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• Colorado River

  Second Bug Flow experiment to be conducted under the Glen Canyon Dam Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan

  

  The Department of the Interior will conduct a second Macroinvertebrate Production Flow this summer at Glen Canyon Dam under its Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan. This experiment, also known as a Bug Flow, aims to improve egg-laying conditions for aquatic insects that are the primary food source for fish in the Colorado River. The experiment will begin on May 1 and continue through August 31, 2019. Read More →

• Infrastructure

  Folsom Reservoir dike improvements continue

  

  Construction crews for the Bureau of Reclamation are making Safety of Dam improvements at various locations around the nearly 1 million acre-feet, Folsom Reservoir. This phase of the Safety of Dams work began in January 2019 and is expected to wrap up around July 2019. Read More →

• Recreation

  Life jackets and safe boating can help save lives

  

  National Safe Boating Week is May 18–24, 2019. The Bureau of Reclamation Pacific Northwest Regional Office is recognizing the importance of safe boating through several activities aimed at reminding watercraft users to practice boating and life jacket safety while working or enjoying activities on the lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. Read More →

• Invasive Species

  Reclamation will use innovative methods to control non-native plants at sites in southwest Colorado

  

  The Bureau of Reclamation, in collaboration with the Palisade Insectary and Colorado Parks and Wildlife, will apply an innovative and environmentally conscious method to control weeds this spring in wetland areas at Navajo State Park in Colorado and Simon Draw Wildlife Area in Montezuma County, Colorado. The agencies will release Russian knapweed stem gall wasps as part of an effort to control the spread and vigor of Russian knapweed, a noxious weed in Colorado harmful to native plants and wildlife. The gall wasps will only impact Russian knapweed and will not affect humans, livestock or other plant species. Read More →

• Colorado River Drought Contingency Plans

  Statement by Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman on the President signing law authorizing Colorado River Basin Drought Contingency Plans

  

  Today, President Trump took a historic step to reduce risk on the Colorado River by signing bipartisan legislation authorizing the Department of the Interior to implement Drought Contingency Plans in the Upper and Lower Basins of the Colorado River. This action supports agriculture and protects the water supplies for 40 million people. Read More →

• WaterSMART

  Bureau of Reclamation makes up to $3 million available for 2019 Water Marketing Strategy Grants funding opportunity

  

  The 2019 Water Marketing Strategy Grants funding opportunity is now available from the Bureau of Reclamation. This funding opportunity is available to water entities to establish or expand water markets or water marketing activities. Reclamation will make available up to $200,000 for simple projects that can be completed within two years and up to $400,000 for more complex projects that can be completed in three years. Up to $3 million is available for this funding opportunity. Read More →

• WaterSMART

  Bureau of Reclamation makes $32 million in funding opportunities available for Desalination Construction Projects and Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects under the WIIN Act

  

  The Bureau of Reclamation has released two funding opportunities under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, Desalination Construction Projects and Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects. Applications for both of the funding opportunities are due by June 28, 2019, at 4:00 p.m. MDT. Read More →

• Bureau of Reclamation

  Reclamation is the largest wholesale water supplier in the United States, and the nation's second largest producer of hydroelectric power. Its facilities also provide substantial flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife benefits. Read More  →