Upper Colorado News & Highlights
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News Release – December 4, 2024
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Reclamation today hosted a signing ceremony celebration with the San Carlos Apache Tribe, Quechan Indian Tribe, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe, and White Mountain Apache Tribe to celebrate new initiatives with a total investment of over $43.7 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda and annual appropriations. These new agreements aimed at providing a more sustainable and reliable water use in the Basin and build on progress already underway on water conservation agreements totaling $888 million. Read More
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News Release – December 4, 2024
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Reclamation today announced a new funding opportunity through President Biden's Investing in America agenda for projects that are environmentally focused and have additional water savings benefits. The funding will restore habitats and assist in species recovery, while providing water savings to help increase resiliency against prolonged drought driven by climate change. This investment is made available through the Inflation Reduction Act—the largest ever climate investment — for use in the Upper Basin States of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Read More
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News Release – December 3, 2024
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a $849 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to revitalize aging water delivery systems across the West. The funding supports 77 projects in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah and Washington to improve water conveyance and storage, increase safety, improve hydropower generation, and provide water treatment. This includes 14 projects totaling $118.3 million in the Colorado River Basin. Read More
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News Release – December 2, 2024
WASHINGTON – Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton was at the Great Salt Lake to announce an investment of $50 million from the Inflation Reduction Act for a water delivery program aimed at helping to ensure an ongoing, resilient water supply in the Basin. The state of Utah is leveraging over $50 million to complement Reclamation's investment, making this a $100 million investment in the Great Salt Lake. Read More
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News Release – November 25, 2024
Reclamation seeks public comment on proposed project at Los Lunas River Mile 163
Albuquerque, N.M. — The Bureau of Reclamation, along with its partners, the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission and the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, is welcoming public comments on a proposed river maintenance project in the Los Lunas subreach of the Rio Grande between river miles 164 and 162, about two miles north of the New Mexico 6 bridge. Read More
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News Release – November 21, 2024
DENVER — The Bureau of Reclamation has selected 36 projects to receive a total of $3.3 million in federal funding to enhance water efficiency across the Western United States. The funding, provided through the Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects program, will support initiatives such as the installation of flow measurement or automation systems, canal lining to reduce seepage, and other similar projects that aim to improve water management on a smaller scale. Read More
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News Release – November 20, 2024
WASHINGTON — Since Day One of the Biden-Harris administration, the Department of the Interior has led critical discussions over how to bring the Colorado River back from the brink of crisis in the face of a 24-year drought. Having achieved overwhelming success in 2023 on interim operation plans to guide operations through 2026 with a historic consensus agreement, and following more than a year of collaboration with the states and Tribes who call the Colorado River Basin home, the Biden-Harris administration today released the next step in a responsible path to guide post-2026 operations for the Colorado River. Read More
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News Release – November 19, 2024
PAGE, Ariz. – The Bureau of Reclamation, as a result of cooler weather, is stopping releases of colder water from the depths of Lake Powell into the Colorado River downstream of Glen Canyon Dam initially started to disrupt reproduction of smallmouth bass. Reclamation selected the 'cool mix' flow alternative in the Record of Decision for the Glen Canyon Dam Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. Read More
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News Release – November 18, 2024
Agreement reached for Rio Grande water storage in Abiquiu ReservoirALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority and the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District reached an agreement to allow storage of Rio Grande water in the water authority's allotted space in Abiquiu Reservoir for up to 10 years. This allows the continued operation of the Middle Rio Grande project while Reclamation moves forward with necessary Safety of Dams improvements at El Vado Dam. Read More
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News Release – November 18, 2024
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a $125 million investment for five projects in California and Utah that will help create new sources of water and improve drought resiliency. Read More
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News Release – November 8, 2024
Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project completion deadline extended to 2029FARMINGTON, N.M. ─ The completion deadline for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project was extended to December 31, 2029, through an agreement between the U.S. Department of the Interior, Navajo Nation, and State of New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, collectively referred to as the settlement parties to the Navajo Nation's Water Right Settlement on the San Juan River Basin in New Mexico. Read More
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News Release – October 31, 2024
WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior today announced a nearly $82 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to bring clean, safe drinking water to Tribal communities in the West. The investment will fund 23 projects through a new program established through the Inflation Reduction Act—the largest climate investment ever. Read More
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News Release – October 21, 2024
Reclamation to conduct first fill test at El Vado Dam
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Bureau of Reclamation is set to evaluate the performance of El Vado Dam through a 'first fill test' over the coming months. This test will involve incrementally raising the water level in El Vado Reservoir to assess the dam's stability and performance at various elevations. Read More
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News Release – October 1, 2024
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Reclamation today announced a $9.2 million investment supported by President Biden's Investing in America agenda to support Tribal efforts to develop, manage and protect water and related resources, and mitigate drought impacts and the loss of Tribal trust resources. The 25 projects selected through the Native American Affairs Technical Assistance Program, with funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and annual appropriations will benefit 18 federally recognized Tribes across 11 western states. Read More
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $850 Million to Revitalize Aging Water Infrastructure, Advance Drought Resilience
Biden-Harris Administration announces $50 million for drought mitigation in the Great Salt Lake Basin
Biden-Harris Administration Puts Colorado River on Path to Success
Reclamation discontinues cold water releases from Glen Canyon Dam
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $125 Million Investment for Large-Scale Water Recycling Projects
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $82 Million To Bring Clean Drinking Water to Tribal Communities Explore
