The Altar Valley Conservation Alliance, in partnership with the Pima County Regional Flood Control District, received a $1,887,800.58 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 install low-tech natural infrastructure in dryland streams (NIDS) across 8,985 acres of the Altar Wash watershed southwest of Tucson, Arizona. These NIDS facilities made of rock, wood, and earth will slow stormwater runoff, improve groundwater infiltration, and create surface water habitat for wildlife. The project aims to reduce erosion, increase water retention in the wash, and enhance drought and climate change resilience, while also reducing downstream flood impacts and increasing the sustainability of agricultural operations in the region. The award period runs from July 2024 through December 2027.
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