U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Department of the Interior is a public administration that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
U.S. Interior Department announces $87 million for wetland conservation
Funding will help conserve or restore 315,823 acres of critical wetland habitat.
Biden-Harris Administration announces $700M for Colorado River Basin Water Conservation
Investments from the Inflation Reduction Act will build a more resilient western landscape to help local, state, and Tribal communities tackle the climate crisis and enhance water security.
Biden-Harris Administration allocates $179M for water reuse and drought projects
Large-scale water recycling projects will lead to more than 182,000 acre-feet of additional water supply, increasing resilience and water security across the West.
DOI agreement to save 100,000 acre-feet of water in Colorado River system
The Biden-Harris administration announced an agreement with the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) that will conserve approximately 100,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead in 2023. The agreement includes approximately $77.6 million in new investments from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, which will fund projects for water conservation, water efficiency, and protection of critical environmental resources […]
Interior announces $65 million for six rural water projects
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments will help bring clean, reliable drinking water to rural communities.
Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau to step down at Interior Department
After serving more than two years as Deputy Secretary and nearly ten at the Department of the Interior, Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau announced that he will depart his role at the end of October. Deputy Secretary Beaudreau has helped lead the Department’s efforts on many of its highest priorities and most pressing issues, including ensuring […]
Biden administration announces $50 million for Colorado River water infrastructure
The Department of the Interior announced $50 million over the next five years to improve key water infrastructure and enhance drought-related data collection across the Upper Colorado River Basin. The Bureau of Reclamation is making an initial $8.7 million investment in fiscal year 2023 to support drought mitigation efforts in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming […]
Biden-Harris Administration to invest $152M to expand water storage in the West
The Department of the Interior announced a $152 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will bring clean, reliable drinking water to communities across the West through six water storage and conveyance projects. The projects in California, Colorado and Washington are expected to develop at least 1.7 million acre-feet of additional water storage capacity, enough […]
Interior announces $12.6 million for desalination research facility in Southern New Mexico
While in Southern New Mexico, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Congressman Gabe Vasquez announced a $12.6 million investment from the President’s Investing in America agenda to support the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility (BGNDRF) in Alamogordo, New Mexico. This funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s all-of-government effort […]