Arizona irrigation hydro contracts

31 contracts tracked across 1 municipality.

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municipalities with the most irrigation hydro contracts

Top vendors in Arizona irrigation hydro

VendorContractsVolume
RIVER BOTTOM FARMS, INC5$1.7M
PALOMA IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE D3$2.6M
MARICOPA STANFIELD IRRIGATION3$1.1M
FORT MCDOWELL YAVAPAI NATION2$544K
CENTRAL ARIZONA IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE DISTRICT2$200K
ARIZONA WATER CO1$9.1M

Recent irrigation hydro contracts in Arizona

TitlemunicipalityVendorValueSolicitation
FARMING AND IRRIGATION SERVICES AT CIBOLA VALLEY CONSERVATION AREAArizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)RIVER BOTTOM FARMS, INC$314K—
FARMING AND IRRIGATION SERVICES AT CIBOLA VALLEY CONSERVATION AREA (CVCA)Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)RIVER BOTTOM FARMS, INC$297K—
THROUGH WATERSMART (SUSTAIN AND MANAGE AMERICAS RESOURCES FOR TOMORROW), RECLAMATION LEVERAGES FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL FUNDING TO WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH STATES, TRIBES, AND LOCAL ENTITIES AS THEY PLAN FOR AND IMPLEMENT ACTIONS TO INCREASE WATER SUPPLY RELIABILITY THROUGH INVESTMENTS AND ATTENTION TO LOCAL WATER CONFLICTS. RECLAMATIONS WATERSMART DROUGHT RESPONSE PROGRAM SUPPORTS A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO DROUGHT BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO WATER MANAGERS TO DEVELOP AND UPDATE COMPREHENSIVE DROUGHT PLANS (DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANNING) AND IMPLEMENT PROJECTS THAT WILL BUILD LONG-TERM RESILIENCY TO DROUGHT (DROUGHT RESILIENCY PROJECTS). THROUGH THE DROUGHT RESPONSE PROGRAM, RECLAMATION INVITES STATES, TRIBES, IRRIGATION DISTRICTS, WATER DISTRICTS, ORGANIZATIONS WITH WATER OR POWER DELIVERY AUTHORITY, AND NON-PROFIT CONSERVATION GROUPS TO LEVERAGE THEIR MONEY AND RESOURCES BY COST SHARING WITH RECLAMATION ON DROUGHT RESILIENCY PROJECTS THAT WILL INCREASE THE RELIABILITY OF WATER SUPPLIES AND IMPROVE WATER MANAGEMENT.SELECTED UNDER NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NO. R24AS00007ARIZONA WATER COMPANY (AWC) OPERATES THE COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (CWS) THAT SERVES DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF STANFIELD IN PINAL COUNTY, AZ. THIS WATER SYSTEM IS STANFIELDS ONLY SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER AND CURRENTLY PROVIDES 140 ACRE-FEET PER YEAR FROM TWO WELLS WITHIN THE MARICOPA-STANFIELD SUBBASIN OF THE PINAL ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AREA. STANFIELD CWSS SUPPLY IS IMPAIRED BY HIGH LEVELS OF NITRATE AND ARSENIC CONTAMINANTS ABOVE THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LIMIT, WHICH REPRESENT DIRE THREATS TO PUBLIC HEALTH. AWC WILL USE STATE-OF-THE-ART TREATMENT SYSTEMS TO TREAT UP TO 500 GALLONS MINUTE OF GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATED TO LEVELS BELOW THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL. INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AT THE PROJECT SITE FOR THE NEW TREATMENT SYSTEM WILL INCREASE WATER SUPPLY, PROVIDE SAFE DRINKING WATER, IMPROVE DROUGHT RESILIENCY, AND ACHIEVE STRATEGIC GOALS FOR PROVIDING A RELIABLE SOURCE OF WATER FOR COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION. PINAL COUNTY, PINAL ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AREA GROUNDWATER USERS ADVISORY COUNCIL, PINAL PARTNERSHIP, THE PINAL COUNTY WATER AUGMENTATION AUTHORITY, THE MARICOPA-STANFIELD IRRIGATION DRAINAGE DISTRICT, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTER HAVE ALL EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)ARIZONA WATER CO$9.1M—
