The public purpose of this agreement is to save water and eliminate the risk of canal failure by designing a new water conveyance system for the kingman lateral

This Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Conservation Field Services (WCFS) program (CFDA 15.530) provides $102,383.00 to the Owyhee Irrigation District to develop the design for converting 5,880 linear feet of open Kingman Lateral canal to a piped canal system. The goal is to save water and eliminate the risk of canal failure, which would increase water availability and reduce risk to people and property in the vicinity. The expected deliverable is a shovel-ready construction design that the Owyhee Irrigation District can use to complete the piping project, benefiting local water users and landowners.

Activities

Under this agreement, the recipient shall: develop a design the conversion of the kingman lateral from an open canal channel to a pipes canal. This design will encompass the replacement of 5,880 linear feet of open canal and the design of the inlet and outlet structures of the kingman lateral. Expected deliverables or outcomes: the expected deliverable of this project is a shovel ready construction project design that the recipient can utilize to complete the piping project saving water and eliminating the risk of canal failure.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries are the water users in the area and landowners surrounding the canal. Subrecipient activities (if known or specified at time of award): none