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Basinwide Program
15.509
To provide financial and technical assistance to: (1) identify salt source areas; (2) develop project plans to carry out conservation practices to reduce salt loads; (3) install conversation practices to reduce salinity levels; (4) carry out research, education, and demonstration activities; (5) carry out monitoring and devaluation activities; and (6) to decrease salt concentration and salt loading which causes increased salinity levels within the Colorado River and to enhance the supply and quality of water available for use in the United States and the Republic of Mexico. Such programs shall consist of cost-effective measures and associated works to reduce salinity from saline springs, leaking wells, irrigation sources, industrial sources, erosion of public and private land, or other sources.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
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No information available. During Fiscal Years 2017 and 2018, Reclamation had 14 active construction projects in the Basinwide Program that when completed will control an estimated 37,000 tons of salt each year from entering the Colorado River System.
During Fiscal Year 2019, Reclamation had 11 active construction projects in the Basinwide Program that when completed will control an estimated 37,934 tons of salt each year from entering the Colorado River System.
Awarded 11 new grants with a total contract amount of $38,959,991 that will control 24,662 tons of salt with an average cost per ton of $59.95. The 11 new grants will be completed over the next 5 years.
FY 2021 project selections not yet available.
The salinity program awarded 6 new Cooperative Agreements with projects totaling $23,000,000 that will control 11,661 tons of salt with an average cost per ton of $78.04. The 6 new agreements will be completed over the next 5 years.
The salinity program is projected to continue funding on-going projects in the amount of $5,700,000, and it is also projected to publish a new NOFO in June with awards being made by March of FY26.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
