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California Water
Reclamation seeks comments on proposed changes to Central Valley Project operation
July 26, 2024 – The Bureau of Reclamation seeks public input on the Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The draft document considers revised operations of dams, powerplants, and related facilities of the Central Valley Project and Delta facilities of the State Water Project. Read More →
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Employees
Reclamation Selects Katie Bartojay to lead Technical Service Center
July 25, 2024 – Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton selected Katie Bartojay as the director of Reclamation's Technical Service Center in Denver, Colorado. The Technical Service Center provides cutting-edge solutions to water and power resource challenges for Reclamation and other federal agencies and includes a unique world-class materials and hydraulic engineering laboratory. -
Investing in America
Secretary Haaland Travels to Washington to Announce $16 Million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for Drought Resilience in the Yakima River Basin
July 24, 2024 – Secretary Haaland today concluded a multi-day visit to Washington to celebrate major progress in implementing President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to safeguard communities from increased threat of wildland fire and severe drought, restore ecosystems, and strengthen Tribal communities. During her visit, Secretary Haaland met with Tribal leaders from the Confederated Tribes of the Yakama Nation, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and Puyallup Tribe, as well as Bureau of Indian Education-funded staff and personnel. On the heels of the devastating 1980 Slide Ranch Fire in late June, Secretary Haaland also met with more than 50 Yakama Nation firefighters to express the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to sharing resources, investing in resilience efforts, and prioritizing permanent pay reforms and increases for Tribal firefighters. Read More →
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Investing in America
Interior Department Announces Next Steps to Implement President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for Ecosystem and Habitat Restoration in the Upper Colorado River Basin
July 22, 2024 – The Department of the Interior today announced a funding opportunity through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for ecosystem and habitat restoration projects in the Upper Colorado River Basin that address impacts caused by drought. These funds will help increase community and landscape resiliency while restoring habitats and assisting in species recovery. These funds are made available through the Bureau of Reclamation from the Inflation Reduction Act—the largest ever investment in climate—for use in the Upper Basin States of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. -
California Water
Notice of funding opportunity for Central Valley Project Conservation Program and Central Valley Project Improvement Act Habitat Restoration Program now available
July 18, 2024 – The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a funding opportunity for the Central Valley Project Conservation Program and Central Valley Project Improvement Act Habitat Restoration Program for grants in fiscal years 2025 and 2026. -
Colorado River
Reclamation begins cold water flows to disrupt spawning of nonnative fish below Glen Canyon Dam
July 5, 2024 – As a result of warmer river temperatures, the Bureau of Reclamation will begin releasing deeper, and therefore, colder water on Tuesday, July 9 from Lake Powell through Glen Canyon Dam to disrupt the establishment of smallmouth bass, which could negatively affect populations of threatened humpback chub below the dam. The need for these flows was triggered after the average observed daily water temperatures reached smallmouth bass reproduction thresholds above 15.5 degrees Celsius (60 degrees Fahrenheit) at the confluence of the Colorado River with the Little Colorado River. Read More →
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Video
Reclamation Recruits: A New Reclamation