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 Bureau of Reclamation, through the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504), awarded a $2,258,444 Project Grant to the Rancho California Water District in California. The grant will fund the development of a feasibility study to optimize the district's existing water treatment, storage, and distribution infrastructure. Key objectives include identifying opportunities to maximize the use of recycled water, support economic development through a sustainable water...
The City of Burbank (CA) Water and Power (BWP) Department received a $400,000 project grant from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504) to conduct a 24-month feasibility study for a new potable reuse facility. The study will assess the feasibility, conduct facility planning, address environmental compliance, complete pre-final design, and engage the community for a new facility that will purify a portion of the city's recycled...
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) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funding will support the design and construction of infrastructure improvements to convey local stormwater and imported water to a series of recharge basins in San Bernardino, California. This project aims to enhance the reliability of...
The Eastern Municipal Water District received a $110,000,000 Project Grant award 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 district's Purified Water Replenishment Project, which aims to fully utilize recycled water in its service area to create new local potable water supplies and improve supply reliability. Key project components include infrastructure to convey...
The City of Santa Monica received a $1,925,476 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The grant will fund the city's efforts to accelerate planning and preliminary design for direct potable reuse (DPR) and indirect potable reuse (IPR) solutions to augment local water supplies. Specifically, the funding will be used to: 1) confirm feasible locations for groundwater...
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. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $1,524,996 Cooperative Agreement to the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504). The funding will support the development of a feasibility study for a new Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) in San Jose, California. The proposed facility would help Valley Water reach its goal of meeting at least 10% of the total county water...
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 U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504), awarded the Valley Sanitary District (VSD) in Riverside County, California, a $561,516 Project Grant to advance planning for upgrading its water reclamation facility. VSD will use the funding to pursue additional investigations and planning necessary to complete a feasibility study that meets Title XVI program requirements. The project aims to implement tertiary treatment for...