New Mexico Rio Grande Basin Pueblos Irrigation Infrastructure

 

Rehabilitate and repair irrigation infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos to conserve water and help address potential conflicts over water in the Rio Grande Basin.

Active 15.559 Bureau of Reclamation, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants; C - Direct Payments For Specified Use Fiscal Year 2017 Information not available. Since 2012, funds have been applied to the collection of survey data for the report. The following percentages of survey data have been funded and/or collected per pueblo as of April 2018: Acoma – 99% Cochiti – 85% Isleta – 99% Jemez – 99% Laguna – 99% Nambe – 99% Ohkay Owingeh– 99% Picuris – 99% Pojoaque – 0% San Felipe – 99% San Ildefonso – 99% Sandia – 99% Santa Ana – 99% Santa Clara – 99% Santo Domingo – 99% Taos – 75% Tesuque – 99% Zia – 99%
Fiscal Year 2019 Since 2012, funds have been applied to the collection of survey data for the report. The following percentages of survey data have been funded and/or collected per pueblo as of April 2018: Acoma – 99% Cochiti – 99% Isleta – 99% Jemez – 99% Laguna – 99% Nambe – 99% Ohkay Owingeh– 99% Picuris – 99% Pojoaque – 0% San Felipe – 99% San Ildefonso – 99% Sandia – 99% Santa Ana – 99% Santa Clara – 99% Santo Domingo – 99% Taos – 75% Tesuque – 99% Zia – 99%
Fiscal Year 2020 Continue implementation of ongoing projects funded in previous years, including domestic water supply and wastewater projects.
Fiscal Year 2021 One new Pueblo irrigation contract was initiated to reconstruct a portion of Main Ditch at Santa Clara Pueblo, and modification was made to an irrigation contract at the Pueblo of Zia to design and construct a sediment basin and replace associated ditch infrastructure.
Fiscal Year 2022 New contracts, and modifications to existing contracts, to continue reconstructing aged irrigation infrastructure on Pueblo lands. Projects are proposed for the Pueblos of Acoma, Laguna, Sandia, Nambe and Santa Ana. Additional projects are still the planning stages.
Fiscal Year 2023 Construction of a sediment basin at Jemez Pueblo, and replacement of irrigation ditch with buried pipe conveyance at Santo Domingo Pueblo.
Fiscal Year 2024 Planned projects for FY24 include design and/or construction of irrigation projects at Acoma, Laguna, Isleta, Sandia, Santa Ana, Nambe, Santa Clara and Taos Pueblos. Public Law 111-11, Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009, Section 9106. 123 Stat. 1304 Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government--18 New Mexico Rio Grande Pueblos only: Taos, Picuris, Ohkay Owingeh, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, Pojoaque, Nambe, Cochiti, Santo Domingo, San Felipe, Santa Ana, Sandia, Isleta, Acoma, Laguna, Jemez, Zia. Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government--18 New Mexico Rio Grande Pueblos only: Taos, Picuris, Ohkay Owingeh, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, Pojoaque, Nambe, Cochiti, Santo Domingo, San Felipe, Santa Ana, Sandia, Isleta, Acoma, Laguna, Jemez, Zia. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact statement is required for this listing. An environmental impact assessment is required for this listing. Environmental compliance for this program will be required depending on the scope of the specific project funded. Most environmental compliance is expected to be categorical exclusions. A few may result in the need for an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement prior to the commencement of project activities. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Each pueblo has submitted a form consenting to participate in the project, as required by the authorizing legislation. Proposed irrigation rehabilitation projects qualify and are prioritized based on eligibility requirements set forth in the authorizing legislation. March 30, 2011 The Study Report was completed at the end of the 2017 Fiscal Year. During FY18, the report was routed through the surnaming process. In early FY19, the report was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Comments were returned in late FY19 and are awaiting discussion between Reclamation and OMB. That review is expected to be completed in FY20 and the report will then be submitted to Congress by the end of FY20. The authorizing legislation was extended through FY20 within the FY20 budget. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Approval of the study by Congress will depend on how quickly Congress acts. Approval of individual rehabilitation projects varies depending on the amount and timing of funding appropriated by Congress. Not applicable. Not applicable. Criteria are listed in the authorizing legislation. Funds are for two purposes: (1) to prepare a study for Congress on existing conditions and potential irrigation rehabilitation projects; and (2) to construct irrigation rehabilitation projects after the study is approved by Congress. Performance Reports: Unless otherwise stated in the agreement document, recipients shall submit on an annual basis Program Performance Reports. Upon completion of the agreement, recipients shall submit a final Program Performance Report and other specific reports that may be applicable to the agreement such as property inventories, and patent and invention disclosures. Not applicable. 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. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. None for the study report. For construction, the authorizing legislation requires a 25% non-federal cost share. The cost share requirements can be waived by the Secretary of the Interior due to financial hardship on the part of pueblos.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Grants and cooperative agreements are normally written for a 1 to 5 year period with funding provided only for the current year. Payment terms vary by agreement awarded under this program Tracey Heller 555 Broadway NE Suite 100, Albuquerque, NM 87102, 505-462-3657, theller@usbr.gov Tracey Heller
Reclamation Albuquerque Area Office
Albuquerque, NM 87102 US
theller@usbr.gov
Phone: 505-462-3657 http://www.usbr.gov/uc/albuq/progact/NMPueblos/index.html 14-0680-0-1-301 (Direct Payments for Specified Use (Cooperative Agreements)) FY 22$576,266.00; FY 23 est $6,400,000.00; FY 24 est $6,011,000.00; FY 21$540,000.00; FY 20$0.00; FY 19$3,750,000.00; FY 18$1,000,000.00; FY 17$300,000.00; - Range: $39,326 - $50,000 Average: $50,000 2 CFR 200 UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS and the applicable OMB Circulars. These documents may also be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Reclamation Office listed below. Fiscal Year 2017 Information not available. Reclamation is currently collecting survey data at Nambe, Santa Clara, and Taos.
Fiscal Year 2019 Reclamation is currently collecting survey data at Nambe, Santa Clara, and Taos. Planning, engineering and repair projects have been funded at 15 of 18 pueblos in FY19.
Fiscal Year 2022 Incremental construction funding for irrigation ditches at Acoma and Santa Clara Pueblos.