Nevada water quality contracts
11 contracts tracked across 1 municipality.
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municipalities with the most water quality contracts
Top vendors in Nevada water quality
| Vendor | Contracts | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY | 3 | $1.4M |
| FORT MCDERMITT PAIUTE AND SHOSHONE TRIBE | 2 | $368K |
| LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT | 1 | $848K |
| NYE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT | 1 | $295K |
| BIG BEND WATER DISTRICT | 1 | $283K |
| WALKER BASIN CONSERVANCY | 1 | $300K |
Recent water quality contracts in Nevada
| Title | municipality | Vendor | Value | Solicitation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY, LOCATED IN SOUTHERN NEVADA, WILL REVEGETATE AND RESTORE APPROXIMATELY 13 ACRES OF RIPARIAN CORRIDOR IN THE CLARK COUNTY WETLANDS PARK. MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF HIGHLY TREATED EFFLUENT, URBAN RUNOFF, AND SHALLOW GROUNDWATER ARE CHANNELED FROM THE LAS VEGAS WASH THROUGH THE CLARK COUNTY WETLANDS PARK TO LAKE MEAD EACH DAY. THE CLARK COUNTY WETLANDS PARK HAS BEEN DEGRADED DUE TO EROSION AND WATER QUALITY ISSUES. SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY WILL REVEGETATE THE AREA WITH NATIVE RIPARIAN PLANTS STABILIZING THE SEDIMENT, PROVIDING WILDLIFE HABITAT, MANAGING FLOODING, AND IMPROVING WATER QUALITY FOR DOWNSTREAM WILDLIFE AND HUMAN USES. THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE HABITAT FOR TWO FEDERALLY LISTED BIRD SPECIES, THE ENDANGERED SOUTHWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER AND THE THREATENED, YELLOW BILLED CUCKOO. THE PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY THE WASH COMPREHENSIVE ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY S REGIONAL WATER QUALITY PLAN TO ENHANCE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE AND MANAGE THE WATERSHED TO HELP PROTECT LAKE MEAD. THIS PROJECT HAS SUPPORT FROM THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATERSHED ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES. | Nevada (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards) | SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY | $901K | — |
| ROUGHT RESILIENCY USING GROUNDWATER PRODUCTION WELLS: ULTRAVIOLET TREATMENT FOR LEGIONELLA | Nevada (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards) | LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT | $848K | — |
| THE NYE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT, LOCATED IN SOUTHERN NEVADA, WILL COMPLETE THE DESIGN OF THREE RAPID INFILTRATION BASINS IN THE TOWN OF PAHRUMP, NEVADA, TO MANAGE STORMWATER FLOODING AND REPLENISH CRITICAL GROUNDWATER RESOURCES WITHOUT COMPROMISING GROUNDWATER QUALITY. DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN SEPARATING THE TOWN OF PAHRUMP FROM THE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT DISTRIBUTES COLORADO RIVER WATER, THE TOWN IS FORCED TO RELY SOLELY ON THE GROUNDWATER IN THE PAHRUMP VALLEY BASIN FOR ITS WATER SUPPLY. OVERPUMPING, WORSENED BY DROUGHT, THREATENS THE RELIABILITY OF THE TOWN?S WATER SUPPLY AND MONSOONAL FLOODING NEGATIVELY IMPACTS WATER QUALITY. THE DISTRICT?S COMPLETED DESIGNS WILL CONTROL FLOOD WATER AND RECHARGE THE BASIN WATER RESOURCE. THIS PROJECT IS A PRIORITY ACTION IDENTIFIED IN THE PAHRUMP BASIN 162 GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN (2018) AND HAS BROAD SUPPORT FROM THE NEVADA DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES, NYE COUNTY, THE TOWN OF PAHRUMP, AND THE NYE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF PLANNING, PUBLIC WORKS, AND NATURAL RESOURCES. | Nevada (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards) | NYE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT | $295K | — |
