The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504) to the Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) of Riverside County, California. The grant will support a comprehensive water reuse feasibility study aimed at bolstering local groundwater supplies and fortifying regional water supply reliability in the drought-prone Southern California region. The study will take a holistic approach to examining the water reuse...
The Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) has been awarded a $598,360 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The funding will support the development of a Title XVI Feasibility Study to assess new water recycling opportunities, including both non-potable and potable end uses, in the southern portion of Santa Clara County, California. This study will help advance...
The Santa Clara Valley Water District (VALLEY WATER) was awarded a $1,524,996 Cooperative Agreement under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The funding will support the development of a feasibility study for constructing a new Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) in San Jose, California. The proposed AWPF would enable VALLEY WATER to expand its potable reuse capabilities, with the goal of...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504) to the Mesa Water District in California. The purpose of the grant is to conduct a feasibility study to evaluate alternative groundwater well locations, assess impacts of seawater intrusion, identify infrastructure needs, and analyze treatment options for a brackish groundwater desalination facility. The study aims to determine the feasibility of...
The Bureau of Reclamation, through its Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504), awarded a $20,030,734.78 Project Grant to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan) on May 20, 2024. The grant will fund planning and preliminary design activities for Metropolitan's Pure Water Southern California Program, which aims to beneficially reuse wastewater from the Los Angeles County Sanitation District that is currently being discharged to the...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504), awarded a $986,750 Project Grant to the Laguna Madre Water District. The funding will support a feasibility study to assess the development of a seawater desalination water treatment facility. This facility could significantly reduce the water district's reliance on the Rio Grande and accommodate increasing water demands in the Cameron County community, while ensuring population growth...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $504,736,760 Project Grant under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504) to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan). The grant will support Metropolitan's Pure Water Southern California (PWSC) program, which aims to improve water efficiency, provide drought resilience, and diversify the water supply by beneficially reusing wastewater that is currently discharged to the Pacific Ocean. The PWSC...
The Las Virgenes Municipal Water District received a $41,401,172 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The funding will support the construction of an Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) to treat tertiary effluent for indirect potable reuse, as well as pipelines to convey source water, purified water, and reverse osmosis concentrate. This project, known as the...
The City of San Buenaventura is implementing the VenturaPure program, a $363,249,257 water recycling and desalination project funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation through the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The project aims to augment the city's potable water supplies by constructing an advanced water purification facility to produce up to 3,600 acre-feet per year of recycled water for potable reuse. Funding will be used to...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,260,788 WaterSMART Project Grant (CFDA 15.507) to the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District located in southwestern Riverside County and eastern Orange County, California. The grant funding will support the design of the rehabilitation and replacement of the Corydon Well, including a new well and intertie infrastructure at the existing Corydon Blend Station and transmission main. This project, which has a performance...