Project Grant R18AP00077

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $2,000,000 in federal funding to the Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) to construct a modernized sewer system in the Temecula Valley Wine Country region of Riverside County, California. The project will enable the connection of incorporated areas and parts of Temecula that have been utilizing septic tank systems to the EMWD...

The Jurupa Community Services District in Riverside County, California was awarded a $21,196,017 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 the installation of 33,447 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters and associated network equipment across the district's service area, enabling near real-time and remote water usage data collection....

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 $485,800 Project Grant to the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County (WMWD) under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to implement the GIS Data Acquisition and Leak Mapping Analysis for Improved Water Management Project. This project will field-verify and collect GPS data to correct spatial inaccuracies in WMWD's existing GIS database, improve data workflow, enhance asset management capabilities, and provide data to support...

The San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District received an $838,221 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on February 25, 2026. The grant funds 65% of final design plans for the Mill Creek Groundwater Recharge Facility expansion project, which is scheduled for completion by June 30, 2027. The design work will increase the existing facility's capacity and operational flexibility to...

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California received a $32,942,618 Project Grant award on April 14, 2025 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 an intertie at the existing Foothill Pump Station along the Rialto Pipeline in East Highland, California. This project will enable the Metropolitan Water District to provide water from the Colorado...

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...

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 Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County (WMWD) was awarded a $299,700 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557). The grant will fund the implementation of a data warehouse and data management software platform to establish a common data repository for better coordination of water management goals across WMWD's service area. The project will focus on collecting and integrating potable...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Rubidoux Community Services District (RCSD) $1,573,076 on January 28, 2026, 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. The project will deliver up to 2,000 acre-feet per year of potable surface water to RCSD, reducing its historical 100% groundwater dependency and...