| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Funding Period | Grantee | Grant amount (listed largest to smallest) | Project description | Location (County) | Projected Water savings % | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | FY 2022 Spring | Lane and Robyn Pentz | $500,000.00 | We are wanting to upgrade our current system from flood/sprinkler to exclusively sprinkler. We would like to take the cureent system and replace the diesel pump to an electrical system for efficency. We would need to enlist the help of Rocky Mountain Power to connect power to the project site. We then would purchase the necessary equipment with the grant (electic pump, sprinkler pivot system, underground pressure lines) and get to work. We would also like to pipe our acreage down in morgan on our 200 acreage hay fields. We would go from open ditch to closed ditch system. | Morgan | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | FY 2022 Spring | Muddy Creek Irrigation | $500,000.00 | The project will construct a storage/regulating reservoir and replace all open ditches with a pressurized pipeline which enables irrigators to improve water usage from flood irrigating to sprinkler systems. Installing meters and SCADA system allows MCIC to better manage water deliveries. Open earthen channel water delivery typically has an estimated water loss of 15%-25% (some cases higher) through the soil and evaportaion. This estimated percent is largley dependent on soil classification and water surface area. The study completed was a salt loading worksheet and environmental assessment that identifies salt load reduction. Percentages of waterloss is based off of the estimated 25% of the total project water, which potentially could be much higher with the 37.5 miles of open channel ditches that are being replaced with pipe. | Emery | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | FY 2022 Spring | Uintah Water Conservancy District | $500,000.00 | Reach 1 was completed in 2017, which enclosed the first 3.1-mile section of the southernmost portion of the Steinaker Service Canal. This proposed portion of the project, Reach 2, will enclose approximately 9,800 feet upstream of Reach 1 by installing 72-inch Fiberglass Reinforced pipe, with some mechanical fittings for turnouts, meters, and valves. This piping material is accepted as a leak proof joint, as well as a 50-year material. Flow Meters will be installed at each delivery point. Flow meters will read in real time and be internet compatible. | Uintah | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | FY 2022 Spring | Escalante Valley Water Users Association | $500,000.00 | The Beryl-Enterprise basin has 248 pivots of over 50 acres that draw from the underground acquifer. These pivots are serviced by 235 wells. About 90 pivots in the basin already have installed electronic flowmeters/totalizers ("flowmeters") and telemetry, or otherwise intend to install this equipment. Producers propose to put electronic flowmeters and telemetry to measure water diversion from the remaining 160 pivots. As such, every farming operation with a pivot of 50 acres or more in this basin will be part of the project. The area covered will include 15 miles from north to south, and 25 miles from east to west. This covers most of the irrigated basin. Electronic flowmeter will be installed at the well heads to monitor real-time water usage from the farms of the producers. A telemetry network also will be added, to allow for real-time internet access to that data by the State of Utah, Utate State University, the State Engineer, the producers, and others with an interest in the project.This flowmeters and telemetry above provide accurate water measurement with numerous data points for the entire basin. In addition to providing measurement and data for irrigated water in the basin, producers will replace current, more inefficient irrigation systems with between 25 and 30 low-energy, precision application (LEPA) systems. The LEPA systems permit the water to be applied close to the ground and at more drop points than traditional, more inefficient systems. These systems include drops, screw clamps, barbs, rolls of hose, fittings, regulators, Nelson A3000 bodies, nozzles, splace plates, and other items. Because of inflation and significant cost increases, these LEPA projects are projected as two-way splits instead of three-way splits. This will maximize the number of pivots that can be converted to LEPA. It is believed that the two-way splits will provide nearly the same water optimization as three-way splits, which have already been installed on 90 pivots in this basin. This significant data alone (two-way vs. three-way splits) will be valuable to the parties interested in this project.Note: The three-way splits installed in the Beryl-Enterprise basinhave nozzles that are 30 to 36 inches apart, depending on the make and model of the pivot. The two-way splitnozzles will be from 45 inches to 54 inches apart, which will use sprayers and not bubblers. While the distance between nozzles is a factor, producers believe the more important factor is bringing the nozzles to the plants' root system. This assumes adequate coverage. Producers understand that if the nozzles are too far apart, it leads to uneven watering, especially when hoses are in the crop canopy. | Iron/Washington | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | FY 2022 Spring | Bear River Canal Company | $500,000.00 | The project consists of installing five automated diversion structures, 4,922 feet of 48” pipe, and the piping of the existing Whitaker Flume. If cost allows, an additional 1,294 feet of 48” pipe may be installed. All autonomous sites will be hosted on a shared telemetry system enabling the gates to share information and real-time monitoring and adjustment. The five automatic diversion Projects: 1. Whitaker Flume: A Rubicon Flume Gate (FGB-1370-1273) will be installed, and the leaky flume will be converted into a pipeline, allowing BRCC greater control, water measurement, and efficiency. This location is also critical for the accurate application of aquatic weed control. 2. Head of Iowa String Check: The Iowa String is the largest lateral canal in BRCC’s system. It leaves the Central Canal and then returns to the Central Canal at the 45I Check. As demand varies, flows must be removed at a mid-point spill to ensure that the canal does not overtop in lower reaches due to reduced capacity within the canal. 3. 45l Check: This site is located at the end of the Iowa String Canal and will be used in coordination with the Head of Iowa String automation in the manner explained above in the Head of Iowa String Check explanatory. 4. Honeyville Mill Spill: At the Spill a Rubicon Flume Gate (FGB-1370-1273) will be installed. The spill protects a sandy perched section of canal located halfway down the system. This site is meant to work in tandem with a site called the 90HW Drop. The 90HW site provides the flow measurement, and the Honeyville Mill Spill provides a water evacuation point in the event of a storm. 5. Horseshoe Slough: It is a critical measurement point and water evacuation point in the event of a storm due to the downstream restriction. This location will be used in conjunction with upstream areas to confirm that proper flows are always conveyed to this point. Piping Project: The 48” pipe will be installed in a section of the Hammond East Canal that is located along a hillside with a history of leakage. In FY 2020, a 400 foot section of the canal was piped immediately above the Crystal Hot Spring resort. This project would save water from leakage, reduce the risk of failure along the hillside, and improve water quality. This open canal runs through an area containing dairy cows that experience agricultural runoff into the canal. | Box Elder | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | FY 2022 Spring | Parowan Valley Pumpers Association | $500,000.00 | A preliminary design by NRCS calls for the installation of approximately 17,000 feet of 18" 80 psi pipe. Each shareholder will be given a turnout valve to their respective fields (approx. 20). Inlet boxes will be required to begin the pipelines. The new pipeline will be in the exiting company's right-of-way or the adjacent county road. By converting this open ditch to a pipeline system each producer will be ensured that leaks, trash, and debris will be removed from the system. As Beaver City grows, and development encroaches into the agricultural communities safe and efficient surface water systems are top priorities. Each producer will now be able to partner with NRCS and personal grants from this program to make on-farm improvements. | Beaver | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | FY 2022 Spring | Gunnison Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | Gunnison Irrigation Company Water Optimization project includes the replacement head gates, culverts, weirs and bumper structures as well as new meters, loggers and transmitters. Please see the following for more detail. · Head Gates: Every headgate in the system would be replaced with headgates[SJ1] with tight seals and installed in new concrete structures protecting the headgates from wash outs, which allows water to bypass gates. These structures will also make it easier for the water master to approach and adjust the gate. · Meters: Electronic readers will be installed at head gate. Inside infrastructure best suited to get the most accurate reading. Generally a smooth culvert. · Loggers and transmitters: Loggers and transmitters will be installed on a pole next to each meter and transmit the readings to a central recording device. Readings would be recorded every couple of seconds. Data would be stored indefinitely in the cloud. · Weirs: New weirs will be installed after each culvert to aid in the calibration and verification of each meter. · Bumper structures: Board bumper structures will be replaced with control gate structures with mechanical lift gates that will be quicker, easier and safer to adjust. [SJ1]Should we specify automated headgates? | Sanpete | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | FY 2022 Spring | West Cache Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | West Cache Irrigation Company currently owns and operates 50 miles of open irrigation ditches. Several earthen laterals extend from the main canal to service farms. The North and South Litz Laterals are located about 30 miles from the main diversion and serve approximately 1037 acres of farm ground. The North Litz Lateral is 9,500 feet long and the South Litz Lateral is 3,600 feet long. The purpose of the project is to pipe the North and South Litz Laterals which will increase water efficiency by providing the necessary infrastructure to convert the 819 acres currently being flood irrigated to pressurized irrigation systems and eliminating the five individual pump stations. It is projected that there will be 1,083.5 ac-feet of water savings. This project will pipe and pressurize the North & South Litz Laterals. Piping these laterals will conserve water that is currently being lost to seepage, evaporation, and undesired vegetation uptake. Additionally, this project will provide a more stable irrigation system to the shareholders who depend on the laterals for irrigation water. A preliminary engineering analysis has been conducted to determine potential pipe sizes and pipe lengths, pumping station location, and the number of irrigation connections. The preliminary design includes a pump station located near the diversion from the West Cache Canal. This pump station will be equipped with three pumps; all three pumps will have a variable frequency drive. This set up will allow each pump to be adjusted to provide the required flows and pressures. In addition, in the event one pump fails, the other two can support the system close to 75% operation levels while the other pump is repaired. The piping network will consist of two back bones, one for the North Litz and one for the South Litz. Both will be made of PVC Plastic Irrigation Pipe with a minimum pressure rating of 100 psi and sizes ranging from 36 in to 8 in. A minimum of twenty-one connections will be installed along the pipe network. Each connection will consist of a gate valve for isolation or controlling the flow and an inline flow measuring device. The pump station will be controlled with an internal telemetry system/ Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. Each flow meter will have the out puts necessary for the individual irrigators to use for their on-farm practices if they so desire. A schematic of the service connection for the individual irrigators has been attached. By piping the North and South Litz Laterals, approximately 24.9% (1,083.5 ac-ft /year) of the flow in the canal will be conserved. Currently this water is being lost to seepage, evaporation, and undesired vegetation uptake. Additionally, all users along the North and South Litz Laterals will now have pressurized water available directly on their farms. The calculations for the water loss were based on the geometry of the laterals, their soil compositions, and their flow rates all in accordance with the NRCS method derived empirically from various studies. The calculations have been attached. A full engineering design of the pump station and piping for the North and South Litz Laterals is presently under way and will be completed in June. The design will be in accordance with industry design standards as well as design standards set forth by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). An environmental evaluation for the project has been completed and a Categorical Exclusion has been issued by the BOR with a notice to proceed. | Cache | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | FY 2022 Spring | Cache Highline Water Association | $500,000.00 | This project will include the piping of 3,300 ft of canal which is currently an earthen section of the canal. This new section of piping will continue from a previously lined section. Currently, it is proposed to use a 48” diameter pipe along this section. This will provide ample capacity to properly convey the required irrigation water and collected storm water from up gradient. The proposed project will begin with a concrete headworks structure to prevent erosion around the pipe and to help direct water into the pipe. The pipe will be a corrugated 48” HDPE doble wall pipe with gasketed fittings. There are three locations that a turn out box will be installed to allow share holders to access their water. Additionally, there is a main diversion that feeds a lower canal, this will be connected to the pipe with a concrete structure. The pipe will then be terminated at the intersection of the canal and 600 S in Smithfield, UT. The pipe will be terminated with another headworks structure and will be connected to the bridge structure. | Cache | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | FY 2022 Spring | Circleville Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | The proposed project will pipe the first 5,527-foot length of the Kingston Canal, an earthen ditch. THe proposal is to use 48-inch Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS) pipe laid in the existing ditches. The ADS pips is made with a white, high density polyethylene layer around a black polyethylene core to form a lightweght pipe with excellent beam stiffness. The ditch will be cleaned out and deepened in places prior to laying the pipe in the ditch. Additionally, in some areas the ditch will need to be straightened to accomodate the pipe. An excavator, front-end loader and dump trucks will be used to clean out, deepen and straighten the ditch. THe ditch may also need to be partially elevated or lowered to accomodate flow based on current elevations and engineering design. After the pipe is placed in te ditch, it will be covered with the excavated materials except at diversions. There is a diversion at the end of this section of ditch. At the end of the pipe section, a concrete headwall will be constructed, screened, and a 10-ft section of ditch will be left open and unpiped to use existing diversion structures. Concrete headwalls will also be constructed at the start of the pipe. Grizzly screens will be installed at both ends of the pipe to prevent debris from entering the pipeline. Concrete head walls will be installed at the start and end of the pipeline to prevent soil from eroding around the pipeline. Real time metering will be installed at the start and end of the pipe. The project is estimated to take approxiatmely 12 weeks to compete and is estimared to e complete by March 31, 2023. | Piute | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | FY 2022 Spring | Dry Gulch Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | The Class B Canal project would be installed using HDPE pipe to enclose the existing open channel canal. A hydraulically efficient design would supply all water users along the pipeline with pressurized irrigation water, allowing them to convert from flood irrigation to sprinler irrigation. The project would include the piping of approximately 91,400 feet of the canal in three sections using various sizes of HDPE Pipe. The proposed project would install a pipeline inlet structure at the head of the proposed pipeline segments, which would replace existing canals, using HDPE pipe as determined by a hydraulic analysis. The pipeline inlet structures would include a trash rack/screen to reduce any sediment and debris from entering the pipeline. To optimize the system, Laterals F and I would be coupled together; the 9.0-mile pipeline would convey up to 33 cfs to the DGIC’s existing Lateral F and I water users. Lateral F and I (north side) would replace approximately 57,200 feet of the existing canal with nearly 46,600 feet of pipe, and Bluebell Pipeline (southern section) would replace approximately 34,100 feet of canal with nearly 32,100 feet of irrigation pipe. The proposed 6.0-mile Bluebell Pipeline would convey up to 37 cfs to DGIC’s existing Bluebell Lateral water users. Two PRV’s would be needed at strategic locations along the pipeline alignment to reduce the operating pressure before turnouts. The HDPE pipe would range in size from 8 to 36 inches in diameter based on flow requirements. The typical pressure rating of the HDPE pipe is DR 32.5 (63 psi), with some locations requiring localized areas of higher-pressure classes like DR 17 (125 psi) pipe. Two pressure reducing valves (PRV) would be needed at strategic locations along the pipeline alignment to reduce the operating pressure before turnouts. Installing localized areas of higher-pressure class pipe is significantly more cost-efficient than installing additional PRVs. Some other control structures and pressure reducing valves would be required to maintain safe operating procedures. The project is currently part of the PL-566 program, and a Watershed Plan EA is being performed. As part of the EA, cultural surveys, ULT surveys, and other environmental considerations are being performed. Information on these documents is available upon request. | Duchesne | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
