Project Grant R23AP00242
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $164,225.58 Project Grant (CFDA 15.507 - WaterSMART Program) to the Utica Water and Power Authority in Angels Camp, California. The funding will be used to line 1,200 linear feet of the earthen Utica Canal with a reinforced shotcrete liner. This lining project will help reduce water seepage losses, improve water management and conservation for agricultural use, and reduce sediment loading in the canal. The project will also...
- 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), awarded the Firebaugh Canal Water District in San Joaquin County, California a $3,786,000 Project Grant on January 15, 2025. The grant will fund the concreting of 2.08 miles of the 3rd Lift Canal and the construction of a 60-acre-foot midchannel storage reservoir adjacent to the lined section. This project is expected to...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $4,511,673 project grant to the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) located in California's Central Valley. The funding will enable TID's Civil Engineering Division to improve and automate five drop structures on the district's main canal. This project involves modifying the drop structures, installing new automated gates, and...
- The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,335,961 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to construct a water storage and delivery system in Portola Redwoods State Park, California. The project aims to improve water supply reliability for park visitors while decreasing summer diversions from Peters Creek, which will benefit endangered coho salmon and steelhead populations. Specifically, the grant will fund the...
- The South Tahoe Public Utility District (DISTRICT) in Northern California received a $390,370 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief (CFDA 15.514) program. The funding will be used to optimize and enhance the DISTRICT's existing water use data and technology by creating decision support tools to aid in the development and implementation of future water budgets for residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional water users....
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Porterville Irrigation District (District) a $923,033 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). Through this funding, the District will construct a surface water distribution system to serve 675 acres in its service area that currently only has access to groundwater. The project includes building a pipeline along Road 196 to connect the Lower Tule River Irrigation District 4...
- The Orland-Artois Water District (District) received a $6,983,535 project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to implement the Infrastructure Expansion Implementation Project. The project will enable the delivery of supplemental surface water to approximately 4,000 acres of farmland within the District's service area, reducing groundwater pumping by 4,000 to 8,000 acre-feet per year....
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,830,500 Project Grant (CFDA #15.507 - WaterSMART) to the Panoche Water District in Fresno County, California on September 19, 2023. This funding will allow the Panoche Water District to install a 2.9-mile concrete liner on the currently unlined Contour Canal and replace four check structures, three road crossings, and 15 turnouts with pre-cast concrete structures to accommodate necessary trash screens. The project is...
- The Stockton East Water District in California received a $2,046,465 federal 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) program (CFDA 15.507) to construct a flow measurement flume and pipe 777 feet of an earthen canal. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 10,865 acre-feet, which will be stored in the New Melones Reservoir to address water shortages...
- The Tuolumne-Stanislaus Integrated Regional Water Management Collaborative, in partnership with the Tuolumne County Resource Conservation District, received a $155,363 Project Grant award from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) on September 3, 2025. The grant will fund the update of the region's existing water management plan to increase water supply sustainability through investment in local infrastructure. The plan encompasses multiple...
THE UTICA WATER AND POWER AUTHORITY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OPERATES A 27-MILE-LONG WATER CONVEYANCE SYSTEM. THE WATER SYSTEM INCLUDES FIVE WATER STORAGE RESERVOIRS AND TWO SMALL HYDROELECTRIC POWERHOUSES. THE LOWER UTICA CANAL LINING AND GAGING STATIONS PROJECT WILL LINE 1,800 FEET OF CANAL USING REINFORCED SHOTCRETE AND ADD TWO GAGING STATIONS. THE SHOTCRETE CANAL LINING WILL REDUCE WATER LOSS DUE TO SEEPAGE AND VEGETATION PENETRATION AND EVAPORATION. THE LINING WILL ALSO REDUCE SEDIMENT LOADING IN THE CANAL AND RESERVOIRS, INCREASING FLOOD CONTROL, EMERGENCY WATER STORAGE, AND DROUGHT PREPARATION. EFFICIENCY AND INCREASED WATER SUPPLY WILL IMPROVE UTICAS ABILITY TO PRODUCE RENEWABLE ENERGY AT ITS TWO HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES. STAKEHOLDERS WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS PROJECT INCLUDE 10,000 PEOPLE RELIANT ON THIS SOLE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY, THE CITY OF ANGELS CAMP, THE UNION PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT, AND LOCAL AND STATE FIRE AUTHORITIES. CANAL LINING AND ADDING RESOURCES TO MONITOR WATER SUPPLY WITH GAGING STATIONS ARE PROJECTS INCLUDED IN UTICAS 2020-2025 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND ITS 2021 LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 5/2/24 | ||
| Not listed | $83.0k | 9/11/23 |