R23AP00512
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
The Donna Irrigation District, located in southern Texas, will convert 5,200 feet of the currently concrete lined South Crossover Lateral to a 60-inch polyvinyl chloride pipeline and 3,800 feet of the currently concrete lined Lateral 22 to a 48-inch polyvinyl chloride pipeline. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 1,790 acre-feet by reducing seepage, evapotranspiration, and overflow losses.
The district will also install 2 backup solar-electric battery systems at the district's first lift pump station and second lift pump station to provide power in the event of a power outage, as well as two solar-powered monitoring stations to provide a more efficient, real-time, detection of problems to aid in minimizing water loss. The conserved water will remain in the Falcon and Amistad Reservoirs for eventual allocation to other users in the Rio Grande system, alleviating pressure on the over-allocated water resource shared with Mexico.
The district will also install 2 backup solar-electric battery systems at the district's first lift pump station and second lift pump station to provide power in the event of a power outage, as well as two solar-powered monitoring stations to provide a more efficient, real-time, detection of problems to aid in minimizing water loss. The conserved water will remain in the Falcon and Amistad Reservoirs for eventual allocation to other users in the Rio Grande system, alleviating pressure on the over-allocated water resource shared with Mexico.
Awardee
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Hidalgo,
Texas
United States
Geographic Scope
County-Wide
Donna Irrigation District was awarded
Texas Irrigation District Water Conservation & Infrastructure Upgrade
Project Grant R23AP00512
worth $3,300,000
from the Bureau of Reclamation in February 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Texas United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year 10 months and
was awarded through assistance program 15.507 WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow).
$3,300,000 (50.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Fiscal Year 2023.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 3/1/24
Period of Performance
2/20/24
Start Date
12/31/25
End Date
Funding Split
$3.3M
Federal Obligation
$3.3M
Non-Federal Obligation
$6.6M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
R23AP00512
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Special District Government
Awarding Office
140R81 DENVER FED CENTER
Funding Office
140R81 DENVER FED CENTER
Awardee UEI
EHYUH11TKEF3
Awardee CAGE
9B4P6
Performance District
TX-34
Senators
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Modified: 3/1/24