The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514), awarded a $8,162,928 Project Grant to the North Kern Water Storage District (NKWSD) located near Bakersfield, California. Under this grant, NKWSD will drill and equip a 6 cubic feet per second (CFS) groundwater well, and construct a pipeline to connect the well to the Friant-Kern Canal. This project will enable the conveyance and return of 1,999 acre-feet...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $8,487,181 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District (SWID) in Kern County, California. The funding will be used to construct a 112-acre groundwater recharge facility that will store uncontrolled flood water from the Kern River and the Central Valley Project for later beneficial use during dry years. This project will directly help improve...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514), will provide $2,684,222 to the Cawelo Water District in Bakersfield, CA to enhance the district's drought resiliency and increase access to groundwater supplies. The key components of the project include the construction of a 33-acre-foot capacity reservoir, a 24-acre recharge facility, and the installation of a pipeline...
The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District, a U.S. local government entity, has been awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The total project cost is $1,257,735. The grant will fund the construction of a 37-acre groundwater recharge basin and 1,050 linear feet of pipeline to connect the basin to the district's distribution system. The project aims to enhance drought...
The Arvin-Edison Water Storage District (the District) was awarded a $4,160,421 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The funding will be used to construct two drought recovery wells and develop a conjunctive use modeling tool to improve management of the District's water supplies through informed operational decision-making. This will increase operational flexibilities and...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Semitropic Water Storage District Irrigation Water System Financing Corporation a $3 million Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program. The grant will fund construction of a subsurface recharge facility including an earthen reservoir, filtration system, metered connection to record water deliveries, buried infiltration gallery of perforated and solid pipelines, and a dedicated monitoring system. The project aims to increase...
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 Rancho California Water District was awarded a $43,900,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects program (CFDA 15.074). The grant will fund the Pauba Valley Groundwater Banking Project, which aims to leverage the district's 100,000 acre-feet of unused groundwater storage capacity to enhance long-term water supply reliability for the Lower Colorado River Basin. The key components of the...
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 Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Porterville Irrigation District (District) a $923,033 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). Through this funding, the District will construct a surface water distribution system to serve 675 acres in its service area that currently only has access to groundwater. The project includes building a pipeline along Road 196 to connect the Lower Tule River Irrigation District 4...