As Program and Budget Office Manager, Ward is responsible for developing, evaluating, revising, and accomplishing integrated long-term and short-term regional program plans, strategies, and budgets throughout the California-Great Basin Region. If these dams were to fail or were improperly operated could result in loss of life or significant economic loss.
The revised categorical exclusions will allow Reclamation to complete environmental reviews more efficiently and effectively for water-related contracting, use authorizations, financial assistance, loans, and funding activities. The historic photo of the last bucket of concrete was recreated with the current Shasta Dam team in honor of the original dam workers.
The public may apply to use Reclamation land, facilities, and waterbodies, and may engage in the use only after proper authorization is received from Reclamation.
Use authorizations are not required for permitted public recreational use of recreation areas and facilities open to the public. Reclamation projects have created a variety of recreation opportunities on the rivers downstream from the dams, including world class whitewater rafting and fishing opportunities. RISE is an open data system for viewing, accessing, and downloading Reclamation's water and water-related data.
Visit the RISE website. Reclamation has been accumulating construction cost and repayment data since the first reimbursable project began and created the Statement of Project Construction Cost and Repayment SPCCR to capture cost and repayment data by project, for internal use only. However, these are now available by request. Bureau of Reclamation.
