Project Grant R13AP20058

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $43,074,644 Cooperative Agreement to the Patterson Irrigation District (PID) under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) on January 16, 2025. The purpose of the award is for PID to construct upgrades to the conveyance facility that connects the San Joaquin River to the Delta Mendota Canal, expanding the conveyance capacity from 35 CFS to 195 CFS. The project will increase flexibility in water deliveries and water trading,...

The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District (SWID) in Kern County, California was awarded a $8,487,181 Project Grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief (CFDA 15.514) program on December 31, 2024. This funding will support the construction of a 112-acre groundwater recharge facility that will store uncontrolled flood water from the Kern River and Central Valley Project for later beneficial use. The project is expected to be completed by April 30, 2027...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,335,961 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to construct a water storage and delivery system in Portola Redwoods State Park, California. The project aims to improve water supply reliability for park visitors while decreasing summer diversions from Peters Creek, which will benefit endangered coho salmon and steelhead populations. Specifically, the grant will fund the...

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...

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 Turlock Irrigation District (TID) was awarded a $10,339,634 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) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the installation of a 4,000-kilowatt floating solar photovoltaic energy generation system on the Lateral 8 Regulating Reservoir in California's San Joaquin Valley. The solar array is expected to generate over 8.7 million kWh of electricity...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Fresno Irrigation District received a $6.0 million Project Grant award from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) on September 18, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. The primary deliverable is the expansion and construction of groundwater recharge infrastructure in California's Central Valley, specifically involving the expansion of an existing groundwater recharge basin by 24 acres and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Turlock Irrigation District $11,863,580 on November 28, 2025, under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct the Lateral 5.5 Regulating Reservoir Project. The project, scheduled for completion by March 31, 2028, will be constructed on 40 acres of district-owned property and is designed to capture operational water spillage and improve water supply management in the Lateral 5.5 service...

The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District received a $1,315,083 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) on February 20, 2024. The funding will support the Kimberlina Pipeline Conveyance Improvement Project, which involves installing 1,400 linear feet of pipeline to connect the district's main distribution system to the Kimberlina recharge facility. This project will allow an additional...

The City of San Buenaventura in Ventura County, California was awarded a $16,592,500 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) to construct a 4.3 mile pipeline connecting the city to the Calleguas Municipal Water District. This will enable the city to access its existing State Water Project allocation, improving drought resiliency and water quality by blending with lower quality...