The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, through its Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530), awarded a $101,348 project grant to the City of Prescott, Arizona to develop a long-term water management plan. The plan will address the city's aging infrastructure, population growth, ongoing drought, and presence of "forever chemicals" in the water supply. Key activities include pre-planning work, the planning process, evaluating water management options, and completing a draft and...
The Western States Water Council (WSWC) was awarded a $914,401 Project Grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to develop a web-based water conservation tool. This tool will integrate the WESTDAAT system with the OPENET platform to streamline applications for voluntary, compensated water conservation measures across the western United States. The project aims to address data gaps that have hindered effective water conservation and marketing...
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...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504) provides $82,224,260 to the Washington County Water Conservancy District, operating as Water Conservatory, to complete planning, design, and construction activities for a regional water reuse system in Washington County, Utah. The goal is to integrate a potable and secondary irrigation reuse source into the county's water...
This $499,732 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504) will enable the Town of Windsor, California to conduct a comprehensive multi-feasibility study on water reclamation and reuse opportunities. The study will assess future water demand, identify alternatives for expanding the town's recycled water system, and recommend infrastructure improvements to increase...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, through the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514), awarded a $9,995,000 Project Grant to the Web Water Development Association, Inc. (WEB) of South Dakota. The grant funding will support WEB's construction of water infrastructure improvements to reliably provide quality drinking water to the city of Waubay and 92 rural residences in Day County, South Dakota. Specifically, the project will involve building two booster stations and...
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 $484,533 Project Grant to Watershed Management Group, Inc., a non-profit organization in Tucson, Arizona, under the Cooperative Watershed Management (CFDA 15.554) program. The award supports the development of a coordination blueprint for local drought response planning. The project aims to help diverse stakeholders in the region collaborate on addressing critical water management challenges. Typical activities funded under this program include watershed group...
The Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) of Riverside County, California was awarded a $777,226 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The purpose of the grant is for WMWD to design a new well for their Arlington Desalter System, which will help stabilize groundwater levels and maximize water pumping to the desalter. This project aims to reduce...
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...