Project Grant R22AP00133

The Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (TCID) was awarded a $221,213 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 install solar-powered data loggers and transmitters at 31 existing water metering locations. This equipment will enable TCID to more efficiently manage water deliveries and use real-time data to prevent spills, theft, or over-delivery to downstream users. The...

The Lower Republican Natural Resources District in Nebraska will install telemetry equipment on 1,057 irrigation flow meters and other water management sensors, as well as eight solar-powered weather stations across the district, to improve on-farm water management and reporting through real-time water use data collection and broadcasting under a $4,360,858 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation. Funded through Reclamation's WaterSMART program, the project aims...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $267,049 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District in Nevada. The grant will fund the upgrade of two turbine runners at the district's 26-foot drop power plant. The project will replace fixed blade cast steel turbine runners with adjustable blade Kaplan style stainless steel runners, allowing the plant to start producing power at a lower flow of 80 cubic...

The Lahontan Dam Tower Rehabilitation and Water Conservation Project is a $4,398,039 federal grant award made under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The award was granted to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (TCID), a local government entity in Nevada, to rehabilitate the Lahontan Dam tower and implement other water conservation initiatives. The project aims to enhance water...

The Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $2,085,775 Project Grant to the Upper Republican Natural Resources District in Southwestern Nebraska. The grant funding will be used to install 2,000 digital meter heads and transceivers at irrigation wells to transmit real-time water usage and crop evapotranspiration data via a radio network. This system will allow irrigators to actively manage their water...

The South Tahoe Public Utility District (DISTRICT) in Northern California received a $390,370 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief (CFDA 15.514) program. The funding will be used to optimize and enhance the DISTRICT's existing water use data and technology by creating decision support tools to aid in the development and implementation of future water budgets for residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional water users....

The Middle Republican Natural Resources District, a U.S. local government entity in Nebraska, has received a $2,690,799 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). This funding will be used to install near real-time telemetry equipment on 691 irrigation flow meters, which is expected to result in annual water savings of 2,610 acre-feet. The conserved water will remain...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $168,985,693 cooperative agreement under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504) to the Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) on September 10, 2025. The project will establish a new 2,000 acre-feet per annum water supply through the underground storage of advanced purified water, enhancing the region's drought resilience and creating Nevada's first indirect potable reuse initiative. Key...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $219,647.30 WaterSMART Program (CFDA 15.507) Project Grant to the Moapa Valley Water District in Clark County, Nevada. The grant will fund the upgrade of 350 domestic water meters with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) that includes cellular endpoints. This technology will provide the water district and its customers with detailed water usage data to improve water management and distribution system efficiency. The project...

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...