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• Hydropower

  Feb 20, 2019
  Reclamation modernizes the nation’s largest hydropower facility

  

  GRAND COULEE, Wash. — The Bureau of Reclamation has issued the final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for modernizing three generators in the Third Power Plant at Grand Coulee Dam. The project is being undertaken to replace generating units G-19 through ... (Read More →)

• California Water

  Feb 20, 2019
  Reclamation announces initial water supply allocation for the Central Valley Project

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation today announced the initial 2019 water supply allocation for Central Valley Project water service contractors. This allocation is based on a conservative estimate of the amount of water that will be available for delivery to CVP water users and ... (Read More →)

• WaterSMART

  Feb 20, 2019
  Reclamation Releases Final Environmental Documents for Cottonwood Creek Daylighting Project

  

  BOISE, Idaho — The Bureau of Reclamation has issued the final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Cottonwood Creek Daylighting Project in Boise, Idaho. The EA follows the WaterSMART grant awarded in 2017 to the Boise River Enhancement Network, who ... (Read More →)

• California Water

  Feb 12, 2019
  Reclamation seeks comments on draft environmental document for long-term water transfers

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation is requesting comments on a draft revised environmental analysis for long-term water transfers prepared with the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority. The analysis includes the environmental effects of approving voluntary water transfers from 38 ... (Read More →)

• Bureau of Reclamation

  Feb 11, 2019
  Bureau of Reclamation releases Finding of No Significant Impact and Final Environmental Assessment for WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Program Grant

  Boulder City, Nev. — The Bureau of Reclamation today released a Finding of No Significant Impact and Final Environmental Assessment for a WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Program Grant to the Washington County, Utah, Water Conservancy District.
  
  Through the grant, Reclamation ... (Read More →)

• WaterSMART

  Feb 08, 2019
  Bureau of Reclamation awards $35.3 million to six water reclamation and reuse projects in California

  

  WASHINGTON — Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman announced that Reclamation is awarding $35.3 million for six authorized Title XVI water reclamation and reuse projects in California. The funding will be used to improve flexibility during water shortages and diversify the water ... (Read More →)