Water 2025
Parker Dam is a concrete arch structure commonly called the "deepest dam in the world." Seventy-three percent of the dam´s structural height of 320 feet is below the original river bed; only about 85 feet of the dam´s structural height is visible (its superstructure rises another 62 feet above the roadway across the top of the dam).
Existing Opportunities - Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced on 8/13/08 that he has approved $4.5 million in new Water 2025 Challenge Grants for water conservation projects across the West. Press Release Join the Department's Water 2025 email list to receive notification of new Water 2025 funding opportunity announcements and other updates about the Water 2025 program by sending a blank email, with no text or subject line to join-water2025@listserver.usbr.gov. The Water 2025 Initiative - Water is the lifeblood of the American West and the foundation of its economy. It can also be the scarcest resource in some of the fastest growing areas of the country. Existing water supplies are, or will be, inadequate in many parts of the West. Water 2025 focuses on stretching existing water supplies through collaboration, technology and innovative, market-based solutions. It is designed to produce results and demonstrate investments that can help in preventing crises and conflict in the West. Since the inception of Water 2025 in 2004, great strides have been made in developing new ways of thinking about how to avoid water conflicts before a crisis occurs. By working with irrigation and water districts, Western States, Tribes, and other local entities to develop innovative on-the-ground solutions to water supply problems, competing interests can be brought together to find collaborative, local solutions for the future. Through the Water 2025 Challenge Grant program, Reclamation enters into collaborative partnerships with local entities on a 50/50 cost-share basis to implement projects that will stretch water resources through conservation, efficiency and water marketing. Water 2025’s newest program, System Optimization Reviews, is accepting applications for studies that explore opportunities for improving efficiency and operations of a water delivery system, water district, or water basin. In FY 2008 Water 2025 will:
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Bureau of ReclamationThe Bureau of Reclamation Coordinates the Water 2025 Initiative for the Department of the Interior - Reclamation is the largest wholesale water supplier and the second largest producer of hydroelectric power in the United States, with operations and facilities in the 17 Western States. Its facilities also provide substantial flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife benefits. more  Challenge Grants
Through the Challenge Grant Program, Reclamation provides 50/50 cost share funding to irrigation and water districts and states for projects focused on water conservation, efficiency, and water marketing. more 
 System Optimization Reviews
System Optimization Reviews are the newest program to Water 2025. A System Optimization Review is a broad look at system-wide efficiency focused on improving efficiency and operations of a water delivery system, water district, or water basin. more  Water 2025 Report
Water 2025 Status Report provides the overall status of the program. Available in pdf format. more  Potential Water Supply Crisis by 2025Map showing areas where existing supplies are not adequate to meet water demands for people, for farms, and for the environment. more  News ReleasesProvides all the news releases and remarks of DOI and Reclamation officials that are related to Water 2025. more |
Last Updated: 8/15/08