Project Grant R14AP00138

This Cooperative Agreement award of $2,688,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) supports the County of Clayton, Georgia to implement a project to mitigate flood risk along the mainstream of Camp Creek. The key activities include channel and culvert improvements to increase floodplain connectivity and reconnect the active channel to an expanded bankfull bench. Specific project elements involve 1,655 linear feet...

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). The purpose of the award is to expand the conveyance capacity of PID's water infrastructure connecting the San Joaquin River to the Delta-Mendota Canal, increasing capacity from 35 CFS to 195 CFS. The project will modernize PID's aging conveyance system and enhance the ability to recirculate and deliver San...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,191,586 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) grant to the Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District on September 6, 2023. This Project Grant will fund the lining of 2,500 feet of the earthen West Canal with a geomembrane liner covered by concrete to address seepage losses in central Washington. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 728 acre-feet that...

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 Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Boise Project Board of Control a $7,260,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to replace 5,230 linear feet (1 mile) of canal lining on the New York Canal in Boise, Idaho. This project aims to increase water conservation, efficiency, and reliability by reducing seepage losses from the existing concrete and asphalt-lined canal. The key activities include removing the existing...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $6,211,360.00 Cooperative Agreement to the Long Beach Water Management District on May 11, 2023 under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904). The funding will be used to improve the existing Drainage Canal 1 in Long Beach, Mississippi by widening the earth-lined channel along approximately 4 miles of the canal between Commission Road and Espy Avenue. The project aims to protect,...

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 Davis and Weber Counties Canal Company was awarded a $3.1 million WaterSMART Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation on September 23, 2022 to improve water conveyance infrastructure and install a solar energy system. Under the award, the Canal Company will enclose 1,650 feet of an existing concrete-lined canal with precast concrete box culvert and replace 880 feet of metal pipe with 66-inch reinforced concrete pipe. Additionally, the project includes...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under its Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), awarded a $3,260,366 Cooperative Agreement to the Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) to implement the Clear Creek Reconnection Project in Wahkiakum County, Washington. The project will remove a culvert fish passage barrier on Clear Creek, a tributary to the Elochoman River, to restore access to upstream spawning grounds for threatened salmon and steelhead species. Key project activities include...

<p>The Columbia Port Commission, a non-profit organization in Louisiana, was awarded a $507,000 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) on November 28, 2023. The grant will fund the construction of a 4,000-foot rail spur and the installation of a mainline switch to provide rail service capabilities at the Port of Columbia. This infrastructure project aims to support economic growth and meet the needs of the port's tenants.</p>