WaterSMART

Water Recycling and Desalination

Water recycling and desalination are essential tools for stretching limited water supplies in the Western United States. Reclamation provides cost-shared funding on a competitive basis for planning, design, and construction of water recycling and desalination projects. Funding is made available for projects through the Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program, the Desalination Construction Program, and the Large-Scale Water Recycling Program

Documents

• Water Recycling and Desalination Fact Sheet
• Cognizant Agency for BABA Waivers (September 2025) new!

Contacts

Contact Information: For more information, please contact Maribeth Menendez, at 303-445-2094 or mmenendez@usbr.gov.

• Interior Region 5: Missouri Basin & Interior Region 6: Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas Gulf - Luis Cruzado, (512) 899-4170 or lcruzado@usbr.gov
• Interior Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin - Gary Mcrae, (801) 524-3656 or gmcrae@usbr.gov
• Interior Region 8: Lower Colorado Basin - Alex Soubannarath, (951) 695-5310 or vsoubannarath@usbr.gov
• Interior Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest - Cory Sandow, (208) 963-2351 or csandow@usbr.gov
• Interior Region 10: California-Great Basin - Mike Dietl, (916) 397-4483 or mdietl@usbr.gov

You may complete this form to receive WaterSMART program notification from the Bureau of Reclamation.

Announcements

• WaterSMART Title XVI and Desalination Construction Webinar

  On Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026, at 11:00am MDT, the Bureau of Reclamation will host an informational webinar to discuss eligible applicants and project types, program requirements, and the evaluation criteria for the Title XVI and Desalination Construction Notice of Funding Opportunities. Click here to join the webinar.

  A recording will be made available after the event.