Bay-Delta Restoration Program

 

The CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grant program promotes projects that emphasize water use efficiency and conservation activities that result in benefits for the California-Bay Delta.

Active 15.570 Bureau of Reclamation, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2020 Three California projects received $1.3 million total in CALFED Water Use Efficiency grants for fiscal year 2020. Combined with local cost-share contributions, these projects are expected to implement about $2.8 million in water management improvements during the next 24 months. The projects will conserve an estimated 2,548 acre-feet per year of water and better manage 10,000 acre-feet, contributing to the CALFED Bay-Delta Program objectives of improving ecosystem health, water supply reliability and water quality. California and federal agencies are partners in the 30-year Program (2000-2030).
Fiscal Year 2021 Two California projects received $1 million total in CALFED Water Use Efficiency grants for fiscal year 2021. Combined with local cost-share contributions, these projects are expected to implement about $4.7 million in water management improvements during the next two years. The projects will conserve an estimated 1,200 acre-feet per year of water and better manage 8,160 acre-feet, contributing to the CALFED Bay-Delta Program objectives of improving ecosystem health, water supply reliability, and water quality. California and federal agencies are partners in the 30-year program (2000-2030).
Fiscal Year 2022 Four California projects received $1.8 million total for fiscal year 2022 under the Bay-Delta Restoration Program, CALFED Water Use Efficiency grants. Combined with local cost-share contributions, these projects are expected to implement about $16.1 million in water management improvements during the next two years. The projects will conserve an estimated 3,859 acre-feet per year of water and better manage 18,000 acre-feet, contributing to the CALFED Bay-Delta Program objectives of improving ecosystem health, water supply reliability, and water quality. California and federal agencies are partners in the 30-year program (2000-2030).
Fiscal Year 2023 No projects were funded in FY23 due to no funding available. Omnibus Lands Management Act of 2009, P.L. 111-11, Part 9504, Section a Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or other organizations with water or power delivery authority. Applicants must be located in the CALFED solution area. For the geographic extent of the CALFED Solution Area please refer to the map available at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/watershare/docs/calfed-solution-area.pdf. California Bay-Delta CALFED Solution Area (1) A detailed written technical proposal including background data regarding the applicant, such as location, total project diversions, and relevant water use efficiency measurements, a detailed scope of work separating the work into major tasks, including any engineering or design work already completed, and describing data responsive to the evaluation criteria listed in the announcement. (2) When applicable, a funding plan showing how the applicant will pay for its 50 percent cost share requirement, and an official resolution adopted by the irrigation or water district's governing board of directors, resolving that, if selected, it will negotiate and execute a grant or cooperative agreement with Reclamation. (3) A detailed project cost proposal, including a budget with the annual estimated project costs, including salaries and wages, fringe benefits, travel, equipment, supplies, contracts, and indirect costs, an estimate of annual operation and maintenance costs, and the value of in-kind contributions of goods and services. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Proposals received in response to the announcement are reviewed on the basis of a competitive, merit-based review process, and are rated in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in the announcement. Reclamation will make awards to the highest rated proposals based on the amount of funding available each year. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Specific evaluation criteria will be included in the funding announcements posted on www.grants.gov. Funding is made available for feasible urban and agricultural projects that improve ecosystem health (including protection of endangered and threatened species), water supply reliability, or water quality of the California Bay-Delta through water use efficiency and conservation measures that result in quantifiable and reliable water savings or improved water management. Performance Reports: Unless otherwise stated in the agreement document, recipients shall submit the following reports on an annual basis: (1) SF-425, Federal Financial Report; and (2) Program Performance Reports. Upon completion of the agreement, recipients shall submit a final: (1) SF-425, Federal Financial Report; and (2) Program Performance Report; and (3) other specific reports that may be applicable to the agreement such as property inventories, and patent and invention disclosures. No additional requirements outside of 2 CFR 200. All recipients of Federal awards shall maintain project records in accordance with 2 CFR 200.333 Retention Requirements for Records. Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other non-Federal entity records pertinent to a Federal award must be retained for a period of three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report or, for Federal awards that are renewed quarterly or annually, from the date of the submission of the quarterly or annual financial report, respectively, as reported to the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity in the case of a subrecipient. Federal awarding agencies and pass-through entities must not impose any other record retention requirements upon non-Federal entities, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.333. State, local and Indian Tribal governments shall maintain project records in accordance with 43 CFR 12.82. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. 50%. The Federal share of the cost of a project or activity carried out under the Program shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the project or activity. Costs of operation, maintenance, repair and rehabilitation of facilities funded under the authority for this Program shall be non-Federal responsibilities.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. In general, projects should be completed within 2 years of award. Applications for projects requiring more time will be considered for funding only under limited circumstances. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Payment terms vary by agreement awarded under this program. Anna Sutton CGB-410, Water Conservation 2800 Cottage Way Sacramento, CA 95825 asutton@usbr.gov (916)978-5214 U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Attn: Anna Sutton
