Project Grant 22DG11052012132

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,250,000 in federal funding to the North Tahoe Public Utility District to implement its 2025 Waterline Replacement Project. The project will install approximately 2,700 linear feet of 8-inch water mains, new 2-inch service lines, fire hydrants, valves, and appurtenances to enhance the water system's drought resilience and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Porterville Irrigation District (District) a $923,033 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). Through this funding, the District will construct a surface water distribution system to serve 675 acres in its service area that currently only has access to groundwater. The project includes building a pipeline along Road 196 to connect the Lower Tule River Irrigation District 4...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,439,116 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to the Tri-City Joint Water and Sanitary Authority (TCSWA) located in Myrtle Creek, Oregon. The grant will fund the construction of a new 300,000-gallon potable water storage tank and distribution system improvements to connect the new tank to the existing water system. The project aims to improve water delivery efficiency...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,155,168 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to the Trabuco Canyon Water District in California. The funding will support the Dove and Tick Creek Pump Station Improvements Drought Resiliency Project, which aims to upgrade the district's pump stations to increase capture of dry weather runoff and stormwater. This will produce 200 acre-feet per year of new non-potable...

The South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD) was awarded a $390,370 Project Grant 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 funding will enable STPUD to optimize and enhance existing water use data and technology by creating decision support tools to aid in the development of methodologies for creating and implementing future water budgets for residential, commercial, industrial,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the South Tahoe Public Utility District a $966,874 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the installation of 80 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters and meter transceiver units on residential and multifamily customer water service connections. This will connect the meters to the district's existing AMI network and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,028,188 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant (CFDA #15.507) to the Henry Miller Reclamation District No. 2131 in central California. The grant funding will be used to modernize the Pick Anderson Pump Station and upgrade the district's surface water conveyance system. Key project elements include installing automatic gates and flow meters, constructing a long-crested weir, adding three new...

The Stockton East Water District in California received a $2,046,465 federal 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 (CFDA 15.507) to construct a flow measurement flume and pipe 777 feet of an earthen canal. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 10,865 acre-feet, which will be stored in the New Melones Reservoir to address water shortages...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $611,818 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Orland-Artois Water District in Glenn County, California. The funding will support the design and construction of new water delivery infrastructure, including turnouts from the Tehama-Colusa Canal and expansion of the district's buried pipeline system. This project will improve water delivery...

The City of San Buenaventura was awarded a $16,592,500 Project Grant by 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 construct a 4.3-mile pipeline to connect to the Calleguas Municipal Water District and access the city's existing State Water Project allocation. This will improve the city's drought resiliency by providing approximately 5,400 acre-feet of water per...