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    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. Visit http://www.usbr.gov/ for more information.
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  3. Bureau of Reclamation
    12 hours ago
    The Washington Office of the Bureau of Reclamation is closed on Monday, October 29, 2012, due to Hurricane Sandy. All other offices of the Bureau of Reclamation are operating on a normal work schedule.
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  4. Bureau of Reclamation
    Friday
    2012 C.A.S.T. (Catch a Special Thrill) for Kids/Let’s Move Outside was a great success for Reclamation’s Boulder City office. One unanticipated event at C.A.S.T for Kids involved a young boy named Richard (not pictured), who was not part of...
    the event, but was at the dock with his mother and grandfather. He accidently fell into the lake and Warren Wagner, a C.A.S.T. volunteer from the Nevada Striper Club, almost immediately jumped into the water and saved the 4-year-old boy. http://on.doi.gov/RkFUNt
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    Photo: 2012 C.A.S.T. (Catch a Special Thrill) for Kids/Let’s Move Outside was a great success for Reclamation’s Boulder City office. One unanticipated event at C.A.S.T for Kids involved a young boy named Richard (not pictured), who was not part of the event, but was at the dock with his mother and grandfather. He accidently fell into the lake and Warren Wagner, a C.A.S.T. volunteer from the Nevada Striper Club, almost immediately jumped into the water and saved the 4-year-old boy. http://on.doi.gov/RkFUNt
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  5. Bureau of Reclamation
    Friday
    On October 11, 2012, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Connor, Lower Colorado Regional Director Terry Fulp, and Southern California Area Office (SCAO) Manager Bill Steele celebrated accomplishments with partners at dedication ceremonies for two innovative water reuse facilities in southern California. http://on.doi.gov/SdVXxs
    Photo: On October 11, 2012, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Connor, Lower Colorado Regional Director Terry Fulp, and Southern California Area Office (SCAO) Manager Bill Steele celebrated accomplishments with partners at dedication ceremonies for two innovative water reuse facilities in southern California. http://on.doi.gov/SdVXxs
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  6. Bureau of Reclamation
    October 24
    The Department of the Interior has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities that provides a cooperative framework for Interior and HACU to develop programs that engage the Hispanic community and Hispanic-Serving Institutions. The Bureau of Reclamation will manage the MOU for the Department. http://on.doi.gov/RVnccN
    Photo: The Department of the Interior has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities that provides a cooperative framework for Interior and HACU to develop programs that engage the Hispanic community and Hispanic-Serving Institutions. The Bureau of Reclamation will manage the MOU for the Department. http://on.doi.gov/RVnccN
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  7. Bureau of Reclamation
    October 23
    Klamath Tribe Harvest Salmon at the Iron Gate Hatchery - For the first time in over a century fresh Klamath River salmon will grace the tables of Klamath Tribe members in the fall. On October 11, members of the Klamath Tribe were invited to...
    the fish hatchery at the foot of Iron Gate Dam and performed a ceremony of thanksgiving and distribution of the fish. Approximately 20 Tribal members were on hand for the celebration and to take home some highly prized filets offered up by the tribal staff. http://on.doi.gov/RijHOx
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    Photo: Klamath Tribe Harvest Salmon at the Iron Gate Hatchery - For the first time in over a century fresh Klamath River salmon will grace the tables of Klamath Tribe members in the fall. On October 11, members of the Klamath Tribe were invited to the fish hatchery at the foot of Iron Gate Dam and performed a ceremony of thanksgiving and distribution of the fish. Approximately 20 Tribal members were on hand for the celebration and to take home some highly prized filets offered up by the tribal staff. http://on.doi.gov/RijHOx
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  8. Bureau of Reclamation
    October 22
    Reclamation Announces 2012 Integrated Annual Review of Coordinated Operation of the CVP and SWP http://on.doi.gov/RR4v9Z
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  9. Bureau of Reclamation
    October 22
    Long-Term and Interim Renewal Central Valley Project Water Service Contracts and Draft Environmental Assessment for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District Available for Public Review http://on.doi.gov/T6RzeZ
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  10. Bureau of Reclamation
    October 22
    "Partners in Conservation" recognition awarded to the partners involved in the Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study (Study), which includes federal, state, Native American Tribes and communities, conservation and recreation organizations, and others for their efforts to ensure the sustainability of the Colorado River system. http://on.doi.gov/T5y2QH
    Photo: "Partners in Conservation" recognition awarded to the partners involved in the Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study (Study), which includes federal, state, Native American Tribes and communities, conservation and recreation organizations, and others for their efforts to ensure the sustainability of the Colorado River system. http://on.doi.gov/T5y2QH
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  11. Bureau of Reclamation
    October 19
    "Partners in Conservation" recognition awarded to the Region’s unique Lower Colorado Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCR MSCP) in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for the Hart Mine Restoration Project. http://on.doi.gov/T5y2QH
    Photo: "Partners in Conservation" recognition awarded to the Region’s unique Lower Colorado Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCR MSCP) in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for the Hart Mine Restoration Project. http://on.doi.gov/T5y2QH
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  12. Bureau of Reclamation
    October 17
    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
    Photo: 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
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  13. Bureau of Reclamation
    October 17
    Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program Construction Funding Opportunities Now Available Through WaterSMART http://on.doi.gov/Vbd31Y
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  14. Bureau of Reclamation
    October 16
    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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    Photo: 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. http://on.doi.gov/TqIIWh
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  15. Bureau of Reclamation
    October 16
    Reclamation Releases Final Environmental Documents for San Joaquin River Restoration Program Invasive Plant Monitoring and Management http://on.doi.gov/Xi8b8E
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  16. Bureau of Reclamation
    October 16
    Reclamation Announces Availability of EA and FONSI for Alcova-Gray Reef-Pathfinder Resource Management Plan http://on.doi.gov/SXY20e
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  17. Bureau of Reclamation
    October 15
    Reclamation Announces Seasonal Area Closures at East Park and Stony Gorge Reservoirs http://on.doi.gov/QnAkZ6
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  18. Bureau of Reclamation
    October 15
    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
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  19. Bureau of Reclamation
    October 12
    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/URlGyE

    Photo: Reclamation employee Don Bader and his daughter Andrea collect trash.
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    Photo: 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 California 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/URlGyE Photo: Reclamation employee Don Bader and his daughter Andrea collect trash.
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  20. Bureau of Reclamation
    October 11
    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
    Photo: 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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    October 10
    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
    Bureau of Reclamation News: Road at Belle Fourche Reservoir Temporarily Closed for Improvements
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    Bureau of Reclamation News Release
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  22. Bureau of Reclamation
    October 9
    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
    Photo: 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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