The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,000,000 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant (CFDA 15.507) to the Deutsch Domestic Water Company in Colorado. The project will improve the company's municipal and irrigation water system efficiencies through canal lining, rebates, and automation. Key activities include replacing 150 manual-read meters with advanced metering infrastructure, implementing a supervisory control and data acquisition system, offering rebates...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $184,050 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507) to The Fruitland Irrigation Company located in Crawford, Colorado. The grant will fund the installation of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems at three key gates along the company's ditch and reservoir system. This will allow for remote and automated control of two gates...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,579,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Town of Cheraw in Otero County, Colorado. The grant funds will be used to install 286 smart water meters across the town and four nearby communities. This investment is expected to result in annual water savings of approximately 20 acre-feet, reducing the need for groundwater pumping and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $213,349.41 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507) to the Town of Simla, Colorado. The grant funding will be used to upgrade the municipal water metering system in Simla to improve water efficiency. The project aims to achieve quantifiable water savings, enhanced water management, and ecological benefits through the installation of new...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507), awarded the Orchard Mesa Irrigation District (OMID) in Palisade, Colorado, a $224,700 Project Grant on Sep 3, 2024. The grant will fund the installation of measurement and automated gate control infrastructure on the Orchard Mesa Check Channel and the adjacent Vinelands Power Plant Afterbay Radial Gates. This system will allow...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $648,000 Project Grant to the Last Chance Canal Company in Southeastern Idaho under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507). This funding will enable the Last Chance Canal Company to implement a modernized Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, including the installation of 11 SCADA sites with telemetry, flumes, and automated gates, as well...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Falls Irrigation District in American Falls, Idaho a $7,438,987 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on September 21, 2023. The funding will enable the district to automate a 3,700-horsepower pump station by adding an industrial control panel, variable speed motors, pumps and drives, flowmeters, and a supervisory control and data acquisition system....
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $6,889,533 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507) to the Deschutes River Conservancy, a non-profit organization in Bend, Oregon. This grant will fund the Deutsch Domestic Water Company's project to improve municipal and irrigation water system efficiencies in western Colorado. The key products and services delivered through this funding...
This 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) provides $724,425 to the Central Platte Natural Resources District (Central Platte NRD) to replace 11 existing manual irrigation canal headgates with automated turnout gates and a supervisory control and data acquisition system. The project also includes the installation of 2 additional automated...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by 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), will fund the Wellsville Mendon Conservation District's project to convert 2.1 miles of the Upper Canal from an open canal to a piped system. The $3,429,940 award, granted on January 8, 2025, will also enable the installation of 30 flow meters and a booster pump station. This project is...