The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Salmon River Canal Co LTD a $244,790.02 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funds will be used to convert 9,170 linear feet of open earthen canal to a buried polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipeline on Lateral 1723 and install headgate automation on Lateral 12. The new pipeline will be equipped with electromagnetic meters to reduce water...
The Belle Fourche Irrigation District in South Dakota has received a $222,649.02 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the conversion of 3,600 feet of unlined irrigation canal lateral into a buried polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipeline. This project aims to improve the efficiency and reliability of the District's water delivery system and...
The Paradise Valley Irrigation District in Blaine County, Montana received a $580,612 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 conversion of the remaining one mile of the Hillside Ditch, an open irrigation canal, to a buried pipeline. This infrastructure upgrade is expected to result in annual water savings of 2,275 acre-feet by...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Upper Wood River Water Users Association, Inc. in Blaine County, Idaho. The grant will fund the lining of approximately one mile of an earthen bypass canal. This project aims to conserve water by reducing seepage losses and improve water management, resulting in more reliable water deliveries. The...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $137,098.71 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA #15.507) to the Bilbrey Ditch Company in Emmett, Idaho. The grant will be used to automate 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...
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 Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $6,176,520 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the North Creek Irrigation Company of Mt Pleasant Inc. in Utah. The grant will fund the installation of 38,655 linear feet of high-density polyethylene pipe and two hydroelectric units that are expected to generate 198,000 kilowatt-hours annually. The project aims to save 1,611 acre-feet of water currently lost to seepage, which will...
The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,906,894.92 WaterSMART Program (CFDA 15.507) Project Grant to Friends of the Teton River, Inc., a non-profit organization located in Driggs, Idaho. The grant funding will be used to improve agricultural water reliability and restore instream flows to Canyon Creek by relocating diversions from the creek to the larger Teton River. Specifically, the project will make infrastructure improvements and management changes at three...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $200,021.20 Project Grant to the Circleville Irrigation Company in Piute County, Utah under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will be used to install 2,700 feet of pipe in the Dalton Ditch, an earthen irrigation canal, to improve water conservation and conveyance. This project aims to prevent water loss from seepage and evaporation, allowing for more...
The Belle Fourche Irrigation District in northwestern South Dakota received a $451,987 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funds will be used to convert approximately 4,200 feet of open earthen irrigation ditch to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe and install supporting infrastructure. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 490...