Project Grant R22AP00254
- The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (DISTRICT) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was awarded a $7,844,510.25 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund the construction of a pump station at the Feeder No.3 Canal to enhance irrigation efficiency and water supply reliability in the West-Side Belen Division. The project aims to leverage drain return flows and river...
- 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 El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1 received a $4,031,382 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) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the lining of 11,000 feet of the Riverside Canal with steel-panel reinforced concrete, which is expected to result in annual water savings of 1,637 acre-feet by reducing seepage losses. This project aims to improve water...
- The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $5,918,760 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 2 in Texas. The funding will be used to construct infrastructure and efficiency improvements to a feeder canal, discharge pipes, and a pumping plant. Key project activities include building reinforced isolation bays on the headwall and feeder canal, as well as replacing the pump discharge...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $183,914.60 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Carlsbad Irrigation District in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The grant funding will be used to line 2,000 feet of the district's main canal to reduce excessive seepage and improve overall canal efficiencies. By reducing water loss through seepage, the project aims to conserve water and increase water...
- The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Orchard Mesa Irrigation District (OMID) $10,557,786.88 under the Colorado River System Conservation Pilot program (CFDA 15.567) on September 18, 2025, to design and construct 8.4 miles of pressurized pipelines in western Colorado. The project converts existing open canal infrastructure—including 4.8 miles of Canal 1, 2.9 miles of Canal 2, and 0.7 miles of overflow ditch—into pressurized pipe systems. This infrastructure upgrade is expected to eliminate water...
- This $2,000,000 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504), will support the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board in conducting a feasibility study, alternatives analysis, preliminary design, environmental impact studies, and compliance analysis activities for a water reuse solution at the Upper Valley Water Treatment Plant. The key objectives of the project...
- 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 City of Santa Fe was awarded a $40,851,805 project grant through the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The grant will fund the Santa Fe Reuse Pipeline Project to construct 17.7 miles of pipeline and a new pump station connecting the Paseo Real Water Reclamation Facility to a new outfall at the Rio Grande River. This project, also known as the San Juan Chama Water Return Flow Pipeline Project, will convey...
- The New Mexico Acequia Association (NMAA) was awarded a $2,795,519 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) on January 17, 2024. Through this funding, NMAA will partner with the Farmers Mutual Community to develop water budget modeling tools and online decision support systems focused on the Northern Rio Grande and San Juan Basins in New Mexico. The tools will facilitate the creation and implementation of flexible water...
THE ELEPHANT BUTTE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, LOCATED IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO, WILL CONVERT 13,540FEET OF OPEN CANAL TO CORRUGATED METAL PIPE AND INSTALL THREE NEW LIFT PUMPS. THE DISTRICT WILL ALSOINSTALL AN ADDITIONAL THREE LIFT PUMPS IN A DIFFERENT SECTION OF CANAL TO IMPROVE THE TIMELINESS,RELIABILITY, AND EFFICIENCY OF WATER ORDERS. PERSISTENT AND INCREASINGLY SEVERE DROUGHT IN THE AREAHAS CAUSED SHORTAGES IN RECENT YEARS, AND THE DISTRICT HAS ONLY RECEIVED ITS FULL ALLOTMENT ONCESINCE 2002. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ANNUAL WATER SAVINGS OF 9,059 ACRE-FEET, WHICH ISCURRENTLY LOST TO SEEPAGE, GENERAL CANAL CONVEYANCE LOSSES, AND INEFFICIENT DELIVERY QUANTITIESAND TIMING. CONSERVED WATER WILL ALLOW DISTRICT CUSTOMERS TO MEET EXISTING DEMANDS WHILE ALSOREDUCING GROUNDWATER PUMPING, OR WILL OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE FOR OTHER WATER USERS IN THE AREA,INCLUDING FUTURE MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL WATER PROVIDERS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION EFFORTS.BY IMPROVING DELIVERY PRESSURE, THE PROJECT WILL ALSO FACILITATE CURRENT AND FUTURE ON-FARMIMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, INCLUDING CONVERSION TO DRIP AND SPRINKLER IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 11/19/24 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 9/4/24 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 9/15/23 | ||
| Not listed | $1.8m | 5/13/22 |