The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded the City of Hemet, CA a $200,052 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). Through this grant, the City will implement a rebate program for residential and commercial water users to convert up to 90,000 square feet of turf lawns to drought-tolerant landscaping. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 8 acre-feet, reducing the City's need...
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant 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 grant will fund the conversion of up to 40 water-intensive turfgrass lawns into drought-tolerant alternatives in the Greater Los Angeles and San Diego areas. This will be provided at no cost to income-qualified homeowners...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $225,000 Project Grant to the Palmdale Water District in California under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will enable the District to offer a variety of water-saving incentives to its customers, including for the installation of high-efficiency toilets, high-efficiency clothes washers, turf replacement, and weather-based irrigation controllers. This...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $208,915.20 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507) to the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (USGVMWD) located in Monrovia, California. The grant funding will support USGVMWD's efforts to provide residential customers with incentives to remove turfgrass and replace it with water-efficient landscaping and drought-tolerant...
The Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD), a non-profit organization, received a $3,047,510 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will support a turf conversion, smart irrigation, and sprinkler nozzle replacement initiative targeting approximately 105 golf courses in CVWD's service area. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 1,637 acre-feet, which will...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,266,667 Project Grant to the Santa Barbara County Water Agency under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507). The project will provide funding incentives for a regional water-wise landscape rebate program, offering rebates for irrigation efficiency retrofits, water-wise plants, and turf removal. This initiative is expected to result in annual water savings of 122 acre-feet, helping to...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, under its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the South Coast Water District (SCWD) in Laguna Beach, California. The grant will enable SCWD to expand its existing Turf Removal Rebate Program, which incentivizes single-family residential and commercial property owners to replace high-water-use turf grass with water-conserving California...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,224,295 project grant to the Desert Water Agency, a local government entity in southern California. This grant, funded through the Bureau's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), will support the final phase of the agency's Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) installation project. Specifically, the grant will enable the Desert Water Agency to equip the remaining 205 meters...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $100,357.60 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507) to Global Water Resources, Inc. in Maricopa, Arizona. The grant will fund the addition of a turf removal and replacement rebate program for residential and non-residential customers as part of Global Water Resources' existing water conservation efforts. This project aims to replace turf...
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will receive a $3,500,000 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 grant will fund the installation of water and energy-efficient appliances and hardware, such as showerheads, toilets, and irrigation controllers, in approximately 3,200 dwellings within disadvantaged communities...