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• Colorado River

  Reclamation Publishes Final Environmental Impact Statement for Future Colorado River Operations

  July 31, 2026 – The Bureau of Reclamation has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement, which designates a preferred course of action for future management of Lake Powell and Lake Mead. The preferred alternative establishes an adaptive decision framework to be used to develop operating guidelines designed to ensure reliable operations in the Colorado River Basin while maintaining the flexibility to respond to changing conditions over a 10-year period through 2036. The framework also preserves the opportunity for the Basin to continue working towards consensus agreements, and if successful, be incorporated into future operations. Read More →

• Hoover Dam

  Hoover Dam welcomes visitors back tomorrow

  July 30, 2026 – Hoover Dam will reopen to visitors Friday, July 31, following the successful repair of the facility’s cableway system. The dam and powerplant continued operating normally throughout the temporary closure, and employees maintained access to the facility through alternate routes. Read More →

• Hoover Dam

  Hoover Dam Visitor Closure Update

  July 28, 2026 – Hoover Dam remains temporarily closed to all visitors while maintenance crews address an equipment issue involving the facility’s cableway system. The dam and powerplant continue to operate normally. Read More →

• Lower Colorado Basin Region

  Suspected fire damage linked to Hart Mine Road (Cibola) Bridge collapse; no injuries reported as multiple agencies respond

  July 28, 2026 – The Hart Mine Road Bridge, located near the Cibola Wildlife Refuge on the Arizona-California border, collapsed today following structural damage believed to have been caused by a recent fire. Portions of the bridge are in the water. No injuries have been reported. Read More →

• Upper Colorado Basin Region

  Exploratory Drilling to begin at Vallecito Dam

  July 22, 2026 – Exploratory work will soon be conducted at Vallecito Dam, located on the Pine River 18 miles northeast of Durango, to help evaluate and guide future rehabilitation efforts to be completed under the Bureau of Reclamation's Safety of Dams Program. Read More →

• California Great-Basin Region

  Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service announce awards for Central Valley Project fish habitat and directed studies

  July 2, 2026 – The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced the award of $44.3 million in grants to fund anadromous fish habitat restoration projects and directed studies to collect key fish data in the Central Valley and the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The awards utilize funds appropriated in 2024 and stem from two separate funding opportunities. Read More →

• Columbia–Pacific Northwest Region

  Teton Dam 50th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony

  June 12, 2026 – On June 5, the Bureau of Reclamation’s Columbia–Pacific Northwest Region, Upper Snake Field Office held a commemoration ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the Teton Dam Failure and the evolution of Dam Safety program. Read More →

• Supporting Tribal Nations

  Reclamation moves the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project forward with contract award for challenging underground crossings

  June 10, 2026 – The Bureau of Reclamation announced a $75.5 million contract award to Flatland Energy Services LLC for construction of the Block 2-3 Pipeline Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) components for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project in northwest New Mexico. Read More →

• Video

  Water On The Move: The System Behind your Food in Southern Idaho