Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Estevan López released plans February 8 to spend an additional $23M this year to support water reuse and efficiency, including $9M for the Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program, $9M for WaterSMART Grants, and $5M…
Interior Department Delivers Gold King Mine Technical Assessment to Environmental Protection Agency
WASHINGTON—The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation delivered a report on its Gold King Mine technical evaluation to the Environmental…
Bureau of Reclamation to Lead Interior Department’s Independent Review of Colorado Gold King Mine Incident
WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior has asked the Bureau of Reclamation to lead Interior’s independent assessment of factors that contributed…
Bureau of Reclamation Awards $1.49 Million for Nine Desalination and Water Purification Research Projects
DENVER, July 29, 2015—The Bureau of Reclamation selected nine projects to receive $1.49 million under its Desalination and Water Purification Research Program. Reclamation's funding will support almost $13.5 million in research. "Improving desalination and…
Bureau of Reclamation Provides $1.5 Million for River Basin Studies about How to Meet Future Water Demands
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2015—Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Estevan López announced today that Reclamation will use $1.5 million to partner with water managers in Arizona, California and New Mexico to conduct comprehensive water studies. This funding will…
Bureau of Reclamation Selects New Mexico State University for Unmanned Aircraft System Inspection of Elephant Butte Dam
Washington, D.C., June 30, 2015—The Bureau of Reclamation has selected New Mexico State University to be the lead subject matter expert to perform the first Reclamation dam inspection using an unmanned aircraft system. This aeronautical research project…
