Project Grant R14AP00091

The Yuba County Water Agency and Browns Valley Irrigation District will convert 9.3 miles of open ditch to 9.6 miles of pipeline under a $4,011,154 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART program. The existing Sicard Flat Ditch is constructed directly in blasted rock, making it porous and prone to leaks. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 2,880 acre-feet currently lost to seepage, which will be stored in Collins Lake...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,265,585 Project Grant to the Co-op Farm Irrigation Company under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will support the conversion of 20,800 feet of existing earthen and concrete-lined irrigation ditches to high-density polyethylene pipe. The piped system will include a flow meter, individual user meters, and a 15-horsepower pump. The project will also install an 11.8-kilowatt solar...

This Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Conservation Field Services (WCFS) program (CFDA 15.530) provides $102,383.00 to the Owyhee Irrigation District to develop the design for converting 5,880 linear feet of open Kingman Lateral canal to a piped canal system. The goal is to save water and eliminate the risk of canal failure, which would increase water availability and reduce risk to people and property in the vicinity. The expected...

The Department of Energy awarded a $3,899,287 Project Grant to the Beaver City Corporation under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to replace up to 6,000 linear feet of aging steel water delivery pipes that supply a city-owned hydroelectric power plant in Beaver, Utah. The project, which is the second phase of a maintenance initiative, involves removing the existing 100-year-old 24"-36" steel-riveted and 14"-36" welded steel pipes and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,133,442 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Cameron County Irrigation District #2 in Texas. The funding will support the conversion of 5,207 linear feet of unlined open canal in Lateral 15 to a buried polyvinyl chloride pipeline. This infrastructure upgrade is expected to save 390 acre-feet of water annually that would otherwise be lost to...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $894,676 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Cameron County Irrigation District No. 2 in Texas. The grant will fund the conversion of 4,713 linear feet of unlined open canal in Lateral C-2 to a buried polyvinyl chloride pipeline. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 280 acre-feet that would otherwise be lost to...

The United States Pipe and Foundry Company (U.S. Pipe) has been awarded a $75,500,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255). The funding will support the Iron Electric Induction Conversion Project, which aims to replace a coke-fired furnace with electric induction melting furnaces at U.S. Pipe's Alabama Works ductile iron pipe production facility in Bessemer, Alabama. This project is expected to eliminate the...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $6,176,520 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the North Creek Irrigation Company of Mt. Pleasant, Inc. in Utah. The funding will support the installation of 38,655 linear feet of high-density polyethylene pipe and two hydroelectric units, which are expected to generate 198,000 kilowatt-hours annually. The project aims to reduce annual water losses...

The Paradise Valley Irrigation District in Blaine County, Montana received a $580,612 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). The grant funding will be used to convert the remaining one mile of the Hillside Ditch, an open irrigation canal, to a buried pipeline. This infrastructure upgrade is expected to result in annual water savings of 2,275 acre-feet...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507), awarded the Circleville Irrigation Company in Piute County, Utah, $200,021.20 on May 27, 2025 to install 2,700 feet of pipe in the Dalton Ditch, an earthen irrigation canal. This project aims to improve water conservation and conveyance by preventing water loss from seepage and evaporation, allowing for more efficient management of...