Belridge Water Storage Dist

Belridge Water Storage Dist, a California-based water district, functions as a federal grant recipient for water infrastructure projects. The district operates as the prime recipient on a Bureau of Reclamation project grant and as a sub-recipient on two Federal Emergency Management Agency grants, with combined federal obligations of $1.6 million across three awards over the past two years.

Belridge Water Storage Dist is a corporate entity located in McKittrick, California (Kern County), structured as a not-for-profit organization. The district's federal grant work centers on water storage and conveyance infrastructure — specifically, reducing seepage losses and extending water availability in a region dependent on state water imports. The prime grant, awarded by the Bureau of Reclamation on August 31, 2023 with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2026, funds the lining of two regulating reservoirs with high-density polyethylene to replace deteriorated asphalt slope protection and clay bottoms. The project is projected to conserve 438 acre-feet of water annually by eliminating seepage into shallow groundwater, allowing the district to reduce demand on the State Water Project. As a sub-recipient under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (via the Office of Emergency Services as prime grantee), Belridge received two awards in late 2024 addressing eroded canal banks and broken concrete canal liner panels, descriptions consistent with emergency or maintenance-focused water conveyance work.

Federal customer concentration is divided between the Bureau of Reclamation (one award) and FEMA (two awards, 100% coverage of recent award volume). Activity has grown modestly — one award in 2023 to two in 2024 — with the Bureau of Reclamation prime grant reaching ultimate completion by June 2026 and therefore facing potential follow-on opportunity or recompete in that window. The district does not hold federal contracts or IDV seats; all federal activity is grant-funded.