California-Great Basin

Featured Programs

• Record of Decision for Central Valley Project Operations
• WIIN Act (Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation)
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): Environmental Documents

Stories & Media

• Video: Reclamation completes nation's largest horizontal fish screen at Derby Dam

• Reclamation and partners synchronize Sacramento River water diversions to benefit salmon

  Reclamation, working with the Sacramento River Settlement Contractors and federal and state fish and wildlife agencies, are implementing fall water operations to benefit salmon populations in the Sacramento River. (USBR photo/John Hannon) Learn More →

• Reclamation announces virtual open house and public comment period extension for Shasta Dam proposal to increase water storage for Californians and fish

  Reclamation announced a virtual open house website for the Shasta Lake Water Resources Investigation Draft Supplemental EIS.
  (USBR photo/Tami Corn) Learn More →

• Kayak surveys provide important data for fish habitat on Clear Creek

  For more than 20 years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Reclamation’s California-Great Basin Region, and others have been working to restore Northern California’s Clear Creek to improve habitat and recover fish populations. (Photo/Story by USFWS) Learn More →

• B.F. Sisk Dam safety modification design package completed remotely

  This modification, estimated to cost $1.1 billion, is the largest in the history of Reclamation's Dam Safety Program. Learn More →

• Reclamation completes ‘first’ CVP contract conversions

  “Completing these contracts is a big win-win for our contractors and the American public ... The federal government will receive early payment of over $200 million for much-needed storage projects.” (USBR photo/Fernando Ponce)
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