The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The grant will fund planning, design, and permitting activities for the Arroyo del Oso Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Project. This project aims to increase the Water Authority's capacity for water recharge and storage in the Middle Rio Grande Basin...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $238,442 Project Grant under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) to the Pueblo de San Ildefonso in New Mexico. The purpose of this grant is to retrofit an existing water intake system to deliver irrigation water from the Rio Grande to the Pueblo's westside farmlands. The project will involve installing a new 16-inch pipe with a screened intake, a new buried tank, a new pump in the existing pump house,...
The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $256,312.28 Project Grant to the Pueblo De San Ildefonso, a federally recognized Native American tribal government, under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection (CFDA 15.519) program. The purpose of the grant is to rehabilitate an existing artesian well, Well No. 55, to improve irrigation operations and enhance the Pueblo's drought resiliency. The grant has an award date of April 14, 2023, and a...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $244,347.78 Project Grant to the City of Las Animas, located in southeastern Colorado, under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the upgrade of 1,270 residential and commercial manually read water meters with new radio-read water meters. This project aims to improve the accuracy of water usage readings, reduce labor hours, and enhance the overall...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $183,914.60 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Carlsbad Irrigation District in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The grant funding will be used to line 2,000 feet of the district's main canal to reduce excessive seepage and improve overall canal efficiencies. By reducing water loss through seepage, the project aims to conserve water and increase water...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the East Valley Water District in California. The grant will fund the design of a new well to address water supply shortages caused by prolonged drought conditions in the region. The project includes preparing design packages for well drilling and equipping, as well as cost estimates. This is intended to...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $213,349.41 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507) to the Town of Simla, Colorado on March 10, 2025. The funding will support a municipal water meter upgrade project to improve water use efficiency in Simla. The project aims to implement infrastructure improvements and water conservation technologies to help the town address water supply...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $200,432 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Joshua Valley Utility Company in Meadview, Arizona. The grant will be used to upgrade 400 manual read residential and commercial water meters with advanced meter reading technology. This will enhance the utility's operational efficiency, improve leak detection, reduce water losses, provide accurate and...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Pueblo of Santa Ana, a federally recognized Indian tribe, a $689,370.96 Project Grant on September 8, 2023 under the "Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection" (CFDA 15.519) program. The grant will fund the reconstruction of the South Desawa Ditch, which is intended to increase opportunities for the tribe to develop, manage, and protect its water resources. This water infrastructure project is expected to be completed...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $13,890,000 WaterSMART program Project Grant (CFDA 15.507) to the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board. The grant will fund the replacement of 60,000 existing manual water meters with advanced metering infrastructure smart meters for residential and business customers, as well as the implementation of a customer portal for real-time water usage tracking. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of...