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Media Statement
Statement by Lower Colorado Regional Director Terry Fulp, Ph.D., and Upper Colorado Regional Director Brent Rhees on important progress towards adopting effective Drought Contingency Plans in 2018
SALT LAKE CITY – The seven Colorado River Basin States have taken an important step forward by releasing draft drought contingency plans for the Upper and Lower Basins. The Bureau of Reclamation commends the work of the many partners in the Basin. We are encouraged by their progress in responding to ongoing drought conditions that continue to threaten reservoir elevations at an unprecedented rate. We encourage the states to finalize their draft agreements by December 2018 to ensure the sustainability of the Colorado River system.
The seven Colorado River Basin States include Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. All seven Basin States share vital interests in the waters of the Colorado River, which provides water to more than 40 million people, and have worked diligently to develop a set of draft agreements.
For more information:
Drought Contingency Plan Summary
Upper and Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan – Final Review Draft -
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Bureau of Reclamation selects 54 projects to receive $26.5 million to improve water efficiency in the West
WASHINGTON – Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman announced that Reclamation has selected 54 projects to receive a total of $26.5 million through WaterSMART water and energy efficiency grants. This funding will be leveraged to accomplish approximately $167 million in improvements ... Read More →
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Reclamation awards $40 million contract to help researchers track fish movement and survival
Salt Lake City - The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a five-year, $40 million contract to BioMark Inc., of Boise, Idaho to help researchers detect the survival and movements of multiple fish species, including those that are endangered. The contract will fund Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags, which will help researchers determine the size and health of those populations. Read More →
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Reclamation awards $30 million contract for environmental and cultural resources
Salt Lake City - The Bureau of Reclamation today awarded a five-year, $30 million blanket purchase agreement to multiple vendors to obtain a full range of environmental, cultural and related services for projects located within the Upper Colorado Region states of Arizona, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Texas and Wyoming. Read More →
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Reclamation to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss Environmental Assessment of Green River Water Exchange Contract
VERNAL, UTAH – The Bureau of Reclamation will hold a public meeting in Vernal, Utah, on Sept. 26 to solicit comments regarding the environmental impacts of the Green River Block water exchange contract. This contract, between Reclamation and the State of Utah, would facilitate the development of ... Read More →
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New research identifies abundant endangered fish below waterfall in San Juan River
SALT LAKE CITY - Prolonged drought and increased water use in the southwest United States have led to shrinking reservoirs and the emergence of natural features that are affecting endangered species and river recreation. One feature, a waterfall known as the Piute Farms Waterfall, has formed in an ... Read More →
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Reclamation awards $3.4 million contract to aid the recovery of the critically endangered razorback sucker
Salt Lake City - The Bureau of Reclamation today awarded a $3.4 million contract to Bio-West Inc., of Logan, Utah, to determine how habitat, flows, water temperatures, trends in other fish species and other variables affect the endangered razorback sucker in the Lake Mead and the Grand Canyon ... Read More →
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Reclamation Awards $1.375 Million Contract for Cultural Resources Program Management Support of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project
DURANGO, COLO. - The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $1.375 million contract to Logan Simpson of Tempe, Arizona, for five years of management support of the cultural resources program associated with the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. ... Read More →
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Reclamation Announces $74.6 Million Agreement for Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project
FARMINGTON, NM - The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $74.6 million financial assistance agreement with the Navajo Nation for the design and construction of a portion of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. Read More →
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Advisory–The Upper Colorado Regional projects statement of construction cost and repayment (SPCCR) presenting the relationship between project cost and repayment are available. Please contact our Finance Officer, Shara Hillier at 801-524-3660 or shillier@usbr.gov to obtain a copy of the project SPCCR.
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