THIS PROJECT AIMS TO GATHER ENOUGH DATA TO CONFIRM WATER SAVINGS USING NEW IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGIES SO FUTURE LARGE SCALE, LONG TERM AGRICULTURAL EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS CAN BE IMPLEMENTED TO CONSERVE WATER.UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE RECIPIENT SHALL COMPLETE PILOT TESTING AND DEMONSTRATION OF A GRAVITY-DRIVEN MICRO-DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM, ASSESS WATER SAVINGS AND HARVEST PRODUCTIVITY, AND PRODUCE A FINAL REPORT REGARDING CROP YIELDS VERSUS WATER CONSERVATION.THE PROJECTS PILOT TEST LOCATIONS WILL BE LOCATED ON LAND OWNED AND MANAGED BY YUMA MESA IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT, COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES, AND WELTON MOHAWK IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)CENTRAL ARIZONA WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT$2.7M—
PALOMA IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT WATER AND ENERGY MODERNIZATION - INSTALLATION OF TEN RUBICON GATES WITH AUTOMATED CONTROLSArizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)PALOMA IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE D$500K—
MARICOPA STANFIELD IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT (MSIDD), LOCATED IN PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA FACES AN EXISTENTIAL WATER SHORTAGE AMIDST A 20-YEAR DROUGHT. MSIDD IS A PARTNER OF THE ARIZONA DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN (AZ DCP), A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT FOR WATER MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION. THE AZ DCP INCLUDES AN AG MITIGATION AGREEMENT WHEREBY AGRICULTURAL WATER USERS ARE ENTITLED TO AUGMENT THEIR WATER PORTFOLIO WITH GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES DURING WATER SHORTAGES. DUE TO WATER SCARCITY AND RISING WATER COSTS, 45 TO 50 PERCENT OF MSIDD S AGRICULTURAL LAND LIES FALLOW. AS A RESULT, MSIDD WILL CONSTRUCT WELL SRC-3 AND THE ASSOCIATED PIPING AND APPURTENANCES TO INCREASE WATER AVAILABILITY BY APPROXIMATELY 2,000 ACRE-FEET IN WATER SHORTAGE YEARS. THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE MSIDDS DROUGHT RESILIENCY AND ACCELERATE ACCESS TO MSIDDS GROUNDWATER RIGHTS AND STORAGE CREDITS EARNED THROUGH IN-LIEU ACTIVITIES.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)MARICOPA STANFIELD IRRIGATION$489K—
THE NATION INTENDS TO UTILIZE A PROFESSIONAL WATER WELL CONTRACTOR TO REHABILITATE SIX IRRIGATION WELLS TO ADDRESS THEIR SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN PUMPING CAPACITY AND INSTALL VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES (VFDS) IN THE WELL FOLLOWING REHABILITATION. FIVE IRRIGATION WELLS ARE OPERATING AT 50 PERCENT CAPACITY AND ONE IRRIGATION WELL IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED. THE ANTICIPATED BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT ARE AS FOLLOWS. INCREASES THE AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLIES, INCREASES THE RELIABILITY OF WATER SUPPLIES, INCREASES THE EFFICIENT USE OF WATER SUPPLIES, PROTECTS WATER RELATED TRIBAL TRUST RESOURCES, AND STRENGTHENS TRIBAL WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)FORT MCDOWELL YAVAPAI NATION$344K—
THE TUCSON AUDUBON SOCIETY WILL DEVELOP A WATERSHED GROUP AND CREATE A WATERSHED RESTORATION PLAN FOR THE SONOITA CREEK WATERSHED IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA. THE WATERSHED IS A HOTSPOT OF REGIONAL BIODIVERSITY, BUT INCREASES IN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MINING, AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION, RANCHING, AND MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT HAVE PUT PRESSURE ON THE UNIQUE HABITATS AND SPECIES OF THE AREA. IN 2020, THE SOCIETY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TOWN OF PATAGONIA, BEGAN DEVELOPING A WATERSHED CONSERVATION PLAN THAT IDENTIFIED GAPS IN DATA AND IN STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. THE NEWLY DEVELOPED WATERSHED GROUP WILL USE THE 2020 PLAN TO INFORM THE WATERSHED RESTORATION PLAN DEVELOPED THROUGH THIS GRANT. THE GROUP WILL CREATE A STEERING COMMITTEE, SOLICIT PUBLIC INPUT, ORGANIZE STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOPS, AND WRITE A NEW WATERSHED PLAN THAT WILL IDENTIFY GAPS IN DATA AND FUTURE PROJECTS FOR HABITAT RESTORATION. THE WATERSHED GROUP WILL REPRESENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NON-PROFITS, AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)TUCSON AUDUBON SOCIETY$297K—
