The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Columbia Irrigation District in Kennewick, Washington, a $225,990.68 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on September 4, 2024. The grant will fund the installation of a reinforced concrete liner in approximately 1,400 linear feet of the district's Lateral 2 canal. This project is expected to be completed by December 31, 2025. The concrete lining...
The Columbia Irrigation District received a $152,602 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) program. The grant will support the END OF CANAL SYSTEM AUTOMATION & MEASUREMENT project to automate and install water measurement equipment in the District's canal system. The WaterSMART program aims to leverage federal funding to support water sustainability projects including those that...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,191,586 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) grant to the Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District on September 6, 2023. This Project Grant will fund the lining of 2,500 feet of the earthen West Canal with a geomembrane liner covered by concrete to address seepage losses in central Washington. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 728 acre-feet that...
The Columbia Irrigation District in Kennewick, Washington was awarded a $151,730.73 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA No. 15.507). The funding will support the installation of four automated integrated flow measurement gates on Canal 2 and integrate them into the district's existing supervisory control and data acquisition system. This project aims to automate the...
The Kennewick Irrigation District in Washington state will receive $160,111 from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA #15.507) to consolidate two existing pump stations into a larger regional reservoir and pump station. Specifically, the District will install 1,800 linear feet of PVC pipe to connect the pump stations and a pressure reducing valve station. This infrastructure project...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $8,324,208 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Sunnydell Irrigation District in Madison County, Idaho. The grant will fund the lining of 6.7 miles of an earthen irrigation canal with high-density polyethylene pipeline and the upgrade of manual headgates to solar-powered electric headgates with water measurement devices. These improvements are...
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 Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $262,707.10 Project Grant to the Kansas Bostwick Irrigation District 2 on August 15, 2024. The funding will support the conversion of the Courtland 5th 48.8 Lateral Canal into a buried plastic irrigation pipe system. This project aims to reduce water loss through seepage, evaporation, and operational spills, thereby conserving water that will remain in...
The Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District (QCBID) received a $784,457 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation on September 8, 2021 to complete the project by June 30, 2022. The funding supports work under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA #15.507), which aims to leverage federal dollars for projects that save water, increase renewable energy use, and accomplish other sustainability goals. Specifically, the...
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...