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SECURE Water Act Section 9503(c) - Reclamation Climate Change and Water: 2011
"The report is organized as follows: 1) Section 1: Provides an introduction and a brief overview to projected climate changes over the Western United States and implications for snowpack, runoff amount, and runoff timing (or seasonality). Section 1 also provides how the information for this report was developed as well as the uncertainties associated with the information. 2) Sections 2 through 8: Provide basin-specific discussions of each major Reclamation basin identified within the SECURE Water Act including the basin setting, basin specific coordination, historical climate, historical hydrology, projected future climate and hydrology, and implications for various water and environmental resources. Note that the SECURE Water Act separately identifies the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers as reporting basins; however, in this report, these two basins are discussed in concert given the interwoven nature of their water management issues (section 7). 3) Section 9: Integrates findings from the basin-specific discussion to provide a west-wide perspective on projected climate and hydrologic changes. Geographic variations in projected changes are highlighted. The section also provides a brief inventory of uncertainties affecting the interpretation of these results, ranging from the uncertainties of generating global climate projections to simulating local hydrologic response. 4) Section 10: Describes Reclamation's coordination of activities with respect to the SECURE Water Act Authorities.5) Section 11: Provides adaptation actions being implemented. This section provides a description of Reclamation activities with targets within the Department of the Interior High Priority Performance Goal for Climate. 6) Section 12: Provides a listing references used within this document, directing the audience to a source for additional information."
United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Alexander, Patty; Brekke, Levi D.; Gangopadhyay, Subhrendu
2011-04
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West-Wide Climate Risk Assessments: Bias-Corrected and Spatially Downscaled Surface Water Projections
"The focus of this report is to describe the development of these surface water hydrologic projections and to provide a summary evaluation of climate change implications for surface water hydrology in the eight major Reclamation river basins listed in the SECURE Water Act. [...] The report is organized as follows: Chapter 2 of the report provides background on the role of climate information in water resources planning and management. Chapter 3 describes the future climate projections used for developing the surface water hydrologic projections, including how the climate projections were bias-corrected and spatially downscaled for use in this activity. Chapter 4 presents the methodology used for developing the hydrologic projections, including: 1) Rationale for selecting hydrologic model applications for use in this activity. 2) Description of the chosen hydrologic model-applications 3) A discussion of how these hydrologic model-applications were used in a climate projection context, including simulation setup and generation of weather inputs consistent with climate projections. 4) Characterization of runoff simulation biases and their implications for assessing hydrologic impacts. Chapter 5 presents the summary overview of hydrologic projections in the eight major Reclamation river basins listed above. The overview focuses on annual climate projections over the basins, decadal changes in temperature and precipitation, decadal changes in April 1st snowpack, and decadal changes in mean-monthly and mean-seasonal runoff. Chapter 6 presents a summary discussion of the uncertainties associated with the hydrologic analysis. These uncertainties range from the climate through the hydrologic tool utilized to assess the natural hydrologic response to the climate projections."
United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Gangopadhyay, Subhrendu; Pruitt, Tom
2011-03
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Literature Synthesis on Climate Change Implications for Water and Environmental Resources: Second Edition
"The scope of this report is to offer a summary of recent literature on the past and projected effects of climate change on hydrology and water resources (chapter 2) and then to summarize implications for key resource areas featured in Reclamation planning processes (chapter 3). In preparing the synthesis, the literature review considered documents pertaining to general climate change science; climate change as it relates to hydrology, water resources, and environmental resources; and application of climate change science in Western United States and region-specific planning assessments. [...] Chapter 1 provides context for document scope and intent. The synthesis is meant to tell a representative story covering significant climate change literature from the last couple of decades, but it does not provide an exhaustive citation of all the literature. Chapters 2 and 3 offer Reclamation region-specific 'starting-point' narratives for including climate change background in planning documents associated with NEPA and ESA compliance. Chapter 4 discusses graphical resources in Appendix B that show a central-tendency of projected climate changes over the each Reclamation region. It is significant to note that there are many ways to graphically package the projected climate information--this is only one way. Chapter 5 is a bibliography of all cited references. Appendix A provides a tabulated summary of all cited and related literature and an associated comprehensive bibliography. Appendix B provides map resources which describe geographic climate change information evident in current climate projections. The data used to generate Appendix B are at: http://gdo-dcp.ucllnl.org/downscaled_cmip3_projections/ dcpInterface.html. Appendix C offers a glossary."
