Project Grant R25AP00454
- The Stockton East Water District in California received a $2,046,465 federal 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) program (CFDA 15.507) to construct a flow measurement flume and pipe 777 feet of an earthen canal. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 10,865 acre-feet, which will be stored in the New Melones Reservoir to address water shortages...
- The City of Stockton, California will design a groundwater recharge improvement project adjacent to the Delta Water Treatment Plant, funded by a $1,397,655 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 project will involve constructing three recharge ponds, connections and conveyance systems, and monitoring systems including wells and surface water gages. This...
- 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 $200,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART program (CFDA 15.507) to the Fresno Irrigation District in Fresno, California. The grant will fund the installation of water meters on 20 existing groundwater wells to provide landowners with data on water usage and enable better management of groundwater consumption when surface water is unavailable. This project supports the district's water management and drought resilience...
- The Arvin-Edison Water Storage District in Kern County, California was awarded a $625,047 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 will fund the design of the DiGiorgio Unit Pipeline to improve conjunctive water management within the district's service area, which has experienced critical groundwater overdraft and economic impacts due to drought...
- 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), awarded the Firebaugh Canal Water District in San Joaquin County, California a $3,786,000 Project Grant on January 15, 2025. The grant will fund the concreting of 2.08 miles of the 3rd Lift Canal and the construction of a 60-acre-foot midchannel storage reservoir adjacent to the lined section. This project is expected to...
- The Orland-Artois Water District in Glenn County, California received a $611,818 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to design new water infrastructure and expand its buried pipeline conveyance system. This project will improve water delivery efficiencies to approximately 4,000 acres of adjacent farmland, reducing annual groundwater pumping by 4,000 to...
- The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,684,222 Project Grant to the Cawelo Water District on April 14, 2025 through the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund the construction of a 33-acre-foot reservoir and a 24-acre recharge facility in Bakersfield, CA. These infrastructure improvements are expected to increase the district's groundwater supply by 3,466 acre-feet per year, representing a 6.1% increase in the total annual average water supply. The...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $843,093 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Monte Vista Water District in San Bernardino County, California. The grant will fund the replacement of 1,400 manually read water meters with advanced metering infrastructure. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of approximately 262 acre-feet by providing real-time data to...
- The San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District was awarded a $2,007,600 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 funds will be used to design improvements to convey local stormwater and imported water from the California Department of Water Resources State Water Project to a series of recharge basins in the City of San Bernardino,...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $387,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Stockton East Water District in San Joaquin County, California. The grant will fund the design of a pipeline to improve drought resiliency and groundwater reliability by providing an alternative surface water source to agricultural users currently relying on groundwater pumping. This project is expected to reduce the annual groundwater overdraft by a minimum of 1,220 acre-feet per year, as outlined in the district's water supply and groundwater sustainability plans. The project aims to address the critical need for infrastructure to increase groundwater reliability and resiliency in the region due to over-extraction and climate change impacts. The award has an expected completion date of June 30, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $188.9k | 9/2/25 |