Project Grant R21AP10339

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $8,837,000 Project Grant to the Georgetown Divide Public Utility District (GDPUD) on May 13, 2025 under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The funding will support critical water infrastructure development and improvement projects in the rural Georgetown, California area over a two-year performance period ending May 13, 2027. The grant aims to ensure reasonable user costs,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $210,641.49 WaterSMART Program (CFDA 15.507) project grant to Clallam County Public Utility District No. 1 in Sequim, Washington. The funding will support the installation of 440 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) endpoints to capture real-time water flow data, enabling integration with the utility's existing AMI network. This project aims to enhance water resource management, improve operational efficiency, and support...

The Agassiz Water Users District (AWUD) was awarded a $206,210.67 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will be used to add 425 new residential Automatic Meter Read (AMR) systems, including AMR-compatible meters and smartpoint heads, to AWUD's water distribution system. The new AMR technology will provide real-time data to AWUD staff, enabling...

The El Dorado Irrigation District (the District) was awarded a $248,227.35 Project Grant by 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 funding will enable the District to upgrade three wholesale water meters with automated meter read (AMR) technology. This project will allow the District to conserve water, improve data collection and analysis of water consumption, and...

The City of St. George, Utah received an $8,262,257 project grant award 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). The grant will fund the installation of 32,500 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) end points on existing water meters to enable real-time evaluation of water use data. The project will also implement a customer portal to allow for real-time water management. This...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $1,250,000 in funding to the East Orange County Water District (EOCWD) to implement an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) project. The project will enable EOCWD's 1,211 retail water customers to have real-time monitoring of water use and customer leak detection capabilities. Key project activities include vendor selection, project...

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 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 Department of Energy awarded a $33,328,742 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Liberty Utilities (Calpeco Electric) LLC, doing business as Liberty Energy, to deploy advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and grid edge computing technology in the Lake Tahoe area of California. The project, titled "Project Leapfrog," aims to digitize Liberty Energy's metering fleet and operations, laying the foundation for broader...

The North Tahoe Public Utility District (NTPUD) was awarded a $1,640,081 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) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the installation of 2,815 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters to replace aging and inefficient automated meter reading water meters. The new meters will provide NTPUD with real-time data to improve water usage...