Department of the Interior
Departmental Manual
Effective Date: 1/31/08
Series: Organization
Part 155: Bureau of Reclamation
Chapter 10: Field Office Structure and Geographic Areas
Originating Office: Bureau of Reclamation
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10.1 Regional Directors. Report to the Deputy Commissioner, Operations and are responsible for formulating and executing Reclamation’s program within an assigned geographic area, supervising the Area Managers, and providing necessary leadership and oversight to all offices within their respective jurisdictions. Within the scope of authority delegated, each region, through its regional, area, field, or specialized offices, performs all functions necessary for formulating and executing Reclamation’s program in their assigned geographic areas, including, but not limited to: Acquisition and Assistance, Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity, Congressional Affairs, Dam Safety, Design and Construction, Environmental Affairs, Financial Management, Information Technology, Personnel and Management Analysis, Planning, Property and Administrative Services, Public Affairs, Safety, Site Security, and Water, Land, and Power Operations.
10.2 Regional Offices.
A. Pacific Northwest Region – Boise,
ID.
(1) Drainage Basins. Includes, within the boundaries of the United States, the drainage basins of all streams entering the Pacific Ocean from the United States‑Canadian border on the north to, but not including, the Smith River on the south; at the California‑Oregon border, those portions of the Lahontan Basin which comprise individual closed basins and which have their lowest point of drainage in Oregon; and that part of the Lahontan Basin lying in the closed Goose Lake Sub-basin.
(2) States. Includes all of the State of Washington; the State of Oregon, except the Klamath and Smith River drainage basins and the portions of the Lahontan Basin draining into Nevada; those portions of the State of California which are in the Goose Lake drainage and the Rogue River Basin; the State of Idaho, except that portion which is in the Bear River Basin; the portion of the State of Nevada which is in the Columbia River Basin and that portion in the Lahontan Basin which drains into Oregon; and those portions of the States of Montana, Utah, and Wyoming which are in the Columbia River Basin.
B. Mid‑Pacific Region – Sacramento, CA.
(1) Drainage Basins. Includes the drainage basins of all streams
in
(2) States. Includes that part of the State of
C. Lower Colorado Region - Boulder City, NV.
(1) Drainage Basins. Includes, within the boundaries of the United States, all of the drainage area of the Colorado River, including the Imperial Valley, tributary to the river below a point 1 mile downstream from the mouth of the Paria River; the drainage basins of all streams draining into the Pacific Ocean south of Callequas Creek; that part of the Lahontan Basin including and lying south of the drainage of Mono Lake, Adobe Meadows, Owens River, Owens Lake, Amargosa River, and Dry Lakes, and all closed independent basins or other areas in southern Arizona not tributary to the Colorado River.
(2) States. Includes all of the State of Arizona, except that portion lying in the Upper Colorado Basin; that portion of the State of Utah lying in the Lower Colorado Basin; that portion of the State of New Mexico lying in the Lower Colorado River Basin and the independent Quemada Basin lying north of the San Francisco River drainage area; those portions of the State of California lying in the Lower Colorado Basin and in drainage basins of all streams draining into the Pacific Ocean south of Callequas Creek; and those parts of the States of California and Nevada in the Lahontan Basin including and lying south of the drainages of Mono Lake, Adobe Meadows, Owens River, Owens Lake, Amargosa River, and Dry Lakes.
D. Upper Colorado Region - Salt Lake City, UT.
(1) Drainage Basins. Includes the Upper Colorado River Basin (all of the drainage area tributary to the
Colorado River above a point 1 mile downstream from the mouth of the Paria
River), all of the Bonneville Basin, all of the Rio Grande upstream of Amistad
Reservoir (including the Pecos River), and the New Mexico portions of the
Canadian and Cimarron Rivers. An exception to this is the Colorado-Big Thompson
and Fryingpan-Arkansas projects facilities located in the headwaters of the
(2) States. Includes all of the State of Utah except those portions in the Lower Colorado and Columbia River Basins; all of the State of New Mexico except that portion in the Lower Colorado River Basin; those portions of the States of Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada, and Idaho lying in the Upper Colorado or the Bonneville Basins; and that portion of the State of Texas west of the Pecos River draining into the Rio Grande.
E. Great Plains Region – Billings, MT.
(1) Drainage Basins. Includes, within the boundaries of the United
States, all of the Missouri River drainage area lying west of Minnesota and
Iowa and draining into the Missouri River from the north; all of the Missouri
River Basin draining into the Missouri River from the south; all areas in North
Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana draining into the Hudson Bay; and that part
of the Minnesota River Basin in South Dakota; all of the drainage basin of the
Missouri River draining into the main stream from the west from the Osage River
Basin south of Kansas City, Kansas, including the basins of the Kansas, Platte,
and Niobrara Rivers; that portion of the Osage River Basin in eastern Kansas
draining into the Missouri River downstream from Kansas City; all of the
Arkansas River Basin, except those portions lying in Arkansas and Louisiana;
and those portions of Texas and New Mexico east of the Pecos River draining
into the Rio Grande. In addition, the
structures and facilities associated with the Colorado-Big Thompson and
Fryingpan-Arkansas projects, located in the headwaters of the
(2) States. Includes all of the States of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma; those portions of the State of Wyoming in the Missouri River Basin; all of the State of Montana, except those portions lying in the Columbia River Basin; those portions of the State of Colorado in the Missouri and Upper Arkansas River Basins; and those portions of the States of Texas and New Mexico lying east of the Pecos River draining into the Rio Grande.
10.3 Area Managers. Within the scope of
authority delegated to Area Managers by a Regional Director, the Area Managers generally
have first-level program line of authority.
Area Managers report to the Regional Director and are Reclamation’s primary
representatives in their assigned geographical jurisdictions. Taken collectively, the Area Managers provide
project and water resources management services over Reclamation’s entire area of
responsibility in the 17 Western
10.4 Specialized Offices. Specialized offices report directly to the regional offices, and have specific functional responsibilities. Specialized offices include, but are not limited to, construction and field power operations offices.
10.5 Job
Corps Civilian Conservation Centers (CCC). Funded by the Department of
Labor, Reclamation operates six Job Corps CCC under an Interagency Agreement
with the Department of Labor. The
Director, Administration in Denver, CO, manages the overall technical Job Corps
program and funding for Reclamation through coordination with the Department of
Labor Job Corps National Office and Regional Offices. They also work closely with the Reclamation
offices located in
A. Administration,
Denver, CO -
B. Pacific Northwest Region.
(1) Centennial Job Corps CCC, Nampa, Idaho
(2) Columbia Basin Job Corps CCC, Moses Lake, Washington
(3) Fort Simcoe Job Corps CCC, White Swan, Washington
C. Upper Colorado Region.
(1) Collbran Job Corps CCC, Collbran, Colorado
(2)