13 | FY 2022 Spring | Class K2 & Browns Draw Water Efficiency Project | $500,000.00 | The proposed Class K2 Project will include the following milestones and activities: Installation of up to four additional PRV Stations with shutoff valves, blowoff valves, and bypass lines for maintenance activities. Modification of “Goliath” from pressure sustaining to combination of sustaining and pressure reducing and removal of stand pipe with spill vent. Decommissioning of Cottonwood Spill and connecting pipe through a proposed PRV (this work will be covered through the existing WaterSMART grant, or Phase I efforts) Installation of telemetry on PRV stations as needed, pipeline metering on mainline, and associated startup and testing. Browns Draw Reservoir connection to include slip lining the outlet pipe of the reservoir to meet Dam Safety requirements, since outlet pipe will now be pressurized. Demolition of existing outlet baffle and screen structure Installation of an emergency bypass valve to allow draining of Reservoir for safety purposes Connection to K2 pipeline with valves and mainline meter upgrades 4 Associated access road restoration included in project See attached WaterSMART Grant package with additional information (attached in the Water Study section, as it explains the water loss in detail)...sorry if we overwhelm with data! | Duchesne | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | FY 2022 Spring | Hooper Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | This project will be a piped project and replace the old cement lineing of the canal that is in disrepair. This will help a great deal of water loss due to evaporaton. Alot of this water will now be able to go from flood to sprinkler and pipe irrigation. We also will replace alot of CHO that are leaking and rusted off, so the water can not be measure properly. This will save alot of water that can be used down stream. We have been working with JUB engineering Greg Seegmiller. He has designed the project calling for 2 36" pipe along with other materials. See the attached cost estimates. We are working closely with JUB and they will be providing us with informaiton for this project. | Davis/Weber | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | FY 2023 Fall | Ashley Central Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | The Ashley Central Canal Enclosure Project will pipe and pressurize a 4-mile section of the Ashley Central Canal. This project is one phase of three independent phaseThe project includes the installation of HDPE pipes ranging in size from 36-inch to 48-inch, the installation of inlet/outlet structures, and user turnouts and meters.s to completely pipe the Ashley Central canal. This project is of high priority for Ashley Central Irrigation Company (ACIC) because the open canal system is losing 4,812 acre-feet of water annually. With the significant drought, vegetation growth, erosion, and stormwater impact also affecting water supply, the canal is simply unable to provide adequate water to its user, which is causing major conflicts among ACIC users, residents, local businesses, and the community. The canal is also causing major concerns for Vernal City. Seepage losses, the age of the canal, and the fact that it is an unlined canal have given the City a reason to be in full support of this project. They understand that because of development encroachment, debris and overgrowth problems, and flooding concerns, ACIC needs to pipe the canal to help improve conservation and water reliability to its users and provide safety for the community. Conserve Water: The project will conserve 1,925 acre-feet of water and use water more efficiently by piping the canal and installing a screening/overflow structure, turnouts, and meters at each turnout location. Water Efficiency: The project follows a Master Plan that shows future phases of canal piping, which will promote the transition from flood irrigation to sprinkler irrigation, made possible by future piping and pressurizing projects. This will allow farmers to use less water while still producing high-quality crops. It also includes metering that will allow ACIC and its irrigators to keep better track of water allotment to each farm, which in the past had not been happening. This has caused conflict between irrigators. Mitigate Conflicts: The proposed project and its system improvements will help mitigate current and future risks of conflict. The ACIC service area suffers greatly from drought. Water allotments have been reduced to nearly 33 percent just this past year because of drought. Enclosing the canal and installing meters at every turnout will lessen users' chance of taking more water than their share. The meters will monitor and document the amount of water each user is taking during their water turn. ACIC’s proposed project is an infrastructure improvement project. Its sole purpose is to improve water quantity, quality, and efficiency by completely replacing old and outdated infrastructure with new and modernized infrastructure. Modern infrastructure design prides itself in outliving the useful life of old infrastructure design, such as ACIC’s unlined and eroding canal system. New infrastructure, such as meters, will be placed at each turnout, where previously there were none. ACIC seeks to provide its communities with the amount of water needed for the production of quality crops and to ensure continued economic sustainability. Providing new and modernized infrastructure is the way to accomplish these goals. | Uintah | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | FY 2023 Fall | Bear River Canal Company | $500,000.00 | The project consists of installing twelve automated diversion structures, one weir and telemetry, 11,266 feet of 18” pipe, and 1,723 feet of 36” pipe. All autonomous sites will be hosted on a shared telemetry system enabling the gates to share information and real-time monitoring and adjustment. Twelve Automatic Diversion Projects: 1. 90 HW Drop: A Rubicon Flume Gate (FGB-1370-1273) will be installed. The 90 HW Drop will coordinate with an automation site called the Honeyville Mill Spill and the Horseshoe Slough. The Honeyville Spill and Horseshoe Slough sites will be installed in 2023. This project will allow canal company staff to assess demand and supply needs at the halfway point in the system while there are still several options for rerouting water and preventing waste. 2. 155 HW Drop: A Rubicon Flume Gate (FGB-1370-1273) will be installed. The 155 HW Drop is about 75 percent of the way down the system and paired with the Whitaker Flume site in its operation. 3. Head of Lateral D and Check: Two Rubicon Flume Gate (FGB-1370-1273) will be installed. This site is a division point in the canal. It will be used in coordination with existing automation equipment located at the Division of Lateral E and B and the Lateral F End B sites. Control and real-time monitoring at this site will help eliminate spills and dynamically manage flows, increasing efficiency 4. Lateral F End of B: Two Rubicon Piko Meters (PM-450-1400) will be installed. This site is a division point in the canal. It will be used in coordination with existing automation equipment located at the Division of Lateral E and B and the Lateral D and check. Control and real-time monitoring at this site will help eliminate spills and dynamically manage flows, increasing efficiency. 5. Mill Ditch Check: A Rubicon Flume Gate (FGB-1370-1273) will be installed. The Mill Ditch Check is a critical measurement point and water evacuation point in the event of a storm due to the downstream restriction. This location will be used in conjunction with upstream sites to confirm that proper flows are always conveyed to this point. 6. Pond In: A Rubicon Slip Meter (SMA-600-1500) will be installed. The Pond in location is the inlet to a small storage reservoir owned by BRCC. This location is meant to communicate with monitoring and automated locations on both the East and Central Canals to capture excess water for later release, thus preventing water waste. 7. Pond Out: A Rubicon Peko Meter (PM-450-1400) will be installed at this location. The Pond Out location is the outlet to a storage reservoir owned by Bear River Canal Company. This location is meant to communicate with monitoring and automated locations on the East and Central Canals to release stored water. The purpose is to supplement base flow when demand peaks occur. Automating this peaking reservoir will also allow base flow to be lower, thus eliminating spill at the end of the canal traditionally delivered to prevent shortage at the end of these two canals. 8. HW Head: A Rubicon Flume Gate (FGB-2268-1587) will be installed. The HW Head is the Head of the Hammond West Canal and will work in coordination with the automatic gate being installed at the Head of the Hammond East Canal. These two canals spilled the water from the trunk canal known as the Hammond Main Canal. Any dynamic adjustments to flows delivered to the east side of the Bear River by BRCC will be adjusted at this critical division point. It will coordinate many sites throughout the system and is a key part of propelling BRCC into a real-time management system. 9. West/East Division Gates: A Rubicon Flume Gate (FGB-1790-1587) will be installed. The West/East Division Gates site will coordinate with the automatic gate being installed at the head of the Central Canal in Spring 2022 and the broad crested weir at the Head of the East Canal. These three canals split the water from the trunk canal known as the West Main Canal. Any dynamic adjustments to flows delivered to the west side of the Bear River by BRCC will be adjusted at this critical division point. It is the most important piece of infrastructure in the BRCC system, and it will coordinate a large number of sites throughout the system and is a key part of propelling BRCC into a real-time management system. 10. 11 W Check: A Rubicon Flume Gate (FGB-1370-1273) will be installed. The automation of the 11W Check serves two purposes 1 - to provide steady flows to farmers who have headgates within this reach of the canal, and 2 - is that it allows for temporary storage. The 11W Check has an extremely long and large upstream check pool, and with very little elevation change in this pool, this check can create additional short-term storage. 11. 16800 N Drop: A Rubicon Flume Gate (FGB-1370-1273) will be installed. The automation of the 16800 N Drop serves two purposes 1 - to provide steady flows to farmers who have headgates within this canal reach, and 2 - it offers temporary storage. The 16800 N check has an extremely long and large upstream check pool, and with very little elevation change in this pool, this check can create additional short-term storage. 12. Salt Creek Spill: A Rubicon Flume Gate (FGB-1370-1273) will be installed at this location. The Salt Creek Spill is a critical spill for the terminal reach of the West Canal and services shared with the UFWS Salt Creek Refuge. The addition of this gate will allow the Bear River Canal Company to monitor flows at this critical location, thus informing downstream operations, allowing the delivery of additional owned shares for UFWS, and preventing damage to downstream infrastructure. Weir and Telemetry Project: The 9” Parshall flume and telemetry will be installed at the end of Lateral D. Piping Project: The 18” and 36” pipes will be installed on the Hammond East Canal at three sites with seepage losses. In recent years, a large portion of the canal has been piped or lined with EPDM liner to reduce seepage. The long-term plan for the area includes piping the entire Hammond East Canal. This project would save water from leakage and improve water quality as the canal experiences agricultural runoff. | Box Elder | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | FY 2023 Fall | Corn Creek Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | Corn Creek Irrigation Company is looking to replace up to 18 miles of dirt and failed concrete lined ditches using ADS N-12 pipe. The proposed system will be a gravity flow system (not pressurized) with an approximate 50 CFS capacity. This irrigation project is part of a larger PL566 watershed management and flood control project that also includes updating a debris basin, construction of a flood channel, and providing pressurized water to the Kanosh Band of the Paiute Tribe. All these project components occur upstream of the Corn Creek Irrigation Company Canal Piping Project. Currently the preferred alternative related to irrigation improvements identified for the Environmental Assessment (EA) is this proposed gravity flow pipe system. The project components of the PL566 funded project have been designed to a 30% level. The EA document is currently in preparation. The only part of the PL566 projectthat is applicable tothis ARPA funding opportunity is the replacement of dirt and failed concrete ditches with pipe. The current ditch system consists of approximately 18 miles ofopen ditches. Currently, approximately 9 miles are concrete lined ditches. The concrete lining is 40 to 50 years old andthe condition ranges from fair to very poor. There arelarge sections where the concrete has broken and been removed from the ditches as well as sections where settling has occurred. The settling limits the ditch capacity and causes areas where flow above a certain amount is completely lost. The concrete lined ditches are well beyond their useful life. The existing and proposed piped system will operate as a turn-based system. A diversion box will be installed at each of the current diversion locations. The pipeline will typically be placed in current ditch alignments. This will simplify permitting and eliminate the need to acquire new easements. The diversion structure and all splitting structures will be configured to allow flow measurement. Currently there is no flow measurement methods available for use. A project map of the existing ditch system and the proposed piped system are included.Due to the volatility of construction prices and limit of PL566 funding available, Corn Creek Irrigation Companyis unsure if 100% of the proposed design will be constructed. However, they will start where they are experiencing the most water loss. The stretches that may not be funded would be where they are seeing the least amount of water loss and/or laterals on the edge of the service area where the benefit/cost ratio is low. These changes would be fully documented in their yearly project reports. | Millard | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||
18 | FY 2023 Fall | Cub River Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | Cub River Irrigation Company (Cub River IC) is looking to replace 19 miles of unlined canals with a pressurized irrigation system. This irrigation project is part of a larger PL566 watershed management and flood control project. Currently, the proposed alternative identified for the Environmental Assessment (EA) includes irrigation improvements in the form of a pressurized system. The proposed alternative has been designed to a 30% level for purposes of the EA. The EA document is currently in preparation. The only part of the PL566 project that is applicable to this application is the Southwest portion of the system, including a new pump station on the Bear River hereafter referred to as the Southwest Bear River Pump Station. The PL566 funds do not cover 25% ofthe irrigation portion of the PL566 project.Receiving grant funds from the water optimization program would help Cub River IC cover that 25% cost. To irrigate the acres included in this Southwest portion of the system, Cub River IC currently diverts water from the Bear River 6.3 miles upstream of the current Southwest system turnout and from the Cub River 16.2 miles upstream of the same turnout. Once the water reaches the Southwest turnout, there is an additional 10 miles of unlined canal to service all users in this area of the system. Instead of delivering the water via miles of unlined canals, this Southwest portion of the overall project proposes the piping and pressurization of the Southwest irrigation system and adding a pump station to the Bear River to divert water for the Southwest system and back pressure the full system 10 miles downstream from the current diversion. This will avoid losses due to seepage in the unlined canals and will allow 40 to 50 cfs of irrigation water to remain in the Bear River for an additional 10 miles. This project includes 14 miles of pressurized irrigation pipe, including sizes that range from 8 to 48 inches. The pipelinewas designed to usecurrent ditch alignmentswhere possible. However, some new alignments were needed to optimize the system. These new alignments were laid out with input from the shareholders and easements have already beenfinalized and signed. | Cache | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
19 | FY 2023 Fall | Dan Anderson | $500,000.00 | This will be part of a multi-phased project. Phase 1 is to install approximatly 2 miles of 24-inch HDPE irrigation pipeline from irrigation water source to the on-farm systems. This is piping an open dirt ditch and includes all associated diversion structures. | Millard | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | FY 2023 Fall | Dan Anderson | $500,000.00 | Currently Chalk Creek irrigation company operatives with an open dirt ditch system. This water optimization project will be to construct a regulating basin and install a pipeline that will carry Chalk Creek Irrigation Company (CCIC) water to the regulating basin from the main channel. This will be the first phase of pressurizing our entire CCIC system. This regulating basin willserve as thehead of where the pressurized system will start. CCIC has 5 separate ditch systems that it services encompassing many miles of open dirt ditches. The goal is to eventually replace these ditch system with pressurized irrigation. | Millard | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | FY 2023 Fall | Dry Gulch Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | The Dry Gulch Irrigation Company Class C Project has been identified for improvements to provideeconomic benefits to the area by providing water conservation, improving irrigation water deliveryefficiency through reducing seepage and evaporation losses, providing pressures for sprinkler irrigation,and reducing pumping costs. Additionally, it will stabilize the canal length along the hillside that is proneto failure and requires constant maintenance. Class C diverts water from Big Sand Wash Reservoir, justnorthwest of Upalco. The site is located approximately 13 miles southwest of the City of Roosevelt, starting at the reservoir north of Highway 87 and crossing it heading straight south, then traversing east along the ridge towards Highway 191. The goals of this project are to provide economic benefits to the area by providing water conservation, improving irrigation water delivery efficiency through reducing seepage and evaporation losses, providing pressures for sprinkler irrigation, reducing sediment entering the canal, and reducing pumping costs. Additionally, the canal length along the hillside that is prone to failure and requires constant maintenance needs to be stabilized. Implementation of the Proposed Alternative would authorize the piping of approximately 12,900 feet of the existing canal with a 72-inch HDPE pipe and 4750 feet of 15-inchHDPE pipe. | Duchesne | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | FY 2023 Fall | Gibsons Green Acres | $500,000.00 | We are upgrading our open dirt/cement ditch system on this farm to pipe and riser. Many benefits are found when changing from an open ditch to a closed conduit. A lot of our systems were built in the early 1950s by my Great, Great Grandpa. The need for improvement to these systems is long overdue. We are not only replacing the worn-out equipment, but also will be land leveling this property to increase water savings. | Weber | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
