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Colorado River System Conservation Pilot
Posted
5/5/18
Assistance Listing Number
15.567
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Bureau of Reclamation
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R23AP00295
CONGRESS AUTHORIZED RECLAMATION TO FUND GRANTS TO IMPLEMENT THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN (DCP), CONSISTENT WITH THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE SECRETARY UNDER THE COLORADO RIVER DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN AUTHORIZATION ACT (P.L. 116-14), AND RELATED AGREEMENTS. THE FUNDING IS TARGETED TO THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER OPERATIONS PROGRAM BASED ON RECLAMATIONS ANALYSIS OF LIKELY ELIGIBLE PROJECTS AND ITS ABILITY EXECUTE FUNDING IN 2023. RECLAMATIONS SPENDING PLAN FOR THESE FUNDS INCLUDES A TOTAL ALLOCATION AMOUNT OF 50,000,000 FOR DCP IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES IN THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN, WITH 8,700,000 TO BE EXPENDED IN THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR OF 2023. THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR DISBURSEMENT OF THE FUNDS INCLUDES RECLAMATIONS UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT MANAGERS AND LEADERSHIP WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH AND THROUGH THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION (UCRC) AND THE UPPER DIVISION STATES OF COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, UTAH, AND WYOMING TO IDENTIFY KEY INFRASTRUCTURE AND LIMITED DURATION DATA-GATHERING AND ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT AND FURTHER OPERATIONALIZE DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UPPER BASIN DCP. UCRC IS A PUBLIC ENTITY THAT REPRESENTS AND WORKS ON BEHALF OF THE UPPER DIVISION STATES ON COLORADO RIVER MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ISSUES.SIMILAR AGREEMENTS BETWEEN UCRC AND RECLAMATION HAVE BEEN EXECUTED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN SYSTEM CONSERVATION PILOT PROGRAM (SCPP) (2014-2018) AND MORE RECENTLY THE UCRCS INVESTIGATION INTO THE FEASIBILITY OF A DEMAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN THE UPPER BASIN (DM INVESTIGATION) (2018 2022). THE SCPP WAS SUCCESSFULLY ADMINISTERED BY THE UCRC WITH ASSISTANCE FROM RECLAMATION, AND THE MORE RECENT DM INVESTIGATION HAS ALSO BEEN FINALIZED. DUE TO THE INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING FROM, AND SUCCESS OF THE SCPP AND THE DM INVESTIGATION, THE UCRC AND RECLAMATION DESIRE TO UNDERTAKE RELATED DCP IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES WITHIN A SIMILAR ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK.
Upper Colorado River Commission
Project Grant
$38.1m
8/8/23
11/22/24
R23AP00302
THE UPPER DIVISION STATES (UDS) OF COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, UTAH, AND WYOMING, ACTING THROUGH THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION (UCRC), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, ANNOUNCED THEIR INTENT TO LAUNCH A SYSTEM CONSERVATION PILOT PROGRAM (SCPP) IN THEIR 5-POINT PLAN. THE SCPP IS A KEY COMPONENT OF THE 5-POINT PLAN TO ADDRESS THE IMPACTS OF THE ONGOING DROUGHT AND DEPLETED STORAGE IN THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN. IN PURSUIT OF THE RE-INITIATION OF THE SCPP, THE UCRC ISSUED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ON DECEMBER 14, 2022, AND ISSUED ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE AND APPLICATION MATERIALS ON DECEMBER 22, 2022. A 2-YEAR REAUTHORIZATION OF THE SCPP WAS INCLUDED AS PART OF THE CONGRESSIONAL OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL, PASSED ON DECEMBER 23, 2022. ADDITIONALLY, THE UCRC AND RECLAMATION EXECUTED THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF RECLAMATION AND THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION, REGARDING THE FUNDING OF A TEMPORARY COLORADO RIVER SYSTEM CONSERVATION PILOT PROGRAM IN THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN ON JANUARY 6, 2023 TO FORMALLY REINSTATE THE SCPP. THE UCRC IS CURRENTLY SEEKING PROPOSALS IMMEDIATELY FOR THE VOLUNTARY, COMPENSATED, AND TEMPORARY WATER CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND WILL REVIEW AND SELECT PROJECTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN 2023. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE WATER CONSERVATION PROJECTS UNDERWAY IN APRIL 2023 TO REDUCE CONSUMPTIVE USES IN THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF LAKE POWELL AND THE COLORADO RIVER SYSTEM AS A WHOLE THE SCPP IS A SIGNIFICANT STEP TO BEGIN TO PARTIALLY MITIGATE THE WATER SUPPLY CRISIS IN THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN BROUGHT ON BY A DRIER CLIMATE AND DEPLETED STORAGE. THE SCPP WILL PROVIDE SHORT-TERM REDUCTIONS TO REDUCE SOME IMPACTS IN THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN. THE UDS, INDIVIDUALLY AND THROUGH THE UCRC, ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH WATER USERS, TRIBES, NGOS, RECLAMATION, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP, FUND, AND IMPLEMENT NEW WATER CONSERVATION, RECYCLING, AND WATER EFFICIENCY PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER RESOURCES. AS THE SCPP WAS ONLY REAUTHORIZED FOR TWO YEARS, THE UDS AND UCRC ANTICIPATE OPERATING THE SCPP FOR 2023, AND POTENTIALLY IN 2024. THEY MAY ALSO DESIRE TO TRANSITION TO AN UPPER BASIN DEMAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A NEW FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT. TO LAUNCH THE PROGRAM AND ASSIST THE UDS WITH APPLICATION PROCESSING, A CONTRACTOR WILL BE ENGAGED TO THE UCRC TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR PROGRAM OPERATIONS, INCLUDING VERIFYING DETAILS IN APPLICATIONS, EVALUATING PROJECTS, REVIEWING AND DEVELOPING VERIFICATION PLANS, ESTIMATING HISTORICAL AND CONSERVED CONSUMPTIVE USE, VERIFYING PROJECT ACTIVITIES, AND DOCUMENTING THE RESULTS OF THE PROGRAM.
Upper Colorado River Commission
Project Grant
$49.1m
5/11/23
4/8/24