Project Grant R16AP00148

The San Benito County Water District (SBCWD) is implementing the Accelerated Drought Response Project (ADROP) under a $51,195,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects program (CFDA 15.074). ADROP is the first phase of the North San Benito Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Project and will be completed by November 2026. The grant funding will partially cover the engineering design, land acquisitions, environmental...

Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $4.6 million to the Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District (SSJMUD) under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) on June 25, 2025, to construct the Caratan Groundwater Recharge Facility. The project will convert 160 acres of land in Kern County, California, approximately 5 miles southeast of Delano, into recharge ponds capable of providing an additional average annual volume of...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) a $20,935,318 project grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund the construction of a stormwater capture project in Los Angeles, consisting of a storm drain diversion, hydrodynamic separator, and subterranean infiltration gallery. This project is expected to add an estimated 136 acre-feet per year to local...

The Stockton East Water District received $387,000 in Project Grant funding from the Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) awarded September 2, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. The grant funds the design of a surface water pipeline infrastructure project intended to improve drought resiliency and groundwater reliability in San Joaquin County, California. The pipeline will convert irrigation water...

The Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 3 (GMD3) was awarded a $713,602 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Grant Program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funding will enable GMD3 to develop action plans to address groundwater concerns in at least six priority areas within its boundaries. The project will provide a framework for local water users, including agricultural...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $7,326,016 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program to the Mcmullin Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency (MAGSA), a non-profit organization located in central California. The grant will fund the installation of a groundwater well measurement and monitoring array with a telemetric data collection system across 925 wells and 6 weather stations in MAGSA's service area. This project aims to improve water...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Fresno Irrigation District received a $6.0 million Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Program (CFDA 15.514) awarded September 18, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2028. The project involves expanding an existing groundwater recharge basin by 24 acres and constructing an additional 20-acre basin to address critical water management challenges in California's Central Valley. The...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded $10 million to Fresno Irrigation District on September 12, 2025, under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Program (CFDA 15.514) to construct water infrastructure that enhances drought resilience and water supply flexibility in California's Central Valley. The project deliverables include the construction of two recharge basins with up to two recharge cells at each site, levees less than 6 feet in height, two...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,531,848 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to The California Land Stewardship Institute, in partnership with the City of Ukiah Water Department in Mendocino County, California. The grant will fund the expansion of a surface water-groundwater model for the Ukiah Valley Basin to simulate drought conditions and management actions, creating a decision support tool to...

This $620,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) supports South Dakota State University in developing a scalable decision support tool (S-DST) for equitable water resource allocation and drought mitigation in the Missouri River Basin. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year project include: (1) analyzing climate change projections to assess drought risks, (2)...