Water Delivery

Aerial view of Yuma area crops and canal

• Deliver over 8 million acre-feet of water annually to three states and Mexico
• Maintain over 30 water, land, and power contracts for several Federal projects
• Operate dredges and land-based heavy equipment to maintain the Colorado River channel for navigation, flood control, and water delivery operations
• Provide water to 1/2 million people and 1.2 million acres of agriculture

Water Quality

• Meet international treaty obligations with Mexico by operating and maintaining the world’s largest reverse osmosis desalting plant and an international canal system
• Construct, operate, and maintain U.S. pumps, wells, drains, and canals
• Operate the Water Quality Improvement Center to provide training, testing, and research in desalting technology
• Provide water quality experts internationally

U.S. Facilities

• Manage 285,000 acres of Federal land
• Oversight of 4 Federal dams and reservoirs and the facilities within 7 Federal projects (canals, bridges, pumping plants, wells, dams, etc.)
• Operate and maintain 30 miles of railroad track, 5 miles of public highway, 142 miles of power lines, 25 quarries, 51 stockpile sites, 84 wells, and 90 miles of canal

Environmental/
Conservation

• Maintain major mitigation backwaters
• Construct Colorado River habitat enhancement features by coordinating and cost sharing with state and local entities
• Develop conservation programs and provide grants and other incentives to aid implementation

Community

• Provide outreach programs to schools and other organizations on canal and water safety, the environment, and water conservation programs
• Provide assistance to Native American Tribes

Personnel

• Work with 1 labor union
• Support a highly diverse ethnic and professional workforce
• Administer the only management and operations contract in Reclamation