Project Grant R18AP00089

The Bureau of Reclamation, through the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514), awarded a $43,074,644 Cooperative Agreement to the Patterson Irrigation District (PID) in Patterson, CA. The purpose of this award is for PID to construct upgrades to the conveyance facility connecting the San Joaquin River to the Delta-Mendota Canal, expanding capacity from 35 CFS to 195 CFS. This project will improve water delivery flexibility, enhance drought resilience, and provide...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, under the Colorado River System Conservation Pilot Program (CFDA 15.567), awarded a $154,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) to design and construct the Salt River Project-Central Arizona Project (SRP-CAP) Interconnection Facility. This facility will improve regional water system redundancy and flexibility in central Arizona, while increasing the ability to use and move eligible non-project...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $15,000,000, 5-year Cooperative Agreement to the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements (CFDA 15.560) program. 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 renewable energy, thereby building resilience to climate change by reducing carbon...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $4,518,000 Cooperative Agreement to the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to implement electrical upgrades and replace high service pumps at the Lake Saltonstall Water Treatment Plant. The project will replace the existing 2400V distribution equipment and utility service with new 4160V equipment and a 13,800V utility service, as well as replace the high service...

The Contra Costa Water District received a $641,618.87 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Central Valley Improvement Act (CVIA) Title XXXIV program. The funding will support corrective actions and improvements to the Rock Slough Fish Screen facility located in Concord, California from May 2021 through September 2022. The CVIA aims to protect, restore, and enhance fish, wildlife, and habitats in California's Central Valley and Trinity...

The Trabuco Canyon Water District was awarded a $1,155,168 project grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) on December 4, 2024. The funding will support the Dove and Tick Creek Pump Station Improvements Drought Resiliency Project, which aims to upgrade the district's pump stations to increase capture of dry weather runoff and stormwater. The project will produce 200 acre-feet per year of new non-potable water, deliver water from...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,080,000 cooperative agreement under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to the City of Craig, CO to install emergency generators at the city's water treatment plant and wastewater treatment plant. The project involves purchasing and installing pad-mounted diesel emergency generators and transfer switches to power critical infrastructure and enable the continued provision of potable water and wastewater treatment...

The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy 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 funding will support the construction of a pump station at the Feeder No.3 Canal to promote irrigation efficiency and water management in the West-Side Belen Division. The project aims to address upstream operating constraints and...

The North Side Pumping Company received a $4,024,566 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA #15.507). The grant funds will support decommissioning two outdated pumping plants from the 1920s and installing approximately 25 new high-efficiency pump stations equipped with variable frequency drives and flow meters connected to existing on-farm irrigation...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Demonstrations (CFDA 81.255) program provides $6,124,821 to United Power, Inc. to replace an aging diesel generator with a microgrid system at the City of Fort Lupton's water treatment plant in Colorado. The microgrid will consist of an 850-kilowatt floating solar PV array and a 500 kilowatt/1,147 kilowatt-hour battery storage system. This project aims to improve the reliability of the community's clean...