2800 Cottage Way
Sacramento, CA 95825 USA
asutton@usbr.gov
Phone: 916-978-5214 14-0687-0-1-301 (Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 22$2,400,000.00; FY 23 est $1,000,000.00; FY 24 est $1,000,000.00; FY 21$1,000,000.00; FY 20$1,300,000.00; FY 19$1,000,000.00; - Range: $250,000 - $1,000,000 Average: $500,000 43 CFR 12 and OMB Circulars. These documents may also be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Reclamation Office listed below. Fiscal Year 2019 The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District will install a new 27” pipeline along a 1.5-mile alignment in Shafter, California, connecting a District lateral to an existing neighboring district lateral where the water will be banked for future use during periods of drought. By having this water available, the District will help to mitigate on-farm groundwater pumping, and therefore alleviate some of the overdraft on the groundwater basin. Annual water savings will be 2,880 acre-feet per year; lifetime water savings will be 144,000 acre-feet over the 50-year life of the project. The South San Joaquin Municipal Utility District will construct 40 acres of spreading ponds and install a recovery well within the District’s boundaries. The project will give the District operational flexibility to absorb surface water when it is available for recharge so that it can be recovered for irrigation in peak-demand months or dry periods. Annual water savings will be 1,116 acre-feet per year; lifetime water savings will be 55,800 acre-feet over the 50-year life of the project.
Fiscal Year 2020 Delta Diablo, $364,387 Delta Diablo will upgrade their Recycled Water Facility near the City of Pittsburg, California by upgrading a sand backwash filter to a controlled backwash filtration system. By changing from a continuous to intermittent filtration process, the project will make available an additional 1,120 acre-feet annually over the 20-year life of the project. Annual water savings to the California Bay-Delta is estimated at 1,075 acre-feet annually. The total project cost is $728,776 with a federal cost share of $364,387. Shafter Wasco Irrigation District, $500,000 Located near the City of Shafter, the Pipeline Improvement for Bell Recharge project will improve an existing pump station and install 1-mile of 21” PVC pipeline from the Central Valley Project Friant Kern Canal to the Bell Recharge Facilities. This new intertie will increase water conveyance for irrigation demand and recharge capacity by an average of 1,428 acre-feet annually over the 50-year life of the project. Annual water savings to the California Bay-Delta is estimated at 428 acre-feet annually. The total project cost is $1,115,229 with a federal cost share of $500,000. Sutter Extension Water District, $422,700 The Looney Weir Modernization Project is located in Butte County, near the City of Biggs, along the Feather River. The project will better manage over 10,000 acre-feet of water annually over the 30-year project life by installing a new Langemann gate to increase conveyance capacity and reduce spillage. This new gate will allow for constant upstream water level control and will allow for more flexible regulation of release of deliveries. All water better managed by this project will benefit the California Bay-Delta. The total project cost is $960,800 with a federal cost share of $422,700.
Fiscal Year 2021 Semitropic Water Storage District, $500,000 The B230 System Extension Project is in Kern County near the cities of Wasco and Shafter. The project will connect the B369 System Extension pipeline to Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District’s Leonard Avenue Intertie pipeline. It will also allow for conveyance of surplus Central Valley Project water to Semitropic Water Storage District’s landowners currently dependent on groundwater. By connecting these pipelines, this project will better manage 4,560 acre-feet of water annually over the over the 50-year life of the project and the benefits to the California Bay-Delta are estimated at 1,194 acre-feet annually. An acre foot is the amount of water that would cover an acre, about a football field, one foot deep. The total project cost is $3,484,666 with a federal cost share of $500,000. Shafter Wasco Irrigation District, $500,000 Located near the City of Shafter, construction of the Merced Avenue Recharge Intertie Project will install new pipeline to convey surface water supplies to three farms for groundwater recharge. This new, innovative practice at the three farms will use perforated pipe installed under the root zone, enabling the fields to remain in production while subsurface groundwater recharge occurs. This new intertie will save an average of 1,200 acre-feet of water annually and better manage 3,600 acre-feet annually over the 50-year life of the project. Annual water savings to the California Bay-Delta is estimated at 756 acre-feet annually, while water management benefits to the California Bay-Delta are estimated at 2,270 acre-feet annually. The total project cost is $1,199,231 with a federal cost share of $500,000.
Fiscal Year 2022 • Cawelo Water District: The Friant-Kern Canal (FKC) Pump Station, Turnout/In & Appurtenances Project • Contra Costa Water District: The Lawn to Garden Rebate Program • Meridian Farms Water Company: The Main Canal Automation Project • Semitropic Water Storage District: The Pipeline Conveyance Improvements for Recharge Enhancements
Fiscal Year 2023 No projects funded in FY23.