Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region

Reclamation seeks public comment on environmental assessment for the Kachess Dam Safety of Dams modification project

EASTON, Wash. - The Bureau of Reclamation invites the public to identify issues or alternatives for consideration in the development of an environmental assessment for the Kachess Dam safety project. The 30-day public comment period will be open from July 26 to Aug. 25. The project area is located in Kittitas County, two miles north of Easton, Wash. Read More >>

Hungry Horse Dam Visitor Center opens to full capacity

HUNGRY HORSE, Mont. - Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced the Hungry Horse Dam Visitor Center will be opened to full capacity. The visitor center is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. MDT through Oct. 9. Read More >>

Reclamation releases Yakima basin July water supply forecast

YAKIMA, Wash. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s July 2021 total water supply available forecast for the Yakima basin indicates the water supply will satisfy all senior and junior water rights this irrigation season. Read More >>

Payette River flows increasing to support irrigation and salmon migration

BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation will begin increasing flows at Cascade and Deadwood dams June 14 to meet irrigation needs and provide additional water for salmon migration in the lower Snake and Columbia rivers. Read More >>

Successful partnerships help to restore bull trout in the Yakima basin

EASTON, Wash. - In an effort to return numbers of bull trout to self-sustainable levels, this week, Yakama Nation Fisheries and their partners released 531 bull trout into Kachess Reservoir and 61 bull trout into Gold Creek, a tributary to Keechelus Reservoir. Read More >>