The Friends of the Teton River, a non-profit organization located in Driggs, Idaho, received a $588,844 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 support a collaborative effort with the City of Driggs, Grand Teton Canal Company, and other local stakeholders to develop a strategy for prioritizing infrastructure modernization...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the National Fish Habitat Partnership program (CFDA 15.686), provides $2,956,895 to Friends of the Teton River, a non-profit organization, to restore natural instream flows to Canyon Creek in Idaho. The project will improve irrigation infrastructure and water management at two diversion points, allowing the Canyon Creek Canal Company to divert water from the Teton River instead of Canyon Creek....
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $174,800 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507) to the Teton Irrigating and Manufacturing Company located in Saint Anthony, Idaho. The funding will support the conversion of 2,480 feet of earthen canal to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe. This project aims to reduce seepage and resolve erosion issues at an existing 90-degree bend in the canal....
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Upper Wood River Water Users Association, Inc. located in Blaine County, Idaho. The grant funding will be used to line approximately one mile of an earthen bypass canal, which will conserve water by reducing seepage losses and improve water management, resulting in more reliable water deliveries....
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $115,833 Project Grant to Franklin Cub River Pumping Company of Preston, ID under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) program. The grant will support the Cub River Idaho Irrigation Efficiencies Improvement Project, which aims to leverage Reclamation funding to save water and increase renewable energy use through various irrigation project types. The WaterSMART program makes funding available for...
The Greenfields Irrigation District located in Teton County, Montana received a $9,247,427 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) program. The grant will fund the replacement of three aging irrigation drop structures with new steel penstocks, as well as the installation of 3,800 kilowatts of hydropower turbine capacity at two of the sites. This work is expected to result in 6,655 acre-feet of annual water savings by reducing...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $648,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507) to the Last Chance Canal Company in Grace, ID. The funding will support the implementation of a modernized Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, including the installation of 11 SCADA sites with telemetry, flumes, and automated gates, as well as a software program to manage...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,105,000 Project Grant to the West Cache Irrigation Co under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the design, construction, and start-up of a telemetry, control, and measuring device system for the West Cache Canal in Utah. This project will replace existing manual spillway structures with automated gates, install cameras at key...
The Henry's Fork Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $2,091,954 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA #15.507). The grant will fund the CONANT CREEK CANAL LINING, HEAD GATE REMOTE CONTROL, AND FLOW METERS TO BENEFIT CONANT CREEK SUMMER FLOWS AND ISLAND PARK RESERVOIR CARRYOVER project. Specifically, the funding will support lining a canal to reduce water loss,...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Salmon River Canal Co LTD a $244,790.02 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funds will be used to convert 9,170 linear feet of open earthen canal to a buried polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipeline on Lateral 1723 and install headgate automation on Lateral 12. The new pipeline will be equipped with electromagnetic meters to reduce water...