THE RECIPIENT S WE KO PA GOLF CLUB IS COMPRISED OF TWO 18 HOLE COURSES SAGUARO AND CHOLLA THE SAGUARO COURSE OPENED IN 2006 SURFACE WATER FROM THE VERDE RIVER IS WITHDRAWN FROM THREE SHALLOW WELLS AND MOVED TO A CENTRAL DISTRIBUTION HUB THAT CAN PROVIDE WATER TO BOTH COURSES THE VERDE RIVER IS LESS THAN ONE MILE EAST OF THE GOLF COURSES AND SURFACE WATER IS AVAILABLE TO THE RECIPIENT PURSUANT TO THE FORT MCDOWELL INDIAN COMMUNITY WATER SETTLEMENT 1993 FROM THE HUB, WATER IS DIRECTED TO ONE OF THREE LAKES TWO OF THE LAKES ARE UTILIZED TO HOLD IRRIGATION WATER AND THE PUMP STATION ON THE SAGUARO COURSE IS LOCATED BY THE LAKE THE PUMP STATION PUMPS THE WATER FROM THE LAKE INTO THE PHYSICAL IRRIGATION SPRINKLER SYSTEM ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2021, WATERTRONICS COMPLETED AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SAGUARO COURSE PUMP STATION AND DETERMINED THAT THE STATION, ALTHOUGH OPERATIONAL, WAS IN FAIR TO POOR CONDITION TWO CAUSES FOR THIS RATING WERE AGE AND WATER DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE LEAKING STUFFING BOX SEALS ON THE PUMP HEADS THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF THE RECIPIENT S WATER SETTLEMENT IMPOSE SOME WATER MANAGEMENT LIMITATIONS DURING THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS WHEN WATER DEMAND FOR BOTH AGRICULTURE AND THE GOLF COURSES IS HIGHEST IN 2020, THE HOT AND DRY SUMMER CONDITIONS RESULTED IN THE RECIPIENT HAVING SEVERAL MONTHLY EXCEEDANCES OF WATER SETTLEMENT PARAMETERS THAT REQUIRED PAYBACK OF WATER IN 2021 THEREFORE, IT IS CRITICAL THAT THE RECIPIENT OPTIMIZE WATER EFFICIENCY IN ALL OF ITS HIGH WATER USE INDUSTRIES, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF CLIMATE CHANGE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE RECIPIENT SHALL REPLACE THE EXISTING MAIN IRRIGATION PUMP STATION WITH A SIMILAR BUT MORE ADVANCED IRRIGATION PUMP STATION TO INCREASE WATER EFFICIENCY AND IMPROVED MONITORING THE PROJECT IS LOCATED ON THE SAGUARO GOLF COURSE WITHIN THE WE KO PA GOLF CLUB OF THE FORT MCDOWELL YAVAPAI NATIONArizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)FORT MCDOWELL YAVAPAI NATION$200K—
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE RECIPIENT IS TO PREPARE A SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION REVIEW (SOR) REPORT THAT WILL IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUES OF THEIR IRRIGATION SYSTEM, AS WELL AS PRIORITIZE GOALS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO OPTIMIZE EFFICIENCY, REDUCE WATER LOSSES, AND IMPROVE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. THE PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF THE REPORT WILL REQUIRE A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE WATER DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE FOLLOWING TASKS ARE TO BE PERFORMED BY THE RECIPIENT FOR THIS AGREEMENT:DATA COLLECTION AND RESEARCHIDENTIFICATION, DESCRIPTIONS, AND PRIORITIZATION OF WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUESESTABLISH SPECIFIC GOALS FROM A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM ANALYSISIDENTIFY, EVALUATE, AND PRIORITIZE POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT MITIGATE IDENTIFIED ISSUES AND ENABLE THE DISTRICT TO ACCOMPLISH ESTABLISHED GOALSCOMPLETION OF FINAL SOR REPORTArizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)ROOSEVELT IRRIGATION DISTRICT$100K—
