Spending · subcategory
Water resources
Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation water projects. Part of Natural resources & environment. FY2025 net outlays: $17.0B, 19% of the category and 0.24% of all federal spending. The largest program is Construction ($4.50B).
$17.0B
FY2025 net outlays
19%
of Natural resources & environment
+18%
change from FY2024 ($14.4B)
37
programs (accounts) with FY2025 spending
Every program
37 accounts with FY2025 spending in Water resources, largest first. Hover or tap a bar for details.
Mandatory (set by standing law)Discretionary (set by yearly appropriations)
Show 17 smaller programs
How the total adds up
| Programs (the 37 accounts above) | $18.3B |
| Offsets: premiums, fees, loan repayments, and other collections (10 accounts) | −$1.32B |
| Net outlays, matching OMB Historical Table 3.2 | $17.0B |
The largest offsets
| Contributions, Rivers and Harbors, Other Than Port and Harbor User Fees Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | −$608M |
| Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Downward Reestimate Receipt Account Environmental Protection Agency | −$247M |
| Reclamation Fund, Other Proprietary Receipts from the Public Department of the Interior | −$137M |
| Reclamation Water Settlements Fund Department of the Interior | −$120M |
| Revenues, Colorado River Dam Fund, Boulder Canyon Project Department of the Interior | −$99M |
| Central Valley Project Restoration Fund, Revenue Department of the Interior | −$64M |
| Receipts from Leases of Lands Acquired for Flood Control, Navigation, and Allied Purposes Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | −$18M |
| San Joaquin River Restoration Fund Receipts Department of the Interior | −$11M |
| User Fees, Fund for Non-Federal Use of Disposal Facilities Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | −$11M |
| Bureau of Reclamation Loan Liquidating Account Bureau of Reclamation | −$1M |
All programs, sortable
Sparklines show each program in 2025 dollars, FY2000–2025.
| Program | Type | FY2024 | FY2025 | Change | FY2000–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | Discretionary | $4.00B | $4.50B | +13% | |
| Operation and Maintenance Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | Discretionary | $2.81B | $3.53B | +25% | |
| Water and Related Resources Bureau of Reclamation | Discretionary | $2.44B | $3.02B | +23% | |
| Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | Discretionary | $2.70B | $2.20B | −18% | |
| Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account Environmental Protection Agency | Mandatory | $599M | $1.13B | +89% | |
| Rivers and Harbors Contributed Funds Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | Mandatory | $649M | $668M | +2.9% | |
| Mississippi River and Tributaries Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | Discretionary | $657M | $585M | −11% | |
| Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | Discretionary | $479M | $463M | −3.3% | |
| Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Natural Resources Conservation Service | Discretionary | $359M | $405M | +13% | |
| Aging Infrastructure Account Bureau of Reclamation | Discretionary | $77M | $382M | +396% | |
| Regulatory Program Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | Discretionary | $266M | $259M | −2.6% | |
| Expenses Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | Discretionary | $266M | $250M | −6.0% | |
| Investigations Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | Discretionary | $177M | $189M | +6.8% | |
| Colorado River Dam Fund, Boulder Canyon Project Bureau of Reclamation | Mandatory | $91M | $106M | +16% | |
| Reclamation Water Settlements Fund Bureau of Reclamation | Mandatory | $24M | $101M | +321% | |
| Construction, IBWC International Commissions | Discretionary | −$249M | $89M | n/a | |
| Salaries and Expenses, IBWC International Commissions | Discretionary | $60M | $68M | +13% | |
| Coastal Wetlands Restoration Trust Fund Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | Mandatory | $43M | $65M | +51% | |
| Policy and Administration Bureau of Reclamation | Discretionary | $68M | $61M | −10% | |
| Central Valley Project Restoration Fund Bureau of Reclamation | Discretionary | $41M | $36M | −12% | |
| Watershed Rehabilitation Program Natural Resources Conservation Service | Discretionary | $40M | $35M | −12% | |
| Permanent Appropriations Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | Mandatory | $30M | $31M | +3.3% | |
| California Bay-Delta Restoration Bureau of Reclamation | Discretionary | $31M | $28M | −9.7% | |
| Inland Waterways Trust Fund Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | Discretionary | $56M | $24M | −57% | |
| American Sections, International Commissions International Commissions | Discretionary | $17M | $19M | +12% | |
| Revolving Fund Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | Mandatory | −$139M | $18M | n/a | |
| Central Utah Project Completion Account Central Utah Project | Discretionary | $18M | $17M | −5.6% | |
| Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account Central Utah Project | Discretionary | $9M | $12M | +33% | |
| Upper Colorado River Basin Fund Bureau of Reclamation | Discretionary | $17M | $10M | −41% | |
| Working Capital Fund Bureau of Reclamation | Discretionary | −$17M | $8M | n/a | |
| Emergency Watershed Protection Natural Resources Conservation Service | Discretionary | $27M | $7M | −74% | |
| Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund Bureau of Reclamation | Discretionary | −$27M | $7M | n/a | |
| Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | Discretionary | $6M | $5M | −17% | |
| Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | Discretionary | $6M | $4M | −33% | |
| Washington Aqueduct Corps of Engineers--Civil Works | Mandatory | $9M | $3M | −67% | |
| San Joaquin Restoration Fund Bureau of Reclamation | Mandatory | $0 | $1M | n/a | |
| Blackfeet Water Settlement Implementation Fund Bureau of Reclamation | Discretionary | $0 | $1M | n/a |
Water resources since 1993
Net outlays in 2025 dollars, fiscal years 1993–2025.