United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Spears, Mark; Harrison, Alan; Sankovich, Victoria
2011-01
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Bureau of Reclamation [website]
This website of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. From the About Us section: "Established in 1902, the Bureau of Reclamation is best known for the dams, powerplants, and canals it constructed in the 17 western states. These water projects led to homesteading and promoted the economic development of the West. Reclamation has constructed more than 600 dams and reservoirs including Hoover Dam on the Colorado River and Grand Coulee on the Columbia River. Today, we are the largest wholesaler of water in the country. We bring water to more than 31 million people, and provide one out of five Western farmers (140,000) with irrigation water for 10 million acres of farmland that produce 60% of the nation's vegetables and 25% of its fruits and nuts. Reclamation is also the second largest producer of hydroelectric power in the United States. Our 53 powerplants annually provide more than 40 billion kilowatt hours generating nearly a billion dollars in power revenues and produce enough electricity to serve 3.5 million homes. Today, Reclamation is a contemporary water management agency with a Strategic Plan outlining numerous programs, initiatives and activities that will help the Western States, Native American Tribes and others meet new water needs and balance the multitude of competing uses of water in the West. Our mission is to assist in meeting the increasing water demands of the West while protecting the environment and the public's investment in these structures. We place great emphasis on fulfilling our water delivery obligations, water conservation, water recycling and reuse, and developing partnerships with our customers, states, and Native American Tribes, and in finding ways to bring together the variety of interests to address the competing needs for our limited water resources."
United States. Bureau of Reclamation
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Reclamation: Managing Water in the West, Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
From the Executive Summary: "The mission of the Bureau of Reclamation is to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public. The weather and streamflow patterns that framed the development of water and power systems across the West are changing (Figure 1). As a result, Reclamation's basic mission objectives are at risk, including the ability to deliver needed quantities of water and power to agricultural, tribal, municipal, and industrial water users and water for environmental flows. Climate change also poses a threat to Reclamation's infrastructure, and along with it, the ability to continue to support customers and maintain ecosystems affected by Reclamation projects. Reclamation's response to the changing climate is essential to the sustainability of communities across the Western states and the National economy. […] The goals identified in this Strategy tier from key elements of the President's Climate Action Plan for the Nation (President's Plan), which identifies the continued development of sound science, water management planning and conservation, and increasing the resiliency of infrastructure as critical actions to prepare the United States for the impacts of climate change. The President's Plan highlights the importance of taking action now to maintain agricultural sustainability, manage drought, prepare for future floods, reduce wildfire risks and other objectives that have always been and are critical to Reclamation's mission and customers. This Strategy is also aligned with the Department of the Interior's (Interior) Climate Adaptation Policy (523 DM 1), which calls on the Bureaus to incorporate climate adaptation into agency decision making across mission areas."
United States. Bureau of Reclamation
2014-11
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SECURE Water Act Section 9503(c)- Reclamation Climate Change and Water 2016
"This 2016 SECURE Water Act Report to Congress is organized into ten complementary chapters[…] The studies referenced in this report are technical assessments and do not provide recommendations or represent a statement of policy or position of the Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of the Interior, or the collaborative funding partners. This report does not propose or address the feasibility of any specific project, program or plan. Nothing in the report is intended, nor shall the report be construed, to interpret, diminish, or modify the rights of any study participants under applicable law. Nothing in the report represents a commitment for provision of Federal funds."
United States. Bureau of Reclamation
2016-03
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Facilities Instructions, Standards, and Techniques Volume 3-32: Transformer Fire Protection
From the abstract: "Large, oil-filled transformers pose the risk of explosion and fire should the transformer fail and the insulating oil ignite. Fire suppression systems have been used at Reclamation plants for many years, but there have been inconsistencies in applications of these systems and in their operation and maintenance procedures. This volume establishes consistent practices for use across the organization and provides technical background and references, as well."
