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 Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $205,300 Project Grant to the Town of Starkville, Colorado under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the replacement of 65 existing water meters with new radio-read meters and associated software in this disadvantaged community. This project will help conserve water, reduce losses, and provide more equitable water bills for residents. The updated metering...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $213,349.41 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA #15.507) to the Town of Simla, Colorado on March 10, 2025. The grant will fund a municipal water meter upgrade project to improve water efficiency in Simla, Colorado. The project aims to reduce water loss and increase water delivery efficiency through infrastructure improvements. This aligns with the WaterSMART...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $248,622 Project Grant to the Mayer Domestic Water Improvement District under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The purpose of the grant is to replace 621 outdated, manual-read water meters with new radio-read meters, convert additional manual-read meters to radio read technology, and integrate the new metering system with the District's billing software. This project...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $228,085.72 Project Grant to the Town of Fraser, located in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, to install advanced metering infrastructure with 380 new meters and cellular endpoints. The project aims to improve the town's efficient management of water supply by acquiring real-time consumption data, utilizing...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $187,952 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA #15.507) to the Town of Vilas, Colorado. This grant will fund upgrades to the town's water infrastructure, including the installation of new radio-based water meters for residential and commercial customers, as well as a new water tank level sensor. These improvements will enable the automatic collection of water...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507), awarded $221,043.90 to the Greenferry Water and Sewer District in Northern Idaho on Sep 13, 2024. The funding will be used to upgrade 98 manually read water meters with new meters equipped with advanced meter reading technology. This project will enhance the district's operational efficiency, improve leak detection, reduce water...
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 Town of Cheraw, located in Otero County, Colorado, received a $1,579,000 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) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will enable the town to install 286 smart water meters across the town and four nearby communities, allowing for better quantification of water use, identification of leaks, and improvement of customer water use...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $249,988.10 Project Grant through the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Monte Vista Water District in Montclair, CA. The grant will fund the third phase of the district's comprehensive system-wide meter replacement program, upgrading 315 manually read residential meters to advanced meter infrastructure. This project aims to improve meter reading efficiencies,...