Ryan Newman to lead Bureau of Reclamation field office in Heyburn

Ryan Newman has been selected as the new assistant area manager for the Bureau of Reclamation’s upper Snake River field office in Heyburn.

Newman will oversee the management and operation of Reclamation facilities in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming.

Most recently, Newman worked for the Snake River Area Office where he managed a variety of water resource projects including the Lewiston Orchards Water Exchange and Title Transfer, Henrys Fork Basin Study, Island Park Reservoir Enlargement, and several environmental compliance projects. He has a BA and MA in wildlife and fisheries sciences from South Dakota State University. Newman has 20 years of experience in natural and water resource management and has spent his entire career working on river and reservoir systems and related resources in the Dakotas and Idaho with South Dakota State University, Idaho Fish and Game, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Reclamation.

The Upper Snake Field Office manages six projects, eight dams, and two powerplants in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming. The projects provide for the delivery of irrigation water, hydroelectric generation, flood control and recreation opportunities.