Bureau of Reclamation

Reclamation releases Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Spend Plan

Camille Touton Sworn In as Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: stakeholder events & planning

2022 operating conditions for Lake Powell & Lake Mead

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• Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  Reclamation releases blueprint for implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2022

  Reclamation today submitted its initial spend plan for fiscal year 2022 funding allocations authorized in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the U.S. Congress. This spend plan represents a blueprint for how Reclamation will invest in communities to address drought across the West as well as greater water infrastructure throughout the country. Read More →

• Interior Department Announces Infrastructure Investments for Desalination, Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects

  The Department of the Interior today announced three funding opportunities available to help Western communities create or expand clean, new water sources. The selected projects, which include desalination, and water reclamation and reuse projects, will be funded through investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and, when enacted, fiscal year 2022 appropriations. Read More →

  WaterSMART Program

• California-Great Basin Region

  Reclamation waives day-use fees on MLK Day at New Melones Lake and Lake Berryessa

  Reclamation’s New Melones Lake and Lake Berryessa field offices will waive day-use fees on Jan. 17 to observe civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, birthday. Read More →

• California-Great Basin Region

  Reclamation grazing goats use Auburn shaded fuel break to reduce wildfire threats

  Reclamation is working with managing partner California Department of Parks and Recreation at Auburn State Recreation Area on a 176-acre goat grazing project beginning Friday. Read More →

• Colorado River

  Reclamation modifies monthly water releases from Lake Powell to protect reservoir's critical elevations

  The Bureau of Reclamation began monthly operational adjustments at Glen Canyon Dam on Jan. 1, taking initial steps to protect the reservoir's target elevation of 3,525 feet. As of Jan. 5, Lake Powell's water surface elevation measured 3,536 feet, just 11 feet above the target elevation. Without the changes to monthly water releases, the reservoir's elevation was projected to steadily decline below the target elevation through the winter months. The adjusted releases are designed to help protect critical elevations at Lake Powell until spring runoff materializes. Read More →

• Lower Colorado Basin Region

  David Arend selected as Lower Colorado Basin deputy regional director

  In late-December 2021, Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Basin named David Arend as deputy regional director for the lower basin’s regional programs and operations. Arend has nearly 20 years of experience serving with Reclamation. Read More →

• Missouri Basin and Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas Gulf Regions

  Reclamation announces temporary water release using Alcova Spillway for maintenance

  Reclamation will temporarily use the spillway at Alcova Dam to make scheduled water releases to the North Platte River. This action is necessary to accommodate scheduled maintenance activities in the power plant. The river flow below Gray Reef Dam will continue to be at about 450 cubic feet per second (cfs), as it has been all winter. Read More →

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