Project Grant R18AP00181

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,765,371.00 Project Grant to the Lower Tule River Irrigation District and Pixley Irrigation District in central California under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the installation of 742 automated magnetic smart meters along 320 miles of open canals within the two districts. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 10,621...

The United Irrigation District, located in Hidalgo County, Texas, was awarded a $1,700,000 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) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will be used to install seven flow control and metering gates and four flow control gates on the Bryan Canal, which provides water to the cities of Mission and McAllen, Texas, and the Sharyland Water...

The Lower Republican Natural Resources District in Nebraska will install telemetry equipment on 1,057 irrigation flow meters and other water management sensors, as well as eight solar-powered weather stations across the district, to improve on-farm water management and reporting through real-time water use data collection and broadcasting under a $4,360,858 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation. Funded through Reclamation's WaterSMART program, the project aims...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $884,600 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Hallwood Irrigation Company, a non-profit organization based in Marysville, California. The grant funding will support Flow Control Automation Upgrades to the organization's water infrastructure and management systems. Key objectives include minimizing water loss, improving water diversion...

The Harlingen Irrigation District Cameron County No. 1 in Texas received a $219,732.76 Project Grant award on July 11, 2023 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA #15.507). The grant funding will be used to upgrade the canal flow measurement instrumentation at the Adams Gardens River Pump Station with an acoustic Doppler flowmeter and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)...

The Tulare Irrigation District in California was awarded a $520,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to develop an advanced online geographic information system (GIS) data management, modeling, and forecasting tool. This tool will elevate the efficiency of surface water and groundwater operations, enabling improved real-time water resource management in the region. The project aims to better...

The Fresno Irrigation District (the District) received a $200,000 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). The grant will provide financial incentives to landowners within the District's service area to install meters on 20 existing groundwater wells. This project will generate water use data from irrigation wells, enabling landowners to better manage...

The Columbia Irrigation District in Kennewick, Washington was awarded a $151,730.73 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 No. 15.507). The funding will support the installation of four automated integrated flow measurement gates on Canal 2 and integrate them into the district's existing supervisory control and data acquisition system. This project aims to automate the...

The Stockton East Water District in California received a $2,046,465 federal 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) to construct a flow measurement flume and pipe 777 feet of an earthen canal. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 10,865 acre-feet, which will be stored in the New Melones Reservoir to address water shortages...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $4,511,673 project grant to the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) located in California's Central Valley. The funding will enable TID's Civil Engineering Division to improve and automate five drop structures on the district's main canal. This project involves modifying the drop structures, installing new automated gates, and...