The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,017,835 WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) Project Grant to the Paloma Irrigation and Drainage District (PIDD) located in Maricopa County, Arizona. The grant will fund the replacement of 16 manually controlled jack lift gates and 24 manually controlled slide gates along Lateral D with new automated gates, as well as the installation of an automated solar-powered Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. This project is...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,610,126 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Carlsbad Irrigation District in New Mexico. The grant will fund the installation of 58 automated gates along the district's main canal and the implementation of a supervisory control and data acquisition system. This infrastructure upgrade is expected to result in annual water savings of 2,245 acre-feet by ensuring consistent water...
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 $1,019,470 project grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Bard Water District in Winterhaven, CA. The funding will be used to concrete line 1,750 feet of the earthen Reservation Main Canal and improve five turnouts and two check structures. This infrastructure project is expected to result in annual water savings of approximately 421 acre-feet that is currently lost to seepage. The water...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $5,918,760 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 2 in Texas. The project will construct infrastructure and efficiency improvements to a feeder canal, discharge pipes, and a pumping plant. Key activities include building reinforced isolation bays on the headwall and feeder canal, and replacing the pump...
The Pondera County Canal and Reservoir Company received a $488,131 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) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will be used to automate the Birch Creek diversion by installing a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and flow measurement devices throughout the irrigation system. This project is expected to result...
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 its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $174,928.42 project grant to the Coldwater Canyon Water Company in Oro Valley, Arizona. The funding will enable the company to upgrade 425 manual water meters to advanced meter reading technology. This infrastructure upgrade project will improve water management efficiency by accurately accounting for water use, identifying...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $211,051 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the La Feria Irrigation District #3 in Cameron County, Texas. The grant funds the installation of a solar-powered Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) telemetry system at 10 spillway sites to monitor water flow, manage discharges, and reduce water lost to operational spills. This technology...
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...