Project Grant R24AP00110
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the City of Long Beach Utilities Department in Southern California. The grant will support the conversion of approximately 20,000 square-feet of water-intensive turf into climate-resilient alternatives, which is expected to result in annual water savings of approximately 3 acre-feet. This project aims to...
- The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,266,667 Project Grant to the Santa Barbara County Water Agency under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507). The project will provide funding incentives for a regional water-wise landscape rebate program, offering rebates for irrigation efficiency retrofits, water-wise plants, and turf removal. This initiative is expected to result in annual water savings of 122 acre-feet, helping to...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded the City of Hemet, CA a $200,052 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). Through this grant, the City will implement a rebate program for residential and commercial water users to convert up to 90,000 square feet of turf lawns to drought-tolerant landscaping. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 8 acre-feet, reducing the City's need...
- The Desert Water Agency in Palm Springs, California will receive a $300,000 Project Grant 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). The funding will support the removal and replacement of approximately 100,000 square feet of turf with water-efficient landscaping and drought-tolerant plants. This landscape conversion project aims to promote a more reliable water supply and...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,500,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507) to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The grant will fund the installation of water and energy-efficient appliances and hardware, such as showerheads, toilets, and irrigation controllers, in approximately 3,200 dwellings in disadvantaged communities across the greater...
- The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant by 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 grant will fund the conversion of up to 40 water-intensive turf grass lawns into drought-tolerant landscaping in the Greater Los Angeles and San Diego areas. Each converted landscape will include a stormwater retention feature,...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $208,915.20 project grant to the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (USGVMWD) located in Los Angeles County, California. The grant, awarded on April 8, 2025, will support USGVMWD's efforts to promote outdoor landscaping water conservation by providing residential customers incentives to remove turf grass and...
- The Otay Water District in Spring Valley, California was awarded a $2,095,174 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) program. The funding will be used to upgrade 3,749 water meters with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) technology across the district's rural and urban communities. The AMI meters will provide real-time water use data, enabling early leak detection and increased customer awareness to conserve an estimated 259...
- The San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District was awarded a $2,007,600 Project Grant 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 grant funds will be used to design improvements to convey local stormwater and imported water from the California Department of Water Resources State Water Project to a series of recharge basins in the City of San Bernardino,...
- The Rubidoux Community Service District in California was awarded a $3,346,653 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program on November 30, 2023. The grant will fund the conversion of 6,386 manual-read water meters to advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters, the implementation of an online customer portal system, and a water conservation outreach campaign. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of...
The City of Oceanside was awarded a $6,400,000 project grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund two key initiatives: Expansion of the city's existing turf replacement rebate program, which will incentivize the conversion of 250,000 square feet of turf to water-efficient landscaping, expected to result in annual water savings of 32 acre-feet. Expansion of the biogas system at the San Luis Rey Water Reclamation Facility, increasing the facility's renewable energy capacity by 270 kilowatts. The project grant was awarded on February 16, 2024 and has a target completion date of December 31, 2026. The WaterSMART program provides cost-shared funding for water management improvement projects that save water, increase renewable energy use, and enhance sustainability in the Western United States.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $2.0m | 2/16/24 |