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DENVER - The Bureau of Reclamation announced 41 projects selected to receive $3.7 million to improve water efficiency in the Western United States. Projects receiving funding through the Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects include the installation of flow measurement or automation in a specific part of a water delivery system, lining of a section of a canal to address seepage, or other similar projects that are limited in scope. 

"As leaders, we must recognize the pivotal role water plays in sustaining our communities and ecosystems,” said Bureau of Reclamation Chief Engineer David Raff. “Through strategic investments like these, we pave the way for a more resilient future, ensuring that every drop counts and every project, no matter how small in scale, contributes to the greater goal of water efficiency and sustainability in the Western United States." 

This announcement is for the first application period of this year’s Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects Funding Opportunity. The funding opportunity for application period two is open and Reclamation is accepting applications through July 9, 2024.  

To apply for application period two funding, visit grants.gov/search-results-detail/350845 

For more details on a project in your area, please visit the program website. 

The projects selected are: 

Arizona:  

• Joshua Valley Utility Company, Phase II: Upgrade 400 Meters to Advanced Meter Reading Technology: $100,000 

California: 

• Alhambra, Improving Water Efficiency with Advanced Metering Infrastructure: $100,000  

• Long Beach, Long Beach Utilities Department High Efficiency Indoor Fixtures Program: $100,000 

• El Dorado Irrigation District, Wholesale Water Replacement: A Municipal Metering Upgrade Project: $100,000 

• Hallwood Irrigation Company, Flow Control Automation Upgrades Phase 1: $100,000 

• Monte Vista Water District, Advanced Meter Infrastructure Installation – Phase 3: $90,000 

• San Benito County Water District, Turf Removal Program: $100,000 

• South Coast Water District, Water Efficiency Incentive Program: $100,000 

• Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County: SCADA Master Plan – Control Systems Upgrade Phase 2 for Water Efficiency: $100,000 

• Utica Water and Power Authority, The Utica Canal Lining Project: $77,640 

Colorado 

• Eureka Water Company, Improving Water Efficiency for the Eureka Water Company by Updating Water Meters: $100,000 

• Fruitland Irrigation Company SCADA Improvement Project: $97,790 

• Orchard Mesa Irrigation District, Orchard Mesa Irrigation District Check Channel Measurement and Automation Project: $100,000 

• Town of Erie, Lawrence A. Wurl Service Center Turf Replacement Project: $69,443 

• Town of Vilas, Water System Improvements: $79,000  

Idaho 

• Black Canyon Irrigation District, Black Canyon Main Canal Metering Project: $99,998 

• Bilbrey Ditch Company, Limited, Bilbrey Ditch Company, Limited Canal Automation Project: $68,532 

• Boise Project Board of Control, Automation of the Waldvogel Canal and Waldvogel Wasteway: $43,552 

• City of Nampa, City of Nampa’s “2C WaterWise” Program: Turf Replacement and Efficiency Systems Irrigation Rebate Program for Residents: $100,000  

• Fremont Madison Irrigation District Grassy Lake Automation and SCADA Project: $30,694  

• Greenferry Water and Sewer District, Greenferry Water and Sewer District Water Meter Upgrade Project: $100,000 

• Henrys Fork Groundwater District, Henrys Fork Groundwater District Flow Meter Telemetry Project: $72,500 

• Parks and Lewisville Irrigation Company, SCADA Installation Project: Phase II: $100,000  

• Southeast Idaho Canal Company, Inc., Crosscut Canal Check Structure Automation Project: $40,425 

• Teton Irrigating and Manufacturing Co, Piping of Earthen Canal along 3000 N Lateral: $87,400 

• Salmon River Canal Co Limited: Salmon River Canal Company Piping Lateral 1723 and Lateral 12 Automation: $100,000 

Kansas 

• City of Sharon Springs, Improving Water Efficiency Through Smart Water Meters: $100,000   

• Kansas Bostwick Irrigation District 2, Converting the Courtland 5th – 48.8 Lateral to a Buried Pipe System: $100,000  

Montana 

• Blue Water Task Force, Big Sky Water Conservation Program: $100,000 

Nebraska 

• Central Platte Natural Resources District, Central Platte Natural Resources District, and 30-Mile Irrigation District: 30-Mile Flow: $95,542  

• Lincoln, Lincoln WaterWise Sustainable Landscapes Cost Share Program: $100,000   

• Little Blue Natural Resources District, Well Meter Upgrade and Water Us Efficiency Project: $100,000  

New Mexico 

• Carlsbad Irrigation District, Carlsbad Irrigation District: Prioritized Small-scale Main Canal Lining: $91,818  

Nevada 

• Moapa Valley Water District, Water Meter and Data Collection System Upgrade: $100,000  

Oregon 

• North Unit Irrigation District, Improve Water Management & Conservation Through Spill Reduction at 58-11 Pipeline: $51,285  

Texas 

• City of Universal City, City of Universal City Advanced Metering Infrastructure: $100,000  

Utah 

• Ogden River Water Users Association, Ogden River Water Users Association SCADA Project: $100,000   

Washington 

• Chelan County Natural Resources, Wenatchee Water Smart Gardens Program: $77,405  

• Columbia Irrigation District, Columbia Irrigation District Cox Spillway Liner Project: $88,721  

• Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District, Automation of W39.9 Lateral Turnout of the West Canal: $78,360  

Wyoming 

• City of Cheyenne, Measurement and Canal Efficiency Project: $100,000  

Reclamation provides cost share funding the Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects to irrigation and water districts, Tribes, states and other entities with water or power delivery authority for small water efficiency improvements that have been identified through previous planning efforts. 

Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects are part of the WaterSMART Program. It aims to improve water conservation and sustainability, helping water resource managers make sound decisions about water use. The WaterSMART Program identifies strategies to ensure this generation and future ones will have enough clean water for drinking, economic activities, recreation and ecosystem health. To learn more, please visit www.usbr.gov/watersmart.