Project Grant R20AP00270

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 U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $226,022.50 Project Grant under the Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530) to the Corbett Water District in Corbett, OR. The purpose of this 2-year grant, with an end date of September 30, 2026, is to conduct a system optimization review (SOR) of the district's water distribution system. The SOR will focus on water loss, pipe leak risk, pressure-reducing valves, and fire flow to identify potential water...

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 federal 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 provide $550,000 to the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County (WMWD) to develop the Murrieta System Optimization Review (SOR). The SOR will examine WMWD's water supply sources, assess water quality parameters, analyze imported water availability, and identify potential improvements to the water supply system....

This $201,051 federal Project Grant was awarded on June 25, 2024 by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530). The purpose of this grant is for the Roosevelt Irrigation District in Buckeye, AZ to prepare a System Optimization Review (SOR) report that will identify and evaluate water management issues in their irrigation system, prioritize goals, and recommend improvements to optimize efficiency, reduce water...

The City of Palo Alto was awarded a $58,196,269 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The purpose of the award is to construct an Advanced Water Purification System (AWPS) at the city's Regional Water Quality Control Plant. The AWPS will use membrane filtration and reverse osmosis to reduce total dissolved solids in the recycled water from 770-1,100 mg/L to 400-500...

The Olivenhain Municipal Water District (OMWD) in Southern California received a $1,425,397 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) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will support the continued implementation of OMWD's Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) program, which involves installing 4,027 new meter transmitting units on existing AMI-capable meters. The upgraded...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $269,976.40 Project Grant under the Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530) to the Municipal Water District of Orange County Water Facilities Corporation. The objectives of this 2-year project, with a completion date of December 31, 2026, are for the municipal water district to: Reach out to and identify water use customers Understand the water use needs, including quantity and type Identify problem areas Set...

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 $2,095,174 project grant to the Otay Water District in Spring Valley, California. The grant will fund the upgrade of 3,749 water meters with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) capable meters across the district's rural and urban communities. The new AMI meters will provide real-time water use data, enabling early leak...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $575,089.48 Cooperative Agreement under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) to Natural Ocean Well CO. on March 19, 2024. The project proposes to install and evaluate a submerged water filtration system in the Las Virgenes Reservoir. Submerged water filtration is an unconventional approach that can reduce energy requirements by leveraging natural hydrostatic pressure, while also protecting the system from atmospheric climate...