These Photo Galleries document the progress on the project from its groundbreaking in October 2008 through June 2009. The galleries will be updated as more images become available.

All photos are within the public domian and can be used/published without restrictions. Credit can be attributed to: "U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation".

High resolution copies of the images can be obtained from our Photo Lab by calling 702-293-8591 or e-mailing kcowan@usbr.gov or apernick@usbr.gov. Please provide the official photo number listed under the thumbnail image.

Photos

Construction Activities - June 2009 - Activities continue at a rapid pace -- at this point, the construction work is nearly 55% complete. The photos in this gallery portray ongoing work on the canal inlet structure near Drop 1 of the All-American Canal, the concrete lining of the canal that will deliver water to the reservoir, and installation of geomembrane lining on the bottom of the excavated reservoir. The massive reservoir inlet/outlet structures have also taken form, rising like concrete monuments from the desert floor near Interstate 8.

Construction Activities - February 2009 - Skilled crews from the Ames-Coffman Joint Venture and Bureau of Reclamation engineers and inspectors are working in concert day and night through two 10-hour shifts to meet the ambitious 2010 deadline for project completion.

Groundbreaking Event - October 2008 - On October 21, 2008, five large earthmovers broke ground on the Drop 2 Reservoir project. The Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, and leaders from the Southern Nevada Water Authority, Central Arizona Project and The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (accompanied by trained equipment operators from the Ames-Coffman Joint Venture construction partnership) operated the equipment in moving the first loads of earth from the reservoir site. This was the first of the 7 million cubic yards of soil that is being excavated to complete the project.

Video

“One Drop at a Time”: The Drop 2 Storage Reservoir -- a 5-minute video portraying the background and activities over the first six months of the project. A transcript of the narrative is also available.

Feature Story

One "Drop" at a Time...New Reclamation Reservoir to Provide Additional Water Storage for the Southwest -- a story and photos covering the recent activities on the Drop 2 project. Can be reprinted and published without restrictions.