Project Grant R19AP00192

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 South Tahoe Public Utility District, located in El Dorado County, California, was awarded a $966,874 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) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funds will be used to install 80 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters and meter transceiver units on residential and multifamily customer water service connections. All meters will be...

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...

The North Tahoe Public Utility District (NTPUD) was awarded a $1,640,081 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) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the installation of 2,815 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters to replace aging and inefficient automated meter reading water meters. The new meters will provide NTPUD with real-time data to improve water usage...

The Yuba County Water Agency and Browns Valley Irrigation District will convert 9.3 miles of open ditch to 9.6 miles of pipeline under a $4,011,154 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART program. The existing Sicard Flat Ditch is constructed directly in blasted rock, making it porous and prone to leaks. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 2,880 acre-feet currently lost to seepage, which will be stored in Collins Lake...

The Otay Water District in Spring Valley, California was awarded a $2,095,174 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) program. The funding will be used to upgrade 3,749 water meters with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) technology across the district's rural and urban communities. The AMI meters will provide real-time water use data, enabling early leak detection and increased customer awareness to conserve an estimated 259...

The Turlock Irrigation District will receive $7.93 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct a 38-acre regulating reservoir. The reservoir will capture operational spills from water delivery canals during periods of excess supply and return the stored flows to canals during times of water shortages. This project aims to improve water management of 10,000...

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 Moulton Niguel Water District in Southern California received a $1,012,996 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) to replace 2,850 existing water meters with low resolution ultrasonic meters that are compatible with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 1,735 acre-feet by detecting and reducing...

The City of Stockton received $8.5 million in federal funding from the Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on October 28, 2025, to replace 25,401 water meters with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) for residential, commercial, and irrigation customers. The project, scheduled for completion by December 31, 2027, will deploy real-time data monitoring, early leak detection capabilities, and remote data readout...