The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Upper Wood River Water Users Association, Inc. in Blaine County, Idaho. The grant funding will be used to line approximately one mile of an earthen bypass canal, which will conserve water by reducing seepage losses and improve water management, resulting in more reliable water deliveries. This...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $3,809,147.32 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Wood River Land Trust Company to enhance and improve the ecological function of the 65-acre Warm Spring Preserve in Blaine County, Idaho. The project will restore 1.3 miles of Warm Springs Creek through instream earthwork to create pools, point bars, and constructed riffles, as well as install woody debris structures to promote...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the City of Pocatello, Idaho, doing business as Pocatello-Vision 12. The funding will support the Portneuf Watershed Partnership's efforts to expand stakeholder engagement, update the existing watershed restoration plan, and develop a predictive stream flow model for the Portneuf River watershed. The project aims to address resource concerns in the watershed, including...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $839,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Board of Control for the Triangle Irrigation District and Wood River Valley Irrigation District #45, a U.S. local government entity. The grant will fund a project to improve a diversion dam on the Big Wood River in Bellevue, Idaho. The project will add fish passage and sediment passage structures to the...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $783,962 Project Grant under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to Water District 63 in the state of Idaho. The grant funding will support the expansion of data monitoring and collection efforts to improve water management within the Boise River basin. The project aims to provide real-time access to drain monitoring data and develop hydrologic modeling capabilities that will enable water managers to better evaluate impacts from hydrologic changes...
The Big Hole Watershed Committee was awarded a $297,831 Project Grant under the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to update their watershed restoration plan for the Big Hole watershed in western Montana. The key objectives are to digitize and consolidate existing water data, analyze and map the watershed to identify potential restoration projects, and engage stakeholders to finalize an updated restoration plan. This plan will provide a list of...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Mesa Soil Conservation District in Grand Junction, Colorado. The funding will support the Grand Valley Water Committee, an existing watershed group, in the Colorado Headwaters-Plateau Watershed. Key activities include increasing community awareness and engagement, developing a watershed management matrix to prioritize local projects, and completing design work...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,319 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to continue coordination of watershed restoration planning in the Lower South Fork Boise Watershed in Idaho. The grant supports stakeholder and community outreach, research on project feasibility, and production of a stakeholder-driven watershed restoration plan. The project aims to address concerns over water supplies, aquatic and riparian...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Walla Walla County Conservation, a local government entity in Washington state. The funding will support the development of shovel-ready project designs by the Touchet and Tucannon Regional Flood Risk Reduction and Habitat Enhancement Partnership, a grassroots watershed group. The partnership, comprising state/federal entities, local officials, environmental...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $199,045.75 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to coordinate the development of a restoration plan for the Salt River Watershed in western Wyoming and eastern Idaho. The project will involve meeting with landowners, conducting habitat surveys and water quality monitoring, and developing a prioritized project list to address degraded aquatic, riparian, and wetland habitats within the...