WaterSMART: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants

Bureau of Reclamation

Eligible Entities
  • City, County, Special Service Districts, Town
Type of Fund
  • Grant
Typical Support
$300,000 and up to $2,000,000; No greater than 50% grant with eligible cost share
Application Deadline
Fall
Notes

Water and Energy Efficiency Grants provide funding for projects that result in quantifiable water savings and support broader water reliability benefits. WaterSMART provides up to 50% grant funding for eligible projects. Program focuses on quantifiable, recorded data to show water savings, reliability, etc. WaterSMART focuses on agricultural use but also funds municipal metering and water loss prevention projects. This funding goes well with canal piping/lining projects coupled with NRCS On-Farm improvements.

Program Website
Last Updated: June 17, 2020

Featured Project

Yellowstone Feeder Canal Lining Project

The Yellowstone Feeder Canal serves several communities in the state of Utah. When deterioration of the concrete surrounding the canal led to 6,000 acre feet of water loss, rehabilitation was requested. After successfully acquiring funding from the Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART grant, JDE performed environmental clearances, right-of-way coordination with Ute Tribe, and cost analysis for best-value solutions for seepage losses in canal in an effort to prevent significant water loss.

Featured Project

Whiterocks & Mosby Canal Rehabilitation

With the assistance of the Basin Salinity Control Grant, JDE and Whiterocks Irrigation Company were able to work together to save 4,800 acre-feet of water. In addition to this, JDE updated the Whiterocks Irrigation Company Water Management/Conservation plan, allowing the communities that Whiterocks Irrigation Company serves to increase efficiency and become better prepared for future endeavors. The new water management/conservation plan accomplished these things by adding new improvements in their irrigation system, new storage facilities, updated water rights and change application information, and integration with culinary water supply for Tridell/Lapoint Water District and treatment plant. 

Program Categories

Control Structures | Conveyance (canals) | Conveyance (pipelines) | Distribution | Drinking Water | Metering | Secondary/Irrigation | Water Resources