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Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study

The Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study Interim Report No.1 was recently released. It provides a comprehensive snapshot of the initial effort to define current and future imbalances in Colorado River water supply and demand over the next 50 years.

National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center

Relatively little scientific information exists on which to inform adaptation or management of fish and wildlife in the face of climate change. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the science agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, is meeting this challenge through the new National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center.

Water Efficiency

Water is one of our most precious natural resources, and although the United States has an abundant supply, it is not evenly distributed throughout the country. Recent droughts illustrate that many areas are severely undersupplied. Federal facilities have a tremendous opportunity to lead by example within their communities to showcase innovative and cost-effective water efficiency strategies.

Desalination in California

Orange County, California used Title XVI funding from the Bureau of Reclamation to build this water purification facility in Fountain Valley, CA. It is an indirect potable reuse project that uses desalination and advanced oxidation technologies.





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October 11, 2012: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior's WaterSMART program is saving water, finding better ways to stretch existing supplies and helping partners plan to meet future water demands, according to a three-year progress report on the program...
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October 8, 2012: RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- The Water Science and Policy Center at the University of California, Riverside is hosting a public symposium on Oct.17 to examine the challenges that agriculture and other sectors are confronting in the face of increasing...
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The WaterSMART Challenge

The Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Ken Salazar, has set a goal for the WaterSMART Initiative to enable capability to increase available water supply for agricultural, municipal, industrial, and environmental uses in the Western United States by 490,000 acre feet by the end of 2012 through Reclamation’s conservation related programs, such as the Title XVI Water Recycling and Reuse Program and Water and Energy Efficiency Grants. Click here for more information.