Project Grant R22AP00029
- The Fremont Madison Irrigation District (the District) in eastern Idaho was awarded a $201,777 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) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant, awarded on April 21, 2025, will be used to automate six water control structures and install remote operation and data collection equipment. This will allow the District to automatically adjust gate positions to...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $221,043.90 WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) Project Grant to the Greenferry Water and Sewer District in Hayden, Idaho. The grant will fund the upgrade of 98 manually read water meters with new advanced meter reading technology. This project aims to enhance the district's operational efficiency, improve leak detection, reduce water losses, provide more accurate and timely data collection, and overall improve the reliability of the...
- The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $8,324,208 Project Grant to the Sunnydell Irrigation District in Madison County, Idaho. This grant will fund the lining of 6.7 miles of an earthen irrigation canal with high-density polyethylene pipeline and the upgrade of manual headgates to solar-powered electric headgates with water measurement devices. These improvements are expected to decrease seepage,...
- The City of Idaho Falls received a $2.5 million Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) awarded on June 3, 2025. The grant funds the installation of 250 water meters at commercial properties throughout Idaho Falls to measure potable water consumption. This metering infrastructure will enable the city to implement a consumption-based billing structure that incentivizes water efficiency among...
- The Moapa Valley Water District received a $213,351 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on June 20, 2023. This grant will fund the District's project to upgrade 400 old and malfunctioning water meters with new Badger Meter 5/8" positive displacement disc meters and Orion cellular LTE-M data endpoints. The project also includes replacing 64 existing meter...
- 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 WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) program. The funding will be used to upgrade 3,749 water meters with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) technology across the district's rural and urban communities. The AMI meters will provide real-time water use data, enabling early leak detection and increased customer awareness to conserve an estimated 259...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $186,516.74 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Black Canyon Irrigation District in Notus, Idaho. The grant funding will be used to install 15 water meters along the Black Canyon Main Canal to collect data on water use and optimize water deliveries, thereby increasing water use efficiency. This project is expected to help the district better...
- The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $158,925 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Henrys Fork Groundwater District in Fremont, Idaho. The grant will fund the installation of telemetry equipment on 290 groundwater diversion meters to enable real-time monitoring and data access for the district's customers. This will allow the district to provide timely information to its users, enabling them to make informed water...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $843,093 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Monte Vista Water District in San Bernardino County, California. The grant will fund the replacement of 1,400 manually read water meters with advanced metering infrastructure. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of approximately 262 acre-feet by providing real-time data to...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,765,371.00 Project Grant to the Lower Tule River Irrigation District and Pixley Irrigation District in central California under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the installation of 742 automated magnetic smart meters along 320 miles of open canals within the two districts. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 10,621...
The Malad Valley Water Measurement District in southern Idaho was awarded a $727,032 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART program to install advanced water measurement devices and control valves. Under the grant, the District will install 135 water measurement devices on individual groundwater diversions and control valves on 15 flowing artesian irrigation wells and 3 open-channel measuring devices. The WaterSMART program, funded through the Cooperative Watershed Management Program under CFDA #15.507, provides cost-sharing opportunities for projects that conserve water resources. Upon completion in June 2023, the District's project is expected to reduce groundwater use by 10% and yield annual water savings of over 4,352 acre-feet that will remain in local aquifers, helping to slow long-term water level declines in the Malad Valley.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $363.5k | 3/8/22 |