Post Tagged with: "Bureau of Reclamation"

Lakes Mead, Powell drop to record lows within a week

Lakes Mead, Powell drop to record lows within a week

Water Management August 19, 2026 at 11:05 am

The two largest water reservoirs in the United States — Lake Mead in Colorado and Lake Powell, covering parts of southern Utah and northern Arizona — each hit record low water levels within a week. In addition to being the largest water reservoirs in theRead More

Stantec announces milestone in Friant-Kern Canal restoration project

Stantec announces milestone in Friant-Kern Canal restoration project

Water Management July 15, 2024 at 10:05 am

Stantec, along with the Bureau of Reclamation and Friant Water Authority in Lindsay, California, has announced completion of the first phase of construction for a 10-mile section of the Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project. The canal, which delivers water to more than 1Read More

A shot of the Sacramento River near Redding, Calif., just north of Red Bluff where the river came within a foot of its highest recorded level this past winter.

Bureau of Reclamation invests in reuse, desal projects

Washington Report, Water Finance November 9, 2023 at 9:35 am

The Bureau of Reclamation recently announced the selection of 31 planning projects to receive more than $28 million in appropriated funding to support potential new water reuse and desalination projects. The 31 projects are in California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. The projectsRead More

Bureau of Reclamation introduces buried pipeline competition

Bureau of Reclamation introduces buried pipeline competition

The Bureau of Reclamation has launched a new prize competition seeking innovative methods and technologies to detect leaks and flaws in large buried pipelines that deliver water for municipal, industrial, and agricultural uses. Currently, no practical method exists to detect leaks and flaws in largeRead More