Assistance program
Colorado River System Conservation Pilot
$79.9 Million committed in FY2024–FY2026
- Agency
- Bureau of Reclamation, Interior, Department of the
- Assistance
- Cooperative Agreements
- CFDA number
- 15.567
- What it does
- This program supports conservation projects that create “system water†through voluntary compensated reductions in water use or provides environmental benefits or restoration of ecosystems or habitats in the Colorado River Basin. Includes Drought Contingency Planning activities to enhance conservation through expanded measurement and monitoring.
- Who benefits
- Pursuant to PL 117-328, participation in the Pilot Program is limited to Entitlement Holders in the Lower Colorado Division States and Colorado River Water Users in the Upper Colorado River Basin.
- Who applies
- Eligibility of the Upper Colorado River Commission established through PL 117-328.
- Authorized by
- Section 206 of the Consolidated and further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113-235) and Agreement No. 14-XX-30-W0574 – Agreement Among Reclamation, the Central Arizona Water Conservation District, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Denver W…
- As amended by Section 205, Public Law 115-244 EC. 205. (a) Section 206(c)(2) of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (43 U.S.C. 620 note; Public Law 113–235) is amended by striking ‘‘2018.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘2…
- As amended by Public Law 117-328
- Public Law 117-169
- Drought Contingency Planning activities to enhance conservation through expanded measurement and monitoring infrastructure.
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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