Hvpud intends to assess, upgrade, and repair irrigation systems to improve water efficiency for recreational, agricultural, and community uses

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $535,270 Project Grant under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) to the Hoopa Valley Public Utilities District (HVPUD), a federally recognized tribal government entity. The grant funding will allow HVPUD to assess, upgrade, and repair irrigation systems to improve water efficiency for recreational, agricultural, and community uses on the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation in California. Key activities include hiring engineers to update existing infrastructure, design improved irrigation systems, and install water meters to assess consumption from local tributaries. At project completion, the tribe will have efficient irrigation systems in place that allow for fish passage while enhancing the sustainability of future water supplies.

Funding will allow hvpud to improve water sustainability by hiring engineers to update existing infrastructure, design improved irrigation infrastructure, and install meters on intake systems to assess water consumption from tributaries in the region. The tribe will assess existing irrigation systems, hire contractors to provide recommendations and engineering design to upgrade existing and create new irrigation infrastructure, complete engineering design and cost estimates to construct and expand irrigation systems that pump directly from the trinity river into currently non-irrigated land, and install flow measurement devices on intake systems to assess water consumption from area tributaries.at the completion of the project the hoopa valley indian reservation will have efficient irrigation systems in place for recreational, agricultural, and community uses that allow for fish passage while improving the sustainability of future water supplies