Project Grant R14AP00166

This federal 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), provides $1,397,655 to the City of Stockton, CA to design a groundwater recharge improvement project. The project includes the construction of three recharge ponds, associated connections and conveyance systems, and monitoring systems with wells and surface water gages. This effort is part of the...

The Rancho California Water District was awarded a $43,900,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects program (CFDA 15.074). The grant will fund the Pauba Valley Groundwater Banking Project, which aims to leverage the district's 100,000 acre-feet of unused groundwater storage capacity to enhance long-term water supply reliability for the Lower Colorado River Basin. The key components of the...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $351,057 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program to The Watershed Management Group, Inc. to develop a strategic plan to enhance groundwater recharge opportunities in the Lower Santa Cruz Watershed in Pima County, Arizona. This project will collaborate with Sky Island Alliance to survey springs, creeks, and arroyos, assess management needs, identify priority restoration...

The Illinois Valley Soil and Water Conservation District, in collaboration with Trout Unlimited, has been awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to focus on prioritized designs for improving streamflow and water security in the Illinois River subbasin in southwest Oregon. The key products and services to be delivered include: The design of 1-3 irrigation modernization projects on private land to conserve...

The Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District received a $4,598,053 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The funding will support the construction of the Caratan Groundwater Recharge Facility, which will convert 160 acres located in Delano, CA into recharge ponds to provide an additional average annual volume of approximately 5,560 acre-feet of water. The project's...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514), will provide $2,684,222 to the Cawelo Water District in Bakersfield, CA to enhance the district's drought resiliency and increase access to groundwater supplies. The key project components include the construction of a 33-acre-foot capacity reservoir, a 24-acre recharge facility, and a pipeline connecting the two facilities....

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,918 Project Grant to the Walker Basin Conservancy under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The grant will support the Conservancy's efforts to establish a Walker River Basin Watershed Group that will identify landscape-scale watershed priorities and plan actions to address them using a comprehensive approach focused on stakeholder engagement and finding multi-benefit solutions. Key activities include engaging diverse...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Semitropic Water Storage District Irrigation Water System Financing Corporation a $3 million Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program. The grant will fund construction of a subsurface recharge facility including an earthen reservoir, filtration system, metered connection to record water deliveries, buried infiltration gallery of perforated and solid pipelines, and a dedicated monitoring system. The project aims to increase...

The Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District Number 3 will receive $100,000 from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program to establish a local watershed group in the Kansas portion of the Middle Arkansas-Lake McKinney watershed through June 2024. The District will facilitate stakeholder outreach and coalition building to gather information on watershed health and outline a restoration plan for the portion of the Arkansas...

Under this $8,162,928 Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Program (CFDA 15.514) project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the North Kern Water Storage District 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 convey and return 1,999 acre-feet per year of previously stored water to downstream banking partners. The project, located near...