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Announcements
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January 17, 2025
Reclamation funds new pilot program to test farming practices that keep land in production with lower water use
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January 17, 2025
Biden-Harris Administration announces new Colorado River Environmental Funding Totaling over $388.3 Million
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January 17, 2025
Biden-Harris Administration announces $50 million investment in Klamath Basin for drought programs
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January 16, 2025
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $87 million for Pojoaque Regional Water System and Upper Rio Grande
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January 15, 2025
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $282 Million for Long-Term Colorado River Conservation Projects in Arizona
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January 10, 2025
Reclamation announces over $284 million for long-term conservation projects in the Lower Basin of the Colorado River
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December 20, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $37 million from President’s Investing in America Agenda to Conserve Water in Oregon, Strengthen Drought Resilience
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December 19, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration announces over $12 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for water sustainability projects
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December 4, 2024
Reclamation Celebrates Almost $1 Billion in Conservation Efforts in the Colorado River Basin with Tribal Partners
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December 4, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Funding Opportunity for Habitat Restoration and Species Recovery in the Upper Colorado River Basin
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December 2, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration announces $50 million for drought mitigation in the Great Salt Lake Basin
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October 31, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $82 Million To Bring Clean Drinking Water to Tribal Communities
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October 22, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $9 Million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for Drought Mitigation in Kansas
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October 17, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $25 Million from Investing in America Agenda in the Sacramento River Valley
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October 15, 2024
Interior Department, State of California Break Ground on Salton Sea Rehabilitation Effort
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October 4, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Joins Gila River Indian Community to celebrate completion of solar over canals project
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October 1, 2024
Reclamation announces $9.2 million for Tribal water projects and emergency drought relief supported by the Investing in America agenda
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September 25, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Marks Major Progress for Colorado River System Health, Signs Five New Water Conservation Agreements
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September 3, 2024
Biden-Harris administration announces $8 million for Lower Yellowstone drought mitigation
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August 14, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration announces $7 million from Investing in America agenda for water conservation projects in Texas and New Mexico
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July 24, 2024
Secretary Haaland Travels to Washington to Announce $16 Million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for Drought Resilience in the Yakima River Basin
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July 22, 2024
Interior Department Announces Next Steps to Implement President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for Ecosystem and Habitat Restoration in the Upper Colorado River Basin
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June 26, 2024
Reclamation announces $2 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to advance drought resilience in the Eastern Snake Plains Aquifer
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May 23, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration announces $11 million to bolster water supply in U.S. Territories as part of Investing in America agenda
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May 21, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $81 Million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for Drought Resilience in San Joaquin Valley
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May 10, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Delivers $60 Million from Investing in America Agenda for Drought Resilience in the Rio Grande Basin
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April 23, 2024
Biden-Harris administration provides more than $11 million for water sustainability and efficiency as part of Investing in America agenda
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April 23, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Interagency Effort to Support Tribal Water and Sanitation Infrastructure
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April 4, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $19 Million from Investing in America Agenda for Innovative Solar Panel Installation Over Canals
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April 2, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $320 Million for Tribal Domestic Water Infrastructure
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March 29, 2024
IRA: Bureau of Reclamation Expenditures Report (PDF - 320 KB)
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December 12, 2023
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Provides $16.5 Million to Support Tribes Impacted by Drought
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December 8, 2023
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $6 Million for Innovative Solar Panel Installation Over Canals in Gila River Indian Community
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August 7, 2023
Biden-Harris Administration Makes Nearly $200 Million Available for Drought and Climate Resiliency Projects as Part of Investing in America Agenda
The Department of the Interior today announced up to $195 million in funding opportunities available through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to develop a more resilient water supply, support cooperative watershed management and safeguard aquatic ecosystems. The funds come primarily from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s WaterSMART program, as well as from the Inflation Reduction Act and annual appropriations.
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July 14, 2023
Reclamation is extending the deadline to submit project proposals under phase two of its Lower Colorado River Basin System Conservation and Efficiency Program
The Bureau of Reclamation is extending the deadline to submit project proposals under phase two of its Lower Colorado River Basin System Conservation and Efficiency Program (LC Conservation Program). Colorado River Basin water entitlement holders and their partners, including Lower Colorado River Basin States, Tribes, Water Users, and Non-Governmental Organizations have until August 18, 2023, to submit proposals.
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May 24, 2023
Reclamation requests proposals for next phase of Lower Colorado River Basin System Conservation and Efficiency Program
Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced the next phase of its Lower Colorado River Basin System Conservation and Efficiency Program (LC Conservation Program), via a letter to Colorado River Basin water entitlement holders and their partners, including Lower Colorado River Basin States, Tribes, Water Users, and Non-Governmental Organizations. The letter announces funding opportunities for long-term durable system efficiency improvements that result in quantifiable, verifiable water savings in Lake Mead that is based on a recent history of use. Reclamation will accept proposals from water entitlement holders and their partners through July 19, 2023.
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May 9, 2023
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $5.5 Million Investment in Domestic Water Supplies for U.S. Territories
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March 23, 2023
Request for Input for the Lower Colorado River Basin System Conservation and Efficiency Program
On March 23, the Bureau of Reclamation sent a letter to interested parties requesting input from Colorado River stakeholders to inform the development of the next phase of the Lower Colorado River Basin System Conservation and Efficiency Program. The Program is intended to provide alternate paths to system efficiency that lead to additional conservation and longer-term durable solutions for the Colorado River System. Reclamation is working to release the solicitation of Program projects in spring of 2023. Comments will be accepted until Monday, April 06, 2023 and can be sent via email to: LCBEfficiency@usbr.gov
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Nov. 28, 2022
Inflation Reduction Act Funds Landmark Agreements to Accelerate Salton Sea Restoration
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Oct. 12, 2022
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Steps for Drought Mitigation Funding from Inflation Reduction Act
