The guam waterworks authority (GWA), located on the united states island territory of guam in the western pacific ocean, will design an upgrade to the santa rita springs facility to enhance and…

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 a $950,000 Project Grant to the Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA). The grant will fund the design and upgrade of the Santa Rita Springs facility to enhance and protect water production from this critical natural resource. The project aims to maximize spring discharge by adding a cutoff wall, collection system, associated pumps, and automatic diversion valves. This will enable GWA to reduce costs and strengthen the reliability of the central water system on the island of Guam, where a majority of water is purchased from the U.S. Navy. The project is scheduled for completion by July 31, 2026.

The guam waterworks authority (GWA), located on the united states island territory of guam in the western pacific ocean, will design an upgrade to the santa rita springs facility to enhance and protect production from available resources. A majority of water for the central part of the island is purchased from the US navy. The spring upgrade will be designed to capture the maximum volume of spring discharge by the addition of a cutoff wall, collection system, associated pumps and automatic diversion valves. The maximizing of water from the spring will lead to reduce costs and strengthen a reliable water source in the central water system on the island of guam. The project has been approved and included on the fiscal year 2022-23 safe drinking water infrastructure grant project priority list.