THE TOWN OF TAYLOR, ARIZONA, WILL COMPLETE PHASE TWO OF A SYSTEM-WIDE WATER METER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM AND CONVERSION TO RADIO-READ DOCUMENTATION AND BILLING. ADDITIONALLY, TAYLOR WILL INSTALL WATER METERS ON THE REMAINING TWENTY (20) TOWN-OWNED BUILDINGS, PARKS, AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS TO ALLOW THEM TO ACCURATELY DOCUMENT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WATER BEING USED TO CALCULATE TOTAL WATER LOSS. A SYSTEM-WIDE WATER METER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE TOWN S TOP PRIORITY ON ITS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN PRIORITY LIST.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)TOWN OF TAYLOR$100K—
THE CENTRAL ARIZONA IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT, LOCATED IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA, WILL INSTALL THREE AUTOMATED CONTROL GATES, EACH WITH SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION (SCADA) CONTROL. THESE GATES WILL BE CONNECTED TO A SCADA SYSTEM, ALLOWING OPERATORS TO MONITOR AND AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST FLOW RATES TO HELP REDUCE SPILLS AND PROVIDE THE DISTRICT WITH ACCURATE FLOW RATE INFORMATION TO SCHEDULE DELIVERIES. THE PROJECT WILL HELP THE DISTRICT ACCOMPLISH PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED BY ITS WATER CONSERVATION PLAN, INCLUDING IDENTIFYING WAYS TO MEET CHANGING CONDITIONS WITH NEW STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)CENTRAL ARIZONA IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE DISTRICT$100K—
THE CENTRAL ARIZONA IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT (CAIDD) IS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA. CAIDD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1964 TO SUPPLY IRRIGATION WATER FOR AGRICULTURAL USE WITHIN PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA FOR APPROXIMATELY 87,600 ACRES AS WELL AS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USE. THE OVERALL SYSTEM CONSISTS OF 41 MILES OF OPEN CHANNEL MAIN STEM CANALS, 139.25 MILES OF OPEN CHANNEL LATERALS AND 34.75 MILES OF PIPELINES. SINCE 1990, CAIDD HAS RELIED ON TWO PRIMARY SOURCES OF WATER: CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT (CAP) AND PREVIOUSLY, THEIR GROUNDWATER RETENTION SYSTEM CONSISTING OF A NETWORK OF 350 WELLS AND CONVEYANCE STRUCTURES.CAIDD IS SLOWLY WORKING TO UPGRADE THEIR IRRIGATION SYSTEM TO IMPROVE MEASUREMENT ACCURACY, CONTROL, AND APPLICATION OF WATER ONTO IRRIGATED LANDS. THE SYSTEM OPERATION REVIEW (SOR) WILL PROVIDE THE MANAGEMENT TOOLS TO HELP IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO MODERNIZE AND BETTER OPERATE THE COMPLEX NETWORK OF CANALS, LATERALS, PIPELINES, WELLS/PUMPS, AND APPURTENANT FEATURES IN THE MOST EFFICIENT MANNER.CAIDD WILL EVALUATE THEIR ENTIRE DELIVERY SYSTEM RANGING FROM INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS THAT NEED REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS/ IMPROVEMENTS TO OVERALL MANAGEMENT FOR COORDINATION AND SCHEDULING, FLOW PATHS AND DEMAND/USE. THEY WILL COLLABORATE WITH THE LOCAL FARMERS AND PRODUCERS TO IDENTIFY ON-FARM PROJECTS THAT WILL COMPLEMENT ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS. CAIDD WILL PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE ISOLATED DESERT COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE TOHONO O'ODHAM INDIAN NATION, SAN LUCY DISTRICT, TOHONO O'ODHAM FARMING AUTHORITY, AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL LANDSArizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)CENTRAL ARIZONA IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE DISTRICT$100K—
