Block Grant R17AP00031

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, through its Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530), awarded a $101,348 project grant to the City of Prescott, Arizona to develop a long-term water management plan. The plan will address the city's aging infrastructure, population growth, ongoing drought, and presence of "forever chemicals" in the water supply. Key activities include pre-planning work, the planning process, evaluating water management options, and completing a draft and...

The Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $572,139 Project Grant to the Deschutes River Conservancy to develop a water strategy and implementation plan for water conservation projects with Central Oregon irrigation districts. The goal is to increase instream flows in the Deschutes Basin in central Oregon. The Conservancy will compile information from existing plans, analyze needs and limitations,...

The Western States Water Council (WSWC) was awarded a $914,401 Project Grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to develop a web-based water conservation tool. This tool will integrate the WESTDAAT system with the OPENET platform to streamline applications for voluntary, compensated water conservation measures across the western United States. The project aims to address data gaps that have hindered effective water conservation and marketing...

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 City of Walla Walla received a $3,002,524 Project Grant award on September 19, 2023 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief (CFDA 15.514) program. The grant will fund the retrofit of City Well 5 to convert it from a production-only well to an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) well. This will allow the city to recharge the aquifer during wet seasons and store up to 5,000 acre-feet of water over 10 years. The...

The Ogden River Water Users Association in Weber County, Utah will use a $445,000 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) to develop a comprehensive water strategy plan. The plan will address drought resilience and ensure a sustainable water strategy for the region, which has experienced recent population growth exceeding projections, severe drought, aging...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation has awarded the Maricopa County Municipal Water Conserva a $156,306 Project Grant under the Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530). This grant will fund the recipient to prepare a System Optimization Review (SOR) report that will analyze the water delivery and management issues of the recipient's irrigation system. The SOR process will include data collection, identification and prioritization of water management...

The High Country Conservation Center (HC3) in Summit County, Colorado was awarded a $471,466 WaterSMART grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation to update the 2018 Blue River Watershed Regional Water Efficiency Plan and the water efficiency plans for the Town of Frisco, Town of Dillon, Town of Breckenridge, and Cooper Mountain Consolidated Metropolitan District. The grant project aims to address challenges related to decreasing snowpack levels, increasing...

This 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 $100,357.60 to Global Water Resources, Inc. in Maricopa, Arizona. The funding will support the addition of a turf removal and replacement rebate program for residential and non-residential customers to Global Water Resources' existing water conservation program. This project aims to replace turf...

This $499,732 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504) will enable the Town of Windsor, California to conduct a comprehensive multi-feasibility study on water reclamation and reuse opportunities. The study will assess future water demand, identify alternatives for expanding the town's recycled water system, and recommend infrastructure improvements to increase...