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• The Central Valley Project: 90 Years of Delivering Water To California

  90 Years of the Central Valley Project For nine decades, the Central Valley Project has helped shape California’s economy, communities, and environment—delivering water and clean hydropower through one of the most ambitious public works projects in U.S. history. Born during the Great Depression and built through vision, resolve, and engineering excellence, the CVP remains a cornerstone of California’s water and power infrastructure. Watch this short video as we reflect on 90 years of service—and the partnerships and perseverance that continue to sustain California today.

• The California-Great Basin

  We've spent more than 120 years managing water in the West. Learn more about the California-Great Basin region, home to one of the largest and most complex water storage and delivery systems in the world.

• Reclamation supports cooperative effort to track Central Valley steelhead

  

  Central Valley steelhead, a distinct population segment listed as threatened by the Endangered Species Act, is why Reclamation and its partner agencies are investigating the details of how the fish live and survive. Read more →

• Returning a piece of the Delta to nature’s blueprint through the Prospect Island Tidal Habitat Restoration Project

  State and federal officials recently recognized the Prospect Island Tidal Habitat Restoration Project. Once part of the Delta’s patchwork of farmland, Prospect Island awaits a transformation that promises to return it to the tidal-driven wetland it was before levees blocked the connectivity. Read more →

• Shasta Story Map Chapter 3 Released

  The Shasta Story Map chapter 3 is a comprehensive and detailed presentation that looks at the incorporation of climate change conditions into the new plan for long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and the efforts to protect winter-run Chinook salmon. It’s compelling reading for anyone interested in California water.

• Reclamation selects Ed Young as Deputy Regional Director of Business Services

  The Bureau of Reclamation today announced Ed Young as the new deputy regional director of business services for the California-Great Basin Region. Young will oversee five divisions: financial management, information management, program and budget, acquisition services, and office of communications. Read More →

• Reclamation and Partner Agencies Reestablish the Fishery at East Park Reservoir

  Two years ago, Reclamation and partners seized an opportunity to conduct dam repairs at East Park Reservoir during the worst drought in California's history. Taking advantage of the low water levels, the dam was modernized and a plan to create a new fishery in the reservoir was hatched. Today, the East Park fishery is back and thriving! or Read More →

• Reclamation and partners celebrate completion of critical water supply infrastructure for San Joaquin Valley

  The Bureau of Reclamation, Friant Water Authority, and California Department of Water Resources celebrated completion of Phase 1 of the Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project. The project will restore capacity to 33 miles of the existing Friant-Kern Canal damaged from subsidence... View Flickr Album or Read More →

• President’s Investing in America Agenda Delivers More Than $142 Million to Bolster Resilience to Drought and Boost Water Supplies

  Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis announced a $142 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to advance drought resilience and boost water supplies across the country, as part of the Investing in America agenda. View Flickr Album or Read More →

• Truckee Canal Revitalization Project Completes Phase 1 Construction

  Construction of the Truckee Canal Public Safety Improvement Project Phase 1 is complete and the canal, which provides water to the Truckee Division, is fully operational. The 31-mile-long canal provides water for more than 50,000 acres of farmland, wildlife, and communities in western Nevada. Read More →

• Reclamation and Partner Agencies Reestablish the Fishery at East Park Reservoir 

  Two years ago, Reclamation and partners seized an opportunity to conduct dam repairs at East Park Reservoir during the worst drought in California's history. Taking advantage of the low water levels, the dam was modernized and a plan to create a new fishery in the reservoir was hatched. Today, the East Park fishery is back and thriving! View Flickr Album or Read More →

• Reclamation and partners celebrate completion of critical water supply infrastructure for San Joaquin Valley

  The Bureau of Reclamation, Friant Water Authority, and California Department of Water Resources celebrated completion of Phase 1 of the Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project. The project will restore capacity to 33 miles of the existing Friant-Kern Canal damaged from subsidence... or Read More →

• President’s Investing in America Agenda Delivers More Than $142 Million to Bolster Resilience to Drought and Boost Water Supplies

  Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis announced a $142 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to advance drought resilience and boost water supplies across the country, as part of the Investing in America agenda. View Flickr Album or

• Truckee Canal Revitalization Project Completes Phase 1 Construction

  Construction of the Truckee Canal Public Safety Improvement Project Phase 1 is complete and the canal, which provides water to the Truckee Division, is fully operational. The 31-mile-long canal provides water for more than 50,000 acres of farmland, wildlife, and communities in western Nevada. Read More →

• CGB Regional Director, Commissioner, DOI and Partners Highlight Solar Over Canals Project

  The Department of the Interior announced a $19 million investment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to install solar panels over irrigation canals in California, Oregon and Utah, simultaneously decreasing evaporation of critical water supplies and advancing clean energy goals. View Flickr Album or Read more →

• Reclamation funding helps heal a river scarred by Gold Rush legacy

  A degraded stretch of the Yuba River in Northern California is now a haven for migrating fish thanks to a major restoration project supported by Central Valley Project Improvement Act funding. Read More →