Project Grant R20AP00087

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $268,500 to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to finalize engineering designs and implementation plans to replace an undersized concrete box culvert on Strawberry Creek in McKinleyville, CA. The existing structure is a complete barrier to upstream fish passage for ESA-listed coho salmon and steelhead trout, as well as coastal cutthroat trout and...

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 Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $3,899,287 Project Grant under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to the Beaver City Corporation in Beaver, Utah. The grant will fund the replacement of up to 6,000 linear feet of 100-year-old steel-riveted and steel-welded water pipes that deliver water for hydroelectric power production at the city-owned Beaver City Hydroelectric Plant. The project involves removing the old pipe sections and replacing them with new fused...

This $260,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) will fund the removal and replacement of an undersized culvert on Little Grass Valley Creek in Weaverville, California. The new 13x10 elliptical culvert will provide full, unimpeded fish passage for anadromous species like coho salmon, steelhead, and Pacific lamprey to access five miles of cold water spawning and rearing...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,250,000 Cooperative Agreement through the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to work with the Jones Shotwell Ditch Company in Wenatchee, WA. The project will replace an open earthen irrigation ditch with a pressurized pipe system and upgrade the associated pump station. This will improve water and energy use efficiency, enhance instream flows in 6.5 miles of the lower Wenatchee River by up to 15 cubic feet per...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $5,149,141 WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) project grant to the Malheur Watershed Council, in partnership with the Vale Oregon Irrigation District, to convert 10.4 miles of open-earthen irrigation canals to plastic irrigation pipe in eastern Oregon. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 4,888 acre-feet, which will benefit the federally listed bull trout by helping to achieve a carryover pool in Beulah...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,335,961 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to construct a water storage and delivery system in Portola Redwoods State Park, California. The project aims to improve water supply reliability for park visitors while decreasing summer diversions from Peters Creek, which will benefit endangered coho salmon and steelhead populations. Specifically, the grant will fund the...

This $436,844 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) will fund the replacement of a reinforced concrete box culvert on 32nd Avenue Drive over Branch Prairie Creek in Benton County, Iowa. The project involves constructing a new twin-box reinforced concrete box culvert. The grant was awarded to the Iowa Department of Transportation, which will oversee the design, construction, and infrastructure improvement work. This project...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $6,176,520 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the North Creek Irrigation Company of Mt Pleasant Inc. in Sanpete County, Utah. The grant will fund the installation of 38,655 linear feet of high-density polyethylene pipe and two hydroelectric units expected to generate 198,000 kilowatt-hours annually. This project is anticipated to result in 1,611...

This Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), provides $2,353,839.57 to the Clallam Conservation District to improve instream flows in the Dungeness River in northwest Washington. The key products and services delivered through this funding include: 1) Piping 11,500 feet of open irrigation ditches to reduce water conveyance losses by approximately 533...