The Department of the Interior today announced Secretary’s Order 3446, which streamlines federally funded construction projects at Bureau of Reclamation facilities across the 17 Western states. The order reduces administrative burdens, cuts costs for water and power users and supports faster delivery of critical infrastructure across the West. … Reclamation will begin implementing the order immediately. One of the early efforts will be the B. F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion in partnership with the San Luis and Delta Mendota Water Authority. … The expansion will add 130,000 acre-feet of storage capacity to the 2 million acre-feet San Luis Reservoir, the largest off-stream reservoir in the United States. 

Other infrastructure news:

• The Desert Review (Brawley, Calif.): IID crews keep century-old water system running across Imperial Valley
• Los Banos Enterprise (Calif.): Rep. Adam Gray says Los Banos Water Project proves California’s infrastructure system is broken
• Delta Stewardship Council: News release: Notice of hearing for the Delta Conveyance Project