The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $8,328,146 Project Grant to the Fresno Irrigation District under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Grant Program (CFDA 15.507). The grant, awarded on March 14, 2025, supports the "Solar and Water Energy Efficiency Project" in California. The project aims to enhance water conservation, efficiency, and sustainability through infrastructure improvements, water management...
The San Luis Water District in central California was awarded a $212,750 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 installation of water level monitoring instrumentation and programmable logic controllers at two canal locations in the district's irrigation system. This will allow the district staff to closely monitor canal levels and...
This $997,300 Project Grant was awarded by 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) to the Fresno Irrigation District, a non-profit organization in Fresno, California. The grant will fund a SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) improvement project to enhance the district's water management infrastructure and technologies. The project aims to improve water...
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District (DISTRICT) was awarded a $225,000 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) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will enable the DISTRICT to upgrade 443 water meters with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technology. This project supports the DISTRICT's 2020 Urban Water Management Plan by allowing it to reduce water leakage, increase water...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,786,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Firebaugh Canal Water District in Mendota, California. The grant will fund the concrete lining of 2.08 miles of the 3rd Lift Canal and the construction of a 60-acre-foot storage reservoir adjacent to the lined section. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 430 acre-feet that...
The Fresno Irrigation District was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The project will provide financial incentives to landowners to install meters on 20 existing groundwater wells in the district's service area in California's Central Valley. This will generate water use data to help landowners better manage groundwater...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,028,188 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant (CFDA #15.507) to the Henry Miller Reclamation District No. 2131 in central California. The grant funding will be used to modernize the Pick Anderson Pump Station and upgrade the district's surface water conveyance system. Key project elements include installing automatic gates and flow meters, constructing a long-crested weir, adding three new...
The Stockton East Water District in California received a $2,046,465 federal 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) to construct a flow measurement flume and pipe 777 feet of an earthen canal. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 10,865 acre-feet, which will be stored in the New Melones Reservoir to address water shortages...
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) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funds will be used to design improvements to convey local stormwater and imported water from the California Department of Water Resources State Water Project to a series of recharge basins in the City of San Bernardino,...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,266,667 Project Grant to the Santa Barbara County Water Agency under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507). The project will provide funding incentives for a regional water-wise landscape rebate program, offering rebates for irrigation efficiency retrofits, water-wise plants, and turf removal. This initiative is expected to result in annual water savings of 122 acre-feet, helping to...