American River Water Education Center (ARWEC) The American River Water Education Center, located at Folsom Dam, offers an exciting way to experience the watershed of the American River and to appreciate the importance of water in California
The Central Valley Joint Venture (CVJV), one of thirteen North American Waterfowl Management Plan Joint Ventures, is a public-private partnership of 17 agencies and conservation organizations. Our mission is to protect, restore, and enhance migratory bird habitat in the Central Valley watershed of California.
The Environmental Monitoring Branch designs, coordinates, and conducts environmental sampling projects that assess the chemical and/or physical state of the environment. Water quality impacts of irrigation, hazardous waste remediation, acid rain impacts on watersheds and land classification are a few examples of such projects.
Klamath River Basin Conservation Implementation Program - CIP The CIP is a mechanism by which participants will work together to: 1. Restore the Klamath River Basin ecosystem
2. Further fulfill tribal trust responsibilities of the Federal Government
3. Allow continued, sustainable use of water
4. Foster lasting partnerships between Governments and private stakeholders.
The CIP is intended to coordinate conservation and restoration efforts throughout the Klamath River Basin and provide technical and funding resources to achieve Klamath River Basin ecosystem restoration and water management goals.
Please direct questions to
Ms. Christine Karas, Deputy Area Manager
Klamath Basin Area Office 541-883-6935
Reclamation Native American Affairs Program - (Denver) Reclamation is committed to increasing opportunities for Indians in developing, managing, and protecting their water resources. This program is a collaborative, coordinated, integrated function in Reclamation to help reach these goals.
The Native American Affairs Office in the Commissioner's Office serves as the central coordination point for the Native American Affairs Program and is Reclamation's policy lead for all Native American issues. You can click on the map below to go to a region (for contacts and Tribes) or see technical assistance, education, policies, and water rights activities under the NAAO. See the Native American Program mission and vision.
New Melones Recreation Enhancement Act (REA) Fee Program homepage - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The 2005 Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, or REA for short (P.L.
108-447), provides authority for Reclamation to join four other federal agencies in a fee
collection and revenue retention program, issue special recreation use permits, and
participate in a nationwide parks pass initiative called the Interagency Pass program. For
Reclamation, implementing this legislation marks the first time that certain recreation
areas such as New Melones Lake are provided the opportunity to retain revenues at the
site collected, to be used for the enhancement of recreation facilities and services and
other public benefits. Previous fee authority required all revenues to be deposited into
the Land and Water Conservation Fund or the Federal Treasury.
Visitors to New Melones Lake Recreation Areas have access to high quality
standard and expanded amenities which meet the criteria for a fee program under REA.
Amenities such as developed boat launch ramps and day use areas with paved parking,
permanent restrooms, sanitation services, onsite ranger staff and other features have
historically been provided free of charge at New Melones. Visitors to New Melones are
currently being charged fees only for camping, while most other reservoir-based
recreation areas in the region also charge fees for day use, boat launching, RV dump
stations, pets etc. Per Reclamation Manual PEC-01-01, ?recreation? is a proprietary
activity for which user charges are to be collected: these charges are to be based on
`market? or `comparable? prices. Failing to charge comparable fees potentially
undermines the ability of other local businesses and agencies to compete for recreation
dollars. This is contrary to the requirements contained in Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Circular A25.
The North-of-the-Delta Off Stream Storage (NODOS) Investigation is a Feasibility Study being performed by the California Department of Water Resources and the Bureau of Reclamation, in partnership with local interests and pursuant to the CALFED Bay-Delta Program Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement/Report Record of Decision. The NODOS Investigation is evaluating potential offstream surface water storage projects in the upper Sacramento River Basin that could improve water supply and reliability, enhance anadromous fish survival, and provide high-quality water for agricultural, municipal and industrial, and environmental uses. The NODOS Investigation is one of five surface water storage studies recommended in the CALFED PEIS/EIR Record of Decision.
Reclamation has initiated implementation of a program - Program to Meet Standards - to provide greater flexibility in meeting existing water quality standards and objectives for which the Central Valley Project has responsibility in order to reduce reliance on releases from New Melones Reservoir for those purposes. Implementation of PTMS is consistent with Public Law 108-361.
Welcome to the Mid-Pacific Region Safety of Dams (SOD) Program Homepage. The Dam Safety Home Page provides you with a diverse amount of dam safety and dam safety-related information.
The San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP) is a comprehensive long-term effort to restore flows to the San Joaquin River from Friant Dam to the confluence of Merced River, ensure irrigation supplies to Friant Water users, and restore a self-sustaining fishery in the river.
San Joaquin River Riparian Habitat Restoration Program - Since 1997, the San Joaquin River Riparian Habitat Program (SJRRHRP) has focused on:
(a) bringing together diverse interest groups to promote the development of consensus based riparian restoration
(b) funding or supporting various restoration programs, activities, and efforts beneficial to the restoration of the San Joaquin River.
This effort falls under the purview of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) established in 1992.
In November 2007, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) completed this Special Study to determine if a potential Federal interest exists in participating in the Stored Water Recovery Unit (SWRU) project of the Semitropic Water Storage District (Semitropic).
The Special Emphasis Program (SEP) provides a forum for dynamic individuals to be a part of exciting and rewarding diversity initiatives within the MP Region.
Under the guidance of Federal Equal Employment laws and directives, the SEP provides a broad framework in developing measurable objectives to attract qualified minorities, women, veterans, and the disabled for employment opportunities within the Bureau of Reclamation.
Specifically, the SEP has coordinators in the following concentrations: Federal Women's Program, American Indian/Alaskan Native, African-American, Hispanic, Disability, and Asian American/Pacific Islander.
Trinity River Restoration Program - In 1984 the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act (PL 98-541) was signed, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to develop and implement a management program to restore the fish and wildlife populations in the Trinity River Basin to levels which existed prior to construction of the Trinity and Lewiston dams.
The goal for preparing Guidelines is to provide criteria under which districts who receive Central Valley Project (CVP) water under water service or repayment contracts, water rights settlement contracts, or exchange contracts can participate in groundwater banking programs outside their contract service areas.
The use of CVP water for water banking purposes will provide CVP contractors? operational flexibility and will facilitate better management of CVP water supplies for drought planning and water supply reliability.
The American River Water Education Center The American River Water Education Center, located at Folsom Dam, offers an exciting way to experience the watershed of the American River and to appreciate the importance of water in California.
Water Conservation Program - Welcome to WaterShare, the Mid-Pacific Region's virtual water conservation center. At this site you'll find technical advice for professional water managers; water wise gardens of California; and activities for students K-12 to learn about water conservation.