| PURPOSETHE PROPOSED PROJECTS WILL ASSIST THE TRIBE TO DEVELOP, MANAGE, AND PROTECT THEIR WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES, AS AUTHORIZED BY PUBLIC LAW. ALSO, BY MAKING FUNDING AVAILABLE TO THE TRIBE FOR THE PROJECT, RECLAMATION IS HELPING THE TRIBE BECOME MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMEDTASK 1. TRIBAL WATER MONITORING PROGRAMA TRIBAL WATER MONITORING PLAN WILL BE DEVELOPED BY DESIGNING WATER MONITORING LOCATIONS FOR SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER. THE DESIGN WILL INCLUDE CONSIDERATION OF FLOW REGIME, KNOWN REGIONAL GEOLOGY AND HYDROGEOLOGY, POTENTIAL SYSTEM INPUTS, AND POINTS OF DIVERSION FOR BENEFICIAL USE, BOTH CURRENT AND POTENTIAL FUTURE. ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER AS WELL AS PROVIDE INITIAL SEASONAL WATER QUALITY INFORMATION.SUBTASK 1. UPDATE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM PLANSUBTASK 2. DEVELOP SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS PLANTASK 2. EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AND INSTALLATIONEQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR THE SAMPLING POINTS INCLUDING HOUSINGS WILL BE PURCHASED, EXISTING WELLS ON THE RESERVATION WILL BE EVALUATED FOR USE (WELLS FOUND TO BE NOT IN USE AND NOT USEABLE FOR THE PROGRAM WILL BE LISTED FOR REMOVAL UNDER FUTURE BIA WATER RESOURCES PROGRAMS), AND SITES AND DRILLERS SELECTED FOR MONITORING WELL INSTALLATION. TASK 3. WELL REHABILITATION AND INSTALLATIONTHERE ARE THREE MODERN WELLS WITH OPERABLE PUMPS ON THE RESERVATION. BOTH ARE IN USE AND MAY REQUIRE MODIFICATION TO ACCOMMODATE THE EQUIPMENT. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE ONE OR MORE OLDER WELLS THAT ARE NOT IN USE OF UNKNOWN CONDITION AND DESIGN (NO WELLS ON THE RESERVATION HAVE WELL LOGS). AN ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO UTILIZE EXISTING WELLS PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF NEW WELLS FOR EFFICIENT BUDGET MANAGEMENT. IN ADDITION, ANY OF THE UNUSED WELLS DEEMED NOT USEABLE WILL BE ADDED TO THE NEXT YEARS BIA WATER RESOURCES PROGRAM FOR REMOVAL.TASK 4. EQUIPMENT DOWNLOAD AND SAMPLING AND ANALYSISSOLINST LEVELOGGERS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY USED IN RESERVATION WELLS AND FOR SURFACE WATER MONITORING. THE UNITS DO REQUIRE REGULAR DOWNLOADING AMONG OTHER MAINTENANCE. THIS CAN BE DONE DURING THE QUARTERLY WATER QUALITY MONITORING.TASK 5. REPORTING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTREPORTING WILL INCLUDE QUARTERLY AND FINAL REPORTS PLUS REPORTING TO THE TRIBAL COUNCIL. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE PROVIDING RESULTS OF THE PROGRAM TO BE USED TO UPDATE THE EPA TRIBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN AND ADD TASKS INCLUDING CONTINUED AND OR EXPENDING MONITORING TO SUBSEQUENT EPA AND BIA FUNDED PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ARE THE USE OF THE RESULTS OF THIS PROGRAM TO BUILD CAPACITY AND CONTINUE ACTIVITIES IN SUBSEQUENT PROGRAMS USING FUNDING FROM OTHER SOURCES.OUTCOMETHE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT TO ESTIMATE NORMAL, SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS, AND TO QUANTIFY WATER RESOURCES WILL ALLOW THE TRIBE TO TIMELY AND EFFICIENTLY RESPOND TO DROUGHT. THE EXISTING EPA APPROVED QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM PLAN (QAPP) WILL DIRECT THE STANDARD SAMPLING AND ANALYTICAL PROCESS FOR SURFACE WATER. REVISIONS TO THE QAPP FOR GROUNDWATER ANALYSIS WILL BE DETERMINED AS WATER QUALITY DATA IS COLLECTED FOLLOWING THE INSTALLATION OF MONITORING WELLS. MONITORING WELL INSTALLATION PLANS WILL BE FOLLOWED TO ENSURE THAT INITIAL SAMPLING EFFORTS AND MONITORING PROCEDURES ARE DOCUMENTED. LABORATORY ANALYSIS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY A STATE OR EPA CERTIFIED LABORATORY CAPABLE OF ANALYZING THE SUITE OF CONSTITUENTS IDENTIFIED DURING THE PLANNING PHASE. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR REPORTING OF TREND DATA WILL BE CONDUCTED USING INDUSTRY ACCEPTED STATISTICAL ANALYSIS. THE DATA ANALYSIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE TRIBE TO IDENTIFY ANOMALIES IN THE DATA THAT WOULD REQUIRE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY ORDERS, ORDINANCES, OR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE DIRECTIVES. IN ADDITION, THE MONITORING PROGRAM WILL CATALOG GENERAL WATER QUANTITY AND QUALITY PARAMETERS.BENEFICIARY: THE PUBLIC | Nevada (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards) | FORT MCDERMITT PAIUTE AND SHOSHONE TRIBE | — | — |
