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• Bureau of Reclamation

  Aug 12, 2020
  Reclamation announces 30-day public comment period for Central Valley Project Friant Water Authority operation, maintenance and replacement contract

  Fresno, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation announced today a 30-day public comment period for a 35-year contract renewal of the transfer of operation, maintenance and replacement activities related to Friant-Kern Canal and other associated works to ... (Read More →)

• Safety of Dams

  Aug 11, 2020
  Reclamation’s largest Dam Safety project moves forward

  

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today, the Bureau of Reclamation submitted the B.F. Sisk Dam Safety of Dams Modification Report to Congress. This is Reclamation’s largest project under the 1978 Safety of Dams Act, and when ... (Read More →)

• California Water

  Aug 07, 2020
  Reclamation announces 60-day comment period for Central Valley Project south-of-delta San Luis Unit draft contracts

  FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today ongoing congressionally mandated contract conversions pursuant to the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN Act). Today’s release includes three draft repayment ... (Read More →)

• Hydropower

  Aug 07, 2020
  Reclamation modernizing Central Valley Project Improvement Act accounting procedures

  

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On August 6, Reclamation proposed revisions to the Central Valley Project Improvement Act’s 1993 Interim Guidelines that govern the Act’s accounting requirements. The proposed revisions are ... (Read More →)

• California Water

  Aug 06, 2020
  Reclamation announces 30-day public comment period for Cachuma Operation and Maintenance Board contract amendment

  FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation proposes to execute an amendment to Cachuma Operation and Maintenance Board Contract No. 14-06-200-5222R, dated March 1, 2003, to add renewal language and extend the contract term for up to three years.
  ... (Read More →)

• Aug 06, 2020
  Public comment period open for critical Shasta Dam proposal to increase water storage for Californians and fish

  

  REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has proposed raising the Shasta Dam and is seeking public input on the Shasta Lake Water Resources Investigation Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. By raising the ... (Read More →)