U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Articles

2026 News Briefs

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News Briefs: Wisconsin Volunteers Stack Sandbags to Save Treatment Plant Amidst Flood

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the Department of Justice and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency file a civil complaint against DC Water over the Potomac spill

Dept. of Interior Cuts Red Tape to Speed Water Infrastructure in the West

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Dept. of Interior Cuts Red Tape to Speed Water Infrastructure in the West

New secretary’s order aims to streamline reclamation construction processes and lower costs for water and power users

December 08, 2025

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News Briefs: Young Girl Survives 7 Hours in Sewers During China Floods

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, an Alabama man narrowly survives being sucked into a drainage pipe during a torrential rainstorm

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News Briefs: Study Tracks Biodiversity in River Restored by Effluent

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, NBC News out of Dallas-Fort Worth shoots impressive footage of a water main break that area residents compared to a hurricane

September 05, 2024

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News Briefs: Crews in Atlanta Repair Crucial Water Main Break

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the U.S. allocates $242 million for water projects in the West

TPO Update

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Bureau of Reclamation Announces Awards for Water Treatment Technologies

Colorado river

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Bureau of Reclamation Funds 6 Projects to Control Salinity in Colorado River

February 28, 2024

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New Water Conservation Agreements Announced to Protect Colorado River System

The new agreements in Arizona aim to conserve up to 162,710 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead through 2026

November 07, 2023