Project Grant R21AP10379

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) a $20,935,318 project grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund the construction of a stormwater capture project in Los Angeles, consisting of a storm drain diversion, hydrodynamic separator, and subterranean infiltration gallery. This project is expected to add an estimated 136 acre-feet per year to local...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,531,848 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to The California Land Stewardship Institute, in partnership with the City of Ukiah Water Department in Mendocino County, California. The grant will fund the expansion of a surface water-groundwater model for the Ukiah Valley Basin to simulate drought conditions and management actions, creating a decision support tool to...

The Turlock Irrigation District will receive $7.93 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct a 38-acre regulating reservoir. The reservoir will capture operational spills from water delivery canals during periods of excess supply and return the stored flows to canals during times of water shortages. This project aims to improve water management of 10,000...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $43,074,644 Cooperative Agreement to the Patterson Irrigation District (PID) under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) on January 16, 2025. The purpose of the award is for PID to construct upgrades to the conveyance facility that connects the San Joaquin River to the Delta Mendota Canal, expanding the conveyance capacity from 35 CFS to 195 CFS. The project will increase flexibility in water deliveries and water trading,...

This $2,684,222 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) will support the Cawelo Water District in Bakersfield, CA to enhance the region's drought resiliency and increase access to groundwater supplies. The key project components include the construction of a 33-acre-foot capacity reservoir and a 24-acre recharge facility, as well as the installation of a pipeline...

The Fresno Irrigation District received a $6.0 million Project Grant awarded September 18, 2025, under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Program (CFDA 15.514), administered by the Bureau of Reclamation. The project will expand and construct groundwater recharge basins totaling 44 acres—expanding an existing 24-acre basin and constructing an additional 20-acre basin—to recharge approximately 792 acre-feet of flood and stormwater annually through June 30, 2028. This infrastructure...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded $10 million to the Fresno Irrigation District under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Program (CFDA 15.514) on September 12, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2027. This project grant is designed to increase water management flexibility and build drought resilience within California's Central Valley water system. The recipient will construct two recharge basins with...

The City of West Sacramento, California will use a $3,941,468 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct the Well 22 Rehabilitation Project. The project will provide a dependable, long-term water supply to the city's low-income North Area residents during drought conditions and serve as an additional backup water supply for the entire city in the event of a failure in the...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded East Valley Water District a $5.91 million Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Program (CFDA 15.514) on January 15, 2026, to implement the WATER (Widening Availability Through Engineered Resiliency) initiative. The primary deliverable is the construction of new production wells designed to increase drought resiliency and water supply reliability for the district, which serves approximately 103,200...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Palmdale Water District $9.67 million under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Program (CFDA 15.514) on January 23, 2026, to construct groundwater extraction and conveyance infrastructure supporting regional water supply resilience. The project involves constructing a groundwater well and conveyance pipeline designed to extract approximately 1,936 acre-feet annually of adjudicated groundwater rights from the Upper...