<p>The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $217,695 WaterSMART program grant (CFDA 15.507) to Big Wood Canal Company, doing business as American Falls Reservoir District No 2, to line approximately 1 mile of open canal and install monitoring and automated control systems at 4 sites. These improvements are expected to result in annual water savings of 813 acre-feet. The project period is from September 8, 2023 to June 30, 2024.</p>
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Salmon River Canal Co LTD a $244,790.02 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funds will be used to convert 9,170 linear feet of open earthen canal to a buried polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipeline on Lateral 1723 and install headgate automation on Lateral 12. The new pipeline will be equipped with electromagnetic meters to reduce water...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507), awarded the Sunnydell Irrigation District in Madison County, Idaho, a $8,324,208 Project Grant. The funding will be used to line 6.7 miles of an earthen irrigation canal with high-density polyethylene pipeline and upgrade manual headgates to solar-powered electric headgates with water measurement devices. These...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $137,098.71 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Bilbrey Ditch Company, a non-profit organization located in Emmett, Idaho. This grant will enable the Bilbrey Ditch Company to automate one headgate and two check structures on its main canal. The automation project will improve operational efficiency by reducing manual labor, shortening response...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $186,516.74 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Black Canyon Irrigation District in Notus, Idaho. The funding will be used to install 15 water meters along the Black Canyon Main Canal to collect data on water use and optimize water deliveries, thereby increasing water use efficiency. The project aims to help the district better manage water...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $201,777 Project Grant to the Fremont Madison Irrigation District (FMID) under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will enable FMID, a local government entity in eastern Idaho, to automate six water control structures and install remote operation and data collection equipment. This will allow FMID to set desired water elevations in the canal and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $174,800 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507) to the Teton Irrigating and Manufacturing Company located in Saint Anthony, Idaho. The funding will support the conversion of 2,480 feet of earthen canal to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe. This project aims to reduce seepage and resolve erosion issues at an existing 90-degree bend in the canal....
The Paradise Valley Irrigation District in Blaine County, Montana, received a $580,612 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) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funds will be used to convert the remaining one mile of the Hillside Ditch, an open irrigation canal, to a buried pipeline. This conversion is expected to result in annual water savings of 2,275 acre-feet, which will be stored...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Boise Project Board of Control a $7,260,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to replace 5,230 linear feet (1 mile) of canal lining on the New York Canal in Boise, Idaho. This project aims to increase water conservation, efficiency, and reliability by reducing seepage losses from the existing concrete and asphalt-lined canal. The key activities include removing the existing...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,191,586 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) grant to the Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District on September 6, 2023. This Project Grant will fund the lining of 2,500 feet of the earthen West Canal with a geomembrane liner covered by concrete to address seepage losses in central Washington. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 728 acre-feet that...