The Brownsville Public Utilities Board in Texas was awarded a $18,463,578 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 the replacement of approximately 17,678 manual read water meters with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) smart meters, as well as the retrofitting of 39,773 existing meters with AMI-compatible registers and endpoints. This...
The City of Edinburg, Texas will replace 500 residential water meters with smart meters through a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART program. The smart meters will help conserve water usage and prevent loss by allowing the city to better track and manage daily water consumption. This supports Edinburg's 2021 capital improvement plan to further water conservation and infrastructure upgrades. The grant-funded project aligns...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $244,347.78 Project Grant to the City of Las Animas, located in southeastern Colorado, under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the upgrade of 1,270 residential and commercial manually read water meters with new radio-read water meters. This project aims to improve the accuracy of water usage readings, reduce labor hours, and enhance the overall...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $843,093 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Monte Vista Water District in San Bernardino County, California. The grant will fund the replacement of 1,400 manually read water meters with advanced metering infrastructure. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of approximately 262 acre-feet by providing real-time data to...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $248,622 Project Grant to the Mayer Domestic Water Improvement District under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The purpose of the grant is to replace 621 outdated, manual-read water meters with new radio-read meters, convert additional manual-read meters to radio read technology, and integrate the new metering system with the District's billing software. This project...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $221,200 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Joshua Valley Utility Company in Meadview, Arizona. The funding will enable the utility to upgrade 400 manual water meters with advanced meter reading (AMR) technology. This project aims to enhance operational efficiency, improve leak detection, reduce water losses, provide accurate and timely data...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $218,747 Project Grant to the City of Universal City, Texas under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA #15.507). The purpose of the grant is to purchase and install 656 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) water meters throughout the city. The existing water meter infrastructure in Universal City has reached the end of its useful life and is resulting in significant water loss...
The City of Arlington received a $5,987,552 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to convert 17,678 existing water meters to advanced smart meters and implement customer portal system upgrades. The project aims to improve meter accuracy and provide customers real-time access to water use data, which is expected to result in annual water savings of 5,530 acre-feet. The conserved water will...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,224,295 project grant to the Desert Water Agency, a local government entity in southern California. This grant, funded through the Bureau's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), will support the final phase of the agency's Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) installation project. Specifically, the grant will enable the Desert Water Agency to equip the remaining 205 meters...
The Moapa Valley Water District received a $213,351 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on June 20, 2023. This grant will fund the District's project to upgrade 400 old and malfunctioning water meters with new Badger Meter 5/8" positive displacement disc meters and Orion cellular LTE-M data endpoints. The project also includes replacing 64 existing meter...