The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $218,747 Project Grant to the City of Universal City, Texas under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA #15.507). The purpose of the grant is to purchase and install 656 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) water meters throughout the city. The existing water meter infrastructure in Universal City has reached the end of its useful life and is resulting in significant water loss...
The Brownsville Public Utilities Board in Texas was awarded a $18,463,578 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 will fund the replacement of approximately 17,678 manual read water meters with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) smart meters, as well as the retrofitting of 39,773 existing meters with AMI-compatible registers and endpoints. This...
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 $2,095,174 project grant to the Otay Water District in Spring Valley, California. The grant will fund the upgrade of 3,749 water meters with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) capable meters across the district's rural and urban communities. The new AMI meters will provide real-time water use data, enabling early leak...
The City of Redlands, California was awarded a $6,707,758 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) on September 12, 2023. The grant will fund the replacement of 9,070 water meters and the retrofit of an additional 5,876 meters with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) smart meters. This project represents the final three phases of the city's citywide water...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $225,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the San Lorenzo Valley Water District (DISTRICT) in Boulder Creek, CA. The funding will be used to upgrade 443 meters with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) technology. The AMI upgrades will enable the DISTRICT to reduce water leakage, increase water conservation, improve operational efficiency, and...
The City of Bakersfield received a $1,292,435 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) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the replacement of 5,500 outdated water meters with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meters in a residential area of the city serving over 20,000 residents. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 221 acre-feet by providing...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $13,890,000 WaterSMART program Project Grant (CFDA 15.507) to the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board. The grant will fund the replacement of 60,000 existing manual water meters with advanced metering infrastructure smart meters for residential and business customers, as well as the implementation of a customer portal for real-time water usage tracking. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of...
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 U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $244,347.78 Project Grant to the City of Las Animas, located in southeastern Colorado, under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the upgrade of 1,270 residential and commercial manually read water meters with new radio-read water meters. This project aims to improve the accuracy of water usage readings, reduce labor hours, and enhance the overall...
The Town of Gilbert, Arizona, was awarded a $5,118,182 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant (CFDA 15.507) from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation to install 38,642 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) water meters for residential customers. The project aims to connect the AMI meters to the city's existing AMI radio network and provide customers with a customer portal to access detailed usage and leak detection information on a near...