The Duchesne County Water Conservancy District was awarded a $3,412,680 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507). The project includes three main components: 1) Installation of 152 magnetic flow meters on the Arcadia Farms Pipeline and Class B Pipeline to improve water metering and monitoring; 2) Construction of a new regulation structure and...
The Yuba County Water Agency and Browns Valley Irrigation District will convert 9.3 miles of open ditch to 9.6 miles of pipeline under a $4,011,154 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART program. The existing Sicard Flat Ditch is constructed directly in blasted rock, making it porous and prone to leaks. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 2,880 acre-feet currently lost to seepage, which will be stored in Collins Lake...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $6,176,520 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the North Creek Irrigation Company of Mt. Pleasant, Inc. in Utah. The funding will support the installation of 38,655 linear feet of high-density polyethylene pipe and two hydroelectric units, which are expected to generate 198,000 kilowatt-hours annually. The project aims to reduce annual water losses...
This 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) provides $2,257,000.00 to the Uintah Water Conservancy District in Vernal, Utah to reconstruct an existing diversion structure, pipe an open channel canal, and install flow meters along an existing pipeline. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 2,563 acre-feet that are...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507), awarded the Circleville Irrigation Company in Piute County, Utah, $200,021.20 on May 27, 2025 to install 2,700 feet of pipe in the Dalton Ditch, an earthen irrigation canal. This project aims to improve water conservation and conveyance by preventing water loss from seepage and evaporation, allowing for more efficient management of...
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), awarded a $3,429,940 Project Grant to the Wellsville Mendon Conservation District in Cache County, Utah. The grant will fund the conversion of 2.1 miles of the Upper Canal from an open canal to a piped system, the installation of 30 flow meters, and the construction of a booster pump station. This project is expected to result in...
This $2,270,000 Project Grant award 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) will fund the replacement of three miles of open canals with pressurized pipe in Benson, Utah. The project will replace four pump stations with a single more efficient pump station, saving an estimated 567.155 acre-feet of water annually through reduced seepage, evaporation, and improved metering....
The Deaver Irrigation District was awarded a $2.8 million Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART program. The grant will fund the installation of approximately 3.6 miles of pressurized pipe within an existing irrigation lateral to improve water delivery efficiency and water quality in Polecat Creek in Wyoming. In addition, new system meters will be installed at the head of the main lateral and individual meters at each user turnout. The...
The Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (the District) in Utah was awarded a $8,514,513 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 expansion of the District's aquifer storage and recovery program, including the construction of two new recovery wells and pumping stations. This project is expected to increase the District's annual water yield by up to...
The Draper Irrigation Company was awarded a $7,108,210 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief (CFDA 15.514) federal grant program. The grant will fund the installation of four shallow groundwater wells and approximately 7,100 feet of conveyance piping near the Jordan Basin Water Reclamation Facility in Salt Lake County, Utah. This infrastructure project will provide approximately 2,992 acre-feet per year of...