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The Bureau of Reclamation was established pursuant to the Reclamation Act of 1902 (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.). The Bureau 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.

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• Public Conduct on Bureau of Reclamation Facilities, Lands, and Waterbodies

  • by the Reclamation Bureau on 11/21/2023.

We, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), are revising regulations that govern public access to and conduct on Reclamation facilities, lands, and waterbodies. The revisions clarify the regulations that maintain law and order and protect persons and property on Reclamation facilities, lands, and waterbodies while bringing the rulemaking into...
- ##### Public Conduct on Bureau of Reclamation Facilities, Lands, and Waterbodies

• by the Reclamation Bureau on 02/16/2023.

We, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), are proposing to revise regulations that govern public access to and conduct on Reclamation facilities, lands, and waterbodies. The proposed changes clarify the regulations that are intended to maintain law and order and protect persons and property on Reclamation facilities, lands, and waterbodies...
- ##### Truckee River Operating Agreement

• by the Reclamation Bureau on 12/05/2008.

The Bureau of Reclamation is publishing this rule to comply with the requirements of the Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act. The Settlement Act requires that the operating agreement negotiated with the States of California and Nevada for the operation of Truckee River Reservoirs (the five Federal reservoirs in the Truckee...
- ##### Reclamation Rural Water Supply Program

• by the Reclamation Bureau on 11/17/2008.

Reclamation is issuing this interim final rule to establish programmatic criteria for the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Program (Rural Water Supply Program), including criteria governing prioritization, eligibility, and the evaluation of appraisal investigations and feasibility studies. Title I of the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2006,...
- ##### Bureau of Reclamation Loan Guarantees

• by the Reclamation Bureau on 10/06/2008.

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) proposes this rule establishing eligibility criteria and program requirements for loan guarantees authorized by the Twenty-first Century Water Works Act (Title II of Pub. L. 109-451; 43 U.S.C. 2421-2434) (Act). This rule is intended to define for potential participants how the loan guarantees authorized by...

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• Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions

  • by the Reclamation Bureau on 04/02/2026.

Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are new, discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice. This notice informs the public about proposed contractual actions for capital recovery and management of project resources and facilities consistent...
- ##### Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions

• by the Reclamation Bureau on 03/05/2026.

Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are new, discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice. This notice informs the public about proposed contractual actions for capital recovery and management of project resources and facilities consistent...
- ##### Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Recreation Survey Questions

• by the Reclamation Bureau on 02/25/2026.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), are proposing to renew an information collection.
- ##### Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Diversions, Return Flow, and Consumptive Use of Colorado River Water in the Lower Colorado River Basin

• by the Reclamation Bureau on 02/24/2026.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) are proposing to renew and revise an information collection.
- ##### Public Meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group

• by the Reclamation Bureau on 02/11/2026.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is publishing this notice to announce that a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) will take place. The meeting is open to the public.
- ##### Change in Discount Rate for Water Resources Planning

• by the Reclamation Bureau on 01/27/2026.

The Bureau of Reclamation is announcing that the interest rate to be used by Federal agencies in the formulation and evaluation of plans for water and related land resources is 3.25 percent for fiscal year 2026.
- ##### Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council Notice of Public Meeting

• by the Reclamation Bureau on 01/13/2026.

The Bureau of Reclamation is publishing this notice to announce that a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council (Council) will take place. The meeting is open to the public.
- ##### Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Recreation Use Data Reports

• by the Reclamation Bureau on 01/08/2026.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) are proposing to reinstate an information collection without change.
- ##### Central Valley Project Improvement Act 2026 Criteria for Evaluating Water Management Plans (Standard Criteria)

• by the Reclamation Bureau on 12/29/2025.

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has made available the draft 2026 Criteria for Evaluating Water Management Plans (Standard Criteria) for public review and comment.
- ##### Agency Information Collection Activities; Recreation Survey Questions

• by the Reclamation Bureau on 12/23/2025.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), are proposing to renew an information collection with revisions.