The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,257,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Uintah Water Conservancy District in Uintah County, Utah. The grant funding will be used to reconstruct an existing diversion structure, pipe an open channel canal, and install flow meters along an existing pipeline. These infrastructure improvements are expected to result in annual water savings of 2,563 acre-feet that would...
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), awarded a $3,302,000 Project Grant to the Smithfield Irrigation Company in Cache County, Utah. The funding will be used to upgrade four diversion structures with new irrigation screens and control gates, and replace 1,500 linear feet of an open water supply canal with pressurized 24-inch PVC pipe. These infrastructure improvements are...
The Duchesne County Water Conservancy District in Utah received a $3,412,680 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) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The project includes three components: 1) installing 152 magnetic flow meters on the Arcadia Farms and Class B pipelines to improve water metering, 2) constructing a new regulation structure and upgrading an existing concrete overflow...
This $2,270,000 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) will fund the replacement of three miles of open canals with pressurized pipe in Benson, Utah. The project will replace four pump stations with a single more efficient pump station, saving an estimated 567.155 acre-feet of water annually through reduced seepage, evaporation, and improved metering....
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $224,853.39 Project Grant to Hyde Park City, located in Cache County, Utah, under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will be used to upgrade 562 water meters in the city's domestic water distribution system with new meters coupled with cellular endpoints. This project aims to improve data analytics and water management, increase efficiency through better leak...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,105,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the West Cache Irrigation Co, a non-profit organization in Utah. The grant will fund the design, construction, and start-up of a telemetry, control, and measuring device system along the West Cache Canal. Key project components include replacing manual spillway structures with automated gates, installing...
The North Creek Irrigation Company in Sanpete County, Utah, received a $6,176,520 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) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will be used to install 38,655 linear feet of high-density polyethylene pipe and two hydroelectric units, which are expected to generate 198,000 kilowatt-hours annually. The project is anticipated to result in...
The Nibley Blacksmith Fork Irrigation Company received a $736,200 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA #15.507). The grant will fund the Quarter Circle Drive Piping Project to replace aging irrigation infrastructure in Utah. The WaterSMART program aims to leverage federal funding to support water conservation, energy efficiency and sustainability projects. This...
The Washington County Water Conservancy District, doing business as the Water Conservatory, received a $217,915 project grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation through its WaterSMART program on June 5, 2023. The grant-funded project will install water meters with advanced metering infrastructure capabilities for previously unmetered irrigation connections serving residential users in Ivins City, Utah. The project supports local water conservation plans to...
The Davis & Weber Counties Canal Company received a $4,500,000 Project Grant award from the 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 grant will fund infrastructure improvements to enclose 1,995 feet of open canal with a precast concrete box culvert and install a 20.1-kilowatt solar array. These upgrades are expected to save 1,116 acre-feet of water annually that would...