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- Reclamation Awards $7.8 Million Contract for Guernsey Dam Modification - Guernsey Dam is scheduled to undergo modifications in relation to work being performed at Glendo Dam, located 25 miles upstream from Guernsey. The modifications are in response to Reclamation's safety of dams recommendations and will ensure structural integrity of Glendo and Guernsey Dams should a large flood event occur. http://on.doi.gov/RAOKnz
- Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program Construction Funding Opportunities Now Available Through WaterSMART http://on.doi.gov/Vbd31Y
- Price's Dairy Becomes Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge - Secretary Salazar speaks at ceremony announcing purchase of the former Price’s Dairy land just south of Albuquerque and selection of the name Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge. This is the first urban wildlife refuge in the southwest and Reclamation owns part of the senior water rights.
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- Reclamation Releases Final Environmental Documents for San Joaquin River Restoration Program Invasive Plant Monitoring and Management http://on.doi.gov/Xi8b8E
- Reclamation Announces Availability of EA and FONSI for Alcova-Gray Reef-Pathfinder Resource Management Plan http://on.doi.gov/SXY20e
- Reclamation Announces Seasonal Area Closures at East Park and Stony Gorge Reservoirs http://on.doi.gov/QnAkZ6
- Reclamation Job Vacancies Announced 10/9-15/12 - Student Trainee (Engineering), Student Trainee (Engineering), Hydro Repairperson, Lineman, Area Manager, Civil Enginner (Hydrolic) or Hydrologist, Electrical Engineer, Student Trainee (Natural Resources Management), Administrative Assistant, Survey Technician http://1.usa.gov/MrFWjb
- Community Comes Out to Support the Shasta Lake Public Lands Day Event - This year’s Shasta Lake National Public Lands Day event held on Saturday, September 29, was another huge success. This is the fourth year Reclamation’s Northern Califor...nia Area Office has partnered with the Shasta-Trinity National Forest to cosponsor the cleanup of Fisherman’s Point Day Use Area, the Centimudi Trail and the shoreline on both sides of Shasta Dam. To promote the Let’s Move Outside! and Youth in the Great Outdoors initiatives, each participant in the National Public Lands Day received a fee-free pass to visit another public lands area at a later date. http://on.doi.gov/URlGyESee More
Photo: Reclamation employee Don Bader and his daughter Andrea collect trash.
- WaterSMART - A Three Year Progress Report: WaterSMART Program is stretching water supplies, making progress toward sustainable balance of supply & demand. Program provides scientific, financial and collaborative tools that will enable Interior to meet its water savings goal of 730,000 acre-feet per year by 2013. http://on.doi.gov/T8ZMjo
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Reclamation has closed Susie Peak Road at Belle Fourche Reservoir in Butte County, S.D., through the end of November, in order to continue improvements to public access. The entire road will be closed from the junction of Fisherman's Road to Gaden's Point. http://on.doi.gov/URzdR6- The Bureau of Reclamation's Invasive Mussel Research Laboratory in Denver, Colo., has been selected by CO-Labs to receive its 2012 Governor's Award for High Impact Research. The lab was recognized for its advances in the early detection of invasive zebra and quagga mussels and evaluation of potential control methods. http://on.doi.gov/TeXLlA
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PG&E removing Stanislaus Afterbay Dam on the upper arm of the Stanislaus River, 12 miles east of Angels Camp, Calif. http://on.doi.gov/VWqfVTBureau of Reclamation shared a link.
Through October, water releases from Davis Dam on Colorado River will be low due to reduced water demands downstream. http://on.doi.gov/T6UVo0Bureau of Reclamation shared a link.
Reclamation and California Department of Water Resources Issue Decision Documents for the San Joaquin River Restoration Program. http://on.doi.gov/SvbXwh- The Central Valley Project begins new water year with about 6.9 million acre-feet of water, 98 % of the 15-year average http://on.doi.gov/QLLW6p
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Reclamation has released for public review the Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Clayton Regency Mobile Home Park Out-of-Area Service Agreement. http://on.doi.gov/T3YDt2Bureau of Reclamation shared a link.
Reclamation to host 14th Annual C.A.S.T. for Kids – Let’s Move Outside! Event at Lake Mead on Saturday, October 6. http://on.doi.gov/UcPSE4- President Obama visited Hoover Dam yesterday. This photo was taken on the transformer deck of the dam. Source: Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
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Reclamation has awarded a $4.28 million contract to Environmental Management and Planning Solutions, Inc. of Boulder, Colo., for support services associated with the development of an environmental impact statement for the future Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System in Santa Fe County, N.M. http://on.doi.gov/PvNSPu- The Youth Conservation Corps completed 80-hour ‘spike’ clearing invasive salt cedar at Big Bend Conservation Area. The Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCR MSCP) recently partnered with the Nevada Conservation Corps, based in Las Vegas, to remove invasive salt cedar at Big Bend Conservation Area, near Laughlin for fuels reduction to protect the nearby area from fire risks. http://on.doi.gov/PRWx0U
- The Lower Colorado Region hosts Viva Bike Vegas Gran Fondo at Hoover Dam - The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada’s (RTC) was the primary sponsor of the Viva Bike Vegas Gran Fondo. Folks of all ages riding outdoors for mi...les really exemplified the Department of the Interior and Reclamation’s America’s Great Outdoors and the Let’s Move Outside! programs emphasizing outdoor activities on public lands. http://on.doi.gov/Qc6pTlSee More
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- Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center Operations Move Temporarily - The Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center will temporarily move operations to the John W. Keys III Pump Generating Plant
beginning October 1 through mid-December while the new 500kV lines are strung across the Columbia River. http://on.doi.gov/UzE2yj
- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly have announced a $43 million financial assistance agreement for design and construction of a portion of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. The leaders broke g...round in June on the historic project, which, when completed, will have the capacity to deliver clean running water to a potential future population of approximately 250,000. This milestone is one in a series of steps that are part of the larger Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project.See More
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- Reclamation Awards Contract for Canyon Ferry Shoreline Stabilization http://on.doi.gov/PMYKL2
- Reclamation Announces Seasonal Changes to Park Hours and a Seasonal Recreation Area Closure at Lake Berryessa http://on.doi.gov/SM90Hg
- Reclamation Announces Seasonal Changes to Park Hours and Seasonal Recreation Area Closures at New Melones Lake http://on.doi.gov/P23Nu8
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