Project Grant R21AP10439

The City of Klamath Falls, Oregon, in partnership with the South Suburban Sanitation District, received a $357,580 WaterSMART Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation. The purpose of the grant is to develop a strategy to increase the supply and quality of recycled water in order to conserve the city's potable water supplies and improve the quality of discharges from the wastewater treatment plant to the Klamath River. The grant will fund technical...

The Illinois Valley Soil and Water Conservation District, in collaboration with Trout Unlimited, has been awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to focus on prioritized designs for improving streamflow and water security in the Illinois River subbasin in southwest Oregon. The key products and services to be delivered include: The design of 1-3 irrigation modernization projects on private land to conserve...

This $43,074,644 Cooperative Agreement, awarded on January 16, 2025 by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514), will enable the Patterson Irrigation District (PID) to expand the conveyance capacity of its water infrastructure connecting the San Joaquin River to the Delta-Mendota Canal. The project aims to increase the conveyance capacity from 35 cubic feet per second (CFS) to 195 CFS, which will...

The Klamath Soil & Water Conservation District was awarded a $265,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) on August 1, 2023. Through this 5-year grant, the District will implement numerous restoration actions to protect, restore, and improve in-stream, riparian, and spring habitats in the Upper Klamath Basin in Oregon. Key activities include riparian and spring fencing to...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $5 million cooperative agreement to Farmers Conservation Alliance under the Upper Klamath Basin Water Supply Alignment federal grant program (CFDA 15.566) from February 2023 through February 2028. The award will support identifying sites in Klamath Project irrigation districts and other locations for installing supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), telemetry, and automation equipment to improve real-time water quantity...

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded Clallam County, WA a $2,434,622 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA No. 15.507) to implement a water conservation and diversion improvement project. The project will pipe 2,900 feet of an open canal, install an automated headgate at the intake, and upgrade a flow control structure to allow for responsive management based on water demand. The project will also...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $210,641.49 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Clallam County Public Utility District No. 1 in Sequim, Washington. The grant will fund 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 upgrade will enhance water...

The Tulare Irrigation District in California was awarded a $520,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to develop an advanced online geographic information system (GIS) data management, modeling, and forecasting tool. This tool will elevate the efficiency of surface water and groundwater operations, enabling improved real-time water resource management in the region. The project aims to better...

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...

Under this $8,162,928 Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Program (CFDA 15.514) project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the North Kern Water Storage District will drill and equip a 6 cubic feet per second (CFS) groundwater well and connect it to the Friant-Kern Canal through a discharge pipeline. This project will convey and return 1,999 acre-feet per year of previously stored water to downstream banking partners. The project, located near...