Project Grant R22AP00051

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...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507), awarded the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency (PVWMA) a $195,757 Project Grant (Award ID: R25AP00224) to upgrade 49 manually read propeller meters with electromagnetic meters and remote read technology on high-production groundwater wells. The project aims to provide PVWMA's water system operators with real-time data on...

The City of Edinburg, Texas will replace 500 residential water meters with smart meters through a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART program. The smart meters will help conserve water usage and prevent loss by allowing the city to better track and manage daily water consumption. This supports Edinburg's 2021 capital improvement plan to further water conservation and infrastructure upgrades. The grant-funded project aligns...

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 Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency was awarded an $8,428,289 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA #15.507) to replace or upgrade 32,163 existing water meters with advanced metering infrastructure capable meters. By connecting the new meters to a customer engagement portal, the agency expects to conserve 2,946 acre-feet of water annually through reduced consumption. Water...

The City of Alhambra, 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) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will be used to upgrade 458 water meters across the city's service area with new advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technology. The AMI system will provide the city with highly accurate, real-time meter-reading capability and enhanced...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $221,067 Project Grant to the Draper Irrigation Company (doing business as Waterpro) under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will be used to upgrade 536 culinary water meters to ultrasonic meters equipped with cellular data transmission capabilities. These meter upgrades will provide more accurate water use data, promoting water conservation...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $990,000 in funding to the City of Chandler, Arizona to implement an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project for its municipal water utility. The AMI system includes smart meters, communications networks, and data management systems that enable two-way communication between the utility and customers. This will allow the city to...

The City of Redlands, California was awarded a $6,707,758 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) on September 12, 2023. The grant will fund the replacement of 9,070 water meters and the retrofit of an additional 5,876 meters with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) smart meters. This project represents the final three phases of the city's citywide water...

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), awarded a $843,093 project grant 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...