23 | FY 2023 Fall | Huntsville South Bench Canal Company | $500,000.00 | The Huntsville South Bench Canal Company (HSBCC) located in the Ogden Valley near the town of Huntsville and Pineview Reservoir, acquires its water from the South Fork of the Ogden River being let out of the Causey Reservoir and from the Bally Watts and Bennett Creeks. The CO-OP Farm Irrigation Company (CO-OP) diverts water from the South Fork of the Ogden River into the CO-OP Ditch which carries both CO-OP shareholder water as well as HSBCC water through the open and inefficient CO-OP Ditch for 2.9 miles before the ditch empties into the South Bench Ditch near 1300 S & 8900 E. The existing 3.5-mile-long South Bench Ditch is located on a steep side slope and was originally constructed in 1967 with non-reinforced concrete lining. In 2007, after years of failures due to broken up and deteriorated concrete lining, erosion and bank settlement, HSBCC piped the majority of the South Bench Ditch with HDPE pipe in anticipation of the day when CO-OP would also pipe their ditch and allow for a pressurized system. HSBCC is aware that CO-OP is currently underway with the planning and preparation to pipe the COOP Ditch and the last piece to the puzzle will be for HSBCC to finishing piping the South Bench Ditch in order to allow for the pressurization of the entire system. The proposed project will complete the piping of the remaining 1,900 feet of open ditch by installing 1,900 feet of 16 to 20-inch HDPE pipe that will enable the pressurization of the entire system. | Weber | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | FY 2023 Fall | King Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | The Full System Pressurization Project will replace three miles of canals with pressurized pipe in Benson Utah. Of the three miles of canal, 0.25 are concrete lined, and 2.75 miles are earthen canals. The length of pipe needed will be 12,000 feet. This project will also replace four inefficient and failing pump stations with one pump station to provide pressurized water for the entire system. This project will save 567.155 ac-ft of water each year (395.5 ac-ft from seepage, evaporation and transpiration; and 171.23 ac-ft from metering improvements). It will also allow for energy to be used more efficiently. This project will improve sustainability of these rural communities by providing shareholders a more reliable irrigation system. Additionally, pressurizing the canals will reduce flooding, reduce risk of crop damage, and allow for irrigators to upgrade their on-farm watering methods. Each service connection will be equipped with a meter to help provide water data to users and to help conserve water. | Cache | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | FY 2023 Fall | Liberty at Last, LC | $500,000.00 | Water rights within Cole Canyon are divided between residential users in the Cobble Creek subdivision (about 40 homes) and four agricultural users or farms. The water delivery system to the residential homes is functioning well, but the delivery system for the agricultural water is nearly a century old. Agricultural water currently flows approximately4700 feet through an open dirt ditch to an old clay lined irrigation dam. These ditches and dam are located within North Fork Park, which is a 2,400 acre public campground with over 20 miles of biking and hiking trails. The water ditch runs through the heart of North Fork Park, intersecting with multiple roads and trails, and the dam is located less than 200 feet from public campsites. Water leaving the dam is then diverted through a7300 footlong network of open dirt ditches, headgates, a small pond, and canvas dams in order to reach the outer edges of various flood irrigated fields. Water is diverted into multiple open dirt ditches in order to reach the various users, drastically decreasing the efficiently of waterflow. There is currently no method in place to measure water flow or divide the usage between the agricultural users. The proposed project would optimize water efficiency by replacing the network of open dirt ditches with a single12,000 foot line of 10" HDPE Fused Pipe. The proposed pipeline will begin at the water source, and supply water directly to the four agricultural farms with a combined area of 347 acres. The four agricultural users own the following acreages: Kelly Shaw 33, David Wadman 70, Carl Cook 106, Diana Alvord 138. | Weber | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
26 | FY 2023 Fall | Logan River & Blacksmith Fork Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | Logan River & Blacksmith Fork Irrigation Company (LRBFIC) is looking to pipe portions of their canal system which can be seen in the attached project map.The project proposes to pipe a total of 5,100 feet of existing open channel canal with 24-, 36-, and 42-inchHDPE dual wall pipe with watertight joints. This project will also include the following: Updated inlet structure with grate at the Logan River diversion site Updated flume measurement at the Logan River diversion site 4 diversion boxes including 7 head gates 3 additional flume measurement locations 2,960 feet of this pipeline is being completed as part of a USBR WaterSMART: Environmental Water Resources Projects Grant for FY 2022 called Lower Logan River Trapper Park River Restoration Project. The funds for this WaterSMART project have already been awarded by the USBR. LRBFIC is excited to move forward with this project and expect a water savings of 15% or 1,225 acre-feet of water annually based on a detailed water measurement study completed by Franson Civil Engineers in FY 2020. The results of this study were calculated analyzing 2,960 feet of canal. Additional saving is expected since an additional 2,100 feet of canal laterals will be piped as part of this project. This will increase water savings beyond the study submitted with this application. | Cache | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | FY 2023 Fall | Moon Lake Water User Association | $500,000.00 | The Yellowstone Feeder Canal project will line approximately 2.6 miles of the canal in 10 sections using a concrete canal liner. The liners range in length from approximately 300 feet long to 4,000 feet long. The construction of the canal liner would be completed after the irrigation season when the canal was not in use. The existing canal alignment would be utilized with minor adjustments to the canal alignment being performed only within the existing right-of-way to minimize the bends within the liner. The proposed canal improvements include shaping the existing earthen channel to provide a consistent cross-section, installing and compacting sufficient base material for stabilization, installing a composite geomembrane liner, installing shotcrete at 3-inch thickness, and making any grading improvements necessary for freeboard and the access roadway. The proposed lining would be installed using a hydraulically efficient design and would transition naturally into the existing canal banks to minimize erosion and seepage issues. The lands used for the proposed project are within the canal right-of-way and would use existing prescriptive easements. | Duchesne | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | FY 2023 Fall | North Morgan Extension Ditch | $500,000.00 | Installing 36 inch HDPE pipe in the North Morgan Extension Ditch which is aproximately 3200 feet. Currently, we are using open earthen ditch. We will also be installing structures for water control. We serve water to approximately 15 shareholders and are currently working with NRCS and have an engineered design (see attached). | Morgan | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | FY 2023 Fall | Ouray Park Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | The Uinta River Bifurcation Structures project is a partnering effort between multiple irrigation companies served by the Uinta River system in the Uintah Basin of Northeastern Utah. Uintah Water Conservancy District (UWCD) has acted as the sponsor for the project in prior funding applications, in association with the above-mentioned entities and will continue to support the project, however, with recent changes in the application criteria, it has become necessary for one of the other partners to take the lead on this funding opportunity. Ouray Park Irrigation Company (OPIC) is one of the major water users who sorely need this project for irrigation water rights and winter storage reliability and will take the lead on the project since the UWCD was declined funding through the earlier Water Optimization grant award due to multiple applications. The Uinta River Bifurcation Structure is operated by the Uinta River Commissioner with the primary purpose of regulating flows in the braided Uinta River to maintain sufficient flows in the east and west channels of the river. Irrigation companies, including OPIC, rely on this structure to maintain water supply, diverting water to the east channel during irrigation months and providing winter storage water in the west channel during winter storage period. The dynamic nature of the Uinta River has proven a challenge for efficient water deliveries, especially during spring runoff. Proposed improvements of automated gates, telemetry, and flow measurement capabilities will allow efficiencies to be passed downstream. The Uinta River is a tributary of the Green River and Colorado River systems, with known endangered fish species and water shortfalls. Better managing this river system will benefit the 140,000 acre-feet delivered in this system and save an estimated 3,800 acre-feet. This project will greatly benefit irrigation deliveries on tribal lands of the Uintah & Ouray Ute Indian Reservation as well as a municipality, Roosevelt City, who leases agricultural property near one of their wells. With the URBS having been designed and reviewed through multiple agencies and even contractors, the design process can be streamlined. To reiterate the past history on this project, there had been a comprehensive design, specification, and permitting package put together for an upstream location that was later abandoned when the right-of-way process came to a stalemate between the BIA and Ute Tribe. This design addressed needs for the river and debris flows, the various stakeholders and seasonal water needs, as well as the location of the river where it first splits into the East and West Channels. The new proposal is to accomplish the same goals by placing a new structure at the old bifurcation location and install a second upstream structure in a location that has sufficient geometry and grade to allow high flows to be sent back to the East or original channel. The design will be very similar, but flows will be split between the two separate structures based on their location and diversions that require certain flows to be delivered. There is also an element of wildlife and tribal preference flows to maintain a healthy flow down the west channel, which this upstream structure can facilitate. The flood control issues that wouldn’t have been resolved by just replacing the structure at the existing location can be handled with the channel cleaning from the west channel back to the east channel. The proposed project will include the following elements: · Preliminary design and hydraulic analysis of the URBS · Analysis and selection of most cost-effective site for construction (upstream structure) · Environmental surveys for Ute-Ladies Tresses, Biological Assessment, Wetland Delineation, cultural surveys, and other necessary NEPA work. · Design of Structures, Flow Control, Flow Measurement, and Telemetry/ Automation · Contractor selection and contracting · Construction of project, dewatering, concrete construction, flow control gates installed, flow measurement structures and instruments, telemetry and automation of gates, power installation (likely solar), commissioning of all project elements. · Erosion control and streambank stabilization, pole plantings and site restoration · Access road restoration and improvements and existing structure demolition and stabilization included in project · Monitoring of improvements and assessment of project goals and water conservation measures The following list of objectives for the project include: · Identify and tackle hurdles early on in the project (ROW, ULT, Funding) · Install automated flow control gates in river and service channel · Improve the river system’s ability to pass flood stage flows established in design criteria utilizing tandem structures with telemetry connecting their actions · Stabilize channel and allow cobble to pass through structure without damages · Increase efficiency in water deliveries to irrigators and storage · Increase accuracy and timeliness of water deliveries through telemetry and gages Reduce required maintenance and operation costs for UWRC and partners | Uintah | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 | FY 2023 Fall | Sunrise and Bench Creek Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | This Project will replace the corrugated metal pipe (CMP) and a 500-foot section of the open ditch with 7,800 feet of 26-inch HDPE DR-41 pipe. The existing diversion will remain, but a new inlet structure will be constructed, and a new mainline meter will be installed. The CMP pipe will be slip-lined with 26-inch HDPE pipe along with piping a small section of the open ditch. The pipe will be installed within the existing ditch alignment. As the pipeline is constructed, and where pressures are available, existing pumps can be eliminated. The 802 acre-feet of water conserved will help meet the demands during drought years and will allow Sunrise to stop over-diverting water from the Provo River. | Wasatch | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 | FY 2023 Fall | Uintah Water Conservancy District | $500,000.00 | Reach 1 was completed in 2017, which enclosed the first 3.1-mile section of the southernmost portion of the Steinaker Service Canal. Reach 2 will enclose approximately 9,800 feet of canal upstream of Reach 1. This proposed portion of the project, Reach 3A, will enclose approximately 4,990 feet upstream of Reach 2 by installing 72-inch fiberglass reinforced pipe with air release/vacuum valves, pressure relief vales and all other appurtenances to operate the pipeline safely. There will be control valves at irrigation turnouts. In addition, there will be flow measurement on turnouts. Preliminary plans for the project propose Eastech Vantage 4400 unidirectional strap on meters. These ultrasonic meters are externally mounted and provide plus or minus 1% accuracy when acoustic signals are capable of being transmitted through the pipe. The meters have an integrated datalogger to record readings and are easily adapted to use with telemetry. They are capable of reading flows where velocities range from 0.1 ft/s to 40 ft/s and have a 0.25% repeatability. Telemetry systems will be installed at turnouts to connect data from the flow meters to the District's Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. The real-time flows will be transmitted to UWCD and be made available to canal companies. It is intended that the telemetry portion be installed to allow automation of valves in the future. This real-time flow will help ensure proper deliveries; as well as provide accurate turnout flows. Accurate turnout flow data can be deducted from inlet flow data to calculate reductions in seepage losses. | Uintah | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | FY 2023 Fall | Uintah Indian Irrigation Project O&M Company | $500,000.00 | Currently the Red Cap Extension Canal, located in Duchesne County, Utah, is an open transmission canal which delivers water to Arcadia Farms and tribal farms in the area. The canal extends from the end of the Duchesne Feeder Canal at the Midview Wasteway for approximately 9 miles, and it has multiple open channel laterals that could serve approximately 5,854 acres. The planned project is to enclose the Red Cap Extension Canal and its associated laterals using HDPE pipe in order to reduce water losses. The total amount of HDPE pipe for the project is just over 106,000 linear feet, ranging in size from 8 to 48 inches in diameter based on flow requirements. The proposed project would install a pipeline inlet structure with a trash rack to reduce any sediment and debris from entering the pipeline. Along with the water savings from the project, enclosing the canal and laterals would allow for access to pressurized irrigation water, allowing users to convert from flood irrigation to sprinkler irrigation. The project is currently part of the PL-566 program, and a Watershed Plan EA is being performed. As part of the EA, cultural surveys, ULT surveys, and other environmental considerations are being performed. Information on these documents is available upon request. | Duchesne | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||
33 | FY 2023 Fall | Wellsville-Mendon Conservation District | $500,000.00 | Wellsville-Mendon Conservation District (WMCD) proposes to construct a pipeline system to replace the open canal portions of the Upper Canal. A project location map is included (Figure 1). The Upper Canal is 5.1 miles long, and the area serviced by the Upper Canal includes 884 acres of irrigated land. Typical canal conveyance during the irrigation season fluctuates between 5-15 cubic feet per second (cfs), with the mean daily discharge from 2015-2020 being 7.8 cfs. The mean annual depletion from 2015-2020 was 1,607 acre-feet. The existing Upper Canal can be seen in Figure 2 and the WMCD service area is shown in Figure 4. In the past ten years, WMCD haspiped 1.8 miles of the Upper Canal. WMCD proposes a continuation of these efforts through this project, which would involve the enclosure of the 3.3 remaining miles of earthen Upper Canal, as well as pressurization of the pipeline for improved operations and reduced environmental impacts. The proposed pipeline varies in diameter from 18 to 24 inches. Previouspiping efforts have utilized pressure-grade PIP pipe, and the proposed project includes a continuation of these materials for system pressurization. There are currently 31 diversions along the canal alignment. The majority of these diversions are small, unmetered, individual pump stations. Included in the proposed project is installation of a flow measurement device at each turnout for improved accountingand optimization of water. The proposed pipeline, shown in Figure 3, follows the existing canal alignment, eliminating the need to acquire easements. | Cache | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | FY 2023 Fall | West Cache Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | TheWest Cache Irrigation Company operates 50 miles of canals that receive water from the Bear River in Riverdale, Idaho. As described previously, the canal uses various spillways and pumps to help provide the water for the shareholders. Originally, water was only drawn from the Bear River from the main Riverdale Diversion. The Cornish Pump Station Diversion was added to help provide water to the lower region in the event of bank failure in the upper section and during high demand periods as it can take days for water to travel from the main diversion to the end users. Another pump, the Amalga Diversion Pump Station, was added to help provide water to the end users in a timely manner. The system has eight spillways that are manually operated with stop logs to lower or raise water levels in the canal in order to provide for irrigation demands. Additionally, debris and moss are removed from the canal at various locations in periodic intervals. Sometimes these areas need cleaning weekly and other times they need cleaning hourly depending on the time of year and weather patterns. All aspects of the West Cache System are manual control and operation systems. This means the West Cache operator must physically be at the spillways to adjust water levels or physically check the moss and debris sites across the entire 50-mile canal. The purpose of this project is to remedy this situation. The West Cache System Optimization Project would implement a system-wide SCADA system that will provide real time control of the various systems remotely. The SCADA system will be linked to the spillways, the pump stations, the debris removal sites and key infrastructure elements. Phase 1 of this project addresses the most vital elements in the system, the two main Spillways and the main pump station at Cornish. With the control of these three locations, it is possible to element the spill from all spillways. Spillway Upgrades The project will improve two of the eight spillways by adding an automated sluice gate or automated weir to their structures. These gates use air bladders for control and are completely automated. These types of gates are currently being planned for use in the West Cache spillways. Each spillway will be equipped with level sensors and telemetry so each spillway can automatically adjust to real time conditions given set parameters. Additionally, both spillways will be linked with a central SCADA system so the operator can adjust both spillways remotely in real time. The two spillways will also be equipped with a high-level alarm that in the event water is rising to a critical level, the operator will be notified of the concern and can visit the site to determine the issue. The two spillways that will be retrofitted are the Riverdale Spillway and the Hurren Spillway. These two main spillways are used to regulate flows in the canal network. With automated control of these two spillways, the system can be remotely operated. The other spillways serve as emergency discharge points only. Pump Station Upgrades The project will provide SCADA totheCornish Pump Station. The SCADA system will monitor flows at this site along with voltage draw for the pumps and temperature status for the pumps. This information will help determine the life of the pumps and if they need maintenance checkups. The SCADA system will also be able to remotely start or stop pumps. This will allow the operator to add water when needed remotely and then shut off the pump once water demands decrease. This information and the other information gathered from the pump station can then be available in real time and be used to make operational decisions. Additionally, the Cornish Pump Station currently operates with direct drives. Often, a full pump will provide more water than is needed. Without a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD), the pump can only provide one set amount of water. This results in wasted water and wasted energy. This project will install VFDs for the Cornish Pump Station thus providing more control over the amount of water delivered and saving energy and water. | Cache | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
