the City of Bottineau, ND to install a telemetry base station and approximately 274 new water meters with smartpoint heads as part of the city's Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project. The goal is to modernize the city's aging water metering system to provide more accurate data, enable better...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) to Tri-Cities Joint Job Development, a local government entity in Elgin, North Dakota. The grant's public purpose is to staff aquatic invasive species (AIS) check stations at Lake Tschida Heart Butte Reservoir and purchase two decontamination stations to be operated by seasonal employees. These efforts are aimed at preventing the spread of AIS and ensuring proper cleaning of...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $557,406.76 Cooperative Agreement to William Marsh Rice University under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560). The goal of this 18-month project, with an estimated completion date of September 2025, is to further evaluate the effectiveness of boron nitride-based photocatalytic materials for the destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in brackish groundwater and reverse osmosis...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $223,604 Project Grant under the Recreation Resources Management (CFDA 15.524) program to Tri-Cities Joint Job Development, a local government entity in North Dakota. The grant will fund four infrastructure improvement projects at the Lake Tschida Heart Butte Reservoir over the period from August 2024 to October 2028. The key deliverables include: 1) constructing a new 40x60 ft. heated storage shop to house road maintenance...
This $65,000,000 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) 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 award aims to enhance the Rio Grande Project (RGP) and the Middle Rio Grande Project (MRG) to ensure continued access to water for...
The Southeast Water Users District (the District) in North Dakota was awarded a $200,013 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will be used to install 1,000 Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) nodes on the District's existing manual water meters to automate water use metering. The AMI nodes will provide the District with real-time...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $2,500,000 in funding to the Okarche Public Works Authority to construct a new water treatment plant facility for nitrate removal from the town's existing groundwater wells. The project will involve constructing a 50'x60'x16' metal building with a foundation, two water softening units, two ion exchange units for nitrate removal, plumbing,...
The Bureau of Reclamation, under its Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557), awarded a $254,615 Cooperative Agreement to the West Dakota Water Development District in partnership with the City of Rapid City, South Dakota. The project will develop a RiverWare model to evaluate operational strategies for the Pactola and Deerfield Reservoirs under varying hydrologic conditions. The model will build on preliminary work estimating an additional 3,000 acre-feet per year could be supplied from...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $467,200.43 Cooperative Agreement under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) to Pani Clean Inc., a woman-owned small business, to pilot-test a photovoltaic-powered electrochemical denitrification system. The project aims to demonstrate a modular, off-grid solar-powered unit that can treat nitrate-contaminated water sources, such as effluents from wastewater plants and public water supply wells, to...