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 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...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,265,585 Project Grant to the Co-op Farm Irrigation Company under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will support the conversion of 20,800 feet of existing earthen and concrete-lined irrigation ditches to high-density polyethylene pipe. The piped system will include a flow meter, individual user meters, and a 15-horsepower pump. The project will also install an 11.8-kilowatt solar...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,077,919.00 Project Grant to the Belridge Water Storage District under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The purpose of the grant is to line two regulating reservoirs with a high-density polyethylene liner to reduce seepage and improve water reliability. The original reservoirs were constructed with degraded asphalt slope protection and clay bottoms. This project is expected...
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...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $5,149,141 WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) project grant to the Malheur Watershed Council, in partnership with the Vale Oregon Irrigation District, to convert 10.4 miles of open-earthen irrigation canals to plastic irrigation pipe in eastern Oregon. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 4,888 acre-feet, which will benefit the federally listed bull trout by helping to achieve a carryover pool in Beulah...
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 a $1,133,442 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507) to the Cameron County Irrigation District #2 in Texas. The funding supports the conversion of 5,207 linear feet of unlined open canal in a segment of Lateral 15 to a buried polyvinyl chloride pipeline. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 390 acre-feet that would...
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 Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $314,808.37 Project Grant on November 13, 2023 to the Dave Miller Mutual Ditch Company, located in Lyons, Colorado, under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the realignment and piping of 5,000 feet of existing open irrigation ditch with plastic piping, which will conserve water by reducing seepage and evaporation losses. This project aligns with priorities identified...