35 | FY 2023 Fall | Western Basin Land & Livestock, LLC | $500,000.00 | Western Basin will pipe 10,550 feet of dilapidated cement and dirt ditches with HDPE pipe as well as purchase and install 2 pivots. Western Basin will also be leveling approximately 150 acres of ground that is irrigated by a portion of the ditches Western Basin will pipe. | Weber | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
36 | FY 2023 Spring | Mosby Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | Red Wash Reservoir stores irrigation water that serves 1130 acres of land. The reservoir is owned and operated by Mosby Irrigation Co. This proposal is to pipe the inlet channel to the reservoir. It diverts directly from Deep Creek. The channel has many problems such as high water loss, instability on hillsides, and ice jams during cold weather. | Uintah | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | FY 2023 Spring | Bear River Canal Company | $500,000.00 | This purpose of this project is to increase the efficiency of Bear River Canal Company by piping two sections of canal that are underlaid by high permeable soils and installing 15 automated gates to provide the correct amount of water to the given reach of the canal at the right time and to prevent spillage at the end of the canal system. | Box Elder | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
38 | FY 2023 Spring | Lost Creek Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | This proposed project will make some much needed improvements to the Lost Creek canal. The first part of the project will be to rebuild the upper diversion where the water is taken from Lost Creek and put into the canal. The diversion is very old and dilapidated. It plugs frequently, causing water to run where it shouldn't and be wasted. Properly designing and rebuilding the diversion is the first portion of the project. The next portion of the project will convert approximately 7200 feet of open earthen canal to a fully enclosed pipeline. There will be a cement inlet structure built. The pipeline will start off at 48 inches for roughly 600 feet before reducing down to 36 inch the rest of the way. By piping this portion of the canal, we can greatly reduce the shrink that we experience during the irrigation season. We will see a reduction in both evaporation loss as well as loss to seepage. The portion of the canal that will be piped losses a lot of water as it goes around a hill. There is a marsh area below the canal where we loss a large about of our water to seepage. This portion of the canal that will be piped will also be much easier to maintain, there is a lot of willows and vegetation that drinks up the water that will be eliminated. There will also be a diffusion structure built as well. | Sevier | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
39 | FY 2023 Spring | Green River Companies | $500,000.00 | The project is repair/upgrade to the water storage system that serves roughly 4,280 irrigated acres for a farming operation located in Green River, Utah. Specifically the project consists of dredging, reshaping, and lining 5 storage ponds to optimize water use by minimizing seepage and creating a more efficient flow of water. The project also includes securing and installing 4 water meters at the pond inlets. Management anticipates pulling continuous data from the meters. The raw water metering data will be formatted in an acceptable manner for data retrieval. | Grand | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
40 | FY 2023 Spring | Mt. Naomi Farms | $500,000.00 | The Vineyard Irrigation Project will improve the irrigation efficiency of over 280 acres of farmland in the Cache Valley. This project will happen in two separate areas. The first area comprised of 8 separately irrigated fields, are all watered using wheel lines. These 8 fields will be converted to two pivots and over 150 acres of drip irrigation. The second major area will convert 10 acres of farmland from flood to drip irrigation. The current wheel lines are old and inefficient. This area is prone to strong winds that reduce the efficiency of the system. Some wheel lines are nearly a half mile long, causing the lines to be sensitive to wind and vulnerable to breaking. Many leaks must be fixed each irrigation season that results in additional lost water. The field that is flood irrigated is sloping with highly permeable soil. Much of the water that is used in flood irrigation does not make it to the root zone of the plants. This field will be converted from a flood irrigated alfalfa field to a drip irrigated grape orchard. This project has three primary goals: 1) Reduction of water usage. 2) Increase in crop yield. 3) Increases in labor efficiency. | Cache | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | FY 2023 Spring | Ute Indian Tribe Water Rights | $500,000.00 | The Bench Canal receives water from the Unita River and flows south approximately fifteen miles serving 5,494 acres of Class I land. Water is diverted from April 1 to October 31. The canal is organized into 13 divisions. The full project area is for the bottom three divisions (11, 12, and 13), or the Lower Bench Canal. The Lower Bench Canal is operated by the Uintah Indian Irrigation Project (UIIP) under the direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Nearly the entire canal is located on top of a rocky bench with extreme water loss. It serves approximately 1,700 acres of irrigated land, some of which is Ute tribal lands. The land served by this project is primarily pastureland that is flood irrigated. Approximately 400-500 acres have sprinkler irrigation systems installed that produce alfalfa, small grain, and corn in addition to pasture. Once completed, this project will provide gravity pressure irrigation water to existing and future sprinkler irrigation systems. This project supports the Bottle Hollow Rehabilitation Project that was funded by the NRCS RCPP in 2017. The Bottle Hollow Rehabilitation Project redirects canal waters through Bottle Hollow Reservoir to improve circulation and water quality. This project will divert approximately 8 CFS through the reservoir and deliver it to the farms with a dedicated pipeline (Proposed as Phase 2 in the Lower Bench Canal Rehabilitation project). Phase 2 of the project will be piping approximately 13,500 feet of the Lower Bench Canal with a 20-inch HDPE pipeline from a point southeast of the Bottle Hollow Reservoir, which will allow flows to enter the Bottle Hollow Reservoir and pass through, meeting some of the goals of the Ute Tribe in rehabilitating this stagnant reservoir. No additional storage is proposed, solely passing flows through for irrigation purposes. The Ute Tribe will take the lead on funding this project, and is partnering with the UIIP to do the project in phases, as well as obtaining funding from other sources such as the Bureau of Reclamation Salinity Control program. The Tribe’s Water Commission will be the main point of contact for the project and will oversee the final design and construction. See attached map. | Uintah | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
42 | FY 2023 Spring | Circleville Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | This application is for phase 2 of the West Canal piping project. Circleville Irrigation Co. received a water optimization grant from the ARPA Spring 22 funding cycle for phase 1 of the project. Phase 1 has been delayed while awaiting cultural resource clearance, however, both phase 1 and 2 have received cultural resource clearance and are ready to proceed at the end of the current irrigation season. Phase 2 will pipe roughly 5,000 feet of open, earthen canal. Currently, West Canal, an earthen irrigation supply canal, diverts up to 45 cubic feet/second (cfs) for irrigation from the Sevier River. The West Canal provides irrigation water for approximately 2500 acres. The 2500 acres are comprised of ranches (pasture, grass hay) and hay farms (alfalfa and small grains). By piping the canal, there will be no loss of water through seepage and evaporation. As a result, this diversion can be closely managed to match demand, conserving additional water for other irrigators and returning water back to the Sevier River. Water loss and saving were calculated using the NRCS Design Report for the Fox Canal, which diverts waters on the opposite side of the Sevier River to the Loss Creek Irrigation Company and is identical in shape and size to the West Canal. Approximately 1.9 CFS are lost to seepage along the 2,600 linear feet of canal. An additional 0.9 CFS are lost to direct evaporation from the water surface within the canal, bringing the total loss to 2.8 CFS. Piping the canal would save 2.8 CFS from being diverted from the Sevier River for irrigation. | Piute | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
43 | FY 2023 Spring | Corn Creek Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | The Corn Creek Irrigation Company Canal Piping Project that was already approved in the Fall 2022 application period is considered Phase 1. Phase 2 will be a continuation of the following project: Corn Creek Irrigation Company is looking to replace up to 18 miles of dirt and failed concrete lined ditches with a gravity flow piped system. A gravity flow system is not pressurized. The system is still being defined and will likely change, but this application assumes an approximate 50 CFS capacity. This irrigation project is part of a larger PL566 watershed management and flood control project that also includes updating a debris basin, construction of a flood channel, and providing pressurized water to the Kanosh Band of the Paiute Tribe. All these project components occur upstream of the Corn Creek Irrigation Company Canal Piping Project. Currently the preferred alternative related to irrigation improvements identified for the Environmental Assessment (EA) is this proposed gravity flow pipe system. The project components of the PL566 funded project have been designed to a 30% level. The EA document is currently in preparation. The only part of the PL566 project that is applicable to this ARPA funding opportunity is the replacement of dirt and failed concrete ditches with pipe. The current ditch system consists of approximately 18 miles of open ditches. Currently, approximately 9 miles are concrete lined ditches. The concrete lining is 40 to 50 years old and the condition ranges from fair to very poor. There are large sections where the concrete has broken and been removed from the ditches as well as sections where settling has occurred. The settling limits the ditch capacity and causes areas where flow above a certain amount is completely lost. The concrete lined ditches are well beyond their useful life. The existing and proposed piped system will operate as a turn-based system. A diversion box will be installed at each of the current diversion locations. The pipeline will typically be placed in current ditch alignments and adjacent to current ditch alignments. This will simplify permitting and simplify acquiring easements. The diversion structure and all splitting structures will be configured to allow flow measurement. Currently there is no flow measurement methods available for use. A project map of the proposed piped system are included. Due to the volatility of construction prices and limit of PL566 funding available, Corn Creek Irrigation Company is unsure if 100% of the proposed design will be constructed. However, they will start where they are experiencing the most water loss. The stretches that may not be funded would be where they are seeing the least amount of water loss and/or laterals on the edge of the service area where the benefit/cost ratio is low. These changes would be fully documented in their yearly project reports. Below funding amounts are maximums. Costs of other aspects of the PL566 funded project may affect the grant funds available for the pipe system. Percentages may change, but CCIC commits to providing at least 10% of the project costs. As shown below, the percentage to be provided by CCIC will most likely be well above 10%. CCIC may also choose to provide a greater percentage of the cost if grant PL566 funds are short of the need. NRCS (75%): $10,219,050 Fall 2022 Ag Op Grant (4%): $500,000 Spring 2023 Ag Op Grant (4%) $500,000 Corn Creek Irrigation Company (17%): $2,406,350 Corn Creek Irrigation Company is planning on providing most of their portion as an in-kind contribution. Once an estimate from a contractor is procured, they will provide the labor for installing the pipe system. They anticipate being able to provide a better value than a contractor by saving the overhead and profit that contractors require to operate. The following are partners in the bigger PL566 project: Kanosh Town: A sponsor of the PL566 funded project; as the sponsor, Kanosh receives the grant funds for all aspects of the project. Kanosh is facilitating the audits required by NRCS and is responsible for the flood control aspects of the project. Kanosh Band of the Paiute Tribe: A sponsor of the PL566 funded project and is responsible for the Kanosh Band pressurized secondary water project. | Millard | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||
44 | FY 2023 Spring | Uinta Basin Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | The Gray Mountain Canal is an open unlined canal that is jointly owned by the Uintah Basin Irrigation Company (UBIC) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The canal provides water for the UBIC and the Ute Indian Tribe. It is approximately 7.9 miles long, and it was constructed over 100 years ago. The Gray Mountain Canal is located south of Bridgeland. It originates from a diversion in the Duchesne River, and discharges into the UBIC pipeline system at its downstream end. Through gravity, the canal transports irrigation water to irrigate approximately 23,407 acres of land. The daily average flow through the canal is 128 cfs, with a max design flow of 250 cfs. Through a seepage analysis it was found that approximately 23.1% of this flow is lost to seepage. This seepage has caused multiple canal bank failures, and accounts for approximately 12,721 acre-ft of water loss per year. These bank breaches are a safety concern, and force irrigators to go without water during repairs. Additionally, flooding from breaches poses a safety concern. Three sections of the canal will be reshaped, lined, and concrete placed to provide a consistent cross section, and minor adjustments will be made to the alignment of the canal to minimize bends. A cultural survey has been completed and an environmental assessment is under review by the NWMC. A total of 10,475 linear feet of the canal will be compacted, lined with a composite impermeable geomembrane, and shotcrete will be sprayed over the lining or 3in. cast-in-place concrete will be placed over the lining. Areas disturbed will be stabilized and rehabilitated as necessary. The modified sections of the channel would be capable of flowing 250 cfs with a 10% factor of safety. This project is estimated to reduce the seepage from the Gray Mountain Canal by 74.3% and save approximately 9,453 acre-ft of water per year. | Duchesne | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
45 | FY 2023 Spring | Duchesne County Water Conservancy District | $500,000.00 | The Class C Pipeline Project that was already approved in the Fall 2022 application is considered Phase 1. Phase 2 will be a continuation of the following project: The Class C Project Phase 2 has been identified for improvements to provide economic benefits to the area by providing water conservation, improving irrigation water delivery efficiency through reducing seepage and evaporation losses, providing pressures for sprinkler irrigation, and reducing pumping costs. Additionally, it will stabilize the canal length along the hillside that is prone to failure and requires constant maintenance. Class C diverts water from Big Sand Wash Reservoir, just northwest of Upalco. The site is located approximately 13 miles southwest of the City of Roosevelt, starting at the reservoir north of Highway 87 and crossing it heading straight south, then traversing east along the ridge towards Highway 191. The goals of this project are to provide economic benefits to the area by providing water conservation, improving irrigation water delivery efficiency through reducing seepage and evaporation losses, providing pressures for sprinkler irrigation, reducing sediment entering the canal, and reducing pumping costs. Implementation of the Proposed Alternative would authorize the piping of approximately 12,900 feet of the existing canal with a 72-inch HDPE pipe and 4750 feet of 15-inch HDPE pipe. Implementation of this project will further the goals of the water optimization program in the following ways: This project will reduce consumptive water use by eliminating seepage, evaporation, equipment, and vegetation losses. The current earthen canal suffers a 25% water loss from the top of the canal to the because of seepage losses to soil, evaporation, leaking structures, and vegetation along the canal banks. This water loss will be eliminated by diverting the flows into a pipe. This project will provide increased operational flexibility for agriculture water users by providing on demand access. The current system can take up to 24 hours for user at the end of the canal to have access to water. This delay has lead to the pond and pipe intake structure at the end of the canal running dry or overflowing due to the long lead time between changes being made at the head of the canal affecting the end of the canal. Piping this canal would also allow for rapid shutoff of water to the pond and intake structure. The project is currently part of the PL-566 program, and a Watershed Plan EA is being performed. As part of the EA, cultural surveys, ULT surveys, and other environmental considerations are being performed. This larger PL-566 project includes the Dry Gulch Irrigation Company, Duchesne County Water Conservancy District (DCWCD), and the NRCS. As part of the Watershed Plan EA, the NRCS would fund 100% of the Technical Assistance, including environmental and engineering costs, and 75% of the Financial Assistance. The applicant is then responsible for the remaining 25% of the project costs. Funding breakdown: NRCS (75%): $9,625,500 Fall 2022 Ag Op Grant (4%): $500,000 Spring 2023 Ag Op Grant(4%): $500,000 DCWCD (17%): $2,208,500 | Duchesne | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
46 | FY 2023 Spring | Coyote East Fork Irrigation Comapny | $500,000.00 | This is a conveyance project for the Coyote East Fork irrigation company. The water is currently in a dirt canal. This project will be to convert the dirt canal to large diameter pipe. | Garfield | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
