USBR is administering a CALFED Water Use Efficiency grant program.  Any project that conserves water or contributes to other CALFED goals is eligible.  There is $5 million available.  USBR can fund up to 50% of project costs, and up to $1 million.   Applications are due by June 8, 2009.

Follow the link below to access the grant application.

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=fCCN...

Guidebooks for preparing the USBR Water Management Plan

Achieving Efficient Water Management
A Guidebook for Preparing Agricultural  Water Conservation Plans

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  • Browse the guidebook on the web (PDF format)[2.28 MB]
  • Download a ZIP file containing the PDF version of the guidebook [2.1 MB]  

ALSO, Water Measurement Manual

• The manual is available in HTML format from the Water Resources Research Laboratory
  
  • Browse the manual on the web (HTML format)
  • Download a self-extracting  ZIP file to install the HTML version of the manual onto your PC or laptop [9 MB]
    
    
• The manual is available in PDF format (a single, smaller file), thanks to the efforts of Mary Brechler in the Lower Colorado Region
  • Browse the manual on the web (PDF format)
  • Download a ZIP file containing the PDF version of the manual [3.2 MB]
    
    
  To obtain a printed copy of this manual, please see Where to get the Water Measurement Manual.

For more information visit the USBR Water Conservation office by following the link below.

http://www.usbr.gov/waterconservation/publications.html

The AWMC Board is represented by both Group 1 and Group 2 members.

Alta ID
Anderson-Cottonwood ID
Banta Carbona ID
Bella Vista WD
Belridge WSD
Berrenda Mesa WD
Carpenter ID
Central California ID
Coachella Valley WD
Columbia Canal Company
Colusa Drain MWC
Del Puerto WD
Dudley Ridge WD
Durham MWC
Eastside WD
Firebaugh Canal WD
Fresno ID
Friant Water Users Authority
Glenn-Colusa ID
Grassland WD
Henry Miller WD
Imperial ID
James ID
Kern County Water Agency
Kern Delta WD
Kern Tulare WD
Lost Hills WD
Lower Tule River Irrigation District
Maine Prairie WD
Merced ID
Mercy Springs WD
Modesto ID
Natomas MWC
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Orange Cove ID
Pacheco WD
Panoche WD
Pelger MWC
Pinyon Pines County WD
Pixley Irrigation District
Pleasant Grove-Verona MWC
Princeton-Codora-Glenn ID
Provident ID
Rag Gulch WD
Reclamation District 108
Reclamation District 2068
Reclamation District 999
San Benito County Water Authority
San Diego County Water Agency
San Luis Canal Company
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Saucelito ID
Semitropic WSD
Shafter-Wasco ID
Solano County Water Agency
Solano ID
South Sutter WD
Stockton East WD
Sutter MWC
Terra Bella ID
Tranquility ID
Tulare Lake Basin WSD
Turlock ID
Valley Center MWD
Western Canal WD
Westlands WD
Yolo County Flood Control District