Jump to main content

Texas Water Newsroom

Texas Water Development Board approves $1,500,000 in agricultural water conservation grants

For immediate release. Contact: Media Relations at 512-463-5129

AUSTIN – (July 24, 2025) – The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved $1,500,000 in grants through its Agricultural Water Conservation Grants Program. The program offers grant funding to state agencies and political subdivisions for activities that promote water conservation in the state.

The grant recipients include:

  • $150,000 to Cameron County Irrigation District No. 6 to purchase and deploy an aquatic harvester to conserve water, improve irrigation efficiency, and build soil health
  • $150,000 to the Delta Lake Irrigation District to convert an open canal into a pipeline to eliminate water losses and improve the system’s pressure.
  • $300,000 to the Edwards Aquifer Authority for its Irrigation Efficiency Improvement Grant Program, which incentivizes irrigation permit holders to transition from older, less efficient practices to more efficient, water-conserving methods and technologies.
  • $50,000 to the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District for a meter project for district wells to improve irrigation management and water conservation practices.
  • $84,100 to the Menard County Water Control & Improvement District No. 1 to aid in the construction of a diversion headgate to control the conveyance flow in an irrigation canal.
  • $160,496 to the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District to implement a Master Irrigator Program that is an intensive irrigation management curriculum.
  • $200,000 to the Plum Creek Conservation District to deploy a batch reverse osmosis system for irrigating agricultural land.
  • $105,404 to the United Irrigation District for the acquisition and installation of a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system at a pump station
  • $300,000 to The University of Texas at Austin to develop TX Irrigation Watch—a tool for operationally mapping irrigated fields, identifying irrigation technologies, estimating water sources, and evaluating irrigation water use across the state.

These grants will support the implementation of conservation strategies outlined in the regional and state water plans and promote innovation and water conservation in agricultural irrigation throughout the state.

Visit the TWDB Agricultural Water Conservation webpage to learn more about this program and examples of previously funded projects.