47 | FY 2023 Spring | Uintah Indian Irrigation Project O&M Company | $500,000.00 | The Bench Canal receives water from the Unita River and flows south approximately fifteen miles serving 5,494 acres of Class I land. Water is diverted from April 1 to October 31. The canal is organized into 13 divisions. The full project area is for the bottom three divisions (11, 12, and 13), or the Lower Bench Canal. The Lower Bench Canal is operated by the Uintah Indian Irrigation Project (UIIP) under the direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Nearly the entire canal is located on top of a rocky bench with extreme water loss. It serves approximately 1,700 acres of irrigated land, some of which is Ute tribal lands. The land served by this project is primarily pastureland that is flood irrigated. Approximately 400-500 acres have sprinkler irrigation systems installed that produce alfalfa, small grain, and corn in addition to pasture. Once completed, this project will provide gravity pressure irrigation water to existing and future sprinkler irrigation systems. This project supports the Bottle Hollow Rehabilitation Project that was funded by the NRCS RCPP in 2017. The Bottle Hollow Rehabilitation Project redirects canal waters through Bottle Hollow Reservoir to improve circulation and water quality. This project will divert approximately 8 CFS through the reservoir and deliver it to the farms with a dedicated pipeline (Proposed as Phase 2 in the Lower Bench Canal Rehabilitation project). Phase 1 of the project will be piping approximately 6,500 feet of the Lower Bench Canal with a 36-inch HDPE pipeline from a point west and south of the point where water can be sent into the Bottle Hollow Reservoir. UIIP will take the lead on funding this project, and is partnering with the Ute Tribe to do the project in phases, as well as obtaining funding from other sources such as the Bureau of Reclamation Salinity Control program. See attached map. | Uintah | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
48 | FY 2023 Spring | Uintah Independent Irrigation Company | $500,000.00 | This project consists of replacement of a portion of the existing diversion structure on the Uinta River for the Uintah Independent Irrigation Company (UIIC). There is an existing structure that is located at the heading of the Uintah Independent Ditch; however, issues such as leaks through the headgate during non-use periods and trash accumulation at the headgate have caused issues. This proposed project is to replace the portion of the diversion structure that contains the headgate for the canal by removing the existing portion of the diversion structure and reconstructing the heading at a different angle. This reconstruction would allow for trash to pass the canal headgate more reliably, flowing downstream in the river. Additionally, with the replacement of the headgate, the losses experienced due to not being able to close the headgate completely would be eliminated. The current diversion structure has a leak of approximately 3 cfs during periods of time when water is not being delivered. These leaks are due to the headgate not being able to close completely and water seeping in underneath of concrete bottom of the structure that is extremely cracked and missing large piece of concrete. With the implementation of this project, that loss would be eliminated, allowing the water to stay in the Uinta River for beneficial use downstream. The project will also include a new flow measurement flume with telemetry such that real-time, accurate measurements can be read remotely and have a consistent record of flows. Water conservation will be achieved as measurement devices are monitored accurately and shared with the users through the River Commissioner. The project will additionally include lining approximately 1-mile of ditch with a geo-composite and concrete liner. The section immediately downstream of the heading and flume is known to have major seepage issues. The native material in the area is largely cobble rock and sand, which is highly permeable. The ditch also frequently overtops and spills water when flows approach UIIC’s diversion allotment. The ditch riders best estimate is that anywhere between 40-50% of the total water is lost in the entire system. Using the average irrigation flow through the ditch and soil data collect from the USGS Web soils survey It is estimated that approximately 724 acre-feet of water is lost during the irrigation season due to seepage through the 1-mile section to be lined. Eliminating these losses allow water to remain in the system to be used for beneficial purposes downstream. | Uintah | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
49 | FY 2023 Spring | louder farms | $500,000.00 | The project will replace 2.6 miles of percolating dirt ditches with high efficiency water tight HDPE pipe and also improving the infrastructure with precision land leveling, water tight concrete structures, and flow control gates. Man power will be used to incorporate surge irrigation. | Millard | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||
50 | FY 2023 Spring | Lynn Bowler | $500,000.00 | I have a unique property because I flood irrigate from the Burntfork river and a few springs. The tail water goes back into a stream that goes into Henry's Fork and directly into Flaming Gorge. There are 2 primary reasons that I feel like my project is a good fit: 1. Because of this all of the manure and sediment from my fields goes back into the river and ultimately Flaming Gorge reservoir. 2. Because I use a lot of extra water by flood irrigating than I would by using a more efficient sprinkler system. | Daggett | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
51 | FY 2023 Spring | Garrett Living Trust | $497,656.24 | At Garrett Farms we want to improve our irrigation systems. We strive to keep traditional practices in place while incorporating new technology. Updating current wheel lines and one field of flood irrigating into pivots, could really be impactful to our livelihood as well as benefit the environment around us. We really want to reign in our water use and become more efficient with watering. | Juab | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
52 | FY 2023 Spring | Circle T Dairy | $480,000.00 | The Griffin Trenton Pivots is a project that takes place in three separate areas. The three fields are the Grant Field, the Anderson Field, and the Trevor Field. The project will convert wheel lines in these three areas to five center pivots. Current wheel lines are old and leaking. Repairs are often needed that are expensive and time-consuming. Changing these areas to pivots will mean that there is more water left in the water system for other irrigators to use as less will be wasted by leaking wheel lines. In addition, any excess water will remain in the Bear River for other uses downstream. | Cache | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||
53 | FY 2023 Spring | South Mendon Canal | $466,000.00 | Project will convert a 13,000 ft stretch of canal to a piped system. The entire length will be piped from the beginning at the settling pond to the end of the company's canal. Takeouts/headgates will be replaced. Pipes will be 30 inches in diameter. The project will optimize water by reducing evaporation, leaching, and leakage at head gates. Currently, the head gates leak significantly which greatly reduces the water available to all of the producers in the service area. It is believed that as much as half of the flow is lost to leakages. Because of this, some producers can’t obtain any water. By reducing the amount of water lost, there would be a potential increase for water returned to the Little Bear River. The Little Bear River eventually feeds into the Bear River which eventually feeds into the Great Salt Lake. The open ditch system also causes significant erosion downstream of the settling pond. Cattle access accelerates erosion in the ditch. Along the canal there are a lot of big trees that have fallen over the years and ripped up the banks of the canal. This area is adjacent to Gardiner Creek which feeds into the Little Bear River. Increased erosion leads to increased rates of sediment deposition. Reducing erosion is a principle element for the Bear River Watershed Plan. Piping the ditch would reduce erosion. In 2022 the watershed coordinator came out and measures multiple flows. Just below the main canal head gate it measured almost 4.5 CFS less then 2 miles down that stream was gone due to the banks erosion issues and the seepage in the sandy soil. A SFP has been submitted to try and secure more funding with NRCS and have their engineers work on the project more. | Cache | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
54 | FY 2022 Spring | Newton Water Users Association | $465,500.00 | The Jones Pipeline was installed by local farmers in 1964 using concrete transite pipe. The pipe ranged from 15” down to 8”. The pipeline received water from a pond that was filled with an earthen canal that brought water from Newton Reservoir. In 2016, the main earthen canals were replaced with HDPE pressure pipe that was directly tied into the Newton Dam. This allowed the entire system to receive pressurized irrigation water at their headgates and turn outs. Also, as part of the project, meters and isolation valves were installed to help improve the management of the water. The Jones Pipeline was not improved as part of this pressurization project and was connected to the new system with a single meter and isolation valve. The transite pipe constituting the Jones Pipeline has been unable to contain the pressure properly since the completion of the 2016 pressurization project. During the FY 2020 irrigation season alone, there was over 20 breaks/failures along the Jones Pipeline. And due to having only a single isolation valve, the entire Jones Pipeline has to be shut down for any repairs to be completed. This interrupts the watering practice of 11 agricultural users that water approximately 679 acres of ground. Due to the frequency of the breaks/ failures, internal conflict among the users has started to arise. The proposed piping will consist of a single line connecting to the West Lateral coming from Newton Dam. This new main pipeline will be constructed of approximately 17,000 linear feet of PVC Plastic Irrigation Pipe with a minimum pressure rating of 100 psi and sizes ranging from 8 in. to 15 in.. Downstream from a new pressure reducing valve, this pipe will connect to an existing pipe section at two locations, thus providing a loop that reduces flow rate and pressure through the existing pipe, as well as an opportunity to isolate sections of pipe for repair and maintenance. | Cache | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
55 | FY 2023 Spring | Wilson Irrigation Company | $461,580.00 | Wilson Irrigation Company (WIC) is a non-profit company who maintains water conveyance facilities that provides irrigation water to agricultural users and secondary water providers in northern Utah. Project A – Automation (See attached 2022 WIC SWEP Application, WIC has been selected for the grant and is working toward Agreement with USBR) The Company proposes to install electric actuators on the three controlling slide gates in the canal system, new level monitoring sites (using level measurements and channel characteristics flow calculations will be incorporated into the proposed SCADA), and integrating new Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software to control the new automation devices on existing structures. Automation and improvement of delivery technology as proposed will better manage their water supply, conserve water, make more efficient use of limited water supplies and improve relations between the Company’s officers, watermaster and shareholders. It is anticipated that Projects B, C, and D below will result in water savings due to replacing leaking channels. Project B – Pipe 4500 West to 4800 South, South Branch – Replacement of 1580’ of existing trapezoidal channel that has severe channel cracking and historic overtopping due to lack of slope on existing channel and downstream improvements of piping. Proposed improvements included a 30” RCP pipe installed with a new drain valve tied to existing overflow box, allowing for the piping to be drained and flushed seasonally. Project C - Pipe 1900 W to 2200 S, North Branch – Replacement of 425’ of existing rectangular channel with 42” RCP Pipe. WIC facility and easement is located on a commercially zoned parcel. The parcel is in local government approval phasing of adding a service station adjacent to said channel. Piping the open channel that currently has cracking along the floor to wall connection and is in need of repair. Piping the open channel will mitigate additional trash from the road and proposed service station entering the channel. Also mitigating potential accidents of public entering channel. Project D – Pipe Cameron Drive(2800 W) to approx. 2900 W, North Branch – Replacement of 300’ of existing trapezoidal channel with 48” RCP pipe. WIC has replaced the channel up stream with piping as of Spring of 2023. This project will continue the scope of priority improvements determined by WIC. | Weber | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
56 | FY 2023 Fall | Co-Op Farm Irrigation Co Inc | $451,679.00 | CO-OP Farm Irrigation CO. INC. (CO-OP) diverts water into the CO-OP Ditch from the South Fork of the Ogden River, on the east side of the Ogden Valley. The CO-OP Ditch is a 2.9-mile-long open concrete-lined ditch owned and operated by CO-OP. The CO-OP Ditch supplies irrigation water to 39 shareholders and 345 irrigated acres around the town of Huntsville. The existing ditch was originally constructed in 1967 with non-reinforced concrete lining and is in very poor condition. Several factors, including irrigation erosion and ditch bank settlement, have broken up and deteriorated much of the lining, and vegetation growth and seepage have significantly reduced the ditch’s capacity. The ditch has experienced several failures over the years which have forced emergency repairs to failed sections of liner. The proposed project will convert the 2.9-mile open ditch to an enclosed and pressurized HDPE pipeline. The project will require the installation of 15,100 feet of 20-inch and 24-inch HDPE pipe, which will connect to the existing river diversion, a system meter, and individual user metered turnouts for each user. The project will result in an estimated 453 acre-feet of reduced seepage losses. | Weber | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||
57 | FY 2023 Fall | Swan Creek Canal Company | $450,000.00 | The project involves installing approximately 1,400 feet of 48-inch High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipe, a concrete splitter structure, two concrete measuring flumes, and monitoring equipment for the east and west channel. This project would be expected to save water lost from leakage, reduce the risk of failure along the hillside, and improve water quality by reducing sediment transport downstream. Swan Creek Canal Company provides agricultural and stock water within Rich County and the Town of Garden City. As with many canal systems, the existing channel is mostly unlined with a grass/weed earthen channel and is losing water. Swan Creek Canal receives its water from the Swan Creek diversion through the Main Canal channel, which also delivers water for Hodges Irrigation Company. The Main Canal channel carries approximately 4,680 acre-feet of water annually to where the channel splits to deliver water to Swan Creek Irrigation Company and Hodges Irrigation Company. This project will address a section of the canal currently losing an estimated 172 acre-feet of water. The open, unlined canal sits upon the hillside above homes, campgrounds, and recreational facilities in Garden City. This year, the canal had two failures, one in May and another in July. It happened again when they finished fixing the breached section from the May failure. Luckily, they could shut the water down quickly during both events before it flooded residents and recreation areas below. However, if they could not shut the water down, it would have been devastating and caused significant flooding, economic loss, and possibly death. Due to unprecedented growth and excavation below the canal for new development, the stability of the hillside where this canal is located has been a concern for the past few years. In addition, over the past few years, extreme drought in the area has dried out the vegetation stabilizing the ground, causing the soils to shrink and weaken. Rain events have soaked the reduced vegetative areas this past spring and summer, causing even more destabilization to the ground. As we continue to see water loss in the canal and as drought and rainfall become more extreme due to climate change, the security of the open, unlined canal on the hillside becomes increasingly more at risk for failure. It is anticipated that piping this section of the canal will stabilize the channel, help mitigate the water loss, and improve the safety of the residents and recreationists below the canal. For a project location, see the Project Location Map for a detailed location and photos of the most recent canal breach. | Rich | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
58 | FY 2023 Fall | Bennett Farms Legacy | $436,580.00 | We are upgrading our open dirt/cement ditch system on this farm to pipe and riser. Many benefits are found when changing from an open ditch to a closed conduit. A lot of our systems were built in the early 1950s by my Great, Great Grandpa. The need for improvement to these systems is long overdue. We are not only replacing the worn-out equipment, but also will be land leveling this property to increase water savings. | Weber | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
59 | FY 2023 Fall | South Boneta Irrigation Company | $420,338.00 | The South Boneta Irrigation Company has owned and operated the South Boneta Canal for over 100 years. The gravity flow delivery system includes approximately 2.4 miles of open channel canal. The canal is unlined and has no turnouts as it travels south to the company’s existing 18-inch pipeline. When the canal is full, the water master estimates that the canal loses 5 cfs due to seepage and evaporation. The South Boneta Canal provides water to its shareholders south of the canal who irrigate about 615 acres. Crops irrigated include high mountain pasture crops including grass/pasture and other hay crops. At the end of the canal, water flows into an existing 18-inch pipeline, which currently does not have enough pressure to provide for sprinkler irrigation on the upper portion of the current irrigation system. The ditch master has observed water losses in the canal. The ditch master says that with approximately 8 cfs diverted at the head, only about 4 cfs enters into the pipeline, which is a loss of about 50 percent. The proposed project is to install HDPE pipe in the canal from its heading to the existing pipeline. Upon completion the entire canal will be a closed system. | Duchesne | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | FY 2023 Fall | Uinta Basin Irrigation Company | $420,000.00 | The UBIC Water Efficiency & Control Project Phase I consists of improvements to the Pleasant Valley Pipeline, with the highest priority being the spill structure at the beginning of the North Pipeline. The proposed improvement at this location consists of a new water regulation structure and modifications of the existing concrete overflow structure that currently sends excess flows to a private pond or down a nearby wash that is linked to the critical waterbodies of the Parriette Wetlands and Green River. The project is anticipated to conserve 552 acre-feet of water annually and also greatly improves the irrigation efficiency for local farms and enhances the water delivery aspects of the UBIC system. While this project doesn't consist of piping or lining a canal, it has as much or more potential for water savings in this particular system due to the current setup of an overflow. To operate the sprinkler systems efficiently, the UBIC system almost has to intentionally spill water to keep upstream users with good back pressure and give downstream users enough water to not run out. The proposed piping changes and water regulation structure will allow less 'extra' water to be sent down the pipeline for a buffer and instead buffer their operations with a reserve that will regulate the pressures and compensate for any high and low fluctuations that often upset agricultural operations due to loss of pressures or loss of water during an irrigation cycle.The conserved water will stay in the Duchesne River and the spillage will be eliminated from the wash that contributes to the TMDL impaired water body on the Parriette Wetlands, which is also an important migratory bird refuge. The proposed water regulation structure will hold approximately 30 acre-feet, which is a full day of water or more for average consumption on that end of the system. The berm will be 15 feet wide on the top and approximately 700 feet in length, with a maximum depth of 20-feet of water, making provisions for a 2-foot safety factor for freeboard. The water regulation structure is planned to be placed near the crossing of the North Pipeline in UBIC’s system, and an inlet and screen structure will be constructed to allow water to be delivered and pulled from the water regulation structure. The current pipeline receives water through the existing concrete overflow structure, which is simply a standpipe within a box, with an overflow weir. As the flow from the Pleasant Valley canal/pipeline enters the concrete box, it provides a pressure break from the upper system before entering the North Pipeline. The proposed structure will use the 30 acre-feet volume as a buffer to eliminate spillage of water into the wash and also allow the upstream water users on the pipeline more constant pressure, resulting in a more consistent diversion from the Duchesne River. Materials needed will primarily be existing material excavated to create the storage capacity of 30-acre feet, with native clays being harvested to build the embankment and nearby rock gathered for the spillway and riprap armoring. Approximately 6,800 cubic yards of material is required to build the embankment. The pipe outlet and screen structure, as well as an outflow structure on the pipe coming into the pond will be constructed with concrete and metal screen material. | Duchesne | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
