To address the continued potential for low run-off conditions and unprecedented water shortages in the Colorado River Basin, the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) today released a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to potentially revise the current interim operating guidelines for the near-term operation of Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams.
Colorado River Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Consensus System Conservation Proposal to Protect the Colorado River Basin.They are requesting the proposal be fully analyzed as an action alternative under the Bureau of Reclamation’s draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), published last month. As part of the Department’s continued efforts to address ongoing severe drought conditions and a changing climate in the Colorado River Basin, representatives from the seven Colorado River Basin states have agreed to the submission of a Lower Basin, consensus-based system conservation proposal. The Department of the Interior today announced significant new developments in the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to protect the stability and sustainability of the Colorado River System now and into the future. Inflation Reduction Act NBiden-Harris Administration Continues Commitment to Protect the Stability, Sustainability of Colorado River Basin.White will oversee regional operations that include the Northern California Area Office, Central California Area Office and South-Central California Area Office, as well as the Central Valley Operations Office, Bay-Delta Office and the San Joaquin River Restoration Program. The Bureau of Reclamation’s California-Great Basin Region today announced the selection of Kristin White as deputy regional director of operations. Employees Kristin White selected as deputy regional director of operations for California-Great Basin.30, 2023) is just over 14 million acre-feet of water-that’s more than the last three years combined. Lake Powell’s projected inflow through the end of this water year (Sept. Lake Powell is not expected to need a boost from upstream reservoirs this DROA year (– April 30, 2024), thanks to high snowpack this winter and projected high runoff this spring. Under the Drought Response Operations Agreement, the Bureau of Reclamation today began implementation of the 2023 Drought Response Operations Plan, which focuses on allowing upstream reservoirs to recover additional water previously sent downstream to Lake Powell. Colorado River 2023 Drought Response Operations Plan Finalized plan focuses on recovery of upstream reservoirs.Brown will lead the human resources division staffing and classification and employee and labor relations branches and have direct oversight and authority over all human resources functions in the region. The Bureau of Reclamation’s California-Great Basin Region today announced the selection of James Brown as regional human resources officer. Employees Reclamation selects James Brown as regional human resources officer.
The acquisition of the water conveyance system, including a reservoir – to be renamed the Frank Chee Willetto Reservoir – is part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to ensure that clean, safe drinking water is delivered to nearby Tribal communities. The Bureau of Reclamation and Navajo Nation today celebrated a major milestone for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project through the acquisition of the San Juan Generating Station water conveyance system. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Reclamation Celebrates Major Milestone for Tribal Water Delivery Project as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
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