The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,786,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Firebaugh Canal Water District in Mendota, CA. The grant will fund the concrete lining 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 result in annual water savings of 430 acre-feet...
This $1,019,470 Project Grant, awarded by 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), will fund the Bard Water District's project to concrete line 1,750 feet of the earthen Reservation Main Canal in West Imperial County, California and improve five turnouts and two check structures. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of approximately 421 acre-feet that 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 U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,028,188 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant (CFDA #15.507) to the Henry Miller Reclamation District No. 2131 in central California. The grant funding will be used to modernize the Pick Anderson Pump Station and upgrade the district's surface water conveyance system. Key project elements include installing automatic gates and flow meters, constructing a long-crested weir, adding three new...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,191,586 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) grant to the Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District on September 6, 2023. This Project Grant will fund the lining of 2,500 feet of the earthen West Canal with a geomembrane liner covered by concrete to address seepage losses in central Washington. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 728 acre-feet that...
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 U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,133,442 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507) to the Cameron County Irrigation District #2 in Texas. The funding will be used to convert 5,207 linear feet of unlined open canal in Lateral 15 to a buried polyvinyl chloride pipeline. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 390 acre-feet that would have otherwise been...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,765,371.00 Project Grant to the Lower Tule River Irrigation District and Pixley Irrigation District in central California under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the installation of 742 automated magnetic smart meters along 320 miles of open canals within the two districts. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 10,621...
The Paradise Valley Irrigation District in Montana received a $580,612 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) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will be used to convert the remaining one mile of the Hillside Ditch, an open irrigation canal, to a buried pipeline. This conversion is expected to result in annual water savings of 2,275 acre-feet that was previously lost to...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,265,585 Project Grant to the Co-op Farm Irrigation Company under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will support the conversion of 20,800 feet of existing earthen and concrete-lined irrigation ditches to high-density polyethylene pipe. The piped system will include a flow meter, individual user meters, and a 15-horsepower pump. The project will also install an 11.8-kilowatt solar...