Project Grant R21AP10120

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $843,093 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Monte Vista Water District in San Bernardino County, California. The grant will fund the replacement of 1,400 manually read water meters with advanced metering infrastructure. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of approximately 262 acre-feet by providing real-time data to...

The City of Highland, Utah will install 4,253 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters and retrofit 250 existing meters with AMI capabilities under a $8.415 million Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation. The grant funding supports the City's project to implement AMI on unmetered pressurized irrigation connections and existing meters for residential, commercial, and institutional customers. The project aims to save an estimated 2,100 acre-feet of water...

The Rubidoux Community Service District in California was awarded a $3,346,653 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program on November 30, 2023. The grant will fund the conversion of 6,386 manual-read water meters to advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters, the implementation of an online customer portal system, and a water conservation outreach campaign. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,224,295 project grant to the Desert Water Agency, a local government entity in southern California. This grant, funded through the Bureau's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), will support the final phase of the agency's Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) installation project. Specifically, the grant will enable the Desert Water Agency to equip the remaining 205 meters...

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, California will design a groundwater recharge improvement project adjacent to the Delta Water Treatment Plant, funded by a $1,397,655 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) program (CFDA 15.507). The project will involve constructing three recharge ponds, connections and conveyance systems, and monitoring systems including wells and surface water gages. This...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $17,755,974 WaterSMART grant (CFDA 15.507) to the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) to install advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) on approximately 40,000 residential, commercial, and industrial water meters in the Oakland, California area. The project will provide EBMUD customers with real-time water usage data and is expected to result in 1,176 acre-feet of annual water savings by reducing leaks. The water...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $4,598,053 Project Grant to the Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District (SSJMUD) under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund the construction of the Caratan Groundwater Recharge Facility, a 160-acre recharge basin located in Delano, CA that will provide an additional 5,560 acre-feet per year of groundwater recharge capacity. The project includes earthwork,...

The Moapa Valley Water District received a $213,351 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on June 20, 2023. This grant will fund the District's project to upgrade 400 old and malfunctioning water meters with new Badger Meter 5/8" positive displacement disc meters and Orion cellular LTE-M data endpoints. The project also includes replacing 64 existing meter...

The City of Bakersfield received a $1,292,435 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 fund the replacement of 5,500 outdated water meters with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meters in a residential area of the city serving over 20,000 residents. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 221 acre-feet by providing...