Project Grant 08FG20200133

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $611,818 to the Orland-Artois Water District on June 4, 2025, under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to design and construct new water infrastructure in Glenn County, California. The project encompasses the design of water delivery infrastructure, including turnouts from the Tehama-Colusa Canal and expansion of the district's buried pipeline conveyance system to serve approximately 4,000 acres of...

The Yuba County Water Agency and Browns Valley Irrigation District will convert 9.3 miles of open ditch to 9.6 miles of pipeline under a $4,011,154 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART program. The existing Sicard Flat Ditch is constructed directly in blasted rock, making it porous and prone to leaks. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 2,880 acre-feet currently lost to seepage, which will be stored in Collins Lake...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $4,511,673 project grant to the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) located in California's Central Valley. The funding will enable TID's Civil Engineering Division to improve and automate five drop structures on the district's main canal. This project involves modifying the drop structures, installing new automated gates, and...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,265,585 Project Grant to the Co-op Farm Irrigation Company under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will support the conversion of 20,800 feet of existing earthen and concrete-lined irrigation ditches to high-density polyethylene pipe. The piped system will include a flow meter, individual user meters, and a 15-horsepower pump. The project will also install an 11.8-kilowatt solar...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,830,500 Project Grant (CFDA #15.507 - WaterSMART) to the Panoche Water District in Fresno County, California on September 19, 2023. This funding will allow the Panoche Water District to install a 2.9-mile concrete liner on the currently unlined Contour Canal and replace four check structures, three road crossings, and 15 turnouts with pre-cast concrete structures to accommodate necessary trash screens. The project is...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Sonoma County Water Agency received a $27.7 million Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504), awarded on June 4, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2029. The award funds three interconnected water recycling infrastructure projects in Petaluma, California: the Ellis Creek Tertiary Recycled Water Expansion Project, the Urban Recycled Water Expansion...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded $625,047 to the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on September 11, 2025. The project grant funds the design of the DiGiorgio Unit Pipeline, a water infrastructure project intended to improve conjunctive use water management in Kern County, California. The pipeline will be designed to deliver surface water for direct on-farm...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,765,371.00 Project Grant to the Lower Tule River Irrigation District and Pixley Irrigation District in central California under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the installation of 742 automated magnetic smart meters along 320 miles of open canals within the two districts. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 10,621...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Western Canal Water District $557,198 on August 22, 2025, under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Program (CFDA 15.507) to develop a comprehensive final design package for a fully automated gate structure. The project, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2026, will enhance water resource management across the Feather River and Butte Creek watersheds in California's Northern Sacramento...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Gravelly Ford Water District $161,680 under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on September 9, 2025, to develop a 90% engineering design package for water infrastructure improvements in Madera County, California. The project focuses on retrofitting six existing water control structures (weirs) along Cottonwood Creek with Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)-capable radial gates and associated...