This $550,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Conservation Field Services Program (CFDA 15.530) will support the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County (WMWD) in developing a Murrieta System Optimization Review (SOR). The SOR will examine water supply sources, assess water quality parameters, analyze imported water availability, and identify potential improvements to the water supply system in the Murrieta...
The Rural Utilities Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $203,000 Project Grant to Acueducto Madriguera Inc. on April 19, 2021 to be completed by April 19, 2023. The funding supports water infrastructure projects under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). This program aims to provide loan and grant assistance for water and waste disposal projects serving rural communities with financial need, with the goal of ensuring reasonable...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $2,007,600 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District. This 3-year grant, with a period of performance from September 2024 to September 2027, will fund the design and construction of infrastructure improvements to convey local stormwater and imported water from the California Department of Water...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded the City of San Buenaventura (Ventura, CA) a $16,592,500 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct a 4.3-mile pipeline connecting the city to the Calleguas Municipal Water District. This project will enable the city to access its existing State Water Project allocation, improving the city's drought resiliency by providing access to an additional 5,400 acre-feet of water per year. The project aims to...
The Casitas Municipal Water District was awarded a $15,444,723 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program. The grant will fund the Ventura-Santa Barbara Counties Intertie Project, which will construct an intertie pipeline and two bi-directional pump stations to connect Casitas' water system to the neighboring Carpinteria Valley Water District. Completing by August 2025, this infrastructure project will...
The City of Santa Ana, California received a $3,602,500 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514). The grant will fund the relocation of the city's existing Pressure Reducing Station No. 2 and the construction of a new Emergency Booster Pump Station. These infrastructure improvements will expand the city's upper water supply zone, enabling the transfer of up to 7,226 acre-feet of...
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California was awarded a $32,942,618 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) on April 14, 2025. The grant will fund the construction of an intertie at the existing Foothill Pump Station along the Rialto Pipeline in East Highland, California. This project will enable the Metropolitan Water District to provide Colorado River Aqueduct water...
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) Federal Grant 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...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $11,136,000 Project Grant under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760) to the Autoridad De Acueductos Y Alcantarillados De PR (PRASA) on August 29, 2024. The grant will support critical water infrastructure projects in rural Puerto Rican communities, including hurricane wastewater infrastructure improvements, drinking water system compliance, emergency community water assistance,...
The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (SCVWA) received a $7,242,900 WaterSMART grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation to implement comprehensive water efficiency measures at 15 apartment complexes with approximately 2,600 dwelling units. The project involves the installation of 1,050 smart irrigation controllers, 22,500 high-efficiency spray nozzles, and 600,000 square feet of drip irrigation conversion. Additionally, the grant provides rebates for 9,600...