Project Grant CPAP000000168006

This $914,401 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) supports the Western States Water Council (WSWC) in developing a web-based water conservation tool. The tool will integrate the WESTDAAT system with the OPENET platform to streamline applications for voluntary, compensated water conservation measures across the Western United States. This effort aims to help Western states adapt to reduced water supplies through improved...

The Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County (WMWD) was awarded a $299,700 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557). The grant will fund the implementation of a data warehouse and data management software platform to establish a common data repository for better coordination of water management goals across WMWD's service area. The project will focus on collecting and integrating potable...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $101,348 Project Grant under the Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530) to the City of Prescott, Arizona. The purpose of this grant is for the City to develop a long-term water management plan to address aging infrastructure, population growth, ongoing drought, and PFAS contamination. Key activities include plan pre-work, a planning process, evaluating water management options, and completing a draft and final long-term water management...

The Western States Water Council (WSWC) was awarded a $786,181 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program to continue development of the Western Water Rights and Aggregate Water Use Data Access and Analysis Tool (WestDAAT). WestDAAT aggregates water rights and use data from WSWC's 17 western state members and Alaska to enable consistent access and analysis in support of water resources planning and management. Under this...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $219,845 Project Grant to Project 7 Water Authority through the Water Conservation Field Services Program. The goal of this 15-month project concluding December 2022 is to optimize the water system and encourage conservation efforts. Under the Water Conservation Field Services (WCFS) program (CFDA #15.530), which aims to proactively promote water use efficiency in water project operations, Project 7 Water Authority will apply the...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530) will provide $550,000 to the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County (WMWD) to develop the Murrieta System Optimization Review (SOR). The SOR will examine WMWD's water supply sources, assess water quality parameters, analyze imported water availability, and identify potential improvements to the water supply system. This...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $485,800 Project Grant to the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County (WMWD) under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to implement the GIS Data Acquisition and Leak Mapping Analysis for Improved Water Management Project. This project will field-verify and collect GPS data to correct spatial inaccuracies in WMWD's existing GIS database, improve data workflow, enhance asset management capabilities, and provide data to support...

This $499,732 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504) will fund a comprehensive water recycling and feasibility study for the Town of Windsor, California. The study aims to increase the town's capacity to produce and store recycled water for beneficial use to the community. Key objectives include: reviewing previous water reports, assessing future demands,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $9,995,000 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to the Web Water Development Association, Inc. (WEB) of South Dakota. The grant funding will be used to construct necessary water infrastructure improvements to reliably serve quality and reliable drinking water to the City of Waubay and an area of Day County in South Dakota. This will involve building two booster stations...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $484,533 Project Grant to Watershed Management Group, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Tucson, Arizona, under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The grant, which runs from September 2024 to December 2027, will support the development of a coordination blueprint for local drought response planning. The project aims to help diverse stakeholders in the region collaborate on solutions to address water management challenges,...