Project Grant R19AP00233

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $997,136 to Maricopa Stanfield Irrigation and Drainage District (MSIDD) on August 5, 2025, under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Program (CFDA 15.514) to address critical water scarcity challenges in Pinal County, Arizona. MSIDD will construct Well SRC-3 and associated piping infrastructure to increase water availability by approximately 2,000 acre-feet during water shortage...

The Town of Cave Creek, Arizona was awarded a $1,087,402 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 The grant will fund the conversion of 2,350 outdated water meters to Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meters, the installation of communications network hardware and towers, upgrades to a new meter data management software system, and...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $430,000 Cooperative Agreement on January 17, 2025 to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements (CFDA 15.560) program. Through this award, UCAR will leverage technical and hydrologic information to enhance public understanding of hydrology and water management across the 17 western states. Specifically, UCAR will create an online portal and data hub featuring interactive visualizations and tools...

The University of Arizona, through a $996,526.93 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program (CFDA 15.078), will use a 40-year snowpack dataset and newly developed regression modeling and machine learning techniques to enhance water supply forecasts across the Colorado River Basin. Specifically, the project will incorporate improved snowpack data and model optimizations into the National Resources Conservation Networks'...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $351,057 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program to The Watershed Management Group, Inc. to develop a strategic plan to enhance groundwater recharge opportunities in the Lower Santa Cruz Watershed in Pima County, Arizona. This project will collaborate with Sky Island Alliance to survey springs, creeks, and arroyos, assess management needs, identify priority restoration...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, through its Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530), awarded a $101,348 project grant to the City of Prescott, Arizona to develop a long-term water management plan. The plan will address the city's aging infrastructure, population growth, ongoing drought, and presence of "forever chemicals" in the water supply. Key activities include pre-planning work, the planning process, evaluating water management options, and completing a draft and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3.185 million Cooperative Agreement to the Regional Water Authority under the Water Storage Enhancement program (CFDA 15.574) on December 1, 2025, with a completion date of November 30, 2027. This two-year funding supports the development of a water bank mechanism designed to enhance regional water supply reliability, drought resilience, and ecosystem health. The project will build upon previous planning studies and...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $299,765 to the Arizona Association of Conservation Districts Inc. under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) on November 28, 2025, for a project extending through March 31, 2028. In collaboration with the Willcox-San Simon Natural Resource Conservation District, the awardee will develop a comprehensive watershed restoration plan addressing groundwater depletion and related environmental challenges across 12 sub-basins in the San...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,017,835 WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) Project Grant to the Paloma Irrigation and Drainage District (PIDD) located in Maricopa County, Arizona. The grant will fund the replacement of 16 manually controlled jack lift gates and 24 manually controlled slide gates along Lateral D with new automated gates, as well as the installation of an automated solar-powered Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. This project is...

This $430,230 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) will fund a 3-year research project at the University of Arizona to develop the next generation of U.S. water accounting and natural capital accounting methods. The key products and services to be delivered include: Spatially disaggregating USGS water use datasets from 2000-2015 into a high-resolution 30-meter raster data product...