Bureau of Reclamation

June 4, 2026

by Jeniffer Solis Lake Mead could soon benefit from the nation’s largest desalination plant thanks to an agreement that would...

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION: Reclamation advances effort to expand water supply tools for challenged Colorado River Basin

June 4, 2026

Press release from the Bureau of Reclamation: A new pathway for moving water where it’s needed most in the Colorado...

CIRCLE OF BLUE: Hoover Dam approaches a hydropower cliff

Circle of Blue

May 31, 2026

Big cuts in generating capacity are coming. by Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Some day in the next 12 months...

State Water Board urges stronger salmon protections in Reclamation’s draft Sacramento River Temperature Plan

Maven

May 21, 2026

The State Water Resources Control Board is warning that the Bureau of Reclamation’s draft Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan may...

Reclamation increases Central Valley Project 2026 water supply allocations for south-of-Delta contractors to 25%; Westlands responds

May 19, 2026

Improved reservoir storage and spring runoff conditions support additional allocation increases From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation...

MET IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Lower Basin pushes back as Reclamation advances drought actions

Maven

April 29, 2026

The Colorado River Basin has been sliding toward a critically dry year since January—enough to put extraordinary federal action on...

CIRCLE OF BLUE: Glen Canyon Dam faces its existential moment

Circle of Blue

April 29, 2026

Iconic structure becomes Colorado River’s biggest water chokepoint. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue In the span of U.S. history...

HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: Emergency plans for the Colorado River buy time, not solutions

High Country News

April 24, 2026

The federal government ordered Flaming Gorge water released and cuts to Lake Powell releases, to prevent collapse. By Caitlin Ochs,...

CIRCLE OF BLUE: U.S. Government orders emergency actions to protect Glen Canyon Dam

Circle of Blue

April 20, 2026

Extraordinary moves in the struggling Colorado River basin could prompt historic lawsuits. by Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Difficult decisions...

PRESS RELEASE: Reclamation Acts to Protect Colorado River System During Historic Drought

April 17, 2026

The prolonged drought combined with the lowest winter snowpack on record is requiring swift actions to protect this vital water...

Reclamation increases Central Valley Project 2026 water supply allocations; Westlands responds

March 24, 2026

Incremental hydrologic improvements support modest allocation increases for Delta and south-of-Delta contractors As California moves through the 2026 water year...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Conservation groups sue feds to save fish from California water flows

Courthouse News Service