Volume 1 Issue 3 Nov/Dec 2020
November 18, 2020The Colorado River is the lifeblood of the Southwest, providing irrigation and drinking water to millions of people and driving mighty hydroelectric installations that provide power to major cities and communities. Many entities are involved in the proper management and use of this invaluable resource, including the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, other federal agencies, states and municipalities, trade groups, and others. In our cover story, we speak with Leslie James, who has been the executive director of the Colorado River Energy Distributors Association (CREDA) for more than 20 years. Ms. James tells Hydro Leader about…
How Worthington’s Barrier Systems Can Mitigate Fire Debris Issues
The 2020 fire season was one of the worst in recent memory. Immense fires swept across California, Oregon, Washington, and other U.S. states, causing loss of life, property destruction, and air pollution. Perhaps less known, however, is…
Reclamation’s Modeling and Research in the Colorado Basin
The Bureau of Reclamation plays a critical role in managing the priceless water resources of the Colorado River. Even under ideal circumstances, this monumental task requires technical expertise, accurate information, and experience. This is even more true…
Reclamation’s History in the Colorado Basin
The Colorado River is the lifeblood of the Southwest. From the Front Range of the Rockies in Colorado to the metropolises of Southern California, it is Colorado River water that supplies agricultural and residential needs. It is…
Terry Fulp: Three Decades of Public Service in Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Region
The Bureau of Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Basin Region manages the agency’s water and power facilities on the last 688 miles of the Colorado River, across southern Nevada, Southern California, most of Arizona, and small portions of New…
Dr. Tim Petty on the New Water Management Executive Order
Dr. Tim Petty, the assistant secretary for water and science in the U.S. Department of the Interior, is responsible for the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and consequently, for a wide variety of…
Commissioner Burman: The History of Collaboration in the Colorado Basin
From its roots at the turn of the 20th century, the Bureau of Reclamation has grown to be the nation’s largest water supplier and its second-largest supplier of hydroelectricity, playing a critical role in western agriculture and…
Leslie James of CREDA: Advocating for Hydroelectric Power Customers in the Colorado Basin
The Colorado River Energy Distributors Association (CREDA) is a trade association that represents firm power customers of the hydroelectric facilities of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP). CREDA aims to protect and enhance the…
FERC Proposes Significant Changes to Dam Safety Regulations in Wake of Michigan Dam Failures
On July 24, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) that proposes to overhaul the FERC dam safety regulations promulgated under section 10(c) of the Federal Power Act. The NOPR…
The Course Offerings of Voith’s HydroSchool
Voith Hydro is a complete system supplier that produces turbines and generators for the world’s hydropower stations, from the smallest to the largest. Like many companies, Voith has developed numerous internal training programs to help train new…
Ensuring the Efficiency and Competitiveness of Reclamation’s Hydropower Fleet
The Bureau of Reclamation owns 78 hydroelectric power facilities that supply a capacity of over 15,500 megawatts (MW), of which it directly operates and maintains 53. This puts it second only to the U.S. Army Corps of…
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