Project Grant R22AP00096

Under this Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) project grant award of $215,797, the Paloma Irrigation & Drainage District (PIDD), a U.S. state government entity, will install 3 automated, SCADA-controlled gates within the Gila Bend Main Canal as part of PIDD's irrigation delivery system in Gila Bend, Arizona. The project aims to modernize PIDD's aging infrastructure, optimize water delivery, and increase system efficiency and reliability to help conserve...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,017,835 WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) Project Grant to the Paloma Irrigation and Drainage District (PIDD) located in Maricopa County, Arizona. The grant will fund the replacement of 16 manually controlled jack lift gates and 24 manually controlled slide gates along Lateral D with new automated gates, as well as the installation of an automated solar-powered Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. This project is...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,610,126 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Carlsbad Irrigation District in New Mexico. The grant will fund the installation of 58 automated gates along the district's main canal and the implementation of a supervisory control and data acquisition system. This infrastructure upgrade is expected to result in annual water savings of 2,245 acre-feet by ensuring consistent water...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $4,511,673 project grant to the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) located in California's Central Valley. The funding will enable TID's Civil Engineering Division to improve and automate five drop structures on the district's main canal. This project involves modifying the drop structures, installing new automated gates, and...

The San Luis Water District in central California was awarded a $212,750 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 will fund the installation of water level monitoring instrumentation and programmable logic controllers at two canal locations in the district's irrigation system. This will allow the district staff to closely monitor canal levels and...

The United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA No. 15.507), awarded the United Irrigation District in Hidalgo County, Texas, a $1.7M project grant (Award ID: R25AP00128) to install 7 flow control and metering gates and 4 flow control gates on the Bryan Canal. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 1,537 acre-feet through improved accuracy and control of...

The Palmdale Water District was awarded a $26,220,000 Project Grant by 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 will fund the conversion of 7.2 miles of the Palmdale-Littlerock Ditch from an earthen canal to a 48-inch reinforced concrete pipe. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 1,531 acre-feet by reducing losses from seepage, evaporation, and...

The Pioneer Irrigation Company was awarded a $151,181 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) program. The grant will fund the upgrade of 20 headgates to provide more accurate water flow measurement and release. The upgraded headgates will allow for easier operation, elimination of leakage, and conservation of more water in area reservoirs later into the summer. This supports the WaterSMART...

The Columbia Irrigation District in Kennewick, Washington was awarded a $151,730.73 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 No. 15.507). The funding will support the installation of four automated integrated flow measurement gates on Canal 2 and integrate them into the district's existing supervisory control and data acquisition system. This project aims to automate the...

The Donna Irrigation District in southern Texas received a $6,600,000 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 will fund the conversion of 5,200 feet of concrete-lined canals to a 60-inch PVC pipeline and 3,800 feet of concrete-lined canals to a 48-inch PVC pipeline. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 1,790 acre-feet by...