Project Grant R21AP10485

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,133,442 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507) to the Cameron County Irrigation District #2 in Texas. The funding supports the conversion of 5,207 linear feet of unlined open canal in a segment of Lateral 15 to a buried polyvinyl chloride pipeline. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 390 acre-feet that would...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,344,936 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to the Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District (SSJMUD) to construct the Driver Road Pipeline project. The grant funding will support the installation of a PVC pipeline and connection to three existing turnouts along the conveyance system, which will add capacity to deliver wet year surface water supplies to an existing...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $2,800,000 in funding to the City of Hillsboro, Oregon to support pre-construction activities for the Upper System Pipeline Mitigation Project. The key activities to be performed include: developing an engineering design report with up to 30% plans, creating a detailed budget for the construction project, and conducting a geotechnical...

The Town of Garden City, Utah was awarded a $2,264,538 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 project will convert approximately 3,600 linear feet of an earthen canal to a high-density polyethylene pipeline and construct a splitter structure and two concrete measuring flumes. This infrastructure upgrade is expected to increase water delivery...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $894,676 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Cameron County Irrigation District #2 in Texas. The grant funds will be used to convert 4,713 linear feet of unlined open canal to a buried polyvinyl chloride pipeline, which is expected to result in annual water savings of 280 acre-feet by reducing evaporation and seepage. The project aims to decrease...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Hallwood Irrigation Company a $2,317,600 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to convert the Teichert Ditch into an underground pipeline. The project aims to minimize water loss and improve water delivery efficiency for the region's agricultural and water conservation needs. Hallwood Irrigation Company, a non-profit organization focused on sustainable water management, will oversee the...

The Greenville Utilities Commission was awarded a $3,182,650 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) under the Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program (CFDA 20.708). The grant funding will support the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of the municipality's natural gas distribution pipeline system, as well as the acquisition of related equipment. The primary...

This U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Cooperative Agreement award under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $1,284,696.00 to the Tulare County Resource Management Agency (TCRMA) to implement the Sewer Interceptor Project in Earlimart, California. The project will construct 3,480 linear feet of 24-inch diameter sewer interceptor pipeline to replace an existing 15-inch pipeline along the same alignment. Key project activities include engineering...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $2,988,000 Cooperative Agreement to Gwinnett County, Georgia under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to replace water mains in the Lester Woods and Woodcreek Estates subdivisions. The project activities involve replacing approximately 6,300 linear feet (LF) of 8-inch ductile iron pipe (DIP) in the Lester Woods subdivision and 5,900 LF of 8-inch DIP in the Woodcreek Estates subdivision, including the removal of...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $10,180,467 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Lugert-Altus Irrigation District in southwestern Oklahoma. The funding will be used to convert four miles of the Ozark Canal from an earthen open canal to a 65-inch high-density polyethylene pipeline. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 1,130 acre-feet that would have otherwise been lost to seepage,...