The nation intends to utilize a professional water well contractor to rehabilitate six irrigation wells to address their significant decrease in pumping capacity and install variable frequency…

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation $343,980 on September 10, 2025, under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) to rehabilitate six irrigation wells and install variable frequency drives following rehabilitation. Five wells are currently operating at 50 percent capacity and one is completely blocked; rehabilitation will address the significant decrease in pumping capacity across the system. The Nation will engage a professional water well contractor to perform the work. The project runs through July 31, 2027, and takes place on the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Reservation in Salt River, Arizona. The anticipated benefits include increased availability and reliability of water supplies, improved efficient use of water resources, protection of water-related tribal trust resources, and strengthened tribal water resource management capabilities.

The nation intends to utilize a professional water well contractor to rehabilitate six irrigation wells to address their significant decrease in pumping capacity and install variable frequency drives (VFDS) in the well following rehabilitation. Five irrigation wells are operating at 50 percent capacity and one irrigation well is completely blocked. The anticipated benefits of the project are as follows. Increases the availability of water supplies, increases the reliability of water supplies, increases the efficient use of water supplies, protects water related tribal trust resources, and strengthens tribal water resource management capabilities.