THE PALOMA IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT (PIDD) HAS OPERATED FOR OVER 100 YEARS USING PRIMARILY MANUAL CONTROLS TO DELIVER WATER TO THEIR WATER USERS. PIDD OPERATES AND MAINTAINS 99 MILES OF IRRIGATION DITCHES AND CANALS. THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM IS INEFFICIENT AND PRONE TO UNCONTROLLED RELEASES, SPILLS, AND OVERFLOWS, AND REQUIRES CONSTANT OVERWATCH AND MAINTENANCE. THEIR IRRIGATION SYSTEM RELIES ON 84 WELLS (64%) AND SURFACE WATER FROM THE GILA RIVER (25%) TO PROVIDE 185,000 ACRE FEET OF WATER PER YEAR TO 27,000 ACRES.PIDD IS SLOWLY WORKING TO UPGRADE THEIR IRRIGATION SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION REVIEW (SOR, THE "REPORT," OR THE "PROJECT") WILL ENABLE PIDD TO TAKE A BROAD LOOK AT THEIR ENTIRE DELIVERY SYSTEM RANGING FROM INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS THAT NEED REPAIRS, REPLACEMENT, OR IMPROVEMENTS, TO OVERALL MANAGEMENT FOR COORDINATION AND SCHEDULING, FLOW PATHS, AND DEMAND/USE.PIDD WILL INCLUDE "BEST PRACTICES" MODELING TO OPTIMIZE EFFICIENCY, REDUCE WATER LOSSES, AND IMPROVE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. PIDD ALSO PLANS TO USE THE SOR TO IDENTIFY COST EFFECTIVE ENHANCEMENT FOR THE DAILY MANAGEMENT OF THEIR COMPLEX WATER DELIVERY NETWORK.PIDD WILL ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS ESTABLISHED FOR THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION'S LOWER COLORADO BASIN REGION'S WATER CONSERVATION FIELD SERVICES PROGRAM BY USING THE SOR TO HELP DEVELOP STRATEGIES AND IMPLEMENT ACTIONS TO INCREASE WATER SYSTEM EFFICIENCY AND SUPPLY RELIABILITY THROUGH RECOMMENDATIONS THAT MAY INCLUDE ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES WITH AUTOMATION AND NETWORKING. PIDD WILL INCORPORATE THESE STRATEGIES IN THE NEXT UPDATE TO THEIR WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)PALOMA IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE D$100K—
THE CORTARO WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION, LOCATED IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA, WILL INSTALL NINE AUTOMATIC, SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION (SCADA) CONTROLLED GATES WITHIN THE CORTARO-MARANA IRRIGATION DISTRICT. THESE SOLAR POWERED GATES WILL BE CONNECTED TO AN EXISTING SCADA SYSTEM AND ALLOW FOR CONSTANT MONITORING AND AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF FLOW RATES. THE PROJECT WILL ACCOMPLISH PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN A SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION STUDY, WHICH POINTED OUT ANTIQUATED METHODS OF MEASURING WATER THAT COULD BE IMPROVED.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)CORTARO WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION$75K—
THE UNIT B IRRIGATION DISTRICT, LOCATED IN SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA, WILL REPLACE TWO 18-INCH CONCRETE PIPELINES WITH MORE EFFICIENT 30-INCH POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) PIPELINE. THE PVC PIPE WILL REDUCE LEAKING AND SEEPAGE, WHICH WILL ENABLE THE DISTRICT TO DELIVER WATER MORE EFFICIENTLY. THE PROJECT IS INCLUDED IN THE DISTRICT'S 2017 WATER CONSERVATION PLAN.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)UNIT B IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE DIST$75K—
THE PIONEER IRRIGATION COMPANY, LOCATED IN WESTERN ARIZONA, WILL UPGRADE 20 HEADGATES TO PROVIDE MORE ACCURATE WATER FLOW. UPGRADED HEADGATES WILL ALLOW FOR MORE EFFICIENT AND ACCURATE MEASUREMENT AND RELEASE OF WATER, EASIER MECHANISMS TO OPEN AND CLOSE GATES BY WATER USERS, AND ELIMINATION OF SEEPAGE UNDER GATES OR THROUGH IMPROPERLY CLOSED GATES. THE GATES WILL REDUCE WASTE AND ALLOW THE COMPANY TO LEAVE MORE WATER IN THE AREA RESERVOIRS FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME IN THE SUMMER. THE PROJECT IS A HIGH PRIORITY UNDER THE COMPANY S 2019 STRATEGIC PLAN.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)PIONEER IRRIGATION CO INC$72K—
