The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $500,045 Project Grant to the Salmon River Canal Company (SRCC) under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the piping of 9,790 linear feet of an earthen canal and the replacement of ten electric power pumps with a gravity pressure system for irrigation. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 540 acre-feet by reducing evaporation...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $5,149,141 WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) project grant to the Malheur Watershed Council, in partnership with the Vale Oregon Irrigation District, to convert 10.4 miles of open-earthen irrigation canals to plastic irrigation pipe in eastern Oregon. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 4,888 acre-feet, which will benefit the federally listed bull trout by helping to achieve a carryover pool in Beulah...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $174,800 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507) to the Teton Irrigating and Manufacturing Company located in Saint Anthony, Idaho. The funding will support the conversion of 2,480 feet of earthen canal to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe. This project aims to reduce seepage and resolve erosion issues at an existing 90-degree bend in the canal....
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,084,852 grant to the Enterprize Canal Company, Ltd. under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). Through this Project Grant, the Enterprize Canal Company will convert 3,613 linear feet of two 63-inch pipes along a historical canal alignment and install solar-powered automated headgates and measurement devices. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 7,721 acre-feet by reducing...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $137,098.71 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) (CFDA 15.507) program to the Bilbrey Ditch Company in Emmett, Idaho. The grant will fund the automation of one headgate and two check structures on the company's main canal. This automation project will enable the Bilbrey Ditch Company to better match available water supply to the demand of its agricultural users, maintain water levels in the canal for...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $648,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507) to the Last Chance Canal Company in Grace, ID. The funding will support the implementation of a modernized Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, including the installation of 11 SCADA sites with telemetry, flumes, and automated gates, as well as a software program to manage...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $186,516.74 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Black Canyon Irrigation District in Notus, Idaho. The grant funding will be used to install 15 water meters along the Black Canyon Main Canal to collect data on water use and optimize water deliveries, thereby increasing water use efficiency. This project is expected to help the district better...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Sunnydell Irrigation District in Madison County, Idaho a $8,324,208 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will be used to line 6.7 miles of an earthen irrigation canal with high-density polyethylene pipeline and upgrade manual headgates to solar-powered electric headgates with water measurement devices. These improvements are expected to decrease seepage,...
The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District received a $1,284,657 Project Grant award from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on October 25, 2023. The grant will fund the conversion of 24,483 feet of earthen irrigation canals to polyvinyl chloride pipelines. This infrastructure improvement project is expected to result in annual water savings of 290 acre-feet, which will be used to offset groundwater pumping and...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Boise Project Board of Control a $7,260,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to replace 5,230 linear feet (1 mile) of canal lining on the New York Canal in Boise, Idaho. This project aims to increase water conservation, efficiency, and reliability by reducing seepage losses from the existing concrete and asphalt-lined canal. The key activities include removing the existing...