Project Grant R15AP00206

The Rancho California Water District was awarded a $225,249.77 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530). The grant supports a collaborative initiative to transform high-water-use public parks in the Temecula, California area into community showcases featuring native and drought-tolerant plants integrated with advanced irrigation systems and smart technologies. The project aims to reduce...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Municipal Water District of Orange County Water Facilities Corporation a $269,976.40 Project Grant under the Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530). The grant's objectives are for the awardee to reach out to water use customers, understand their water needs, identify problem areas, set conservation goals, and develop a plan of action. This includes classifying customer accounts to better understand the...

The Rancho California Water District was awarded a $184,671 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Conservation Field Services program to conduct a Satellite Based Leak Detection Demonstration Project. The goals of the project are to use new satellite-based technology to more efficiently locate and repair leaks in Rancho Water's delivery system, reducing system water loss, and to demonstrate this technology to other water agencies throughout the...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $219,845 Project Grant to Project 7 Water Authority through the Water Conservation Field Services Program. The goal of this 15-month project concluding December 2022 is to optimize the water system and encourage conservation efforts. Under the Water Conservation Field Services (WCFS) program (CFDA #15.530), which aims to proactively promote water use efficiency in water project operations, Project 7 Water Authority will apply the...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $311,185 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District in California. The grant funding will be used to distribute approximately 2,200 water efficiency home kits to residential customers. Each kit will include various water-saving fixtures and devices, such as sprinkler nozzles, shower heads, faucet aerators,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $15,000,000 5-year Cooperative Agreement under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements (CFDA 15.560) program to the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, a non-profit organization in Los Banos, California. The primary purpose of this pilot project is to identify viable solutions to enable federal, state, and irrigation water districts to perform the dual purpose of traditional water conveyance and generation of...

The California Water Service Co (Cal Water) was awarded a $798,910 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). The grant will fund a lawn to garden turf conversion rebate program to promote water conservation through the transformation of high-water-use landscaping and irrigation to drought tolerant, permeable landscapes in five of Cal Water's districts. The project...

The Bureau of Reclamation, through the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504), awarded a $2,258,444 Project Grant to the Rancho California Water District in California. The grant will fund the development of a feasibility study to optimize the district's existing water treatment, storage, and distribution infrastructure. Key objectives include identifying opportunities to maximize the use of recycled water, support economic development through a sustainable water...

This $550,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530) will enable the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County (WMWD) to develop a Murrieta System Optimization Review (SOR). The SOR will assess the reliability of WMWD's water supply sources, including imported water and local groundwater, evaluate water quality parameters, and identify potential improvements to the water...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504) to the Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) of Riverside County, California. The grant will support a comprehensive water reuse feasibility study aimed at bolstering local groundwater supplies and fortifying regional water supply reliability in the drought-prone Southern California region. The study will take a holistic approach to examining the water reuse...