| BUILDING LONG-TERM RESILIENCY TO DROUGHT BY EMPLOYING RIVERBANK FILTRATION TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY | Nevada (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards) | BIG BEND WATER DISTRICT | $283K | — |
| PURPOSETHE PROPOSED PROJECTS WILL ASSIST THE TRIBE TO DEVELOP, MANAGE, AND PROTECT THEIR WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES, AS AUTHORIZED BY PUBLIC LAW. ALSO, BY MAKING FUNDING AVAILABLE TO THE TRIBE FOR THE PROJECT, RECLAMATION IS HELPING THE TRIBE BECOME MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMEDTASK 1. TRIBAL WATER MONITORING PROGRAMA TRIBAL WATER MONITORING PLAN WILL BE DEVELOPED BY DESIGNING WATER MONITORING LOCATIONS FOR SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER. THE DESIGN WILL INCLUDE CONSIDERATION OF FLOW REGIME, KNOWN REGIONAL GEOLOGY AND HYDROGEOLOGY, POTENTIAL SYSTEM INPUTS, AND POINTS OF DIVERSION FOR BENEFICIAL USE, BOTH CURRENT AND POTENTIAL FUTURE. ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER AS WELL AS PROVIDE INITIAL SEASONAL WATER QUALITY INFORMATION.SUBTASK 1. UPDATE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM PLANSUBTASK 2. DEVELOP SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS PLANTASK 2. EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AND INSTALLATIONEQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR THE SAMPLING POINTS INCLUDING HOUSINGS WILL BE PURCHASED, EXISTING WELLS ON THE RESERVATION WILL BE EVALUATED FOR USE (WELLS FOUND TO BE NOT IN USE AND NOT USEABLE FOR THE PROGRAM WILL BE LISTED FOR REMOVAL UNDER FUTURE BIA WATER RESOURCES PROGRAMS), AND SITES AND DRILLERS SELECTED FOR MONITORING WELL INSTALLATION. TASK 3. WELL REHABILITATION AND INSTALLATIONTHERE ARE THREE MODERN WELLS WITH OPERABLE PUMPS ON THE RESERVATION. BOTH ARE IN USE AND MAY REQUIRE MODIFICATION TO ACCOMMODATE THE EQUIPMENT. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE ONE OR MORE OLDER WELLS THAT ARE NOT IN USE OF UNKNOWN CONDITION AND DESIGN (NO WELLS ON THE RESERVATION HAVE WELL LOGS). AN ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO UTILIZE EXISTING WELLS PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF NEW WELLS FOR EFFICIENT BUDGET MANAGEMENT. IN ADDITION, ANY OF THE UNUSED WELLS DEEMED NOT USEABLE WILL BE ADDED TO THE NEXT YEARS BIA WATER RESOURCES PROGRAM FOR REMOVAL.TASK 4. EQUIPMENT DOWNLOAD AND SAMPLING AND ANALYSISSOLINST LEVELOGGERS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY USED IN RESERVATION WELLS AND FOR SURFACE WATER MONITORING. THE UNITS DO REQUIRE REGULAR DOWNLOADING AMONG OTHER MAINTENANCE. THIS CAN BE DONE DURING THE QUARTERLY WATER QUALITY MONITORING.TASK 5. REPORTING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTREPORTING WILL INCLUDE QUARTERLY AND FINAL REPORTS PLUS REPORTING TO THE TRIBAL COUNCIL. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE PROVIDING RESULTS OF THE PROGRAM TO BE USED TO UPDATE THE EPA TRIBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN AND ADD TASKS INCLUDING CONTINUED AND OR EXPENDING MONITORING TO SUBSEQUENT EPA AND BIA FUNDED PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ARE THE USE OF THE RESULTS OF THIS PROGRAM TO BUILD CAPACITY AND CONTINUE ACTIVITIES IN SUBSEQUENT PROGRAMS USING FUNDING FROM OTHER SOURCES.OUTCOMETHE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT TO ESTIMATE NORMAL, SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS, AND TO QUANTIFY WATER RESOURCES WILL ALLOW THE TRIBE TO TIMELY AND EFFICIENTLY RESPOND TO DROUGHT. THE EXISTING EPA APPROVED QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM PLAN (QAPP) WILL DIRECT THE STANDARD SAMPLING AND ANALYTICAL PROCESS FOR SURFACE WATER. REVISIONS TO THE QAPP FOR GROUNDWATER ANALYSIS WILL BE DETERMINED AS WATER QUALITY DATA IS COLLECTED FOLLOWING THE INSTALLATION OF MONITORING WELLS. MONITORING WELL INSTALLATION PLANS WILL BE FOLLOWED TO ENSURE THAT INITIAL SAMPLING EFFORTS AND MONITORING PROCEDURES ARE DOCUMENTED. LABORATORY ANALYSIS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY A STATE OR EPA CERTIFIED LABORATORY CAPABLE OF ANALYZING THE SUITE OF CONSTITUENTS IDENTIFIED DURING THE PLANNING PHASE. