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The original task force concluded in 2023; the page primarily archives historical research rather than serving as an active application portal.
Agriculture Water Optimization Grant Program is a grant from the Utah Department of Natural Resources (Board of Water Resources) that funds water efficiency improvements for agricultural producers and water delivery organisations in Utah.
The programme supports projects that reduce water consumption, improve irrigation system efficiency, and optimise water use in agricultural operations to address Utah's long-term water supply challenges. Eligible applicants include agricultural producers, irrigation companies, and water conservancy districts operating in Utah.
Funding amounts are not publicly specified but are provided as grant awards to qualifying projects that demonstrate measurable water conservation outcomes.
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Agricultural Water Optimization – Utah Division of Water Resources Utah Division of Water Resources Mission: Plan, Conserve, Develop and Protect Utahʹs Water Resources Agricultural Water Optimization Agricultural Water Optimization Task Force The Agricultural Water Optimization Task Force was formed in 2018 to identify critical issues facing the state’s long-term water supply, to optimize agricultural water supply for future needs and to sustain Utah’s vital agriculture industry and heritage.
The task force identified obstacles and constraints to optimization and recommended ways to improve the quantification of agricultural water use. In 2023, the Utah Legislature passed SB 277 , which appropriated $200 million for agricultural optimization and created a new committee housed within the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. This page archives the work completed by the task force over its lifespan from 2018-2023.
This research helps the state evaluate ways to improve agricultural water use practices, create benefits for farmers, optimize water use and protect water quantity and quality for all uses in the system. For more information, contact Scott McGettigan ScottMcGettigan@utah. gov HB381 Agricultural Water Optimization Initial legislation forming the task force and providing funds for research.
HB39 Agricultural Water Optimization Task Force Amendments Legislation amending the makeup of the task force and clarifying funding. Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) Water Optimization Funding Program A partner program created by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food to implement agricultural water optimization projects with Legislative funding.
Research Plan for Agricultural Water Optimization in Utah This memorandum takes a look at what water and agricultural management practices can maintain or increase agricultural production while minimizing impacts upon water supply, water quality and the environment. The report outlines a research framework at both the basin and on-farm scale in Utah.
The task force identified research needs directly linked to its three objectives and that encompass four focus areas. Immediate action to optimize the use and management of our finite water supplies is needed. Agricultural Water Optimization Annual Report 2025 This report details the actions the Agricultural Water Optimization Committee took in 2025.
It includes projects funded, preliminary case study results from on-farm and off-farm projects, other committee actions and program plans for 2026. Agricultural Water Optimization Annual Report 2024 This report details the actions the Agricultural Water Optimization Committee took in 2024. It includes projects funded, funding sources, completed project case studies, other committee actions and program plans for 2025.
Ag Water Optimization Task Force Overview 2018-2023 This overview of the task force’s work from 2018-2023 was provided by the facilitator at the task force’s last meeting on June 9, 2023. Ag Water Optimization Task Force Annual Report This annual report gives an update on the UDAF Ag Water Optimization Funding and the ongoing projects funded by the task force.
It includes recommendations for agricultural water optimization investments going forward and notes key obstacles. The additional documents included identify potential research studies and important policy questions to be answered.
Ag Water Optimization Task Force Annual Report This annual report gives an update on the recent progress made by the task force and recommendations for agricultural water optimization studies and investments going forward. Ag Water Optimization Task Force Summary Task force facilitator provides an overview of progress and next steps for the end of fiscal year 2020 in this video summary.
Case Study: Validating Methods for Measuring Evapotranspiration and Accounting for Actual Depletion in Utah The objective of this study was to validate ground-based and remote-sensing methodologies for measuring evapotranspiration and calculating depletion from an irrigated alfalfa field near Modena, Utah.
Results were promising, however, further study should be completed to validate the results in other geographies and climates within Utah. Utah Agricultural Water Optimization – Water Savings from Drip Irrigation Agricultural water optimization is important in Utah due to increased water needs, limited water supply, and uncertain climate changes that may affect water supplies.
Water shortages can dramatically affect agricultural, municipal, and environmental users. Agriculture diverts about 80% of all diversion in Utah. This Agricultural Water Optimization study, which began in 2019, is to determine differences in consumptive water use or depletion between drip and surface irrigation onions.
Onions were selected because Utah growers currently use both drip and surface irrigation. Literature Review of Current & Upcoming Irrigation Technologies and Practices Applicable to Utah Irrigation is essential for economical agriculture production in western semi-arid regions such as Utah.
The effects of droughts and competition for water due to population growth will mean more effective use of agricultural water supplies will be needed in the future. This literature review examines the historic, current and upcoming irrigation technologies and practices applicable to the state of Utah.
Irrigators in the state continue to make steady improvements towards adopting technologies that enable them to both improve water use efficiency and improve overall crop productivity while protecting the environment.
REPORT | FACT SHEET | COST/BENEFIT CALCULATOR Depletion Accounting for Irrigation Water Rights in Utah Producers have asked the Utah Division of Water Rights to consider new means of administering water rights by depletion rather than the historic method of irrigation diversion duty and number of acres irrigated.
Administering irrigation rights by depletion requires accurate, effective, and defensible means to measure and account for actual depletion. With numerous available and emerging methodologies to do so, the Legislative Agricultural Water Optimization Task Force sought to evaluate and identify the most practical, effective, and defensible means of measuring and accounting for actual depletion in Utah.
Case Study of Emery County Agriculture Water Quantification System Implementation The overall purpose of this project is to engage stakeholders in Emery County (including water managers and producers) and to understand, document and evaluate the drivers, methods, costs, benefits and lessons learned from the implementation of a network of flow measurement structures with transparent, Real-Time Monitoring and Control System.
Long-term Water Optimization Trials: Stacking Conservation Practices This is an ongoing study being completed by Utah State University with multiple partners to investigate how different combinations of crop genetics, crop types, tillage, emerging irrigation technologies and irrigation levels can both benefit agricultural production and reduce water consumption.
Unified Water Infrastructure Plan Drought Contingency Plans Report Water Waste & Wins Agricultural Water Optimization Great Salt Lake Elevation Regional Conservation Goals Great Salt Lake Basin Integrated Plan Wings Over Weber: Airborne Snow Surveys Water Marketing Strategies Integrated Water and Land Planning Water in the General Plan
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Agricultural producers, irrigation companies, and water conservancy districts in Utah. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Agriculture Water Optimization Grant Program is funded by Utah Department of Natural Resources (Board of Water Resources). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Utah. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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