Assistance program
Water Conservation Field Services (WCFS)
$3.9 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Bureau of Reclamation, Interior, Department of the
- Assistance
- Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)
- CFDA number
- 15.530
- What it does
- The goal of the Water Conservation Field Services Program (WCFSP) is to proactively encourage water conservation and water use efficiency in the operations of water projects. The WCFSP is designed to assist water users in water management planning and to make more efficient use of existing water supplies. The WCFSP is managed by each of Reclamation’s Regional Offices to address Reclamation-wide water conservation priorities and to meet local goals.
- Who benefits
- General public, entities with water or power delivery authority, state, county, and local governmental entities, and Tribes located in eligible states and territories previously described in applicant eligibility.
- Who applies
- Eligible applicants include any State, Tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power delivery authority. Applicants must also be located in Arizona, Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, or Puerto Rico.
- Authorized by
- Section 9504(a) of the Omnibus Lands Management Act of 2009, P.L. 111-11
- Program site
- https://www.usbr.gov/waterconservation/ ↗
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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