Bureau of Reclamation1,428 likes · 76 talking about this
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- AboutReclamation is the largest wholesale water supplier and the second largest producer of hydroelectric power in the United States, with operations and facilities in the 17 Western States. Visit http://www.usbr.gov/ for more information.
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- Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael L. Connor has announced Terry Fulp has been selected Lower Colorado Regional Director. Fulp has served as Lower Colorado Deputy Regional Director since March 2008. http://on.doi.gov/RysyhC
- Reclamation Invites Volunteers to Join the Natural Bridges Recreation Area Cleanup and Trail Restoration Event on Saturday, September 15, as Part of National Public Lands Day. http://on.doi.gov/TK67p0
- Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael L. Connor has named Bruce C. Muller, Jr. as the Senior Advisor - Design, Estimating and Construction Oversight and Dam Safety Officer.
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- Reclamation Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Groundwater Savings Facility Storage Agreement http://on.doi.gov/OlukCq
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Climate change challenges power plant operations (Washington Post Article) - Drought and rising temperatures are forcing water managers across the country to scramble for ways to produce the same amount of power from the hydroelectric grid with less water, including from behemoths such as the Hoover Dam. http://wapo.st/Q8hxlJ- As a part of the Third Powerplant Overhaul Project at Grand Coulee Dam, six new towers are being built to support power lines spanning the Columbia River. Watch the new video on the Grand Coulee Dam Towers of Power. http://on.doi.gov/Q9KqeE
- Living River Flows Kids Minds - The Living River Exhibit at the 10th annual Sawtooth Salmon Festival in Stanley, Idaho, sponsored by Idaho Rivers United, is a unique opportunity to see returning salmon and learn about their quest for survival. http://on.doi.gov/Qs8IT9
- Reclamation Selects Eight Entities to Receive $333,500. Grants Will Help to Establish or Expand Local Watershed Management Groups http://on.doi.gov/OdddCT
- Beaverhead River Access Temporarily Closed http://on.doi.gov/TYOajX
- Reclamation Biologist Vicky Ryan's Participation in Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Migration Study Featured in Western Bird Magazine http://on.doi.gov/Qer4n8
- The Bureau of Reclamation has announced that construction activities related to extensive modifications at Red Willow Dam are progressing at an accelerated rate. The photo shows the placement of geonet beginning at the left end of Red Willow Dam. The contract completion date for Red Willow Dam modifications is currently Nov. 27, 2013. http://on.doi.gov/Q7xqEL
- Bureau of Reclamation drilling crews will be working on the crest of Blue Mesa Dam, starting on September 12, 2012, and continuing through about October 2, 2012. http://on.doi.gov/Omv9GP
- Contracts Awarded for Ongoing Land Survey Work http://on.doi.gov/N3UkRd
- The Bureau of Reclamation will begin the winter tour schedule at Shasta Dam on Tuesday, September 4. The free one-hour tour includes an elevator ride down inside the dam where guides discuss the construction, history and purpose of the project. The tour also visits the powerplant to view California’s largest hydroelectric generating station. Daily tours start at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. http://on.doi.gov/OyUuxX
- Reclamation and Ecology to Release Odessa Subarea Special Study Final Environmental Impact Statement http://on.doi.gov/NGVuxO
- Reclamation Commissioner Michael L. Connor joins Bill Loveless, host of the television program Platts Energy Week, for a discussion on hydropower in the West. The program airs Sunday morning, Sept. 2, on WUSA9-TV in Washington and will be available online after the telecast at http://plattsenergyweektv.com/
- Crow Tribe, Reclamation Execute Contract under Water Rights Settlement http://on.doi.gov/OBSMu4
- Arkansas Valley Conduit Draft EIS Available for Public Comment http://on.doi.gov/OwYaSJ
- Reclamation Scenic Video - This is a screenshot from a video, showing various Reclamation facilities and scenes, that was produced by Reclamation to play on a large screen monitor at the Bureau of Reclamation's Washington Office on the seventh floor of the main Department of the Interior building at 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC. It can be viewed online at: http://on.doi.gov/NuXDlZ
- Adaptive Management Work Group to Meet in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Colorado River Topics http://on.doi.gov/ToMsIm
- The Bureau of Reclamation, in partnership with the Water Forum, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the California Department of Fish and Game and Sacramento County Regional Parks, will begin Phase 5 of the Lower American River Salmonid Spawnin...g Gravel Augmentation Program. This is the fifth year of a program to improve spawning and rearing habitat for steelhead trout and Chinook salmon in the lower American River. http://on.doi.gov/Onx2lHSee More
- The Bureau of Reclamation will begin the annual flip-flop operation in the Yakima Basin by gradually reducing flows out of Cle Elum Reservoir in the Upper Yakima River Basin and increasing flows from Rimrock Reservoir in the Tieton and Naches River Basins beginning the week of August 27. http://on.doi.gov/RoLlLc
- Reclamation Announces Award of Contract for Buckhorn Dam/Grass Valley Creek Toe Drain and Channel Rehabilitation Project http://on.doi.gov/MWjhho
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