Project abstract templateaward purpose: the malheur watershed council, in partnership with the vale oregon irrigation district, located in eastern oregon, will convert 10.4 miles of open-earthen…

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $5,149,141 WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) project grant to the Malheur Watershed Council, in partnership with the Vale Oregon Irrigation District, to convert 10.4 miles of open-earthen irrigation canals to plastic irrigation pipe in eastern Oregon. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 4,888 acre-feet, which will benefit the federally listed bull trout by helping to achieve a carryover pool in Beulah Reservoir. The grant funding will support activities to pipe 55,000 linear feet of earthen-lined lateral canals with various sizes of plastic irrigation pipe, including related infrastructure like tracer wire, tees, air vents, and elbows. This irrigation infrastructure improvement project aims to address early season water shortages experienced by the irrigation district for 10 out of the past 17 years.

Project abstract templateaward purpose: the malheur watershed council, in partnership with the vale oregon irrigation district, located in eastern oregon, will convert 10.4 miles of open-earthen lateral canals to plastic irrigation pipe. The districts irrigation season has ended early for 10 of the past 17 years and the pipeline conversion will allow the district to better meet its water demands. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 4,888 acre-feet, which is currently lost to seepage. Conserved water will help achieve a carryover pool in beulah reservoir to benefit the federally listed bull trout.activities to be performed: the recipient shall pipe 55,000 linear feet of earthen-lined portions of laterals 176, 185, 188, 192, and 195 with plastic irrigation pipe (PIP) of various sizes ranging from 8 inches to 27 inches along with tracer wire, tees, air vents, elbows, etc. The canal lining project will take place in the vicinity of latitude 43.9655 N and longitude 117.3712 W in eastern oregon.expected deliverables or outcomes: the methodology used to estimate water conservation savings, consideration of supporting documentation provided by recipient, and any adjustments made during the evaluation of the project, IT was determined that these improvements are expected to result in annual water savings of 4,888 acre-feetintended beneficiaries: water conservationist, ESA fishsubrecipient activities (if known or specified at time of award): none