THE MARICOPA-STANFIELD IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT (MSIDD) IS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA. MSIDD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1962 TO SUPPLY IRRIGATION WATER FOR AGRICULTURAL USE WITHIN PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA FOR APPROXIMATELY 82,000 ACRES. THE OVERALL SYSTEM CONSISTS OF 75 MILES OF OPEN CHANNEL MAIN STEM CANALS, 200 MILES OF OPEN CHANNEL LATERALS AND 20 MILES OF PIPELINES. SINCE 1990, MSIDD HAS RELIED ON TWO PRIMARY SOURCES OF WATER: CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT (CAP) AND PREVIOUSLY, THEIR GROUNDWATER RETENTION SYSTEM CONSISTING OF A NETWORK OF 160 WELLS AND APPURTENANT FEATURES.MSIDD IMPLEMENTED A SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITIONS (SCADA) ON TWO OF THEIR MAIN STEM CANALS IN 1992. THE AGING SYSTEM IS BARELY FUNCTIONAL WITH SYSTEM SITES FAILING WHILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. CURRENT SCADA SYSTEMS ARE MUCH MORE ROBUST AND HAVE RELIABLE SENSORS, RADIOS, TELEMETRY, AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM COMPATIBLE SCADA READY SOFTWARE.CONDUCTING THIS SYSTEM OPERATION REVIEW (SOR) WILL ENABLE MSIDD TO DEVELOP A MULTI-PHASED APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE INEFFICIENCY AND WATER LOSSES PRESENT IN THEIR CURRENT CONVEYANCE SYSTEM. THE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEFICIENT FLOW MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT WITH OUTDATED SCADA MANAGEMENT TOOLS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS SOR WILL PROVIDE THE GUIDANCE NEEDED TO MODERNIZE AND BETTER OPERATE THEIR COMPLEX NETWORK OF CANALS, LATERALS, PIPELINES, WELL PUMPS AND APPURTENANT FEATURES IN THE MOST EFFICIENT MANNER.MSIDD WILL WORK WITH THEIR STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING FARMERS AND CUSTOMERS IN THE DISTRICT, THE CENTRAL ARIZONA IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT, AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY AND THE U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, TO DEVELOP A PLAN THAT WILL IDENTIFY AND SCHEDULE CONSTRUCTION/AUTOMATION PRIORITIES.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)MARICOPA STANFIELD IRRIGATION$64K—
THE MARICOPA-STANFIELD IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT (MSSID), LOCATED IN PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA, IS A PARTNER OF THE ARIZONA DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN (AZ DCP), A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT FOR WATER MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION. THE AZ DCP INCLUDES AN AG MITIGATION AGREEMENT WHEREBY AGRICULTURAL WATER USERS ARE ENTITLED TO AUGMENT THEIR WATER PORTFOLIO WITH GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES DURING WATER SHORTAGES. THROUGH IN-LIEU ACTIVITIES, MSIDD HAS EARNED OVER 1.2 MILLION ACRE-FEET OF LONG-TERM GROUNDWATER STORAGE CREDITS, AND MSIDD WILL CONSTRUCT THE PHASE 2A CENTRAL ZONE PROJECT TO BUILD DROUGHT RESILIENCE AND ACCELERATE ACCESS TO MSIDDS GROUNDWATER RIGHTS. THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF A NEW WELL NETWORK, UPGRADING EXISTING WELLS, AND INSTALLING SEVERAL MILES OF PIPELINES TO CONVEY GROUNDWATER ALLOWING THEM TO ACCESS 20,228 ACRE-FEET IN WATER SHORT YEARS. PINAL COUNTY HAS SUFFERED FROM DROUGHT CONDITIONS SINCE 2000, AND DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF RECENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS, MSIDD EXPERIENCED A 70 REDUCTION IN SURFACE SUPPLIES FROM THE CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GOALS OF THE AZ DCP.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)TOWN OF CHINO VALLEY$30K—
