The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (SCVWA) received a $726,748 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to update their groundwater flow model. The purpose of the project is to better describe the recharge and storage paths in key aquifers in the Upper Santa Clara River Valley Groundwater Basin to determine the future reliability of its aquifers and recharging needs. The updated model will be...
The Goleta Water District, a U.S. local government entity serving the Goleta Valley region in California, received a $6,291,307 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant funding will enable the District to design and construct advanced groundwater treatment systems at its Airport Well to remove contaminants such as 1,4-dioxane and PFAS. This will restore the well's capacity to...
The Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) received a $1,524,996 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The award will fund the development of a feasibility study to assess the viability of constructing a new Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) in San Jose, California for potable reuse through groundwater recharge, raw water augmentation, and/or treated...
The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (SCVWA) was awarded a $7,820,257 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) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund Phase II of SCVWA's Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project, which aims to upgrade 32,163 water meters with advanced metering technology. This investment in water infrastructure will improve water conservation, delivery...
The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (SCVWA) received a $7,242,900 WaterSMART grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation to implement comprehensive water efficiency measures at 15 apartment complexes with approximately 2,600 dwelling units. The project involves the installation of 1,050 smart irrigation controllers, 22,500 high-efficiency spray nozzles, and 600,000 square feet of drip irrigation conversion. Additionally, the grant provides rebates for 9,600...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $800,088 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Rancho California Water District in Temecula, California. Through this grant, the Rancho California Water District will develop a strategic plan for advanced wellhead treatment facilities capable of mitigating emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in the local groundwater...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,785,250 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to the South Coast Water District (SCWD) located in Laguna Beach, California. The grant will fund a project to expand SCWD's local water portfolio and increase groundwater production by 465 acre-feet per year to alleviate drought impacts. Specifically, the project involves equipping an existing well in Creekside Park and...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $16,447,858 Project Grant to the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County through the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). This funding will enable Western Municipal Water District, in partnership with Rubidoux Community Services District and Riverside Highland Water Company, to increase local potable water supply by 4,286 acre-feet per year. The project will construct three small-scale...
The Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) has been awarded a $598,360 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The funding will support the development of a Title XVI Feasibility Study to assess new recycled water reuse opportunities, including both non-potable and potable end uses, in the southern portion of Santa Clara County, California. This 24-month project,...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $602,500.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560). The project aims to treat two aquifers contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), making them unsuitable for use under current standards. Key areas of investigation include understanding the impact of inorganic ions on PFAS removal, exploring the benefits...