Federal funding Archives

PRESS RELEASE: Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley urges federal action on water infrastructure

August 4, 2025

Press release from the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley The Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley today...

GIANNINI FOUNDATION OF AG ECON: Funding the flow: Federal water conservation investments in the Colorado River Basin

Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics

Colorado River

May 3, 2025

From Paloma Avila, Mehdi Nemati, Daniel Crespo, Ariel Dinar, Zachary Frankel, and Nicholas Halberg. Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics Federal...

CAL MATTERS: Miles of Delta levees are at risk of floods. Repairs could cost $3 billion

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

April 9, 2025

The Delta faces a funding crisis to repair and maintain an aging network of 1,100 miles of levees. These earthen...

AG ALERT: Purge of federal support jolts agriculture

Ag Alert

Agriculture Policy and regulation

February 26, 2025

By Caleb Hampton The Trump administration’s mass firing of federal employees and its withholding of federal funds during the past...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Future water conservation program almost guaranteed in Upper Basin

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

January 30, 2025

River District warns again about impacts to Western Slope By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism After years of studying and experimenting...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Congressional delays cause uncertainty for water conservation program

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

January 11, 2025

UCRC not yet accepting applications for System Conservation in 2025 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism A federally funded water conservation...

AG ALERT: Imperial Valley goes dry as farmers act to protect river

Ag Alert

Agriculture Colorado River

August 28, 2024

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Irrigators cut off water to a huge portion of the Imperial Valley’s half-million acres of...

STATELINE: Despite recent water supply improvement, more cuts expected for Colorado River, feds say

Stateline

Colorado River

August 16, 2024

By Jennifer Solis, Stateline After Lake Mead hit an all-time low two years ago, the Colorado River’s water supply is...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego Forgoes More Colorado River Water in New Deal

Voice of San Diego

Colorado River

August 16, 2024

By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...

AG ALERT: California agrees to lasting cuts to Colorado River use

Ag Alert

Agriculture Colorado River

March 20, 2024

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California has agreed to make long-term cuts to the amount of water the state uses...

USBR NEWS: Biden-Harris Administration releases Final SEIS for current operations of the Colorado River Basin; Lower basin states, Metropolitan respond

Bureau of Reclamation News

Colorado River

March 5, 2024

Interior Department continues long-term planning with robust input from Basin States, Tribes and other parties From the Bureau of Reclamation:...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: White House launches water conservation initiative for western US

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

March 5, 2024

The plan comes as the Colorado River Basin languishes in the driest period it’s seen in a thousand years. By...

NEVADA CURRENT: Feds say water cuts to 3 states are enough to protect Colorado River – for now

Nevada Current

Colorado River

October 26, 2023

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current A robust water year for the Colorado River has given states that rely on the...

NEWS RELEASE: Reclamation releases draft SEIS for Colorado River operations through 2026

Bureau of Reclamation News

Colorado River

October 25, 2023

Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and voluntary water conservation commitments will save 3-million-acre feet of water through...

NEWS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Long-Term Planning Efforts to Protect the Colorado River System

Bureau of Reclamation News

Colorado River

October 19, 2023

Process to develop future guidelines and strategies leverages historic investments from President’s Investing in America agenda From the Bureau of...