Bureau of Reclamation
Recent News About Bureau of Reclamation
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Funding announced for conservation programs benefiting endangered species
The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have announced a funding opportunity for the Central Valley Project Conservation Program and the Central Valley Project Improvement Act Habitat Restoration Program. The grants are available for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
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Reclamation announces additional negotiations with Placer County Water Agency
The Bureau of Reclamation has announced four additional contract negotiation sessions with the Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) to discuss terms and conditions for a long-term Warren Act contract. This agreement involves the conveyance and temporary storage of up to 47,000 acre-feet of non-Central Valley Project water annually, utilizing excess capacity in Folsom Reservoir and the Folsom South Canal. The contract aims to support PCWA commitments under the American River Basin Water Forum Agreement and facilitate water transfers through the Lower American River to the East...
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Bureau of Reclamation announces $500,000 contest to iimprove water supply predictions
Reclamation announced the competition on Oct. 20, and noted that there are two stages: hindcast, which challenges participants to predict past water conditions; as well as forecast, which will challenge them to predict water supply for winter and spring 2024.
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U.S. Bureau of Reclamation: '15-day public comment period for Cachuma Operation & Maintenance Board second contract amendment'
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) announced a 15-day comment period on a proposed amendment to the Cachuma Operation & Maintenance Board's second contract, which the BOR says is needed to allow work to continue at some facilities, a Sept. 7 press release said.
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Williams thrilled to head to WAPA to work on sustainability and future of federal hydropower
Michelle Williams will transition early from deputy regional director with the Bureau of Reclamation to senior vice president and regional manager for the Western Area Power Administration's (WAPA’s) Sierra Nevada region on Nov. 6, the bureau said in an Aug. 24 press release.
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Grantz: Bureau of Reclamation prepares 'by preserving and retaining storage in our upstream reservoirs'
The Bureau of Reclamation finalized its plan 2023 Drought Response Operations Plan, which centers on the recovery of reservoirs upstream from Lake Powell.
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Rieker: 'This long-awaited project is a vital step forward for the Arkansas Valley'
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation broke ground on Boone Reach trunk line of the Arkansas Valley Conduit in southeastern Colorado during the last week in April.
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Touton: Climate change strategy will 'incorporate climate change into our water and power management decisions’
The Bureau of Reclamation recently released its Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.
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Bureau of Reclamation announces $140 million in funds toward 84 conservation projects in western states to battle climate crisis
As part of the Investing in America agenda by President Joe Biden, the Department of the Interior announced that $140 million will be going toward 84 conservation and efficiency projects in 15 western states as part of conserving more than 230,000 acre-feet each year.
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Touton: 'This winter’s snowpack is promising and provides us the opportunity to help replenish Lakes Mead and Powell in the near-term'
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released a 24 month study projection on April 20, which include “an increase to downstream flows from Lake Powell to Lake Mead of up to 9.5 million acre-feet this water year (Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 30, 2023),” according to the Bureau of Reclamation website.
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Raff: Frazar's leadership will provide 'cost-effective engineering solutions to western water needs'
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced it has chosen Edward Frazar P.E., to head the Civil Engineering Services Division 2 to lead three groups for the organization’s Technical Services Center (TCS).
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Rainey: New Reclamation HR managers 'will help Reclamation create a positive atmosphere'
Christine Dziedzina and Cathryn Todd have been named the newest human resource policy office managers at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
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Touton: Engineer of the Year’s work ensured ‘construction activities are performed in a timely matter’
An electrical engineer who led two modernization projects at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s high voltage switchyards has been named Bureau of Reclamation's Engineer of the Year.
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Bureau of Reclamation will begin Water Releases from Dickinson Dam
The Bureau of Reclamation will begin winter water releases through the outlet works at Dickinson Dam during the week of January 17, 2023. Dickinson Dam forms E.A. Patterson Lake on the Heart River southwest of the city of Dickinson.
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Biden-Harris Administration makes $80 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds available for projects that conserve water and improve watershed health
The Bureau of Reclamation is making approximately $80 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law available for water conservation, water management and restoration projects that will result in significant benefits to ecosystem or watershed health.
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Interior Department approves funding for 4 'important water resource issues' projects in Klamath River Basin
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton approved funding for four tribal water projects during a Dec. 8 visit to the Klamath River Basin.
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Raff: Projects ‘can improve and expand the accessibility to previously unusable water’
The Bureau of Reclamation will give $1.69 million to nine projects to conduct pilot testing on proposed water treatment technologies that will make unusable water usable.
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Bureau of Reclamation’s Conant: New manager Young 'brings a wealth of experience to this position'
A man who joined the Bureau of Reclamation in 2014 as a regional budget analyst for the Northern California Area Office is now manager of the Bureau’s California Great-Basin Region Program and Budget Office.
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Payne: New human capital officer ‘is the right leader for this critical position’
The human resources officer for the Bureau of Reclamation’s California-Great Basin Region is now the Bureau of Reclamation’s human capital officer.
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Touton: DOI works 'to better protect Colorado River System' with possible guideline revisions
U.S. Department of the Interior announced possible guideline revisions for operating two major dams along the Colorado River to stabilize depleted reservoirs.