Project Grant R25AP00135
- The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,684,222 Project Grant to the Cawelo Water District on April 14, 2025 through the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund the construction of a 33-acre-foot reservoir and a 24-acre recharge facility in Bakersfield, CA. These infrastructure improvements are expected to increase the district's groundwater supply by 3,466 acre-feet per year, representing a 6.1% increase in the total annual average water supply. The...
- The Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District was awarded a $4,598,053 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct the Caratan Groundwater Recharge Facility. The project will convert 160 acres near Delano, CA into recharge ponds that will provide an additional 5,560 acre-feet per year of groundwater recharge capacity. Key project components include earthwork, levee...
- The Merced Irrigation District in Merced County, California will receive $3,289,755 under a Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to improve drought monitoring and water management models and equipment. Specifically, the District will enhance real-time operational modeling to track water supply conditions, install water measurement monitoring equipment to accurately track supply and snow/snow...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART program (CFDA 15.507) to the Fresno Irrigation District in Fresno, California. The grant will fund the installation of water meters on 20 existing groundwater wells to provide landowners with data on water usage and enable better management of groundwater consumption when surface water is unavailable. This project supports the district's water management and drought resilience...
- The Turlock Irrigation District will receive $7.93 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct a 38-acre regulating reservoir. The reservoir will capture operational spills from water delivery canals during periods of excess supply and return the stored flows to canals during times of water shortages. This project aims to improve water management of 10,000...
- The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Semitropic Water Storage District Irrigation Water System Financing Corporation a $3 million Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program. The grant will fund construction of a subsurface recharge facility including an earthen reservoir, filtration system, metered connection to record water deliveries, buried infiltration gallery of perforated and solid pipelines, and a dedicated monitoring system. The project aims to increase...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $8,328,146 Project Grant on March 14, 2025 to the Fresno Irrigation District under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). This grant will fund a solar and water energy efficiency project, with a target completion date of June 30, 2026. The Fresno Irrigation District is a non-profit water management organization serving California's Central Valley, focusing on agricultural...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Porterville Irrigation District (District) a $923,033 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). Through this funding, the District will construct a surface water distribution system to serve 675 acres in its service area that currently only has access to groundwater. The project includes building a pipeline along Road 196 to connect the Lower Tule River Irrigation District 4...
- The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $43,074,644 Cooperative Agreement to the Patterson Irrigation District (PID) under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) on January 16, 2025. The purpose of the award is for PID to construct upgrades to the conveyance facility that connects the San Joaquin River to the Delta Mendota Canal, expanding the conveyance capacity from 35 CFS to 195 CFS. The project will increase flexibility in water deliveries and water trading,...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514), will fund the installation of a manganese dioxide filtration system with pre-oxidation at Pump Station 345-1 in Fresno, California. The $1,468,904 award, with a performance period from January 17, 2025 to December 30, 2027, will allow the City of Fresno to remove elevated levels of iron, manganese, and hydrogen sulfide from...
This federal Project Grant award of $10,000,000, made under the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514), is designed to increase water management flexibility and build drought resilience in California. The major project components include the construction of two recharge basins, each with up to two recharge cells and levees, as well as the installation of monitoring wells, inlet and outlet structures on adjacent canals, and flow meters and staff gauges. These infrastructure improvements will allow for improved water delivery, storage, and drainage, ultimately preparing the region for the impacts of drought and water supply shortages. The grant recipient, Fresno Irrigation District, is a non-profit water management organization with extensive experience in administering federal grants for water infrastructure and drought mitigation initiatives in the Central Valley of California.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $5.0m | 9/12/25 |