The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $783,962 Project Grant under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to Water District 63 in Idaho. The grant will support the expansion of data monitoring and collection capabilities to improve water management within the Boise River basin. The project will install new data monitoring infrastructure and develop hydrologic modeling and forecasting tools to provide real-time water delivery information to managers and the...
This $224,767 Project Grant award from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program will fund the Headgate Automation and Irrigation Flow Measurement Projects for the Idaho Irrigation District in Bonneville County, Idaho. The key activities include automating three existing headgates, building and automating one additional headgate, adding five Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) measuring and logging stations to...
The Bureau of Reclamation, through the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507), awarded $201,777 to the Fremont Madison Irrigation District in eastern Idaho. The grant funding will be used to automate six water control structures and install remote operation and data collection equipment. This project will allow the district to automatically adjust gate positions to maintain desired water levels, benefiting the Upper Snake Reservoir...
The Malad Valley Water Measurement District in southern Idaho was awarded a $727,032 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART program to install advanced water measurement devices and control valves. Under the grant, the District will install 135 water measurement devices on individual groundwater diversions and control valves on 15 flowing artesian irrigation wells and 3 open-channel measuring devices. The WaterSMART program, funded through the...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Boise Project Board of Control a $7,260,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to replace 5,230 linear feet (1 mile) of canal lining on the New York Canal in Boise, Idaho. This project aims to increase water conservation, efficiency, and reliability by reducing seepage losses from the existing concrete and asphalt-lined canal. The key activities include removing the existing...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507), awarded the Bilbrey Ditch Company in western Idaho $137,098.71 to automate one headgate and two check structures on its main canal. This project, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, will enable the company to better match available water to the demand of its agricultural users, maintain water levels...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507), awarded the Black Canyon Irrigation District in Notus, ID a $186,516.74 Project Grant on September 20, 2024. The grant will fund the installation of 15 water meters along the Black Canyon Main Canal to collect data on water use and optimize water deliveries, thereby increasing water use efficiency. The project aims to help the...
The City of Cascade, Idaho was awarded a $301,621.25 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 funding will support the city's initiative to replace all residential and commercial water meters with real-time metering technology. This upgrade will enable the city and its water users to immediately detect and address leaks, track water usage, and significantly...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Falls Irrigation District in American Falls, Idaho a $7,438,987 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on September 21, 2023. The funding will enable the district to automate a 3,700-horsepower pump station by adding an industrial control panel, variable speed motors, pumps and drives, flowmeters, and a supervisory control and data acquisition system....
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $158,925 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Henrys Fork Groundwater District in Fremont, Idaho. The grant will fund the installation of telemetry equipment on 290 groundwater diversion meters to enable real-time monitoring and data access for the district's customers. This will allow the district to provide timely information to its users, enabling them to make informed water...