61 | FY 2023 Fall | Spackman Brothers Dairy Inc | $406,250.00 | The project includes replacing and/or installing irrigations systems in 3 different locations that are farmed by Spackman Brothers Dairy Inc. These locations include 3 separate owners. Each location has been given a separate name: Logan Source Lateral, Salam Pivots (Large and Small), and the Bullen Lateral. The Logan Source Lateral portion of the project currently uses water from a surface pond owned by the applicant. The irrigation system currently in use is a 20-year-old leaky wheel line. It is proposed that this wheel line be replaced, and a linear pivot be installed. The Salam Pivots portion of the project includes a property that is irregularly shaped. The property does currently have an irrigation line available which is fed from the Cub River via a pumping station. Handlines have been used in the past; however, this property has not been irrigated recently due to the difficulty of moving the handlines. An irrigation specialist analyzed the property and determined that two center pivots would be an optimal solution. The Bullen Lateral portion of the project includes two properties that are adjacent to one another. The water being used comes from the Richmond Irrigation System. This project includes replacing the 20-year-old leaky wheel line with a linear pivot. Spackman Brothers Dairy Inc. is prepared to offer in-kind contributions including: Fill Clean-up Backhoe service Project management Other miscellaneous tasks | Cache | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
62 | FY 2023 Spring | Quitchumpah Ranch | $400,000.00 | This is flood to sprinkler on 138 acres | Emery | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
63 | FY 2023 Spring | William White | $380,000.00 | The purpose of this project is to improve the efficiency of the main line pipe that is responsible for both the pivot and wheel line irrigation system at the Historic Monastery Farm in Huntsville, Utah. The main line pipe runs approximately 3.4 miles (+/-18,000 ft.) and currently supplies the irrigation water for 750 acres. When the current farmers began leasing the ground in 2022, they quickly noticed that there was a constant issue with maintaining the adequate pressure to sustain the current irrigation methods, with the incredible amount of leaks the material of the main line allows. The initial purpose of applying for this grant would be to improve the main line pipe by replacing the corroded steel pipe with more sustainable material and then ultimately following up this project with subsequent projects that would increase the efficiency of the farm's irrigation by updating the wheel and handline systems to more efficient pivot irrigation systems. | Weber | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
64 | FY 2022 Spring | Spackman Brothers Dairy Inc | $376,500.00 | One portion of this project includes replacing 20-year-old leaky wheel lines. It is proposed that these wheel lines be replaced by a linear and center pivot. The second portion of this project includes piping 7,500 ft of ditch that runs alongside 9800 N in Richmond Utah. The proposed pipeline delivers water to several irrigation ponds, including the pond that feeds the proposed pivot installations. The total acres served by the irrigation ponds fed by the proposed pipeline is 710 acres. | Cache | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
65 | FY 2022 Spring | Northern Utah Conservation District | $370,584.82 | AVS project (extend research project from Clay Carter 2020 Water Optimization Study that proved great results as attached below) Installing an Automated Flood Irrigation System to better control the flows and surges of water to be more efficient and decrease the amount of water needed to increase crop production. Implementing this practice using surge irrigation will push the water over the top portion of the field approximately ¼ - 1/5 the field length then shut the surge off and move across the fields to the next dike set. Allowing the water to seep in and create a light seal to help the next surge flow past the pre-surged portion of the field and extend down the field without over saturating and seeping too deep in the soil profile. You will continue this practice throughout the hole field switching to different valves every 30-45 minutes to achieve the maximum surge goals. The valves will be all controlled automatically with a phone app and can be controlled manually with the app or buttons located on the valves in the field. Each field will be calibrated on the timing of the surge runs and soaking time to optimize efficiency and water savings. Allowing a producer to be doing other projects and can keep an eye on their field progress without driving out to the field and checking. This project will be an expansion of the C&D Enterprises project that gathered data for the 2021 growing year. This project will include multiple producers in the area to help gather better data sets and show not only water savings but production results. The goal is to expand this practice over different fields to include different soil types and crop varieties. We have worked with the NRCS in developing and finding the practices to be used in these projects. The producers we have involved in the project contains 6 different producers with a total in 631 Acres of crop that will consist of multiple crop varieties as mentioned. These data gathered from these projects will test the efficiencies with the different soil types on the efficiencies of the automated surge practice. This Application is for a group of 3 of the 6 producers as a group application that will be ran through the Conservation District and monitored and reported by producers and UDAF planners working together to gather data. Please See attachment for detailed data on the AVS system and water savings projections. There will be a total of 4 different application that all are included in this study with the 6 different producers. A Map of all sites can be found in the Map section below. Soil health practices will also be implemented in addition to help quality of soil and infiltration of storm water events. The water Automation project are achieved in this project in a multi-step process. The individual steps are: 1. Implement a Buried Pipe Water Delivery System, bad seepage with open ditches and sandy soils 2. Level the Field 3. Design Bay Widths for the Soil type and Irrigation Stream size 4. Implement novel surge irrigation methods via automated valves/ Calibration 5. Measure and data-log the water consumption via a weir and a micro-data logger | Box Elder | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
66 | FY 2022 Spring | Moon Lake Water User Association | $369,000.00 | The proposed project includes constructing a pipe inlet screen structure, enclosing approximately 4,415 linear feet of the existing earthen channel using approximately 885 linear feet of 63-inch and 3,530 linear feet of 54-inch HDPE pipe, and constructing a dissipation structure at the end of the pipeline. The pressure rating of the pipeline would be DR 32.5 (63 psi), and the pipeline would be able to convey 90 cfs while remaining in open channel flow. Additionally, areas of the canal after the dissipation structure would be shaped and stabilized using riprap to reduce erosion and further sediment deposition into Brown’s Draw Reservoir. This project is part of the PL-566 program, and a Watershed Plan EA is currently being performed. As part of the Plan EA, cultural surveys, ULT surveys, and other environmental concerns are being addressed. The documents pertaining to the EA are available upon request. | Duchesne | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
67 | FY 2023 Spring | Little Mountain Cattle Company | $353,755.00 | This project will be conversion of flood irrigated fields with open dirt ditches to pipe and riser. This project will replace 9700 feet of open dirt diches with 30" HDPE pipe and alfalfa vales and benefit 302 acres of flood irrigation. | Box Elder | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
68 | FY 2022 Spring | Little Mountain Cattle Co LLC | $343,542.50 | AVS project (extend research project from Clay Carter 2020 Water Optimization Study that proved great results as attached below) Installing an Automated Flood Irrigation System to better control the flows and surges of water to be more efficient and decrease the amount of water needed to increase crop production. Implementing this practice using surge irrigation will push the water over the top portion of the field approximately ¼ - 1/5 the field length then shut the surge off and move across the fields to the next dike set. Allowing the water to seep in and create a light seal to help the next surge flow past the pre-surged portion of the field and extend down the field without over saturating and seeping too deep in the soil profile. You will continue this practice throughout the hole field switching to different valves every 30-45 minutes to achieve the maximum surge goals. The valves will be all controlled automatically with a phone app and can be controlled manually with the app or buttons located on the valves in the field. Each field will be calibrated on the timing of the surge runs and soaking time to optimize efficiency and water savings. Allowing a producer to be doing other projects and can keep an eye on their field progress without driving out to the field and checking. This project will be an expansion of the C&D Enterprises project that gathered data for the 2021 growing year. This project will include multiple producers in the area to help gather better data sets and show not only water savings but production results. The goal is to expand this practice over different fields to include different soil types and crop varieties. We have worked with the NRCS in developing and finding the practices to be used in these projects. The producers we have involved in the project contains 6 different producers with a total in 631 Acres of crop that will consist of multiple crop varieties as mentioned. These data gathered from these projects will test the efficiencies with the different soil types on the efficiencies of the automated surge practice. There will be a total of 4 different application that all are included in thisdata gathering project with the 6 different producers. This application will count for 130 acres of the 631 planned for the AVS project. Soil health practices will also be implemented in addition to help quality of soil and infiltration of storm water events. A Map of all sites can be found in the Map section below. The water Automation project are achieved in this project in a multi-step process. The individual steps are: 1. Implement a Buried Pipe Water Delivery System, bad seepage with open ditches and sandy soils 2. Level the Field 3. Design Bay Widths for the Soil type and Irrigation Stream size 4. Implement novel surge irrigation methods via automated valves/ Calibration 5. Measure and data-log the water consumption via a weir and a micro-data logger Included in this application will be a piping project of 2900 feet to reduce seepage and resriction of a convayance ditch to help improve flows down stream. Improving irrigation for over 900 Acres down stream. Along with providing additional oppertunities to adapt this new irrigation practice on other fields down stream. | Box Elder | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
69 | FY 2022 Spring | Ross Farms | $330,000.00 | Piping ditches to flood irrigate fields. | Box Elder | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
70 | FY 2023 Fall | cballard farms | $326,721.00 | Thank you for considering my application. I grew up farming with my Dad and my Grandpa. We raise hogs and constantly are expanding the operation. In order to feed them we have tried to aquire land at every opportunity that we can. Immediatley after purchasing new land we have always tried to improveit in any way possible, but most especially the irrigation systems. We have installed thousands of feet of new mainline, and pivots as well as built several new pump houses, and have implmented variable frequency drive technology over the years. We have also experimented with different nozzle packages and options from the senniger irrigation as well as nelson irrigation. It is astounding what newer technology can do both in yield returns and water savings, and in improving quality of life. Usually the technology to improve an irrigation system is readily available while the drawback is almost always the cost of the project. Sometimes it is very hard to justify the expense against the acres it will benefit. Recently, with the world economy changing due to covid, it seems that it has affected nearly every aspect of our lives. Farm machinery and irrigation has not been immune to such changes. Pvc pipe is nearly double what it was 2 years ago. Pivots are up 45-55% from two years ago. Every other component has seemed to increase substantially as well. These changes bring great challenges in the ag world. I recently was blessed with the opportunity to puchase and rent some additional farm land over the last year here in the Cache Valley area. It has been a steep learning curve irrigaton wise and I have constantly been writing ideas and thoughts down that would improve these fields. The projects for which I am applying will be for these additional acres. I will break down each project and label them accordingly to keep everything straight. I believe there is great potential for water savings and increased crop production with the implementation of these proposed projects. I sat down with a very experienced, wise, and just about to retire tsp water engineer for a couple hours and reviewed everything I am applying for and fine-tuned my ideas with him and reviewed what he has seen work well in his career. I also sat down with my planner Ernie Dean from a local pivot service and sales dealership and refined the ideas and transformed them into bids and concrete numbers both in terms of dollars, as well as lengths of pipe and pivots and everything else required. I have tried to answer every question within the application. I was unable to obtain a cultural resource review due to the NRCS not being willing to aid. All of this ground has no structures and has been farmed since the pioneers broke ground. It shouldn't have any trouble passing the review. I am told that the state will have its own training shorlty and with it, theability to pass cultural resource review without NRCS help as soon as september. None of these designs need special permission or permits. I have all the designs done and ready. There are no water right concerns. As mentioned previously, most of this property was recently aquired, and some of the water rights have not yet been switched to new owner's names. The water rights division tells me as well as the title companies that this is perfectly normal, and the division of water rights in Salt Lake always takes a while to update records from title companies and county recorder offices. Project 1. First project is on a 60 acre field that would be vastly improved with 2 center pivots installed. This field's length is more than twice its width. One pivot would be just over 1000 feet long and the other would be 500 feet long. Currently this field has two wheelines installed that run the length of the field. There are 40 total opener risers on this field. Each wheel line has 27 birds. The previous owner had installed 15/64'' nozzles on the entire farm. I have a 4'' flow meter that I can install to measure real-time water usage for the wheelines. The water usage is broken down in this manner: 45 psi with 54 birds at 10.65 gpm is 575 gpm x 60 minutes is 34,506 gph and 828,144 gallons per day x 20 risers (each wheeline) is 16,562,880 gallons per 12 hour set watering accross the entire field. Spring crops or alfalfa crops require typically 4-6 waterings per year. 4 waterings would be in the 66,251,520 gallons range while 6 waterings would be in the 99,377,280 gallons range. If we were to have these pivots installed I belive we could nozzle them so as to apply 1.5'' of water in 100 hours at a rate of 500 gpm. So in each 1.5'' watering we would use 3,000,000 gallons. My records for a field of alfalfa this year of 2022 indicate that I have applied 16'' of water. Alfalfa tends to be one of the higher water consuming crops. If this entire 60 acre field were growing alfalfa, it would use some 32,000,000 gallons to make that crop. 16" to make a hay crop / 1.5'' applications is 10.6 total waterings x 3 million gallons each is 32 million gallons or slightly less than 50% of the 66 million gallon figure earlier. I believe pivots on this field will greatly reduce water consumption-slightly over 50%. If watered 4 times in a year with wheelines the field would use 66,251,520 gallons. The pivots would use 32,000,000 gallons. The pivot would save 34.2 million gallons in this scenario, or 125.3 acre feet. This project would also require some underground wire to be installed to provide the pivots with electricity. We have a pumping station not too far from these pivots that would be an ideal source for power. I have access to as well as experience using excavators, trenchers, and skidsteers for installation of the underground cable. This project would also require some additional pvc mainline to be installed. Project 2. "Corner arm" For project 2 I'd like to apply for a zimmatic swing arm or corner arm to be installed on the end of an existing pivot. The Corner arm would measure 287 feet in length overall. The center pivot was included on the land when it was purchased. It is in great shape, 3 or 4 years old. I spoke with the pivot guru about what retrofits would be required to add a corner arm, and surprisingly, very littlechange is required. My Dad and I did this sort of project twice before with excellent results. At the time we added Valmont's precision corner arms to some existing quarter mile pivots. We have been very pleased with the corner arm machines. When paying today's higher prices for land we find it necessary to maximize every acre's contribution toward the debt load. The 4 corners of this field where the pivot doesn't reach are currently being watered with a combination of wheel lines and handlines. Thecorner arm addition increases the total wetted acres from 113 to 157 or 44 additional acres. Over watering easily occurs when watering corners that pivots don't reach because typically the wheeline only has one place where all birds are needed and that is in the furthest position away from the pivot. As the wheeline moves toward the center pivot the reach of the wheeline is rolling within the circumfrence of the pivot, or in other words rewatering what the pivot already waters. Unless the operator spends the time and has the know-how to go out and plug off the appropriate birds as the line rolls toward the center of the field a lot of wasted water results. Throughout this year I didn't measure each set of handlines or wheelines within the corners of this field, because it is always changing. If we were to use the math from project 1's math in gallons applied per acre using wheel lines and hand lines (even though likley much more water is applied because of birds staying on when located within the pivot's reach) it would mean those 44 acres are recieving 12,146,112gallons per watering in a 12 hour watering. The nozzles on the rainbirds on both the handlines and wheelines on the corners of this field are also 15/64" emitting 10.6 gallons per minute. I think we can be much more efficient on this field if a corner machine was added. For reference sake, on the two previously mentioned corner arm pivots we have that we added the corners to we can apply 1.5'' of water in 94 hours at 1268 gpm. In a 94 hour 1.5'' watering we will use some 7,151,520 gallons accross the entire 160 acres. If we are applying 16'' of water to a thirsty crop such as alfalfa, then the math is something like this: 16''/1.5' waterings = 10.6 times that pivot goes around. 