Deputy Secretary Awards $290,000 in Water 2025 Grants to Goleta Water District
Deputy Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett presented The Goleta Water District (GWD) $290,000 in Water 2025 Challenge Grants at a ceremony held near Santa Barbara, Calif. at the Corona del Mar Water Treatment Plant on Oct. 26.
Deputy Secretary Scarlett presented two oversized checks to Jack Cunningham, Vice President, GWD Board of Directors, and Civil Engineer Matt Vanderlinden.
The first check, in the amount of $58,000, represents a grant to replace outmoded water meters with modern devices that more accurately measure flows. The total cost of the project is $148,000.
The second check, in the amount of $232,000, will pay a share of the $800,000 cost for a radio telemetry system that allows for remote control of pump stations, wells and reservoirs.
Since its inception more than three years ago, Water 2025 has been the catalyst for creative solutions in the prevention of critical water conflicts. By working with irrigation and water districts, Western States, Tribes, and other local entities to develop innovative on-the-ground solutions to water supply problems, competing interests can be brought together to find collaborative and local solutions for the future. Through the Water 2025 Challenge Grant program, Reclamation enters into collaborative partnerships with local entities on a 50/50 cost-share basis to implement projects that will stretch water resources through conservation, efficiency, and water marketing.
To learn more about Water 2025 or to apply for a Water 2025 grant, please visit:
http://www.doi.gov/water2025/
Last updated: 12/17/07