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BOR | 2018
In the United States, there are currently over 100,000 miles of canal and levee embankments on the national inventory list, most of which are 50 or more years old and have surpassed their initial…
BOR | 2018
Dam safety is an ongoing concern for the BOR. In the interests of maintaining modern dam safety monitoring, BOR has started to investigate the use of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) to improve…
BOR | 2018
The Colorado River is the principal source of water for agriculture and riparian vegetation in Arizona, southern California, and southern Nevada. To account for water use by each State or individual…
BOR | 2018
The BOR operates the Paradox Valley Unit (PVU), a salinity control project located at Paradox Valley in western Colorado that helps to minimize water degradation in the Colorado River. PVU diverts up…
BOR | 2018
BOR dams and reservoirs like Colorado’s Vega and Green Mountain, and Wyoming's Seminoe have landslide and/or dam issues that require long-term monitoring. In this research, the use of interferometric…
BOR | 2018
BOR Population at Risk studies are used to determine the possible magnitude of loss of life in the event of a dam failure. Inundation extent, population at risk, and life loss estimation are the…
BOR | 2018
In the United States alone, there are currently over 100,000 miles of canal and levee embankments and approximately 79,000 earthen dams on the national inventory list. Many of these structures…
BOR | 2014
The Siletz River is located in west-central Oregon. The Siletz Tribe has requested technical assistance through BOR’s Tribal Assistance Program to evaluate hydraulic and geomorphic processes along…
BOR | 2014
The BOR administers the Operating Criteria and Procedures (OCAP) for the Newlands Reclamation Project, which covers approximately 61,000 acres in Nevada. The OCAP directs BOR and the Truckee-Carson…
BOR | 2014
The Colorado River is the principal source of water for irrigation and domestic use in Arizona, southern California, and southern Nevada. The BOR accounts for water use by each state and individual…
BOR | 2014
As part of a groundwater export feasibility study, the BOR was directed to assess the perennial yield of groundwater from Dixie Valley, a closed basin in western Nevada. Because Dixie Valley is…
BOR | 2014
First-time ever plans for environmental benefits in the Colorado River Delta were set in motion by an agreement known as Minute 319, which was signed in 2012 by the United States and Mexico.…