News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

In preparation for the 2023 irrigation season, the Bureau of Reclamation will begin to operate Potholes Reservoir/O’Sullivan Dam outlet works and Banks Lake/Dry Falls Dam outlet works on March 1, 2023. Water will begin flowing into Billy Clapp Reservoir on March 1, 2023, and Reclamation will begin operating the Billy Clapp Reservoir/Pinto Dam outlet works on March 14, 2023.

The Crook County Parks and Recreation District—with the support of the Bureau of Reclamation as the land management agency—is increasing the camping fees at Haystack Reservoir West Shore Campground for the 2023 season.

The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking public comment on updates to regulations regarding public access to and conduct on all Reclamation projects, waters and real property.

The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that this year’s Trinity River restoration flow schedule will begin on Feb. 15. Each year, the Trinity Management Council advances a flow schedule based on the expected amount of water available to support salmon restoration efforts on the Trinity River.

The Bureau of Reclamation, in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (collectively, the Services), announced today it will direct temporary adjustments to Iron Gate Dam effective immediately.

The Bureau of Reclamation has prepared the February snowmelt runoff forecasts and operating plans for the North Platte River Basin.

As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to enhance the resilience of the West to drought and climate change, the Department of the Interior today announced a $728 million investment to deliver clean, reliable drinking water to rural and Tribal communities, support water conservation in the Upper Colorado River Basin, and complete projects to improve water supply reliability.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District plans to execute a minor adjustment to the current lake release schedule from Tuesday, February 21 through Friday, February 24, that will release water from Lake Okeechobee as part of an ongoing sediment study by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be closing one lane of the Highway 187 bridge across Beaver Dam from Feb. 28 through March 2 for routine maintenance.

Dworshak Dam is looking for individuals or couples to serve as Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance Volunteers around the dam for the summer season.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permitapplication to conduct work in waters of the United States from the Massachusetts Department ofTransportation – Highway Division in Boston for proposed work in an unnamed tributary toWinimusset Brook and vegetated wetlands at Ravine Road in New Braintree, Mass.

A tabletop exercise was conducted at Harry S Truman Dam on Feb. 16, 2023 by the local emergency management agencies in conjunction with the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permitapplication to conduct work in waters of the United States, navigable waters, and the OuterContinental Shelf from SouthCoast Wind Energy in Boston for proposed work in the Atlantic Ocean.Most of the proposed work would occur in the Atlantic Ocean in the Bureau of Ocean EnergyManagement’s Renewable Energy Lease Area OCS-A 0521, which is approximately 127,388 acresin size and is located 26 nautical miles (nm) south of Martha’s Vineyard and approximately 20 nmsouth of Nantucket, Mass.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, and the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, or MSD, recently entered into a cost-shared Project Partnership Agreement, or PPA, for sewer improvements included in the St. Louis Combined Sewer Overflow Rehabilitation Project.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will host its fourth public workshop discussing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Delta Conveyance Project on March 1 in Stockton.