Project Grant 10DG11061800015

Under this $8,162,928 federal Project Grant awarded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514), the North Kern Water Storage District (NKWSD) will drill and equip a 6 cubic feet per second (CFS) groundwater well, and connect it to the Friant-Kern Canal through a discharge pipeline. This project will enable the conveyance and return of 1,999 acre-feet per year of previously stored water to downstream...

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...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Rancho California Water District received a $191,826 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530) on September 12, 2025, to implement the Optimizing Hydrant Efficiency for Water Conservation and Safety Project. The award supports the installation of 40 advanced stainless steel check valves beneath high-risk fire hydrants throughout the district's service area in California. This...

The City of Walla Walla received a $3,002,524 Project Grant award on September 19, 2023 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief (CFDA 15.514) program. The grant will fund the retrofit of City Well 5 to convert it from a production-only well to an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) well. This will allow the city to recharge the aquifer during wet seasons and store up to 5,000 acre-feet of water over 10 years. The...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $5.8 million to Carpinteria Valley Water District on February 5, 2026, under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) compatible replacement well in California. The project encompasses demolition of the failing Smillie Well, construction and permitting of a new ASR-capable well located at the intersection of Lillingston Canyon Road and Casitas Pass Road,...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Kern Tulare Water District (KTWD) $4,012,136 under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) on July 31, 2025, to construct water banking infrastructure in Bakersfield, California. The project deliverables include drilling and equipping a new well, installing over 8,000 linear feet of pipeline to a new discharge point on the Friant Kern Canal, and connecting an existing well to the existing well recovery...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded East Valley Water District a $5.91 million Project Grant on January 15, 2026, under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct new water wells in the East Valley Water District (EVWD) service area. The project, titled "Widening Availability Through Engineered Resiliency (WATER): Increasing Drought Resiliency Through New Well Construction in East Valley Water District," will be...

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), awarded the Firebaugh Canal Water District in San Joaquin County, California a $3,786,000 Project Grant on January 15, 2025. The grant will fund the concreting of 2.08 miles of the 3rd Lift Canal and the construction of a 60-acre-foot midchannel storage reservoir adjacent to the lined section. This project is expected to...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded the City of Fullerton a Cooperative Agreement totaling $959,752 under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) on March 15, 2025, to implement the Well 7A Construction Project. This drinking water infrastructure initiative equips a newly drilled deep water well located at the City's main plant water production site in Anaheim with a high-capacity pump, motor, associated valves,...

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...