The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,645,000 Project Grant to the Sidon Irrigation District in Big Horn County, Wyoming under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the conversion of an unlined, open channel lateral system to approximately 33,000 feet of polyvinyl chloride pipe and the installation of seven solar-powered ultrasonic flowmeters. This project is expected to result in...
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) federal grant 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...
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 Paradise Valley Irrigation District in Blaine County, Montana, was awarded a $580,612 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 grant funding will be used to convert the remaining one mile of the Hillside Ditch, an open irrigation canal, to a buried pipeline. This conversion is expected to result in annual water savings of 2,275 acre-feet...
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. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,265,585 Project Grant to the Co-op Farm Irrigation Company under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will support the conversion of 20,800 feet of existing earthen and concrete-lined irrigation ditches to high-density polyethylene pipe. The piped system will include a flow meter, individual user meters, and a 15-horsepower pump. The project will also install an 11.8-kilowatt solar...
The Fremont Madison Irrigation District (the District) received a $201,777 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 grant will fund the automation of six water control structures and the installation of remote operation and data collection equipment in the District's irrigation system located in eastern Idaho. This project will enable the...
The Belle Fourche Irrigation District in South Dakota has received a $222,649.02 Project Grant 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). The grant will fund the conversion of 3,600 feet of unlined irrigation canal lateral into a buried polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipeline. This project aims to improve the efficiency and reliability of the District's water delivery system and...
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 U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $5,149,141 WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) project grant to the Malheur Watershed Council, in partnership with the Vale Oregon Irrigation District, to convert 10.4 miles of open-earthen irrigation canals to plastic irrigation pipe in eastern Oregon. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 4,888 acre-feet, which will benefit the federally listed bull trout by helping to achieve a carryover pool in Beulah...