United States. Bureau of Reclamation
2005-01
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Addressing Climate Change in Long-Term Water Resources Planning and Management: User Needs for Improving Tools and Information
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation's report, "Addressing Climate Change in Long-Term Water Resources Planning and Management: User Needs for Improving Tools and Information," which identifies the needs of local, state, and federal water management agencies for climate change information and tools to support long-term planning. The report seeks to focus research and technology efforts to address information and tools needed for longer-term water resources planning and management. The report found there were gaps in the information and tools to help water managers in how to use climate change information to make decisions, how to assess the responses of natural systems to climate change, and how to communicate the results and uncertainties of climate change assessments to decision-makers.
United States. Bureau of Reclamation; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Brekke, Levi D.
2011-01
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U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation: Powerplants
This webpage of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation provides a list of the Projects and Facilities Database of major Reclamation powerplants in the United States. This list is divided into the following four columns of information: (1) Powerplant name; (2) State; (3) Watercourse; and, (4) Region. By selecting a powerplant, users can view a picture of the powerplant, explore Related Projects & Facilities, Related Documents, and review the following information: (1) Region; (2) State; (3) River; (4) Purpose; (5) Facts; (6) History; (7) Present History and more.
United States. Department of the Interior; United States. Bureau of Reclamation
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U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation: Dams
This webpage of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation provides a list of the Projects and Facilities Database of major Reclamation dams in the United States. This list is divided into the following six columns of information: (1) Dam name; (2) State; (3) Map; (4) Project; (5) Watercourse; and, (6) Region. By selecting a dam, users can view a picture of the dam, explore Related Projects & Facilities, Related Links, and review the following information: (1) Overview; (2) General; (3) Dimensions; (4) Hydraulics & Hydrology; and (5) Contact Information.
United States. Department of the Interior; United States. Bureau of Reclamation
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Wildland Fire Management Guidelines
"The Bureau of Reclamation is providing the Wildland Fire Management
Handbook (Handbook) to help regions and area offices implement viable
Wildland Fire Management (WFM) programs appropriate to their resource,
geographic, social, and economic environments.
Succeeding Handbook chapters suggest steps for development of regional and
local WFM programs. The guidance provided herein is discretionary, and the
attachments are to be considered as reference materials; however, following the
guidance provided will result in WFM programs that are consistent throughout
Reclamation and meet Department of the Interior standards for the development
of Fire Management Plans (FMP) for all Reclamation lands with burnable
vegetation."
United States. Bureau of Reclamation; United States. Department of the Interior
2010-04
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State of the Infrastructure: A Joint Report by the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
From the Document: "The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) collaborated on a critical infrastructure project to construct the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway, also known as the Joint Federal Project. Reclamation and the Army Corps, along with other cooperating agencies, formed an unprecedented partnership to address dam safety issues associated with extreme floods and to provide enhanced flood risk reduction for the Sacramento area - one of the most at-risk communities in the Nation. The auxiliary spillway was constructed adjacent to Folsom's main concrete dam, 23 miles northeast of Sacramento. It includes a 1,100-foot-long approach channel beginning in Folsom Reservoir, a concrete control structure with six bulkheads and six radial gates, a 3,100-foot-long auxiliary spillway chute, and a stilling basin that acts as an energy dissipation structure as water discharges and enters the American River. With the ability to operate the new spillway, large floods can be better managed by safely releasing more water from Folsom Reservoir earlier in a storm through both the spillway gates on Folsom Dam and the new control structure's radial gates, thereby reducing hydrologic risk and leaving more storage capacity in the reservoir."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States. Bureau of Reclamation
2019-12
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Climate Change and Water Resources Management: A Federal Perspective
"Many challenges, including climate change, face the Nation's water managers. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has provided estimates of how climate may change, but more understanding of the processes driving the changes, the sequences of the changes, and the manifestation of these global changes at different scales could be beneficial. Since the changes will likely affect fundamental drivers of the hydrological cycle, climate change may have a large impact on water resources and water resources managers. The purpose of this interagency report prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is to explore strategies to improve water management by tracking, anticipating, and responding to climate change."
United States. Bureau of Reclamation; Geological Survey (U.S.); United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . . .
Olsen, J. Rolf; Kiang, Julie E.; Brekke, Levi D.
2009
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