Upper Colorado News & Highlights
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News Release – Nov. 9, 2022
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Reclamation today announced $20 million in funding from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for endangered species recovery and conservation in the Colorado River Basin. Project funding will support the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program and Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program. Read More
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News Release – Oct. 28, 2022
WASHINGTON — As collaborative work continues across the Colorado River Basin to address the ongoing drought crisis, the Department of the Interior today announced expedited steps to prepare new measures that, based on current and projected hydrologic conditions, are needed to improve and protect the long-term sustainability of the Colorado River System. To address the serious operational realities facing the System, the Bureau of Reclamation is initiating an expedited, supplemental process to revise the current interim operating guidelines for the operation of Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams in 2023 and 2024 in order to provide additional alternatives and measures needed to address the likelihood of continued low-runoff conditions across the Basin. Read More
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News Release – Oct. 19, 2022
Summer rains help keep Rio Grande flowing
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Careful management of limited water supplies and steady rainfall through much of the summer are being credited for helping keep the Rio Grande flowing. Read More
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News Release – Oct. 12, 2022
Reclamation launches new prize competition seeking aquatic vegetation management solutions
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Reclamation is launching a new prize competition seeking sustainable solutions to manage aquatic vegetation in canals. Winning ideas will share in a total prize purse of $345,000. Read More
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News Release – Sept. 23, 2022
The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that 26 Tribes in 12 states will receive $10.3 million through the Native American Affairs Technical Assistance to Tribes Program. This will help support Native American Tribes in their efforts to prepare for and mitigate the impacts of drought. Read More
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News Release – Sept. 21, 2022
Reclamation awards $10.3 million to 26 Tribes for drought response water projects
The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that 26 Tribes in 12 states will receive $10.3 million through the Native American Affairs Technical Assistance to Tribes Program. This will help support Native American Tribes in their efforts to prepare for and mitigate the impacts of drought. Read More
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News Release – Sept. 1, 2022
Reclamation monitoring conditions threatening trout below Glen Canyon DamSALT LAKE CITY – Lower water levels at Lake Powell and rising temperatures in the Colorado River are contributing to dangerously low dissolved oxygen levels below Glen Canyon Dam, causing concern for the health of the trout fishery located near Lees Ferry. The Bureau of Reclamation works with the U.S. Geological Survey to closely monitor water quality conditions and is working with partners and stakeholders to better understand potential effects. Read More
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News Story – Sept. 1, 2022
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Protecting threatened and endangered fish below Glen Canyon Dam Water levels in Lake Powell on the Colorado River in Utah and Arizona are declining to historically low levels due to the extended drought in the western United States. With a reduced water surface elevation, the epilimnion (upper layer of water) of Lake Powell, where non-native fish typically reside, is now near the penstock intake elevations of Glen Canyon Dam. These non-native fish such as smallmouth bass, walleye and striped bass threaten to compete with and/or prey upon the downstream native fish community, including threatened and endangered species such as humpback chub and razorback suckers. Non-native fishes passing through the penstocks pose a serious risk to the downstream aquatic community. Read More
Reclamation awards $73 million construction contract for continued progress on the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project’s San Juan LateralExplore