10.6 x 7,151,520 gallons is 76,282,880 gallons per year with the corner arm installed. Right now with the existing pivot without the corner arm has an application rate of 1036 gpm. In 94 hours it also applies 1.5'' of water. So in 94 hours of run time this pivot will use 5,843,040 gallons. 5,843,040 x 10.6 times per year= 61,936,224 gallons per year. The handlines will use 12,146,112 in a 12 hour watering at the lower rate (4 total waterings per year) 48,584,448 gallons per year Total water saved could be figured this way: 61,936,224 (current pivot) + 48,584,448 (current corners watered) = 110,520,672 gallons used. The pivot with the corner arm will use 76,282,880 gallons for a thirsty crop. This would be a 34,237,792 gallon saving, or 126 acre feet saving or 32% This pivot requires some additional mainline and wire added, as well as a new concrete pad poured because the pivot was never put in the correct place to begin with. It over-reaches into the neighbor's field about 30 feet in one direction and poses a serious risk of crashing with the neighbors field. We will move this pivot where it should be located. Project 3."Shop pivot" For this project I am requesting a 540' pivot to be installed in a big corner that an existing 2/3 circle pivot doesn't reach to. It would water 14 acres. It would require 1000 feet of underground wire to be buried and some additional pipe to reach the pivot pad. This project has the same dilemma as project 2. It has a rectangular wheeline cutting into a round pivot pattern. The wheeline has 12 risers. It is 931 feet long with 22 birds. At 48 psi in the system the line use is as follows: 236.28 gpm x 60 is 14,176.8 gph x 24 is 340,243.2 gallons per day x 6 days is 2,041,459.2 gal used per 12 hour watering. Throughout the year if watered 4 times the wheeline uses 8,165,836 gallons. I could have this pivot nozzled for 190 gpm and it would complete a watering cycle in 34 hours. 190gpm x 60 minutes = 11,400 gph x 34 hours is 387,600 x 10.6 times per year is 4,108,560 gallons used per crop. The savings of this pivot would equate to 51% or 15 acre feet of water. Project 4. "2 tower full circle" This project is for a 2 tower full circle pivot with an over hang. It lays in perfectly to reach a rounded field border where the additional corner arm applied for earlier as project 2 isn't able to reach. It is rounded on 1 entire 180 degrees following the contour of a ravine that is not farmed. It can be rather difficult dealing with this wheeline as we are constantly adding wheels and taking them off to follow the curve of the field. A pivot installed would eliminate 1 wheeline. It would require 680' of underground cable to run the pivot electrically and 342 feet of irrigation pipe buried. The wheeline on this 14 acres is 756 feet long. It has 18 birds with 15/64" nozzles and a measured output of 10.74 gpm at 48 psi. There are 14 risers in this field. Gallons per 12 hour watering would be 193.32 gpm x 60 minutes is 11599.2 gph x 24 hours is 278380.8 gallons per day x 7 days is 1.948665.6 gallons per 12 hour watering. If ran 4 times in a season this 14 acres uses 7,794,662.4 gallons. The pivot in this situation would be nozzled virturally the same as in project 3. Using a total of 4,108,560 gallons per year. The pivot in this situation would use approximatley 52% of current water use and saveapproximatley 3,686,102 gallons or 13.6 acre feet. Project 5. This project would be for a 2 tower 362' long pivot that would water 6 acres. It would fit in nicely between where the corner arm applied for doesn't reach and an exisitng 2/3 part circle pivot doesn't reach. It would eliminate one wheeline and some handline. There are currently 12 risers. The line is 816 feet long with 20 birds and 15/64 nozzles. Flow was calculated to be 10.66 gpm at 48 psi213.2 gpm and 12,792 gph x 24 is 307,008 gpd x 6 days 1,842,048 gallons per 12 hour watering If watered 4 times a year that would be 7,368,192 gallons used. With this pivot I think if nozzled correctly, I could use in the 3 million gallon range per year with a 4.3 million gallon saving or 11.8 acre feet saving. Project 6 cronquist flood to pivot This field recently aquired is a field that borders cutler reservoir. It is currently flood irrigation. I don't believe this field has ever been laser leveled and because of that it seems to be more wasteful (due to how long the dikes take to irrigate) than many other flood fields I have personal experience irrigating of my Dad's and some neighbors. This field would benefit from a new level job with modern day laser equipment which is the much cheaper option or it could also greatly benefit with 2 irrigation pivots. Two pivots irrigate nearly all the acres currently that flood irrigation reaches. I thought given the circumstances and the intention to save as much water as possible, I would apply for the pivots due to the potential water savings. One pivot would be 1060 feet long and the other would be 535 feet long. 56 acres would be watered. Currently the flood irrigation system is broken down in this matter: 18 dikes that take 6 hours per dike to irrigate. 16 dikes that take 4 hours to irrigate, 1 dike that takes 3 hours to irrigate for a total of 175 hours of pump run time per watering. The pump produces 1600 gpm constantly for a total of16,800,000 gallons used per watering. Generally this field is irrigated 4 times a year for a total of67,200,000 gallons used. With the bigger pivot if it were nozzled at 600 gpm at 72 hour 1.5" application is 2,592,000 gallons. The smaller pivot could be nozzled at210 gpm at 48 hour 1.5" app using 604,800 gallons. Both pivots if applying 1.5'' together would use3,196,800 gallons. If applying 16'' total throughout the year that would be 10.6 1.5'' applications for a total of 33,886,080 gallons. This would be a savings of 33,313,920 gallons or 122.8 acre feet. This field would require a lot of large and expensive buried irrigation mainline to be installed as well as underground conduit to power the pivots. The mainline would come directly from the pump house as would the conduit. A new pump would be in order as well as a vfd to control the pump. | cache | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||
71 | FY 2022 Spring | Kyle Turpin | $325,907.34 | This project would allow us to eliminate 8 worn out wheel-lines as well as 2 hand-lines, to be replaced with 4 center pivots. The project would allow us to have a more efficient electric pump, VFD; we feel that this would help us to increase our yeild, as well as allowing us to be more efficient with power and water. | Sanpete | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
72 | FY 2023 Spring | Henefer Town | $322,500.00 | This is an agricultural irrigation project. Henefer Town will line approximately 4,600 feet of the Main and Big Ditch canals (both irrigation canals) with a geotextile Linear Low-Density Polyethylene liner. This liner is a rubber liner that is UV resistant and has seamed joints for a watertight seal between the water and the soil. A new flume will be constructed with level sensing and data collection to provide real-time metering of the water coming through the canal. This project will benefit the irrigators along the canal. The project does not include secondary water. Originally, the project included secondary water, but the project changed and now the secondary water will be distributed through different canals, and the Main and Big Ditch canals that are part of this project, are only used for irrigation purposes. The cultural assessment reflects this change to agricultural irrigation-only use. | Summit | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
73 | FY 2023 Spring | Troy Prestwich | $317,500.00 | Replacing flood irrigation and dilapidated wheel lines with the updated technology of irrigation pivots and pods. | Sanpete | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
74 | FY 2022 Spring | OT Hicken Ditch Co. | $312,050.00 | A settling pond with a pipeline inlet will be installed. The water will be screened with a stainless steel screen at the start of a pipeline. The pipeline will be constructed of HDPE material. The OT Hicken Ditch Co. serves 556 acres of irrigated land. The pipeline will deliver water to 540 acres of irrigated land. One small parcel (16 Ac.) will be deivered from the canal prior to the pipeline inlet. 391 acres are currently flood irrigated. Most of these acres will be converted to sprinkler simultaneously with this pipeline delivery project. Eighty acres of Ute Tribal land will likely remain in flood irrigation for the immediate future. Sprinklers are currently installed on 149 acres. This project will reduce pumping costs on these farms. Delivery pressures increase along the length of the pipeline delivery system. All of the farms also gain additional pressure from on-farm pipelines. The proposed delivery system will deliver a maximum pressure of 28 PSI at its end. Please refer to the attached engineering design for specific pressures. | Duchesne | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
75 | FY 2023 Spring | Circle7 Land & Livestock | $299,457.00 | Current irrigation is Wheel line from the late 70's that is past their lifespan and leaking. The project will replace the wheel lines with 2 linear and 1 pivot improving 130 acres of crop land. | Rich | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
76 | FY 2023 Fall | Dan Anderson | $297,500.00 | My plan to reduce water usage on my farm with this grant is as follows. Replace a solid start fixed frequency panel with a Variable Frequency Drive, install an adequate pump and motor, and mainline to prevent us from drawing from a second wellto run the same pivot. Install real-time metering devices on my 6 irrigation wells. Replace four 30 year old pivots, that leak in the joints, have worn out and oversized nozzles, lack water metering and crop advising technology, and that constantly break down causing us to over water in the same location for hours or days until they are found. | Millard | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
77 | FY 2023 Spring | Roberts Legacy LLC | $279,768.42 | Our project is to improve our irrigation practices by upgrading from handline/wheelines to center pivots and install flow meters on either the pumps that feed the wells or on the pivots themselves depending on if they are in a mountain water system or not. Each of these we feel would benefit all water users in our valley especially with the impending ground water management plan with the State Engineers office. | Iron | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
78 | FY 2023 Fall | JP Farm & Ranch LLC | $275,000.00 | 200 acres of flood being converted to drip line through rotation. | Weber | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||
79 | FY 2023 Spring | Keith Meikle & Sons | $274,700.00 | This project will install 2 pivots on 254 Acres that is currently being irrigated by wheel line and hand lines that are from the late 70's and early 80's. Additional 600 feet of mainline to continue to water the corners with the wheel lines that in the best shape. | Cache | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
80 | FY 2023 Spring | Blackhawk farms | $274,217.50 | This proposed project will replace several old and worn out wheel lines with several full circle center pivots. The wheel lines are well beyond their useful lifespan (15 years according to NRCS). The wheel lines leak and are subject to a tremendous amount of wind loss. By replacing the wheel lines with more efficient pivots, not only will a significant amount of water be conserved, but crop production will increase meeting the goals of the water optimization program. | Sanpete | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
81 | FY 2022 Spring | Ashley Upper Irrigation Co. | $264,453.00 | The Tail End Lateral Project will begin at the end of the newly installed Ashley Upper-Highline Canal Pipeline. An open canal will be replaced with a HDPE presurized pipeline delivering water to 1018 acres. Water users will be delivered gravity pressured water to eliminate the need of irrigation pumps. Water will be delivered from the Ashley Irrigation pipeline directly into an inlet structure at the beginning of the Taile End Lateral pipeline. HDPE will be used for the entire Tail End Lateral. The components are: Concrete Inlet Structure 4200 LF 30" DR 32.5 HDPE Pipe 2000 LF 28" DR 32.5 HDPE Pipe 550 LF 20" DR 32.5 HDPE Pipe Flow Meters will be installed at each delivery point. | Uintah | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||
82 | FY 2022 Spring | Parowan Valley Pumpers Association | $262,000.00 | Pastureland: Installed practices are designed to convert 88 acres of flood irrigated annually tilled fields to MESA type pivot irrigation systems on pastureland. 1.5" pipeline and round troughs will provide an adequated drinking water supply for livestock in these pastures. These fields will have 4900' of earthen ditch converted into a pipeline conveyance system. The water will be pressurized by a pump that is controlled by a variable frequency drive (VFD) to maximize performance and reduce energy demands. Hayland: The irrigation system in these alfalfa fields will be converted from wheel lines to MESA type pivot systems (16 acres) and an earthen ditch of 1,600 will be replaced by a pipeline conveyance system. New pumps, recommended from an Energy Audit (NRCS Funded Energy Audit) have been installed and will be controlled bythe VFD to maximize water control and reduce energy demands. A VFD is planned for the Buckhorn Farm in Iron County. Parowan Valley is an identified area soon to be requiringa ground water management plan to develop a safe yield watertable. The two VFD's planned for this farm will have a direct benefit on 500 acres and indirectly support another 400 acres as all wells and pivots are connected. | Beaver/Iron | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
83 | FY 2022 Spring | C&D Enterprises | $257,695.00 | AVS project (extend research project from Clay Carter 2020-2021 Water Optimization Study that proved great results as attached below) Installing an Automated Flood Irrigation System to better control the flows and surges of water to be more efficient and decrease the amount of water needed to increase crop production. Implementing this practice using surge irrigation will push the water over the top portion of the field approximately ¼ - 1/5 the field length then shut the surge off and move across the fields to the next dike set. Allowing the water to seep in and create a light seal to help the next surge flow past the pre-surged portion of the field and extend down the field without over saturating and seeping too deep in the soil profile. You will continue this practice throughout the hole field switching to different valves every 30-45 minutes to achieve the maximum surge goals. The valves will be all controlled automatically with a phone app and can be controlled manually with the app or buttons located on the valves in the field. Each field will be calibrated on the timing of the surge runs and soaking time to optimize efficiency and water savings. Allowing a producer to be doing other projects and can keep an eye on their field progress without driving out to the field and checking. This project will be an expansion of the C&D Enterprises project that gathered data for the 2021 growing year. This project will include multiple producers in the area to help gather better data sets and show not only water savings but production results. The goal is to expand this practice over different fields to include different soil types and crop varieties. We have worked with the NRCS in developing and finding the practices to be used in these projects. The producers we have involved in the project contains 6 different producers with a total in 631 Acres of crop that will consist of multiple crop varieties as mentioned. These data gathered from these projects will test the efficiencies with the different soil types on the efficiencies of the automated surge practice. This Application is for a group of 3 of the 6 producers as a group application that will be ran through the Conservation District and monitored and reported by producers and UDAF planners working together to gather data. Please See attachment for detailed data on the AVS system and water savings projections. There will be a total of 4 different application that all are included in this study with the 6 different producers. A Map of all sites can be found in the Map section below. Soil health practices will also be implemented in addition to help quality of soil and infiltration of storm water events. The water optimization goals are achieved in this project in a multi-step approach. Each of the fields selected has already been leveled to the desired target slope for optimized water usage. The remaining steps are: Implement a buried pipe water delivery system, and level the fields to target slopes (completed); Design bay (dike) widths for the specific field soil type, stream size, and field length; Implement novel surge irrigation methods via automated valves; Implement water moisture sensors in the field to enable closed-loop control of the irrigation system; Measure water usage and report via an in-pipe insertion Magmeter. Compare to previous years usage. | Box Elder | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
84 | FY 2023 Spring | Double L Ranch LLC | $257,500.00 | The project includes replacing irrigations systems in 3 different locations that are owned by Double L Ranch. Each location has been given separate names and are shown in the project map: Adobe (Doby) Yard Lateral, Cat Shed Pivot, and Second Reservoir Lateral. Currently, each of these areas are being irrigated with 20-year-old leaky wheel lines. This project would upgrade the areas as follows: Adobe (Doby) Yard Lateral - Linear Pivot Cat Shed Pivot - Corner Pivot Second Reservoir Lateral - Linear Pivot The completion of this project will meet the goals of the water optimization project by implementing water measurement capabilities and more efficiently using the water available. It is expected that by upgrading to an automated irrigation system with real-time water metering, water will be optimized by eliminating much of the overlap and leaking that is present in the current irrigation system. This will increase agriculture production with a lower water consumption. This improves the local needs to become more drought resilient in years of water shortages. This project will also increase operational flexibility and enable better management practices. This will allow management to optimize water and better identify leaks and problems in the system. By upgrading the irrigation system, there will be less run-off which will improve and protect water quality. | Cache | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
