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• California Water

  Reclamation greenlights action plan for the long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project

  Dec. 20, 2024 – The Bureau of Reclamation today approved a new plan for the Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and Delta facilities of the State Water Project. The plan presents a path forward with more predictable actions for endangered fish species and a more reliable CVP response to multi-year droughts. Read More →

• Investing in America

  Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $37 million from President’s Investing in America Agenda to Conserve Water in Oregon, Strengthen Drought Resilience

  Dec. 20, 2024 – The Department of the Interior today announced a $37.4 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for three projects to help improve drought resiliency in Oregon. The projects, funded through the Inflation Reduction Act – the largest ever investment in climate – are expected to conserve almost 5,000 acre-feet of water annually in the Ochoco, Central Oregon and Tumalo irrigation districts by enclosing open canals into pipelines, reducing water losses to evaporation and seepage, and creating more efficient water transportation. Read More →

• Employees

  Elizabeth Hadley Named Area Manager for the Northern California Area Office

  Dec. 19, 2024 – The Bureau of Reclamation today announced Elizabeth Hadley as the new Area Manager for the Northern California Area Office in Reclamation’s California-Great Basin Region. As the Area Manager, Hadley is responsible for managing a staff of 216 people, all programs and facilities within the Shasta and Trinity divisions of the Central Valley Project, along with the Orland Project and the Trinity River Restoration Program. These divisions include 13 dams with a combined storage capacity of nearly 9 million acre-feet of water and six powerplants with a combined capacity of over 1,200 megawatts. Read More →

• California Water

  Reclamation and Placer County Water Agency finalize long-term Warren Act contract

  Dec. 19, 2024 – The Bureau of Reclamation today announces the recent execution of the Long-Term Contract Between the United States and Placer County Water Agency Providing for Storage and Conveyance of Non-Project Water. The agreement was negotiated and completed pursuant to the Warren Act of 1911. Read More →

• Investing in America

  Biden-Harris Administration announces over $12 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for water sustainability projects

  Dec. 19, 2024 – The Bureau of Reclamation today announced nearly $12.1 million through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to support collaborative planning and design projects to improve water sustainability and efficiency. Reclamation selected a total of 43 projects in 11 states to receive the funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act and annual appropriations through Reclamation’s WaterSMART program.   Read More →

• Colorado River

  The Colorado River - People, Partnerships, and Investments

  The Colorado River is the lifeblood of the American Southwest. The Bureau of Reclamation has taken actions to secure the basin now and into the future. Reclamation invested over $5 billion for more than 200 projects in the Colorado River Basin. In the lower basin, 25 conservation agreements have been signed that conserved 2.28 million acre-feet of the 3 million-acre-feet committed by the lower basin states. Lake Mead is up 20 feet from two years ago. First steps in signing long-term conservation agreements are underway with a $107 million investment into three Gila River Indian community projects, conserving 73,000 acre-feet of water. In the upper basin, $44.3 million in 174 drought projects has been invested to conserve water. These efforts and improved hydrology have increased Lake Powell by 50-feet since 2021. Long-term conservation agreements are in the works and will be announced soon.

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