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Colorado River System Conservation Pilot

Program Information

Popular name

PSCP

Program Number

15.567

Program objective

This program supports conservation projects that create “system water” through voluntary compensated reductions in water use or provides environmental benefits or restoration of ecosystems or habitats in the Colorado River Basin. Includes Drought Contingency Planning activities to enhance conservation through expanded measurement and monitoring.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

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.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2017

    N/A In FY16 and FY17, developed and issued request for proposals for 2018 Pilot Projects. Reclamation and other System Conservation Partners performed outreach within the Upper Basin to distribute proposals, collect proposals, perform initial review to evaluate proposals, and selected proposals.

  2. 2019

    In 2017 there were 15 projects accomplished resulting in 11,408 acre-feet of consumptive use savings. In 2018 there were 19 projects accomplished resulting in 25,319 acre-feet of consumptive use savings.

  3. 2020

    Information not available.

  4. 2023

    Stream gages and Eddy Covariance towers installation Awarded 64 projects for 38,000 acre-feet of water conservation

  5. 2024

    Stream gages and Eddy Covariance towers installation Awarded 104 agreements for 66,000 acre-feet of water conservation which included fallowing and crop switching

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.

2 CFR 200 UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS and the applicable OMB Circulars. These documents may also be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Reclamation Office listed below.

  1. Consolidated and further Continuing Appropriations Act, 206, Section 206 of the Consolidated and further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113-235) and Agreement No. 14-XX-30-W0574 – Agreement Among Reclamation, the Central Arizona Water Conservation District, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Denver Water, and the Southern Nevada Water Authority For a Pilot Program for Funding the Creation of Colorado River System Water Through Voluntary Water Conservation and Reductions in Use.
  2. As amended by Section 205, Public Law 115-244 EC. 205. (a) Section 206(c)(2) of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (43 U.S.C. 620 note; Public Law 113–235) is amended by striking ‘‘2018.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘2022: Provided, That the Secretary shall not fund pilot projects in the Upper Colorado River Basin without the participation of the Upper Colorado River Division States, acting through the Upper Colorado River Commission.’’.
  3. As amended by Public Law 117-328.
  4. Inflation Reduction Act, 50233. Pub. L. 117, 169.
  5. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, 40901 (8), Drought Contingency Planning activities to enhance conservation through expanded measurement and monitoring infrastructure.. Pub. L. 117, 58.

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Local

Additional resources