R24AP00647
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Through WaterSMART sustain and manage America's resources for tomorrow, Reclamation leverages federal and nonfederal 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.
Reclamation's 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 are essential.
Through the Drought Response Program, Reclamation invites states, tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, organizations with water or power delivery authority, and nonprofit 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 through Notice of Funding Opportunity No. R24AS00007, the Union Water Supply Corporation (UWSC), located in southern Texas, is a legally chartered corporation that provides potable water and wastewater utility services for rural residents in Starr County.
UWSC currently owns 467 acre-feet per year of water rights from the Rio Grande River.
USWC has consistently used 100% of their permitted surface water rights and have been forced to lease an additional 433 acre-feet per year to meet basic demands.
USWC will complete planning, design, and construction for a new groundwater well and a groundwater treatment plant that will significantly increase the overall resiliency of the water system and enable UWSC to forego leasing water from an external provider to cover supply gaps.
Reclamation's 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 are essential.
Through the Drought Response Program, Reclamation invites states, tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, organizations with water or power delivery authority, and nonprofit 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 through Notice of Funding Opportunity No. R24AS00007, the Union Water Supply Corporation (UWSC), located in southern Texas, is a legally chartered corporation that provides potable water and wastewater utility services for rural residents in Starr County.
UWSC currently owns 467 acre-feet per year of water rights from the Rio Grande River.
USWC has consistently used 100% of their permitted surface water rights and have been forced to lease an additional 433 acre-feet per year to meet basic demands.
USWC will complete planning, design, and construction for a new groundwater well and a groundwater treatment plant that will significantly increase the overall resiliency of the water system and enable UWSC to forego leasing water from an external provider to cover supply gaps.
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)
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Starr,
Texas
United States
Geographic Scope
County-Wide
Union Water Supply was awarded
Water Resiliency Project Union Water Supply Corporation in Southern Texas
Project Grant R24AP00647
worth $9,411,120
from the Bureau of Reclamation in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Texas United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years 3 months and
was awarded through assistance program 15.514 Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year 2024.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 1/16/25
Period of Performance
1/13/25
Start Date
4/30/27
End Date
Funding Split
$9.4M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$9.4M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
R24AP00647
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Special District Government
Awarding Office
140R40 UPPER COLORADO REGIONAL OFFICE
Funding Office
140R81 DENVER FED CENTER
Awardee UEI
PTKKDM8FCJJ1
Awardee CAGE
Performance District
TX-28
Senators
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Modified: 1/16/25