The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,000,000 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant (CFDA 15.507) to the Deutsch Domestic Water Company in Colorado. The project will improve the company's municipal and irrigation water system efficiencies through canal lining, rebates, and automation. Key activities include replacing 150 manual-read meters with advanced metering infrastructure, implementing a supervisory control and data acquisition system, offering rebates...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,902,940 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant (CFDA 15.507) to the Bostwick Park Water Conservancy District in Montrose County, Colorado. The funding will be used to automate turnouts and intake structures, install measurement equipment, and integrate the Shinn Park and Waterdog Laterals into the district's communication and SCADA system. These improvements are expected to result in annual...
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...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,579,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507) to the Town of Cheraw in Colorado. The grant will fund the installation of 286 smart water meters across the town and four nearby communities. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of approximately 20 acre-feet, reducing the need for groundwater pumping and protecting...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $370,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507) to the Farmers Conservation Alliance, a non-profit organization based in Oregon. The grant will fund the completion of a 60% engineering design package to upgrade the unlined, earthen-berm Leon-Park Feeder Canal, which is part of Reclamation's Collbran Project and a major supplier of water 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...
The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District received a $1,284,657 Project Grant award from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on October 25, 2023. The grant will fund the conversion of 24,483 feet of earthen irrigation canals to polyvinyl chloride pipelines. This infrastructure improvement project is expected to result in annual water savings of 290 acre-feet, which will be used to offset groundwater pumping and...
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 Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $314,808.37 Project Grant on November 13, 2023 to the Dave Miller Mutual Ditch Company, located in Lyons, Colorado, under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the realignment and piping of 5,000 feet of existing open irrigation ditch with plastic piping, which will conserve water by reducing seepage and evaporation losses. This project aligns with priorities identified...
The Bard Water District, a not-for-profit water management organization located in southeastern California, was awarded a $1,077,430 Project Grant from the 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 lining of a 1-mile section of the Upper Mohave Canal with concrete, improving water reliability in the Lower Colorado River System. The project will also enable local...