Dams
This is the largest dam in the USA and created Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the USA
What is Hoover Dam?
A term given to irrigation projects from the concept that irrigation would reclaim arid lands for human use.
This process by which the solved mineral salts in water are removed will provide a path for projects under The Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act.
What is Desalination
The 24th commissioner for the Bureau of Reclamation, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 4, 2021
Who is Camille Calimlim Touton
Through these, Reclamation provides financial assistance to water managers for projects that seek to conserve and use water more efficiently, implement renewable energy, investigate and develop water marketing strategies, mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict, and accomplish other benefits that contribute to sustainability in the western United States.
What are WaterSMART Grants
In 1911 this dam opened to create the primary water storage for the Salt River Project.
What is Theodore Roosevelt Dam
Involved in issues pertaining to central Arizona's contemporary water management; by protecting the public's safety and its investment in the structures Reclamation built through oversight of the operating entities; and by continuing to assist state, local and tribal governments develop and protect water resources.
These collaborative studies, cost-shared with non-Federal partners, to evaluate water supply and demand and help ensure reliable water supplies by identifying strategies to address imbalances in water supply and demand.
What are Basin Studies
Director of the United States Reclamation Service within the USGS from 1902 to 1907
Eleven (11) of these public lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife, and plants have been created as a result of a Reclamation Federal water project.
What are National Wildlife Refuges
This dam is the second highest in the United States
What is Glen Canyon Dam?
Encompasses southern Nevada, southern California, most of Arizona, a small corner of southwest Utah and a small section of west-central New Mexico
Reclamation provides 50/50 cost share funding to irrigation and water districts, tribes, states and other entities with water or power delivery authority for small water efficiency improvements that have been identified through previous planning efforts
Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects
This president signed the signed the National Reclamation Act into law.
Who is President Theodore Roosevelt
Reclamation has 12 Reclamation water projects that created these lands near large reservoirs that offer visitors a chance to experience water-based outdoor activities.
What are National Recreation Areas
This dam was constructed between 1985 and 1994, stores Colorado River water for the Central Arizona Project, and also stores Agua Fria River runoff and provides flood protection by controlling river flows.
What is New Waddell Dam
Using the CAP system to transport and deliver Non-Project Water
What is Water Wheeling
Through this program, Reclamation identifies and investigates opportunities to reclaim and reuse wastewaters and impaired ground and surface water in the 17 Western States and Hawaii.
Reclamation`s first director and the Bullhead Dam was renamed in honor of him.
Who is Arthur Powell Davis
This system of reservoirs and dams, diversion structures, headgates, pipelines, ditches, canals, and tunnels are operated and maintained in partnership with irrigation and water districts.
Water Conveyance
Hoover Dam and Roosevelt Dam are both examples of this dam form which curves to direct water pressure of the water against canyon rock walls and its weight to resist pressure.
What is Arch-gravity dam
Rights and obligations established under the existing compilation of laws, compacts, agreements, legal settlements and Treaty minutes
In this program, funding is used to make cost-shared financial assistance available on a competitive basis at the area and regional office levels, as well as for technical assistance from Reclamation staff. Funding may be used to develop water conservation plans, identify water management improvements through System Optimization Reviews, design water management improvements, and to improve application of water conservation technologies through demonstration activities.
Water Conservation Field Services Program
Established the U.S. Reclamation Service within the U.S. Geological Survey's Division of Hydrography shortly after the Reclamation Act became law
nsure effective operations and exceptional stewardship of Reclamation’s infrastructure by establishing agile framework in collaboration with external and internal stakeholders.
What is Asset Management Division (AMD)