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR REPORTING OF TREND DATA WILL BE CONDUCTED USING INDUSTRY ACCEPTED STATISTICAL ANALYSIS. THE DATA ANALYSIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE TRIBE TO IDENTIFY ANOMALIES IN THE DATA THAT WOULD REQUIRE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY ORDERS, ORDINANCES, OR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE DIRECTIVES. IN ADDITION, THE MONITORING PROGRAM WILL CATALOG GENERAL WATER QUANTITY AND QUALITY PARAMETERS.BENEFICIARY: THE PUBLIC | Nevada (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards) | FORT MCDERMITT PAIUTE AND SHOSHONE TRIBE | $368K | — |
| THE SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, HAS DEVELOPED EXTENSIVEHYDRODYNAMIC AND WATER QUALITY MODELING CAPABILITIES IN THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN. PREVIOUSLY, MODELING HASBEEN APPROACHED FROM A SEQUENTIAL PERSPECTIVEVARIOUS POTENTIAL CHANGES WERE CONSIDERED AND RUN THROUGH THEMODELING FRAMEWORK, YIELDING A RESULT THAT IS THEN ANALYZED FOR THE DIFFICULTY IT MAY CAUSE WATER MANAGERS ANDCONSUMERS. A DIFFERENT OUTLOOK IS PROPOSED IN THIS PROJECT INSTEAD OF LOOKING TO POTENTIAL FUTURE CONDITIONS,BACKCASTING WILL BE USED TO CREATE CHALLENGE TESTS. IN THESE TESTS, SCENARIOS CONSIDERED LIKELY TO CAUSE PROBLEMSFOR WATER MANAGERS AND WATER SUPPLIES WILL BE RIGOROUSLY DEFINED. MODEL SIMULATIONS USING A WIDE RANGE OF DRIVERSWILL BE RUN WITH A GOAL TO UNCOVER LAKE, CLIMATE, AND WATERSHED CONDITIONS THAT LEAD TO THESE PROBLEMATICOUTCOMES. ONCE SIGNIFICANT DRIVERS ARE IDENTIFIED, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL SUGGEST PROACTIVE APPROACHES TO ENSURECONTINUATION OF HIGH-QUALITY WATER IN THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN. THE FINAL PIECE OF THIS PROJECT WILL BECONSTRUCTING A CLASSIFICATION MACHINE LEARNING MODEL THAT QUANTIFIES THE IMPORTANCE OF EACH INPUT VARIABLE INVIOLATING THE CHALLENGE TESTS. | Nevada (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards) | SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY | $308K | — |
| THE WALKER BASIN CONSERVANCY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, WILL BUILD ON EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS TO FORMALLY ESTABLISH A WALKER RIVER BASIN WATERSHED GROUP. THE GOALS OF THE GROUP ARE TO IDENTIFY LANDSCAPE-SCALE WATERSHED PRIORITIES AND PLAN ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THEM USING A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH THAT FOCUSES ON STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND FINDING MULTI-BENEFIT SOLUTIONS THAT BALANCE ECOLOGICAL AND COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE GROUP WILL MEET THESE GOALS BY: 1. ENGAGING DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS THAT AFFECT AND ARE AFFECTED BY WATER RESOURCES IN THE BASIN, 2. ESTABLISHING GROUP MISSION VISION, BYLAWS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, 3. COMPILING DATA CHARACTERIZING THE WATERSHED AND IDENTIFYING ANY DATA GAPS, 4. SYNTHESIZING INFORMATION FROM EXISTING MANAGEMENT PLANS AND FEEDBACK FROM DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY SHARED MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES ACROSS THE WATERSHED, AND 5. PRODUCING AN INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT IDENTIFIES CRITICAL WATERSHED NEEDS AND CLEAR ACTIONS FOR ADDRESSING THEM. THE WALKER BASIN COVERS NEARLY 4,000 SQUARE MILES FROM THE HEADWATERS IN THE SIERRA NEVADA IN CALIFORNIA TO WALKER LAKE IN NEVADA AND SUPPORTS IMPORTANT ECOSYSTEMS, AGRICULTURAL AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. THE AREA ALSO PROVIDES CRITICAL HABITAT FOR A VARIETY OF SPECIAL STATUS