Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner John Keys will attend an award ceremony on October 12 in Bend, Oregon, to announce Water 2025 Challenge Grants being awarded to five Oregon irrigation districts.
Commissioner Keys will join the award recipients and honored guests at the Deschutes River Ranch, 20210 Swalley Road, at 11:00 a.m.
The five Oregon irrigation districts and their respective project descriptions include:
Vale Oregon Irrigation District of Vale, Oregon
Project: Pipe 7.1 miles of unlined irrigation laterals
Total: $871,050 / Water 2025 portion: $300,000
Three Sisters Irrigation District of Sisters, Oregon
Project: Pipe 2.5 miles of unlined irrigation canals
Total: $1,119,292 / Water 2025 portion: $300,000
Swalley Irrigation District of Bend, Oregon
Project: Use remote sensing and GIS to increase water use efficiencies for 19 irrigation districts
Total: $365,218 / Water 2025 portion: $182,609
Grants Pass Irrigation District of Grants Pass, Oregon
Project: Pipe and culvert 1/2 mile of open irrigation laterals
Total $34,202 / Water 2025 portion: $16,538
East Fork Irrigation District of Odell, Oregon
Project: Pipe 1 mile of the Central Canal and pipe an unlined ditch
Total $1,338,000 / Water 2025 portion: $300,000
The Water 2025 Challenge Grant Program funds activities that will make more efficient use of existing water supplies through water conservation, efficiency and water market projects. More information about the Water 2025 Program can be found at http://www.doi.gov/water2025/.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
