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Assistance listing · 15.504

WaterSMART Water Recycling

Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 15.504, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.

USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026.

Federal agencies obligated $221M in awards under assistance listing 15.504, WaterSMART Water Recycling, in FY2026, and $1.1B over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the program ranks 283 of 988 on this site.

Obligations were down 53% on FY2025 ($473M), with $0 so far in FY2027.

The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 were The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California ($125M), City of San Buenaventura ($90M) and Eastern Municipal Water District ($30M).

By place of performance, the most money went to CA and HI.

$221Mobligations, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations
$1.1Bfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations
$0FY2027 to dateFY2027 · obligations
283 of 988rank among programs on this sitefive-year obligations
27awards of $1.0M+ since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Obligations by fiscal year

$291M
$67M
$473M
$221M
$0
FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*
Obligations under listing 15.504 by fiscal year. *FY2027 runs to the data date and is incomplete.

Compared with the largest program FY2026

MeasureThis programGrants to States for MedicaidAll assistance
Obligations, FY2026$221M$722B$4.4T
Five-year total$1.1B$2.6T$17T
Share of all assistance obligations, five years0%15.2%100%

Largest recipients $1.0M+ award value since FY2023

#OrganisationAwardsAward value
1The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California1$125M
2City of San Buenaventura1$90M
3Eastern Municipal Water District1$30M
4Truckee Meadows Water Authority1$30M
5Soquel Creek Water District1$30M
6El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board3$24M
7Board of Water Supply1$19M
8Jurupa Community Services District1$18M
9City of Pismo Beach1$17M
10City of Banning1$16M
11Weber Basin Water Conservancy1$14M
12City of Dodge City1$14M
13City of Palo Alto1$13M
14Water Replenishment District of Southern California1$12M
15City of Peoria1$9.9M

Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards

Where the money goes

Largest awards since FY2023

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunPlaceRecord
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern CaliforniaDepartment of the InteriorBureau of ReclamationGrantProject Grant (B)$125M10 Jan 2025CAUSAspending
City of San BuenaventuraDepartment of the InteriorBureau of ReclamationGrantProject Grant (B)$90M14 Jan 2025CAUSAspending
Eastern Municipal Water DistrictDepartment of the InteriorBureau of ReclamationGrantProject Grant (B)$30M15 Sep 2023CAUSAspending
Truckee Meadows Water AuthorityDepartment of the InteriorBureau of ReclamationGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$30M10 Sep 2025NVUSAspending
Soquel Creek Water DistrictDepartment of the InteriorBureau of ReclamationGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$30M11 Sep 2023CAUSAspending
Recipient not shownDepartment of the InteriorBureau of ReclamationGrantProject Grant (B)$25M18 Sep 2023CAUSAspending
El Paso Water Utilities Public Service BoardDepartment of the InteriorBureau of ReclamationGrantProject Grant (B)$20M3 Apr 2023TXUSAspending
Board of Water SupplyDepartment of the InteriorBureau of ReclamationGrantProject Grant (B)$19M9 Apr 2025HIUSAspending
Jurupa Community Services DistrictDepartment of the InteriorBureau of ReclamationGrantProject Grant (B)$18M15 Sep 2023CAUSAspending
City of Pismo BeachDepartment of the InteriorBureau of ReclamationGrantCooperative Agreement (B)$17M23 May 2024CAUSAspending

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Questions and answers

How much is obligated under assistance listing 15.504?

$221M in FY2026 and $1.1B over the five fiscal years since FY2023, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.

Who receives the most under WaterSMART Water Recycling?

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California ($125M), City of San Buenaventura ($90M), Eastern Municipal Water District ($30M), Truckee Meadows Water Authority ($30M), Soquel Creek Water District ($30M). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".

What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?

A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.

Provenance

Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.