Project Grant R21AP10434

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...

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 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 Alhambra, located in Los Angeles County, California, received a $210,527.59 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) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the upgrade of 458 water meters across the city's service area with new Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) technology. This project will improve the city's ability to meet residential,...

The Otay Water District in Spring Valley, California was awarded a $2,095,174 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 funding will be used to upgrade 3,749 water meters with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) capable meters across the district's rural and urban communities. The AMI meters will provide real-time water use data, enabling early...

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 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 Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $218,747 Project Grant to the City of Universal City, Texas under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA #15.507). The purpose of the grant is to purchase and install 656 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) water meters throughout the city. The existing water meter infrastructure in Universal City has reached the end of its useful life and is resulting in significant water loss...

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...