This $2,684,222 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) will support the construction of a 33-acre-foot capacity reservoir, a 24-acre recharge facility, and an interconnecting pipeline in Bakersfield, CA. These infrastructure improvements will directly increase access to groundwater supplies by providing an additional 3,466-acre feet per year, representing a 6.1%...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514), awarded a $4,384,344 project grant to the Pixley Irrigation District in California to construct 5.5 miles of new canals as part of the Lateral 4 Expansion Project. This infrastructure project will allow the district to recharge groundwater and deliver surface water, reducing reliance on overdrafted groundwater in the region. The project is expected to...
The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District (SWID) in Kern County, California was awarded a $8,487,181 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). The funding will support the construction of a 112-acre groundwater recharge facility that will store uncontrolled flood water from the Kern River and the Central Valley Project for later beneficial use to offset water shortages during dry...
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 Arvin-Edison Water Storage District (the District) was awarded a $4,160,421 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The funding will be used to construct two drought recovery wells and develop a conjunctive use modeling tool to improve management of the District's water supplies through informed operational decision-making. This will increase operational flexibilities and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded the City of West Sacramento a $3,941,468 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct the Well 22 Rehabilitation Project. This project will provide a dependable and long-term water supply in drought conditions to residents located in the city's low-income north area and serve as an additional backup water supply for the entire city. The project aims to enhance water...
The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District, a U.S. local government entity, has been awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The total project cost is $1,257,735. The grant will fund the construction of a 37-acre groundwater recharge basin and 1,050 linear feet of pipeline to connect the basin to the district's distribution system. The project aims to enhance drought...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,531,848 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to The California Land Stewardship Institute, in partnership with the City of Ukiah Water Department in Mendocino County, California. The grant will fund the expansion of a surface water-groundwater model for the Ukiah Valley Basin to simulate drought conditions and management actions, creating a decision support tool to...
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 U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,155,168 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to the Trabuco Canyon Water District in California. The grant will fund the Dove and Tick Creek Pump Station Improvements Drought Resiliency Project, which aims to upgrade the district's pump stations to increase capture of dry weather runoff and stormwater. The project will produce 200 acre-feet per year of new non-potable...