Project Grant R18AP00141

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Municipal Water District of Orange County Water Facilities Corporation a $269,976.40 Project Grant under the Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530). The grant's objectives are for the awardee to reach out to water use customers, understand their water needs, identify problem areas, set conservation goals, and develop a plan of action. This includes classifying customer accounts to better understand the...

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...

This $550,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530) will enable the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County (WMWD) to develop a Murrieta System Optimization Review (SOR). The SOR will assess the reliability of WMWD's water supply sources, including imported water and local groundwater, evaluate water quality parameters, and identify potential improvements to the water...

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 California Water Service Co (Cal Water) was awarded a $798,910 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 a lawn to garden turf conversion rebate program to promote water conservation through the transformation of high-water-use landscaping and irrigation to drought tolerant, permeable landscapes in five of Cal Water's districts. The project...

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 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 Rubidoux Community Service District in California was awarded a $3,346,653 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program on November 30, 2023. The grant will fund the conversion of 6,386 manual-read water meters to advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters, the implementation of an online customer portal system, and a water conservation outreach campaign. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of...

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the El Paso County Water Improvement District No 1 under the Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530). The grant funding will enable the district to utilize the latest scientific technologies to perform hydraulic modeling, system analysis, asset management, and operational improvements. These measures will allow the recipient to identify a plan of action containing recommendations for...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $311,185 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District in California. The grant funding will be used to distribute approximately 2,200 water efficiency home kits to residential customers. Each kit will include various water-saving fixtures and devices, such as sprinkler nozzles, shower heads, faucet aerators,...