R24AP00283
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
San Benito County Water District (SBCWD) is implementing the Accelerated Drought Response Project (ADROP), which is the first phase of the North San Benito Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Project.
ADROP will be completed by November 2026 and is the focus of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects funding request.
ADROP will provide for injection and storage of up to 2,700 acre-feet per year (AFY) of treated Central Valley Project (CVP) water in wet years with an average recovery of 1,035 AFY of stored water.
ADROP will consist of up to five ASR wells (allowing injection and recovery using the same wells), expansion of the West Hills Water Treatment Plant (WHWTP) and construction of pipelines to convey injection and recovery water between the five ASR wells, WHWTP, and the Sunnyslope County Water District (Sunnyslope), City of Hollister (Hollister), and City of San Juan Bautista (San Juan Bautista) distribution systems.
If awarded, the USBR grant will be used to partially fund the ADROP with the remainder being paid by SBCWD and by matching funds from grants awarded by the State of California.
Funds will partially cover engineering design, land acquisitions, environmental permitting, construction, construction management, public outreach, and facilities startup for work conducted from November 15, 2021 to November 15, 2026.
Funding from USBR will allow accelerated implementation of ADROP.
ADROP will be completed by November 2026 and is the focus of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects funding request.
ADROP will provide for injection and storage of up to 2,700 acre-feet per year (AFY) of treated Central Valley Project (CVP) water in wet years with an average recovery of 1,035 AFY of stored water.
ADROP will consist of up to five ASR wells (allowing injection and recovery using the same wells), expansion of the West Hills Water Treatment Plant (WHWTP) and construction of pipelines to convey injection and recovery water between the five ASR wells, WHWTP, and the Sunnyslope County Water District (Sunnyslope), City of Hollister (Hollister), and City of San Juan Bautista (San Juan Bautista) distribution systems.
If awarded, the USBR grant will be used to partially fund the ADROP with the remainder being paid by SBCWD and by matching funds from grants awarded by the State of California.
Funds will partially cover engineering design, land acquisitions, environmental permitting, construction, construction management, public outreach, and facilities startup for work conducted from November 15, 2021 to November 15, 2026.
Funding from USBR will allow accelerated implementation of ADROP.
Awardee
Funding Goals
MANAGE, DEVELOP, AND PROTECT WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY AND ECONOMICALLY SOUND MANNER IN THE INTEREST OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Hollister,
California
United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
San Benito County Water District was awarded
ADROP: Accelerated Drought Response Project for SBCWD
Project Grant R24AP00283
worth $6,494,499
from the Bureau of Reclamation in April 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Hollister California United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year 8 months and
was awarded through assistance program 15.074 Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects.
$44,700,501 (87.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 4/16/25
Period of Performance
4/9/25
Start Date
12/31/26
End Date
Funding Split
$6.5M
Federal Obligation
$44.7M
Non-Federal Obligation
$51.2M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
R24AP00283
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
Y5NRUN9778A7
Awardee CAGE
4AJP6
Performance District
CA-20
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla
Alejandro Padilla
Modified: 4/16/25