Led by Sinema and developed by Kelly, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides $11.4 million in WaterSMART grants for conservation and efficiency projects throughout Arizona.
Washington – $11.4 million in WaterSMART grants to invest in five bipartisan water conservation and efficiency projects in Arizona Infrastructure investment and employment Legislation led by Senator Kirsten Cinema and enacted by Senator Mark Kelly.
Cinema and Kelly’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Act increased funding for the WaterSMART program by $400 million to strengthen Arizona’s water reliability and secure a water future for the entire West.
“As the entire American West faces record drought, the bipartisan infrastructure legislation is making a direct investment in long-term water security. It will help communities across the state improve water efficiency. We are proud to offer these solutions.”
“From upgrading aging water infrastructure to equipping communities with cutting-edge water management technology, our bipartisan infrastructure legislation will help Arizona fight this historic drought and secure a water future. We are providing the resources that are needed,” Kelly said.
Focused on growing concerns over drought conditions in western states such as Arizona, Cinema and Kerry, increased funding for WaterSMART grants with bipartisan infrastructure legislation. Breakdown of the Arizona WaterSMART project funded by Cinema and Kelly’s Law:
Project name/location: | Amount raised: | explanation: |
Buckeye Water Conservation and Drainage District, Diversion Intake Structure Modernization & Canal Energy System Project | $5 million | The Buckeye Water Conservation and Drainage District, located near Phoenix, will modernize the Gila River’s existing concrete diversion intake structure, converting 600 feet of the earthen main canal to concrete and a canal energy system that includes 876 kilowatts of solar. set up. Array on the main canal and in-line microfluidic kinetic turbines. New lock structures, flow control, supervisory control and data acquisition systems will also be installed in this area. Additionally, the project includes the construction of a regulating reservoir to capture the winter flow of the Gila River and reduce groundwater withdrawal during the growing season. The project is expected to save 16,639 acre-feet of water per year, currently lost through evaporation, seepage, operational runoff, and oversupply. The stored water remains in the Gila River for longer periods of time, increasing the reliability of water supplies for nearby communities, ecological benefits, and agricultural purposes. |
Tokyo water supply development district, metro major automatic meter reading infrastructure development project | $2 million | The Metropolitan National Water Improvement District near Tucson replaced 11,234 existing meters for residential, commercial, and irrigation customers with advanced metering infrastructure meters, installed electronic endpoints, and established a network of communications equipment. set up. By providing customers with real-time data, the project is expected to save 1,119 acre-feet of water annually, which is currently lost to leakage. This project will reduce groundwater pumping and the need for water on the Colorado River. |
Palomar Irrigation and Drainage District, Lateral D Modernization Project | $2 million | The Paloma Irrigation and Drainage District in Maricopa County has installed eight manually controlled jack lift gates on check structures and 23 manually controlled slide gates on turnouts along Lateral D with new automatic gates and automated solar power. Replace supervisory control and data acquisition systems. The project is expected to save 2,985 acre feet of water annually, which is currently lost to runoff and oversupply. The stored water stays in the Colorado River system for longer periods of time, increasing the reliability of water supplies to communities, benefiting species, and helping to avoid quota reductions during drought. |
Town of Gilbert, South Gilbert Region Advanced Metering Infrastructure Conversion Project | $1.9 million | The town of Gilbert, located near Phoenix, has installed 38,642 Advanced Instrumentation Infrastructure (AMI) meters and radios, which connect to the city’s AMI radio network along with a customer portal. The project is expected to save 2,172 acre feet of water annually by providing customers with detailed near real-time usage and leak detection information. The city relies on treated water from the Colorado River and supplements supplies with groundwater wells to meet demand during peak summer months and planned water plant outages. Converting to AMI meters will help the city offset groundwater pumping and continue to meet water demand. |
Town of Cave Creek, Water Conservation Project for Advanced Instrumentation Infrastructure | $500,000 | Located in the Sonoran Desert in northern Maricopa County, the town of Cave Creek will convert 2,350 existing older water meters into advanced meter infrastructure meters. The town will also install communications network hardware and towers, upgrade to a new meter data management software system, and connect the system to a cloud-based network. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 148 acre feet currently lost to leakage, which will reduce the town’s demand for water from the Central Arizona Project. |
Cinema led bipartisan Senate talks with Republican Ohio Senator Rob Portman, which included Senators from both parties, as well as Senator Kerry.
The bipartisan Infrastructure Act has made the largest investment in clean drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in U.S. history, delivering clean water to millions of American homes. Water recycling, drought contingency planning, dam safety. The funding includes his $300 million for water reclamation projects over the next five years under the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan. Of this funding, $250 million will go to the Reclamation Authority to create or conserve 100,000 acre feet of water each year for the Lower Colorado River Basin at Lake Mead.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Act is governed by the American Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable, Association of American Manufacturers, AFL-CIO, Federation of American Retailers, Bipartisan Policy Center, Building Workers Union of North America, Outdoor Industry Association, American Hotel Lodging Association, National Education Association, hundreds of mayors in all 50 states.
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