Project Grant R16AP00142

The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (DISTRICT) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was awarded a $7,844,510.25 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund the construction of a pump station at the Feeder No.3 Canal to enhance irrigation efficiency and water supply reliability in the West-Side Belen Division. The project aims to leverage drain return flows and river...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $1.57 million on January 28, 2026, to the Rubidoux Community Services District (RCSD) under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct the Wilson Intertie, a potable water interconnection pipeline connecting RCSD with the West Valley Water District in Jurupa Valley, California. The project is scheduled for completion by June 30, 2027. The Wilson Intertie will deliver up to 2,000...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the City of Pocatello, Idaho, doing business as Pocatello-Vision 12. The funding will support the Portneuf Watershed Partnership's efforts to expand stakeholder engagement, update the existing watershed restoration plan, and develop a predictive stream flow model for the Portneuf River watershed. The project aims to address resource concerns in the watershed, including...

The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District, a U.S. local government entity, has been awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The total project cost is $1,257,735. The grant will fund the construction of a 37-acre groundwater recharge basin and 1,050 linear feet of pipeline to connect the basin to the district's distribution system. The project aims to enhance drought...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,413,946 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507) to the Purgatoire Watershed Partnership, Inc., a non-profit organization in Trinidad, Colorado. The funding will support the Purgatoire River Fish Passage Project, which aims to install a natural riffle ramp fishway into the Baca-Picketwire Diversion Dam on the Purgatoire River. This will allow...

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 Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,748,947 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to the Blue River Watershed Group (BRWG) and the Town of Silverthorne. The funding will support the engineering and design of a project to repair degraded aquatic habitat in the Blue River downstream of the Dillon Reservoir in Colorado. The project aims to address issues such as low flows, below average water temperatures, and lack of sediment and nutrient transport caused...

The City of Rialto in California will receive $4,074,990 under a Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The funding will equip an existing well and install an ion-exchange treatment system to remove arsenic from 2,750 acre-feet per year of groundwater from the Lytle Creek Basin, a sub-basin of the San Bernardino Basin within the City's water rights. This will provide a safe drinking water supply...

The Bureau of Reclamation, under its Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557), awarded a $783,962 project grant to Water District 63 in Idaho to expand water data monitoring and collection within the Boise River basin. The project aims to improve water management and avoid shortages by providing real-time access to drain monitoring data and developing hydrologic modeling capabilities. This will inform infrastructure and operational changes needed to support sustainable water delivery in...

The City of American Falls, Idaho will receive $205,953 under a five-year Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Recreation Resources Management program (CFDA 15.524) to support operation and maintenance of the Willow Bay Recreation Area. Funding will allow the City, as managing partner, to continue essential upkeep and improvements at the recreation grounds owned by Reclamation, including maintenance of boat docks, landscaping, trash collection and...