Grant county, located in central washington, will develop a regional water strategy and evaluate the potential for establishing a water bank to improve water management and drought resiliency within…

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded $277,378 to County of Grant on December 16, 2025, under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to develop a regional water strategy and evaluate the potential for establishing a water bank to improve water management and drought resiliency.

Grant County will conduct strategic outreach to water managers, water right holders, key county and state agencies, and nearby tribes to define priorities. The county will assess the potential for creating a water market within the county, conduct legal and water supply analyses, and develop governing protocols, templates, and codes. The final deliverable is a water marketing strategy plan to be adopted by the county commissioners and integrated into an updated county code.

Performance occurs in Washington with an ultimate completion date of October 1, 2027. This is a Project Grant assistance type with no sub-recipients identified at the time of award.

Activities

The county will focus on strategic outreach to water managers, water right holders, key county/state agencies, and nearby tribes to define priorities. The county will assess the potential for creating a water market within the county, conduct legal and water supply analyses, and develop governing protocols, templates, and codes. Expected deliverables or outcomes: the final water marketing strategy plan will be adopted by the county commissioners and integrated into an updated county code.

Intended beneficiaries

The grant county water marketing strategy PROJECT (PROJECT) achieves the public purpose of the act through advancing the implementation of a PROJECT to enhance water management. Subrecipient activities (if known or specified at time of award): N/a