The Pondera County Canal and Reservoir Company was awarded a $488,131 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 automate the Birch Creek diversion by installing a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and flow measurement devices throughout the irrigation system. This will allow the company to more accurately monitor...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $407,272 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project Board of Control in Sidney, MT. The funding will be used to replace the existing 200-horsepower pump at the Thomas Point Pumping Plant with a new primary pump with a variable frequency drive, motor, switchgear, and remote monitoring and control system. This is expected to result in annual water...
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 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...
This $658,092 WaterSMART grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation will enable the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) to upgrade two existing manual river gates located on the Dawson County Canal with new automated gates. The automated gates will integrate with NPPD's existing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, improving water management efficiency across NPPD's entire system. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 714...
The Parks and Lewisville Irrigation Company (the Company) received a $192,658 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) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will be used to install automated headgates at three diversion structures, which will increase the management efficiency of the irrigation system and allow for real-time measurement of water flows. This project...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,084,852 grant to the Enterprize Canal Company, Ltd. under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). Through this Project Grant, the Enterprize Canal Company will convert 3,613 linear feet of two 63-inch pipes along a historical canal alignment and install solar-powered automated headgates and measurement devices. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 7,721 acre-feet by reducing...
The Sutter Mutual Water Company will implement a series of upgrades to its water distribution system under a $2 million Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART program. Funded through September 2025, the project aims to install automated gates and variable speed drives on motors to better control water flow and delivery. A new supervisory control and data acquisition system will also allow centralized monitoring and controls. These system improvements...
This federal Project Grant award, totaling $253,627.00 and provided 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), will fund infrastructure improvements to the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project in Sidney, MT. The project will replace two aging concrete headgates with new concrete structures, gates, and remote monitoring systems. This investment is expected to result in annual...
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...