Collaboration with Partners



Reclamation is working with states, tribes, agriculture, power customers, municipalities, conservation organizations, and other stakeholder communities on projects and activities across the West to address drought conditions and impacts.

Welcome to the Addressing Drought Across the West Web Portal. Click on the tabs at the top of this page to view information on collaborative projects that build resiliency to drought now and in the future and to learn more about current drought conditions and climate change. Scroll down to examples of specific drought actions.


Reclamation is the largest wholesaler of water and second largest producer of hydropower in the United States. Established in 1902, Reclamation has over a century of experience helping communities prepare for and respond to drought. Because there is no single action or solution that will adequately address the problem, Reclamation is taking actions on multiple fronts to address the current drought.


Reclamation is leveraging a range of tools to mitigate drought impacts, including new water supply and infrastructure projects to increase drought resiliency, reduce reliance on declining water sources, and increase efficiency in deliveries. This includes new storage projects where appropriate, groundwater recharge, diversification of supplies, water conservation and efficiency, and water reuse projects. Reclamation is also collaborating with partners across the West on projects to improve water management through the development of science and technologies, improved modeling and forecasting tools, and long-term planning efforts to develop innovative strategies to address hydrologic changes.


Click on the Drought Actions below to explore the different types of actions Reclamation and our partners are taking to address drought.