The Kittitas Reclamation District will line 1,902 linear feet of the South Branch Canal in Kittitas County, Washington to conserve water that will be dedicated to instream flows in upper Yakima River tributaries. The conserved water will benefit critical habitat for threatened steelhead and bull trout under a $2.67 million project grant awarded on September 22, 2022 by the Bureau of Reclamation through its WaterSMART Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow (WaterSMART) program...
The Kennewick Irrigation District was awarded a $6,041,290 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA #15.507). The District will line approximately 36 miles of its main canal with high-density polyethylene geomembrane to reduce water losses from seepage. This project is expected to conserve 1,178 acre-feet of water annually that will allow the District to reduce diversions...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Columbia Irrigation District in Kennewick, Washington, a $225,990.68 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on September 4, 2024. The grant will fund the installation of a reinforced concrete liner in approximately 1,400 linear feet of the district's Lateral 2 canal. This project is expected to be completed by December 31, 2025. The concrete lining...
The Kennewick Irrigation District in Washington state will receive $160,111 from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA #15.507) to consolidate two existing pump stations into a larger regional reservoir and pump station. Specifically, the District will install 1,800 linear feet of PVC pipe to connect the pump stations and a pressure reducing valve station. This infrastructure project...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,191,586 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) grant to the Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District on September 6, 2023. This Project Grant will fund the lining of 2,500 feet of the earthen West Canal with a geomembrane liner covered by concrete to address seepage losses in central Washington. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 728 acre-feet that...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program, CFDA No. 15.507, provides $3,017,964.00 to the Kittitas Conservation Trust to implement an in-stream restoration project on River Mile 2-3 of Gold Creek in Kittitas County, Washington. The project aims to restore the geomorphology and increase the habitat complexity of Gold Creek by installing engineered log jam...
The Grant Soil & Water Conservation District was awarded a $237,109.25 cooperative agreement by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act program. The award will support habitat improvement projects associated with water systems or supplies affected by Bureau of Reclamation projects in John Day, Oregon through December 31, 2025. Specifically, the Conservation District will work to improve fish and wildlife habitat in the area in...
This federal Project Grant award from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement (YRBWE) program, CFDA 15.531, provides $737,424 to the Sunnyside Valley Irrigation District (SVID) to convert open irrigation ditches, pipes and weir boxes to enclosed pressurized laterals and install in-line flow meters. The primary goals are to eliminate water losses, improve water management, increase Yakima River instream flows to benefit fish and wildlife, and enable landowners...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,077,919.00 Project Grant to the Belridge Water Storage District under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The purpose of the grant is to line two regulating reservoirs with a high-density polyethylene liner to reduce seepage and improve water reliability. The original reservoirs were constructed with degraded asphalt slope protection and clay bottoms. This project is expected...
The Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $262,707.10 Project Grant to the Kansas Bostwick Irrigation District 2 on August 15, 2024. The funding will support the conversion of the Courtland 5th 48.8 Lateral Canal into a buried plastic irrigation pipe system. This project aims to reduce water loss through seepage, evaporation, and operational spills, thereby conserving water that will remain in...