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 East Columbia Basin Irrigation District received a $1,284,657 Project Grant award from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on October 25, 2023. The grant will fund the conversion of 24,483 feet of earthen irrigation canals to polyvinyl chloride pipelines. This infrastructure improvement project is expected to result in annual water savings of 290 acre-feet, which will be used to offset groundwater pumping and...
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...
The Kennewick Irrigation District was awarded a $6,041,290 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). The District will line approximately 36 miles of its main canal with high-density polyethylene geomembrane to reduce water losses from seepage. This project is expected to conserve 1,178 acre-feet of water annually that will allow the District to reduce diversions...
The Kennewick Irrigation District in Washington state will receive $160,111 from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA #15.507) to consolidate two existing pump stations into a larger regional reservoir and pump station. Specifically, the District will install 1,800 linear feet of PVC pipe to connect the pump stations and a pressure reducing valve station. This infrastructure project...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,191,586 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) grant to the Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District on September 6, 2023. This Project Grant will fund the lining of 2,500 feet of the earthen West Canal with a geomembrane liner covered by concrete to address seepage losses in central Washington. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 728 acre-feet that...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,055,966 project grant to Kirby Ditch Irrigation District on April 14, 2021 through the WaterSMART program. The grant will fund the Lower Reach Piping Project, which aims to leverage the recipient's resources to save water and increase renewable energy use through June 30, 2024. As part of the WaterSMART program's goal of sustainably managing water resources for the future, the project supports cost-sharing to replace irrigation...
The Lake Chelan Reclamation District received a $150,633 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant period runs from April 7, 2021 to April 15, 2022. The WaterSMART program aims to leverage federal funding to cost-share with recipients on projects that save water, increase renewable energy use, and accomplish other sustainability goals. This particular...
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 Pondera County Canal and Reservoir Company received a $488,131 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 automate the Birch Creek diversion by installing a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and flow measurement devices throughout the irrigation system. This project is expected to result in annual...