WILDLIFE. HOWEVER, THE WALKER BASIN FACES SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES, INCLUDING OVER-APPROPRIATION OF WATER RESOURCES, THE ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE OF WALKER LAKE DUE TO WATER DIVERSIONS, UNSUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL, IMPAIRED WATER QUALITY, AND THE ASSOCIATED STRAIN ON ECOSYSTEMS AND WILDLIFE WHICH IS EXACERBATED BY CLIMATE CHANGE AND WILDFIRES.MANY CRITICAL ISSUES IN THE WALKER RIVER BASIN OPERATE AT THE LANDSCAPE SCALE, ARE COMPLEX, HAVE NO EASY SOLUTION, AND REQUIRE INVESTMENT AND COORDINATION AMONG A DIVERSE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS THAT HAVE DIFFERENT AND SOMETIMES CONFLICTING PRIORITIES. A CENTRAL GOAL OF FORMING A WATERSHED GROUP IS BRINGING TOGETHER DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT PRIORITIES ISSUES IN THE WATERSHED AND WORK TOWARDS SOLUTIONS THAT BALANCE MULTIPLE NEEDS AND OBJECTIVES. | Nevada (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards) | WALKER BASIN CONSERVANCY | $300K | — |
| THE SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY (SNWA), LOCATED IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, WILL CREATE A QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT (QMRA) MODEL THAT CHARACTERIZES RISK FROM PATHOGEN EXPOSURE IN MUNICIPAL DRINKING WATER. SOME PATHOGENS OF CONCERN FOR DRINKING WATER, INCLUDING NOROVIRUS, ADENOVIRUS, AND CRYPTOSPORIDIUM, ARE OFTEN PRESENT IN SUCH LOW CONCENTRATIONS THAT THEY ARE DIFFICULT TO MEASURE IN FINISHED DRINKING WATER, YET STILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH. THIS PROJECT WILL USE MATHEMATICAL MODELS TO QUANTIFY AND MINIMIZE RISKS FROM PATHOGEN CONTAMINATION IN THE DRINKING WATER SYSTEM MAINTAINED BY SNWA. THE QMRA WILL BE DEVELOPED USING THE MONTE CARLO MODEL THAT SAMPLES PATHOGEN CONCENTRATIONS AND USES OPERATIONAL SCENARIOS TO QUANTIFY RISK. THIS PROJECT WILL USE AN EXISTING WATER QUALITY MODEL DEVELOPED FOR LAKE MEAD TO CREATE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR TRAVEL TIME (I.E., PATHOGEN DIE-OFF) AND RECYCLED WATER CONTRIBUTION (I.E., BLENDING AND DILUTION) AS INPUTS FOR THE QMRA. THE OUTPUT FROM THE COUPLED LAKE MEAD MODEL AND QMRA WILL INFORM TRAINING DATA FOR A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL, INCREASING THE MODEL'S ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS IMPACTS FROM POTENTIAL RISK EVENTS. | Nevada (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards) | SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY | $200K | — |
| NEVADA LAND TRUST WILL FACILITATE THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE ONE TRUCKEE RIVER PARTNERSHIP, A DIVERSE WATERSHED COALITION INCLUDING 24 ACTIVES PARTNERS AND 130 STAKEHOLDER ENTITIES, TO EXPAND EFFORTS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE URBAN STRETCH OF THE TRUCKEE RIVER IN THE RENO SPARKS AREA OF NEVADA. THE PARTNERSHIP IDENTIFIED THE PROJECT AREA OF IMPORTANCE DUE TO INCREASED HUMAN ACTIVITY RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF NATIVE VEGETATION WHICH STABILIZES THE RIVER BANKS, LEADING TO CONCERN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND DEGRADATION OF WATER QUALITY. THE PROJECT PARTNERS WILL SYNTHESIZE RIVER CONDITION DATA AND PRIORITIZE WATERSHED RESTORATION PROJECTS. THIS PROJECT WILL LEVERAGE THE PARTNERSHIP S FRAMEWORK PLAN AND THE COLLABORATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP S VEGETATION MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP, FUNDED THROUGH A PREVIOUS WATERSMART COOPERATIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PHASE I GRANT, TO BUILD MOMENTUM TO COMPLETE THE SITE SPECIFIC PROJECT PLANNING. | Nevada (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards) | NEVADA LAND TRUST | $186K | — |
| QUANTIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL WATER REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUNDWATER DEPENDENT ECOSYSTEMS | Nevada (Bureau of Reclamation federal awards) | NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | $296K | — |