The Monte Vista Water District in San Bernardino County, California, received a $843,093 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 replace 1,400 manually read water meters with advanced metering infrastructure. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of approximately 262 acre-feet by providing real-time...
The Carmichael Water District was awarded a $4.5 million project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund construction of a new Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) well to enhance the District's conjunctive use program and build long-term drought resiliency. The ASR well is expected to provide an average annual benefit of 605 acre-feet of additional groundwater recharge and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,439,116 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to the Tri-City Joint Water and Sanitary Authority (TCSWA) located in Myrtle Creek, Oregon. The grant will fund the construction of a new 300,000-gallon potable water storage tank and distribution system improvements to connect the new tank to the existing water system. The project aims to improve water delivery efficiency...
The San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District received a $2,707,038 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) to implement the Cactus Basins Connector Pipeline Project. This project will connect the Cactus Basins to the State Water Project, allowing for up to an additional 6,904 acre-feet per year of groundwater recharge in the severely depleted groundwater basin. The project...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant to the Stockton East Water District in California to construct an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) well. The ASR well will enable the District to recharge water during heavy winter flows in the Calaveras River for later beneficial use during drought or water curtailments. This added production and recharge capacity will improve the management of the District's water supplies by increasing operational...
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'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 Stockton East Water District in California received a $2,046,465 federal 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) to construct a flow measurement flume and pipe 777 feet of an earthen canal. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 10,865 acre-feet, which will be stored in the New Melones Reservoir to address water shortages...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the East Valley Water District in California. The grant will fund the design of a new well to address water supply shortages caused by prolonged drought conditions in the region. The project includes preparing design packages for well drilling and equipping, as well as cost estimates. This is intended to...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,684,222 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to the Cawelo Water District in Bakersfield, CA. The purpose of this grant is to directly help improve the district's drought resiliency and increase access to groundwater supplies. The major project components include the construction of a 33 acre-feet capacity reservoir, a 24 acre recharge facility, and the installation of a pipeline between the two...