2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity

Reclamation will be posting a new Funding Opportunity June 2025.

2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity

The 2023 NOFO No. R23AS00353 was posted on June 2, 2023, on Grants.gov.

Reclamation awarded projects totaling $23,567,002 located in Utah and Colorado to pipe, PVC line, and/or shotcrete canals to meet the objectives of the Colorado River Basin Water Quality Standards.

Utah

Lower Bench Canal Salinity Control Project
Reclamation Funding: $3,458,900
Total Project Cost: $5,458,900

This project is to fund the Uintah Indian Irrigation Project O&M Company for salinity control by eliminating seepage losses via piping of 13.97 miles of the unlined open Bench Canal. The project is near Bottle Hollow Reservoir near Ft. Duchesne, Utah. The Bench Canal receives water from the Uinta River and flows south approximately fifteen miles serving 5,494 acres of Class I land. Water is diverted to the Canal from April 1 to October 31.

This project will control 2,087 tons of salt annually at a cost of $70.66/ton.

Colorado

Bostwick Park Hairpin Lateral Piping/Salinity Reduction Project
Reclamation Funding: $2,258,371
Total Project Cost: $ $2,258,371

The proposed Hairpin Lateral Piping/Salinity Reduction Project will install a pressurized irrigation water inverted siphon approximately 4,625 feet (ft) long across Hairpin Draw, which will allow water to bypass approximately 20,490 ft of open ditch. The proposed project includes a concrete pipeline intake structure with an appurtenant trash rack. Also included is a concrete outlet structure, which will transition water from pressurized pipe flow to open channel flow in the existing canal. 3,250 ft of pipeline will follow the existing ditch alignment and deliver water to a turnout location in Hairpin Draw. The proposed piping project will include necessary pipeline infrastructure such as air vents and drains.

The project will control 1,237 tons of salt annually at a cost of $77.84/ton.

Hartland Ditch Improvement Project
Reclamation Funding: $6,582,836
Total Project Cost: $6,582,836

This project will provide resources to the Hartland Ditch Company to line the upper Hartland Ditch (currently an earthen ditch) with shotcrete along the existing alignment, including new turnouts for all headgates. It will also replace various spill structures and turnouts and install other various infrastructure to enable lining and piping.

The project will control 3,472 tons of salt annually at a cost of $80.83/ton.

North Delta Canal Salinity Control Project
Reclamation Funding: $5,878,015
Total Project Cost: $5,878,015

This project will provide resources to the North Delta Irrigation Company to provide salinity control improvements to the North Delta Canal. This project will install approximately 4,945 ft of pipe and 6,820 ft of shotcrete liner along the canal. It will also provide for headgate structure, gate replacement, and siphon installation; all with remote controls to allow the ditch company to operate headgates remotely.

The project will control 3,432 tons of salt annually at a cost of $73.02/ton.

Fire Mountain Canal Phase 2 Salinity Project
Reclamation Funding: $1,426,793
Total Project Cost: $1,431,593

The Fire Mountain Canal & Reservoir Company will install 1044 ft of pipeline as an inverted siphon across Short Draw Creek and abandonment of 8,659 ft of open earthen canal. A valve and necessary accessories will be installed at the bottom of the siphon to allow draining of the pipeline. All construction will be located on U.S. Bureau of Reclamation managed land. This project is part of a larger master plan to convert the lower end of the canal to an on-demand managed system. These improvements were also included as part of the North Fork Water Conservancy District Master Plan compiled in 2016.

The project will control 756 tons of salt annually at a cost of $80.46/ton.

Grand Valley Irrigation Company Phase 6 Lining Project
Reclamation Funding: $1,357,246
Total Project Cost: $1,957,246

Three sections of canal will be lined with an impermeable membrane liner system and coated in shotcrete conforming to U.S. Bureau of Reclamation specifications. Old headgates within each section will be replaced with new concrete structures complete with trash screens and sacrificial anodes. The canal will be re-graded and shaped using a combination of imported materials and suitable on-site materials prior to installation of liner materials.

The project will control 667 tons of salt annually at a cost of $85.47/ton.

Contacts

Reclamation Regional Office

Alex Walker
Bureau of Reclamation
125 South State Street, Room 8100
Salt Lake City, UT 84138
8015243626
aewalker@usbr.gov

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