WASHINGTON, August 31, 2022 – The American River Basin in central California expects to see increasing temperatures and a declining snowpack through the end of the 21st century. The Bureau of Reclamation released the American River Basin Study today, which also found an increased variability of fall and winter precipitation that will amplify the severity […]
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Reclamation updates Central Valley Project water supply allocation for municipal and industrial contractors
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Due to critically dry hydrologic conditions, Reclamation is updating water supply allocations for Central Valley Project municipal and industrial water service contractors. Effective April 1, water supply for all Central Valley Project M&I water service contractors will be reduced to Public Health and Safety. The announcement comes after the first three months of […]
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Reclamation opens Boca Dam Road on the Little Truckee River
CARSON CITY, Nev. Aug. 10, 2018 – The Bureau of Reclamation has opened the road across Boca Dam located near Truckee, California. Due to substantial precipitation that filled Boca Reservoir last year, the road has been closed since February 2017 to ensure the facility’s security and the public’s safety. The Tahoe National Forest Boca Campground […]
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Public meetings announced for Sites dam project and to submit comments on draft environmental documents
MAXWELL, Calif. Aug. 14, 2017—The Sites Project Authority (Authority) today has submitted its application to the California Water Commission for Proposition 1 Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP) funding for the Sites Reservoir Project. This important milestone marks substantial project momentum, as demonstrated by the over 170 organizations, agencies, businesses and elected officials that support the […]
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Reclamation Announces Safety of Dams Drilling Program at Prosser Creek Dam
TRUCKEE, Calif. May 12, 2017 – The Bureau of Reclamation will be performing a Safety of Dams drilling program at Prosser Creek Dam to evaluate the ability of the dam to resist large earthquakes. Prosser Creek Dam and Reservoir, part of Reclamation’s Truckee Storage Project, are located on Prosser Creek about 1 mile east of […]
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Reclamation Increasing Releases into Lower American River for Inflow Management
SACRAMENTO, Calif. March 24, 2017 – The Bureau of Reclamation is scheduled to incrementally increase releases below Nimbus Dam starting Monday at 8 a.m., from 5,000 cubic feet per second to 15,000 cfs by Tuesday at 10 a.m., to manage Folsom Reservoir inflow. Please be aware, operational adjustments will be made as necessary and may […]