85 | FY 2020 | Bear River Canal Company | $250,000.00 | The project includes lining one section of canal with a geotextile fabric and EPDM liner to prevent leaking and piping another section with 60-inch smooth interior/corrugated exterior dual wall HDPE pipe. - Section 1: Installation of 5,130 feet of EPDM canal liner. The existing earthen canal will be shaped by an excavator to the approximate dimensions of 14 feet wide at the bottom, 30 feet wide at the top, and 5 feet deep prior to the installation of liner. This will necessitate the improvement of two headgates along the proposed section of canal, connection of the liner to one bridge, and the installation of two concrete check structures. - Section 2: Installation of 400 feet of 60-inch smooth interior/corrugated exterior dual wall HDPE pipe.. The existing earthen canal will be shaped by an excavator to install the pipe. See Attachment 1 Design Documents | Box Elder | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
86 | FY 2020 | Central Iron County Water Conservancy District | $250,000.00 | This project involves constructing a diversion to place water into a natural ponding area that will settle out suspended solids and will also be utilized as a conservation pool for wildlife and recreation. The next portion of the project will dike of half the Lake to isolate the clean water making it usable for both water quality and delivery. Finally, the project will connect into existing pumping infrastructure that will deliver water to an agricultural producer. There is a significant difference in the quality of water at both ends of the Lake with the North being better quality likely because it is closer to the inlet. The charts below (attachment 7) show the change in water quality this past year. By diking the lake it will create a deeper lake reducing evaporation losses and pushing the water closer to where it can be utilized as well as keeping the water quality better. Last Year with a 200% above average water year it's estimated that over 5,700 Acre-feet of water made its way to Quichapa. This project will allow us to take the good water and keep it from becoming contaminated with the southern waters of the Lake and put it to beneficial use and restore the aquifer. | Iron | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
87 | FY 2020 | Loss Creek Irrigation Company | $250,000.00 | The Fox Canal Piping Project is located south of the town of Circleville, UT. The proposed project is to pipe the Fox Canal from its diversion from the Sevier River to a point where the canal is already piped (6020 ft). Total estimated flow of the canal at the diversion point is about 50 CFS. Further down the canal there is a second diversion that diverts water from the Fox Canal to another distribution canal. From that diversion point on there is a total estimated flow of 25 CFS. The proposed project is to install 6020 ft of pipeline in the earthen canal. 4820 ft of 60" ADS pipe from the diversion point in the Sevier River to the second diversion point. From the second diversion point to the existing pipeline 48" ADS pipe will be installed. The pipeline will daylight prior to the second diversion and prior to the point of the existing pipeline. Grizzly screens will be installed at both daylight points and at the start of the pipeline to prevent debris from entering the pipeline. Concrete head walls will be installed at the start of the pipeline and at each daylight point to prevent soil from eroding around the pipeline. | Piute | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
88 | FY 2020 | M and M Irrigation Company | $250,000.00 | The proposed project consists of piping the open channel canal and installing a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system with modernized measuring devices and metering at each pipe outlet along the 3.5-mile pipeline. The proposed project will include the following milestones and activities: Preliminary design and hydraulic analysis of the M and M Irrigation canal; Environmental studies, permitting and construction easement acquisition; Contractor procurement; Installation of up to 3.5 miles pipeline; Installation of SCADA and flow metering devices; Associated flushing valves, air vents, and access road restoration; Annual reporting to Utah Department of Agriculture. The objectives of the project are to: Eliminate water losses from the canal; Improve water quality, water management, and measuring capabilities; Enable farmers to improve their system through on-farm improvements by installing pressurized irrigation systems; Increase water supply reliability for local farmers and Moroni City residents; Minimize maintenance disturbances. | Sanpete | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
89 | FY 2020 | Peoa South Bench Canal & Irrigation Company | $250,000.00 | The proposed funding request ($250,000) is for the construction of the service laterals required to deliver pressurized irrigation water to farms serviced by South Bench’s main canal – which is currently in the design phase of being converted from an open, unlined ditch system to a piped and pressurized system. The new piped system will follow a more direct alignment than the old open ditch system, making it easier and less expensive to construct the proposed laterals. Once the laterals are constructed, farmers will be able to receive pressurized water from the new pipeline, and South Bench will request funding from NRCS EQIP to begin the process of implementing “pump free” sprinkler irrigation on shareholder lands. South Bench will also request funding from the Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART: Small-Scale program for the installation of 8 RTUs along the main pipeline and laterals, and 29 meters (one for each shareholder) on the laterals. The new main pipeline, proposed irrigation laterals, and the meters/RTUs are expected to be completed by Spring 2021. See Attachment 1 – Project Detail Map. | Summit | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
90 | FY 2020 | Robert Holt Farms | $250,000.00 | Farming operations that will be part of the project are throughout the Beryl-Enterprise basin. Wells are located near Enterprise, in the Beryl valley, near Modena, and in New Castle. The area covered will include 15 miles from north to south, and 25 miles from east to west. This covers most of the irrigated basin. Electronic flowmeter/totalizers will be installed at the well heads of approximately 80 wells to monitor real-time water usage data for the farm and dairy operations of the producer. A communication network will be added as soon as feasible, to allow for real-time internet access to that data by the State of Utah, the producer and others with interest in the project. This communication network system will use equipment as set forth in attachment 4. A copy of the design is attached as attachment 1. | Washinton | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
91 | FY 2022 | Ashley Central Irrigation Company | $250,000.00 | The ACIC Canal Piping Water Optimization Project will pipe and pressurize a 2.4-mile section of the Ashley Central Canal. The project includes the installation of HDPE pipe ranging in size from 48-inch to 32-inch, and the installation of inlet/outlet structures and user turnouts and meters. See Attachment A – Project Map. This project is of high priority for ACIC because the open canal system is losing 3,895 acre-feet of water annually. With significant drought, growth, erosion, and stormwater impacts also affecting water supply, the canal is simply unable to provide adequate water to its user, which is causing major conflicts among ACIC users, residents, local businesses, and the community The canal is also causing major concerns for Vernal City. Seepage losses, the age of the canal, and the fact that it is an unlined canal have given the city a reason to be in full support of this project. They understand that because of development encroachment, debris and overgrowth problems, and flooding concerns, ACIC needs to pipe the canal to help improve conservation and water reliability to it users and to provide safety for the community. | Uintah | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||
92 | FY 2022 | Circleville Irrigation Company | $250,000.00 | The proposed project is to pipe a 2,600-foot length of West Canal, an earthen ditch. The proposal is to use 48-inch Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS) pipe laid in the existing ditch banks. The ADS pipe is made with a white, high density polyethylene layer around a black polyethylene core to form a lightweight pipe with excellent beam stiffness. The ditch will be cleaned out and deepened in places prior to laying the pipe in the ditch. Additionally, in some areas the ditch will need to be straightened to accommodate the pipe. An excavator, front-end loader and dump trucks will be used to clean out, deepen and straighten the ditch. The ditch may also need to be partial elevated or lowered to accommodate flow based on current elevations and engineering design. After the pipe is placed in the ditch, it will be covered with the excavated materials except at diversions. There are two large diversions on this segment of ditch. At each diversion, a concrete headwall will be constructed, screened, and a 10-foot section of ditch will be left open and unpiped to use exisitng diversion. Concrete headwalls will also be constructed at the start and end of the pipe. Grizzly screens will be installed at both daylight points and at the start of the pipeline to prevent debris from entering the pipeline. Concrete head walls will be installed at the start of the pipeline and at each daylight point to prevent soil from eroding around the pipeline. There are two diversions off this segment of canal. Real time metering will be installed at the start and end of the pipe. The project is estimated to take approximately 8 weeks to complete and is estimated to be complete by March 31, 2022. | Piute | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
93 | FY 2022 | West Milburn Irrigation Company, Inc. | $250,000.00 | The West Milburn Irrigation Company (WMIC) began this project over two years ago and received a WaterSMART grant from the USBR. The NEPA compliance and project design are complete and easements and permits have been obtained. The project is shovel ready and will be bid when funding is finalized. However, with the recent changes in the bidding environment construction costs have increased dramatically. The funding originally obtained to design, permit and construct the project is no longer sufficient. Design and permitting are complete. Additional funding is required in order to proceed with the bid, award, and construction. Located in Sanpete County in central Utah, the project is approximately 5.8 miles north of Fairview, Utah and 76 miles south-southeast of Salt Lake City.The projects latitude is 39°42.7’ and the longitude is 111°26.2’W. See Figure 1 attached.The existing system diverts water from the San Pitch River approximately 1.7 miles north of Milburn with the ditch traveling along the west side of the valley on the hillside above the farmland in the Milburn Valley. The average annual diversion varies greatly over the past 20 years with the average being 337.55 acre-feet.Drought conditions have caused significant water shortages in recent years; during the 2018 irrigation season, WMIC received only 5% of average supply, amplifying water-related conflicts with adjacent downstream water users. All shareholders currently flood irrigate their farm lands. Some users have ponds that they fill during their water turn and use to flood their crop lands. The proposed project will replace the 4.4 miles of the open canal with 3.0 miles of pressurized PVC pipe, install meters, and install a sediment trap at the start of the pipeline. A full port mag meter will measure the available water at the start of the system and individual full port mag meters, sized according to each shareholder's water right and property area, at turnouts will measure water used by shareholders. A sediment trap will be constructed at the start of the pipeline. The pipeline is intended to be pressurized and have a maximum capacity of 6.4 cfs and will start at the sediment structure. Easements for the proposed alignment have been obtained. The proposed project will allow the WMIC to conserve and use water more efficiently by eliminating canal seepage and evaporation losses. It is expected that 201 acre-feet of water annually will be conserved, which will be used to fill under-served allotments and expand drought management capacity. Any excess water during high flows will be left in the San Pitch River. The pressurized pipe will enable irrigators to convert to sprinkler systems, and nearly all WMIC water users have obtained Natural Resource Conservation Service funding to complete on-farm irrigation improvements (including install sprinkler hand lines, wheel lines, pivots, and drip irrigation) that will further increase the efficiency of the Company's system. The project will assist in eliminating conflict in the area due to the limited amount of water available in recent years by eliminating seepage loses and facilitating more efficient irrigation methods. The proposed project contains the following list of materials: Material Description Concrete A concrete diversion sedimentation structure will be constructed to remove water borne sediments from depositing in the pipeline. Concrete thrust blocks will also be used. Canal gates Will be used on the sedimentation basin to control water and sediment flow. Steel grating Will be used on the diversion structure to cover and prohibit foreign contaminates, objects, people, livestock, wildlife, and others from entering or falling into the sediment basin. Pressurized Irrigation Pipe (PIP), PVC, fittings The 3.0-mile pipeline, turnouts, and fittings will be used to construct the main trunk line of the pipeline and the water user turnouts. Valves Water user turnouts will have valves attached for the irrigation company to control the flow of water to the water users and allow for system service. Valves will also be used to flush and drain the system Water flow meters Full port mag meters will be installed on individual water user turnouts to monitor water use and verify system performance. SEEPAGE INFORMATION: A seepage analysis was conducted for the project. The detailsare in the attachment. | Sanpete | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||
94 | FY 2022 | G Guy and Melissa H Jones Family Living Trust | $250,000.00 | Project Description: The first leg of this project will divert water from traveling down an earth ditch to traveling in a new underground pipeline. The first leg of the pipeline is approximatley 7,614 feet in length and 15 inches in diameter. At the end of the first leg of the pipeline the water will be fed into a new pivot. The second leg of this project will continue the new pipeline which will consit of approximatley 6562 feet with a reduction in pipe diameter as required to meet the needs of the irrigation system. The pipeline will feed water to three additional new pivots. A bubbler system will be installed to clean and filter the irrigation water before it enters the pipeline. Two screened concrete air vents will be installed as required to meet the needs of the system. Notes: The NRCS PreliminaryMap(Map attachment included in this application) shows the pivot acres as follows: Wiper Pivot 34 Acres Wiper Pivot 78 Acres Full Circle Pivot 81 Acres Wiper Pivot 20 Acres Planned pivot acres are as follows: Wiper Pivot 60 Acres Wiper Pivot 78 Acres Full Circle Pivot 81 Acres Wiper Pivot 80+ Acres | Box Elder | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
95 | FY 2022 | Wintch Livestock Company | $250,000.00 | This project consits of building an earth dam and lining that dam with a plastic liner. The dirt materials that are needed are found nearby. Rocks for rip rap and appropriate types of soil to make the dam are on site. This dam will be large enough to hold 1000 acre feet of water through the winter months makeing better use of this water by storing the water and then appling the water to fields during the irrigation season. | Beaver | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
96 | FY 2022 | JM Robison Farms, LC | $250,000.00 | The project consists of purchasing and installing 4 center pivots of various sizes, as well as pvc pipe and wires to each machine for water and power supply. It also includes upgrading equipment at the current well to allow for pressurization of the water, a VFD drive, and power upgrades to make it all work. | Millard | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
97 | FY 2022 Spring | IVVS llc | $250,000.00 | The project goal is to reduce water loss from the current ditch and reservoir system. The present system is around a hundred years old and is no longer viable given the persistent drought water levels. There will be two primary aspects to the project. First: Lining approximately four miles of narrow irrigation ditch. Due to the conditions of the water rights, it can only be lined, not placed into a pipe.This phase will entail the installation of an environmentally stable synthetic ditch liner that is provided in sections and laid into the ditch. The edges are then secured with earth. Given the appropriate product, this solution has a multi decade viability. Second, improving and lining a small irrigation reservoir to include replacing the outflow control head box and sluice gates.This phase will include earth work to expand and deepened a small water reservoir. Once the shape of the reservoir is improved, a pond liner will be installed and the sluice gates replaced resulting in near zero water loss through absorption and reservoir leakage. | Wayne | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||
98 | FY 2023 Fall | Class K2 & Browns Draw Water Efficiency Project | $248,650.00 | The Project consists of construction of a diversion structure on the Uinta River for the Cedarview Canal for MLWUA, with automated gates and flow measurement telemetry as well as construction of an irrigation control structure at the intersection of the Cedarview and Yellowstone Feeder Canals. Estimated water savings for the total project is 1430 acre-feet annually. The current Cedarview Canal has considerable operational loss as well as losses due to the existing structure and configuration. Opportunity losses at the Cedarview diversion due to manual and inadequate control are estimated at 170 acre-feet per year. The Uintah-Whiterocks River Commissioner (UWRC) is often taking 2 to 3 trips to the site per day to capture the high diurnal flows from the river between 11 PM and 2 AM, then makes adjustments later when it drops during the day, often with excess water going downstream that could have been captured. There is also a leak of approximately 5 to 7 cfs through the existing structure, gates, and bank at the Cedarview Heading that runs during periods when the water rights do not deliver to Cedarview. This leak is lost in its entirety in the canal downstream of the diversion, equating to 1260 acre-feet per year. Operational losses there have been determined through observation and records from the river commissioner and irrigation company staff. Losses due to high runoff (diurnal patterns of flow in the river) being spilled down canals without adequate control structures or delayed response time with check boards was not estimated but was considered as a factor in the losses. | Duchesne | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
99 | FY 2022 Spring | Degiorgio Farms LLC | $246,580.00 | Replace 5280 feet of concrete ditch with new HDPE pipe with risers. Install flow meters on both river pumps. Laser level crop fields for better irrigation efficiency. Materials needed: flow meters, 5280 feet of HDPE pipe,242 risers, 5 number of head gates,125acres of laser leveling that have not ever been leveled in the past. | Weber | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
100 | FY 2023 Spring | Jacie Pressett | $243,243.50 | This project includes the installation of two MESA pivots and 2 wheel lines on approximately 148 acres. The land in Elmo, Utah is located on the Price River drainage which is ultimately drains into the Colorado River Watershed. The farm is located on mostly prime farmland but includes some saline ground too. The current irrigation system uses overland metal pipe to gated pipe and open ditches. The following upgrades are planned: Aged steel overland pipe (with some leaking) replaced with underground PVD PIP pipe. PVC Gated Pipe to Pivot Open ditch to underground pipe Flood irrigation to Pivot and wheel line irrigation | Emery | 26 |