Project Grant R15AP00100

The City of Soledad received a $2.8M 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), awarded on September 10, 2025. The funding supports the upgrade and replacement of approximately 3,500 existing non-Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meters with ultrasonic flowmeters equipped with AMI cellular technology (smart meters) and implementation of a new...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,224,295 project grant to the Desert Water Agency, a local government entity in southern California. This grant, funded through the Bureau's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), will support the final phase of the agency's Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) installation project. Specifically, the grant will enable the Desert Water Agency to equip the remaining 205 meters...

This $15,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements (CFDA 15.560) program supports a 5-year pilot project to assess the viability of installing solar panels over canals. The primary objectives are to reduce water evaporation, generate renewable energy, and build resilience to climate change by reducing carbon emissions associated with electricity generation. Key benefits may include increased water conservation during...

The South Tahoe Public Utility District, located in El Dorado County, California, was awarded a $966,874 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 grant funds will be used to install 80 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters and meter transceiver units on residential and multifamily customer water service connections. All meters will be...

The Rubidoux Community Service District in California was awarded a $3,346,653 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program on November 30, 2023. The grant will fund the conversion of 6,386 manual-read water meters to advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters, the implementation of an online customer portal system, and a water conservation outreach campaign. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of...

The City of Highland, Utah will install 4,253 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters and retrofit 250 existing meters with AMI capabilities under a $8.415 million Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation. The grant funding supports the City's project to implement AMI on unmetered pressurized irrigation connections and existing meters for residential, commercial, and institutional customers. The project aims to save an estimated 2,100 acre-feet of water...

The Moulton Niguel Water District in Southern California received a $1,012,996 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to replace 2,850 existing water meters with low resolution ultrasonic meters that are compatible with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 1,735 acre-feet by detecting and reducing...

The City of Stockton received $8.5 million in federal funding through the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), administered by the Bureau of Reclamation, for a project awarded on October 28, 2025, with an expected completion date of December 31, 2027. The grant supports the replacement and retrofit of 25,401 water meters—serving residential, commercial, and irrigation customers—with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) capable of providing...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Deployment Office awarded a $160,771 Cooperative Agreement on May 3, 2024 to the City of Caliente, Nevada under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254). The project aims to address inefficiencies, privacy, and safety concerns related to Caliente's electric meters by replacing old technology with advanced metering infrastructure. This will enable automatic meter information access and uploads for both the utility and its...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $200,432 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Joshua Valley Utility Company in Meadview, Arizona. The grant will support the upgrade of 400 manual read residential and commercial water meters with advanced metering technology. This project aims to enhance operational efficiency, improve leak detection, reduce water losses, provide accurate and...