Bureau of Reclamation

Reclamation kicks off 120th anniversary

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• Reclamation’s Administrative Professional of the Year

  Reclamation recognizes Elizabeth Albertsen as its Administrative Professional of the Year

  Reclamation security assistant Elizabeth Albertsen is Reclamation’s Administrative Professional of the Year. Albertsen is among six Bureau of Reclamation employees honored at the Administrative Professional of the Year awards ceremony held on June 27, 2022. Read More →

• California-Great Basin Region

  San Joaquin River Restoration Program receives prestigious Environmental Achievement Award

  The San Joaquin River Restoration Program, a multi-agency effort to restore the upper 152-miles of the San Joaquin River from Friant Dam to the confluence with the Merced River, recently received the Department of the Interior’s highest honor for environmental restoration. Read More →

• Future Colorado River Operations

  Reclamation welcomes public input on development of future Colorado River operations during historic drought

  Reclamation published a Federal Register notice to assist in its efforts to develop future Colorado River operating provisions. Several decisional documents and agreements that govern the operation of crucial Colorado River facilities, Lake Powell and Lake Mead, and the management of Colorado River water will expire at the end of 2026. Read More →

• Drought Resilience and Water Infrastructure

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Provide $25.5 Million for Water Efficiency Projects in Eight Western States

  The Department of the Interior announced $25.5 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds for WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grants to safeguard local water supplies in the face of severe western drought. Read More →

• 120th Anniversary

  Reclamation kicks off 120th anniversary with groundbreaking for the B.F. Sisk Dam Safety Modification Project

  The Bureau of Reclamation kicked off its 120th anniversary year today at San Luis Reservoir with the groundbreaking of the B.F. Sisk Dam Safety Modification Project. The billion-dollar effort received a $100 million investment earlier this year from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Read More →

• Colorado River

  New study finds extreme, severe drought impacting the upper Colorado River basin in the second century

  The drought currently impacting the upper Colorado River Basin is extremely severe. A new study from federal government and university scientists led by the Bureau of Reclamation and published in Geophysical Research Letters identifies a second-century drought unmatched in severity by the current drought or previously identified droughts. Read More →

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

  Reclamation selects Lyle D. Myler as Wyoming Area Office Manager for the Missouri Basin & Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas Gulf Region

  Reclamation selected Lyle D. Myler for the Area Manager position for Wyoming Area Office, Missouri Basin & Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas Gulf Region, headquartered in Mills, Wyoming. Read More →

• Upper Colorado Basin Region

  Six-month test of injection well begins at Paradox Valley Unit

  Reclamation today restarted operations of the Paradox Valley Unit (PVU), a crucial salinity control facility for the Colorado River system. For the next six months, the PVU will operate at a reduced capacity to gather data that will help guide future operational decisions. Read More →

• California-Great Basin Region

  Reclamation announces temporary closure of Lake Berryessa’s Capell Cove Launch Ramp

  Reclamation will temporarily close the Capell Cove Launch Ramp at Lake Berryessa effective Wednesday, June 1, due to drought conditions and receding water levels. The launch ramp will re-open when lake levels rise. Read More →

• California-Great Basin Region

  Reclamation announces prescribed burn near New Melones Lake June 1-2

  Reclamation, in cooperation with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, plan to conduct a 100-acre prescribed burn near the northeastern portion of New Melones Lake in the Glory Hole Recreation Area. Read More →

• Upper Colorado Basin Region

  Construction begins on El Vado Dam

  Reclamation this week began safety modifications at El Vado Dam located along the Rio Chama in northern New Mexico. Modifications ensure the continued structural stability of the facility which provides irrigation water for the Middle Rio Grande Valley including six Pueblos. Read More →

• Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region

  Reclamation selects Jennifer Carrington as Columbia-Pacific Northwest Regional Director

  Reclamation Acting Commissioner David Palumbo today named Jennifer J. Carrington regional director for the bureau’s Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region. Carrington has more than 27 years of Reclamation experience and officially assumed her duties as regional director May 8, 2022. Read More →

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