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• California Water

  Reclamation hosts public workshop for Central Valley Prediction and Assessment of Salmon

  Oct. 23, 2026 – On October 30, between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Reclamation, in partnership with the University of Washington, is hosting an in-person and online workshop for the Central Valley Prediction and Assessment of Salmon. Read More →

• Recreation

  Reclamation to Waive Day Use Fees at New Melones, Lake Berryessa and Stony Gorge Reservoir Honoring President Theodore Roosevelt’s Birthday, Oct. 27

  Oct. 23, 2026 – On Tuesday, October 27, the Bureau of Reclamation will honor President Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday by waiving day use fees for U.S. citizens at its directly managed recreation areas at New Melones Lake, Lake Berryessa, and Stony Gorge Reservoir. Read More →

• California Water

  Reclamation announces Delta Cross Channel gate closure to support fall-run Chinook salmon

  Oct. 2, 2026 – The Bureau of Reclamation will close the Delta Cross Channel gates on Monday, Oct. 5, at approximately 10 a.m. The gates will remain closed until further notice.
  The closure is intended to help protect adult fall-run Chinook salmon passage and maintain river flows that help guide migrating salmon toward the lower Mokelumne River. Read More →

• California-Great Basin Region

  Major Federal Investment Accelerates Modernization of Friant Kern Canal

  Oct. 1, 2026 – The Bureau of Reclamation, in partnership with the Friant Water Authority, today broke ground on Phase 1 of the Friant-Kern Canal Pump Station Replacement Project. This milestone marks an important move toward modernizing the Friant‑Kern Canal and improving long-term water reliability for communities, farms and businesses throughout the San Joaquin Valley. Read More →

• California-Great Basin Region

  Reclamation to Waive Day Use Fees at New Melones, Lake Berryessa and Stony Gorge Reservoir on Constitution Day, Sept. 17

  Sept. 16, 2026 – On Thursday, Sept. 17, the Bureau of Reclamation will celebrate Constitution Day by waiving day‑use fees for U.S. citizens at its directly managed recreation areas at New Melones Lake, Lake Berryessa, and Stony Gorge Reservoir. Read More →

• Upper Colorado Basin Region

  Reclamation awards $81 million contract for Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project’s Block 2-3 pipeline marking the last large-scale award towards completion of the project

  Sept. 8, 2026 – The Bureau of Reclamation announced an $81 million contract award to Carstensen Contracting, Inc. for the construction of the Block 2-3 pipeline for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project in northwest New Mexico. Read More →

• California-Great Basin Region

  Trinity River Weir Consolidation Streamlines Salmon Monitoring and Opens New Chapter for Tribal Partnership

  Sept. 8, 2026 – A new chapter for Trinity River salmon begins this fall as the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Hoopa Valley Tribe bring separate fish monitoring and harvest operations together at one jointly operated location. Read More →

• Video

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