THE RECIPIENT SERVES A GROWING POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 200,000 PEOPLE AND WATER RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO SUPPLY THE EXISTING AND GROWING COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL ARIZONA ARE LIMITED AND THE RECIPIENT CURRENTLY RELIES HEAVILY ON IMPORTED WATER FROM THE COLORADO RIVER. THE RECLAIMED WATER TRANSMISSION AND RECOVERY PROJECTS (PROJECT) ADDRESSES WATER SUPPLY SHORTAGES, AQUIFER OVERDRAFT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS BY MAXIMIZING RECLAIMED WATER PRODUCTION FOR IRRIGATION AND POSITIONING THE RECIPIENT FOR FUTURE INDIRECT POTABLE REUSE.THE RECIPIENTS WATER RESOURCES AUGMENTATION PROGRAM IS A MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO STRETCH EXISTING WATER SUPPLIES. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES THE PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSIONS, PUMP STATIONS, RESERVOIRS, GROUNDWATER RECHARGE FACILITIES, RECOVERY WELLS, AND TRANSMISSION PIPELINES. THE PRIMARY GOAL IS TO PRODUCE UP TO 21,742 ACRE-FEET PER YEAR (AFY) OF NEW, TITLE 22-COMPLIANT RECLAIMED WATER TO OFFSET GROUNDWATER PUMPING AND REDUCE RELIANCE ON IMPORTED COLORADO RIVER SUPPLIES. THE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN PEORIA, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. WORK INCLUDES CONSTRUCTING THREE DIFFERENT RECLAIMED WATER PIPELINE SEGMENTS (INCLUDING CROSSING OVER BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) LAND) AND DRILLING A RECOVERY WELL. THE PROJECT ADDRESSES WATER SUPPLY SHORTAGES, AQUIFER OVERDRAFT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS BY MAXIMIZING RECLAIMED WATER PRODUCTION FOR IRRIGATION AND POSITIONING THE CITY FOR FUTURE INDIRECT POTABLE REUSE.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)CITY OF PEORIA$9.9M—
THE METROPOLITAN DOMESTIC WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, LOCATED NEAR TUCSON, WILL REPLACE 11,234 EXISTING METERS FOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND IRRIGATION CUSTOMERS WITH ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE METERS, INSTALL ELECTRONIC ENDPOINTS, AND INSTALL A NETWORK OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT. BY PROVIDING REAL-TIME DATA TO CUSTOMERS, THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ANNUAL WATER SAVINGS OF 1,119 ACRE-FEET, CURRENTLY LOST TO LEAKS. THE PROJECT WILL REDUCE THE NEED FOR GROUNDWATER PUMPING AND COLORADO RIVER WATER.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)METROPOLITAN DOMESTIC WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT$2.0M—
COLORADO RIVER IRRIGATION PROJECT SCADA SYSTEM MODERNIZATIONArizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES$250K—
E24 FARMING AND IRRIGATION SERVICES FOR CIBOLA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGEArizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)RIVER BOTTOM FARMS, INC$493K—
IRRIGATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR CNWR & CVCA YEAR 1Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)RIVER BOTTOM FARMS, INC$409K—
E5 FARMING AND IRRIGATION SERVICES AT CIBOLA VALLEY CONSERVATION AREAArizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)RIVER BOTTOM FARMS, INC$226K—
THE PALOMA IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT, LOCATED IN MARICOPA COUNTY, WILL REPLACE 16 MANUALLY CONTROLLED JACK LIFT GATES AT CHECK STRUCTURES AND 24 MANUALLY CONTROLLED SLIDE GATES AT TURNOUTS ALONG LATERAL D WITH NEW AUTOMATED GATES AND AN AUTOMATED SOLAR-POWERED SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ANNUAL WATER SAVINGS OF 2,985 ACRE-FEET, WHICH IS CURRENTLY LOST TO SPILLS AND OVER-DELIVERIES. CONSERVED WATER WILL REMAIN IN THE COLORADO RIVER SYSTEM FOR LONGER PERIODS, IMPROVING THE RELIABILITY OF THE WATER SUPPLY FOR COMMUNITIES, BENEFITTING SPECIES, AND HELPING TO AVOID REDUCED ALLOCATIONS DURING TIMES OF DROUGHT.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)PALOMA IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE D$2.0M—
