The weber basin water conservancy district, located in northern utah, will line 2,500 feet ofthe currently unlined willard canal with 6 inch steel reinforced concrete canal lining has beenidentified…

The Weber Basin Water Conservancy District will line 2,500 feet of an existing canal and install a 30-kilowatt solar array under a $4.079 million WaterSMART Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation. The District will conserve an estimated 3,750 acre-feet of water annually through canal lining, benefiting water users and wildlife in the Weber River system. Installation of the solar array at the Weber South Water Treatment Plant will generate renewable energy. Both projects support the WaterSMART program's goals of conserving and managing water resources sustainably through cost-shared projects. The grant carries an anticipated completion date of March 2024.

The weber basin water conservancy district, located in northern utah, will line 2,500 feet ofthe currently unlined willard canal with 6 inch steel reinforced concrete canal lining has beenidentified as a priority in the district s system optimization review and water conservation plan the district serves a geographic area over 2,500 square miles and has regional water supplyresponsibility for cities, districts, and companies located in five utah counties the area isfy 2022 water and energy efficiency grants recommended for bipartisan infrastructure law fundingvulnerable to drought and continues to experience rising demand from population growth theproject is expected to result in annual water savings of 3,750 acre feet currently lost to seepage, which will be marketed to wholesale customers, mostly cities, in order to meet rapidly growingdemand further, conserved water will remain in the weber river system for longer periods oftime, benefitting wildlife in the area and recreation the project also includes installation of a 30KILOWATT solar array at the weber south water treatment plant the solar array is expected togenerate