The Truckee-Carson Irrigation District has been awarded a grant in the amount of $71,67 from the Bureau of Reclamation which will be used to help with conservation.
The grant was one of four WaterSMART grants totaling $252,433 to the City of Boulder City, the City of Henderson, the Moapa Valley Water District, and TCID to support water efficiency and conservation programs.
With the funds, TCID will install radios and data loggers at 25-meter sites within the Lahontan Valley (Carson Division) of the Newlands Reclamation Project. The project will provide monitoring of real-time conditions, which will result in improved water efficiency and is supported by the District’s current five-year Water Conservation Plan.
“With Lake Mead and the Colorado River currently experiencing water shortages, it is critical that we make a concerted effort to conserve the water we have,” Senator Jacky Rosen said. “I applaud the Bureau of Reclamation for funding these grants in Nevada and other western states in an effort to improve water efficiency and resiliency within communities.”
The Senate-passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Rosen co-authored and helped pass, provides $400 million for WaterSMART Grants, which focuses on improving water conservation and reliability while helping water resource managers make sound decisions about water use.
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