GROVER'S HILL IRRIGATION DISTRICT WATER DELIVERY PROJECTArizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)GROVER'S HILL IRRIGATION DISTRICT$1.2M—
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT ON-GOING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CREATED LAND COVER TYPES ESTABLISHED AT YUMA EAST WETLANDSACTIVITIES TO PERFORMED:FLOOD IRRIGATION OF 183 ACRES OF RIPARIAN HABITAT AREAS OPERATION OF GATES AND STOP LOGS FOR WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES MAINTENANCE OF MORE THAN 50,000 LINEAR FEET OF ACCESS ROADS AND TRAILS TREE THINNING AND REMOVAL OF INVASIVE PLAN SPECIES PUMP REPAIR AND MECHANICAL SEDIMENT REMOVAL ANDPROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION.EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES: THE RECIPIENT WILL PROVIDE RECLAMATION WITH AN ANNUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS SUMMARY REPORT.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC AND THE RECIPIENT ARE THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIESSUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT WILL NOT BE SUBCONTRACTING ANY WORK FOR THIS AGREEMENT.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)YUMA CROSSING NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA CORP$653K—
MARICOPA STANFIELD IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT (MSIDD), LOCATED IN PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA FACES AN EXISTENTIAL WATER SHORTAGE AMIDST A 20-YEAR DROUGHT. MSIDD IS A PARTNER OF THE ARIZONA DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN (AZ DCP), A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT FOR WATER MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION. THE AZ DCP INCLUDES AN AG MITIGATION AGREEMENT WHEREBY AGRICULTURAL WATER USERS ARE ENTITLED TO AUGMENT THEIR WATER PORTFOLIO WITH GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES DURING WATER SHORTAGES. DUE TO WATER SCARCITY AND RISING WATER COSTS, 45 TO 50 PERCENT OF MSIDD S AGRICULTURAL LAND LIES FALLOW. AS A RESULT, MSIDD WILL CONSTRUCT WELL SRC-2 AND THE ASSOCIATED PIPING AND APPURTENANCES TO INCREASE WATER AVAILABILITY BY APPROXIMATELY 2,000 ACRE-FEET IN WATER SHORTAGE YEARS. THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE MSIDDS DROUGHT RESILIENCY AND ACCELERATE ACCESS TO MSIDDS GROUNDWATER RIGHTS AND STORAGE CREDITS EARNED THROUGH IN-LIEU ACTIVITIES.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)MARICOPA STANFIELD IRRIGATION$546K—
SONORA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. (SERI), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TUCSON WATER (TW), LOCATED IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA, WILL EXPAND THE RAINWATER HARVESTING PROGRAM BY PURCHASING AND OVERSEEING THE DISTRIBUTION OF FIFTY 1,500-GALLON CISTERNS FOR ACTIVE RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEMS AT LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. THESE SYSTEMS WILL HELP REDUCE THE USE OF POTABLE WATER FOR IRRIGATION AND HELP INCREASE THE TREE CANOPY IN NEIGHBORHOODS. THE SYSTEMS WILL BE PURCHASED AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH SERIS LIMITED INCOME RAINWATER HARVESTING GRANT AND LOAN PROGRAM. SINCE 2019, THIS PROGRAM HAS RESULTED IN 2.4 MILLION GALLONS OF RAINWATER STORAGE, AND THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE RAINWATER STORAGE BY 75,000 GALLONS. ACCORDING TO THE TW DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLAN, RAINWATER HARVESTING IS A SMALL BUT GROWING COMPONENT OF TWS SUPPLY PORTFOLIO.Arizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)SONORA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.$40K—
E5 CIBOLA VALLEY IRRIGATION WATER AND SERVICEArizona (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards)REVISED CIBOLA VALLEY IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT$314K—