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The Bureau of Reclamation—Its History
Abstract only available. On June 17, 1902, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt signed into Law the Reclamation Act to develop the resources of the western states and territories for agriculture. The United States Reclamation Service began the tasks of surveying land, building roads, installing telegraph and telephone lines, and setting up the general infrastructure that would be used to construct the public works required for collecting, storing and conveying water for irrigation. Engineers were sought from colleges and universities to build a cadre of men who could plan, design, construct and operate the dams, power plants, canals, and appurtenant works that still serve irrigation projects and the public today. The first hydroelectric generation was in 1904 at the site of Roosevelt Dam, a key feature of the Salt River Project in Arizona. Early engineers on projects in Montana included Frank Crow who was later the construction engineer for Hoover Dam. The Safety of Dams Act thrust Reclamation into investigations and designs for modifications to make dams safer. Through over a century of water for the west, the men and women of the Bureau of Reclamation planned, designed constructed and maintained the thousands of facilities that made available the water resource conveyed to the land resource for agriculture. Other important benefits included flood control, recreation, fish and wildlife, and municipal and industrial uses. Today, the mission of the Bureau of Reclamation is to manage, develop and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American Public.
The Bureau of Reclamation—Its History
Abstract only available. On June 17, 1902, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt signed into Law the Reclamation Act to develop the resources of the western states and territories for agriculture. The United States Reclamation Service began the tasks of surveying land, building roads, installing telegraph and telephone lines, and setting up the general infrastructure that would be used to construct the public works required for collecting, storing and conveying water for irrigation. Engineers were sought from colleges and universities to build a cadre of men who could plan, design, construct and operate the dams, power plants, canals, and appurtenant works that still serve irrigation projects and the public today. The first hydroelectric generation was in 1904 at the site of Roosevelt Dam, a key feature of the Salt River Project in Arizona. Early engineers on projects in Montana included Frank Crow who was later the construction engineer for Hoover Dam. The Safety of Dams Act thrust Reclamation into investigations and designs for modifications to make dams safer. Through over a century of water for the west, the men and women of the Bureau of Reclamation planned, designed constructed and maintained the thousands of facilities that made available the water resource conveyed to the land resource for agriculture. Other important benefits included flood control, recreation, fish and wildlife, and municipal and industrial uses. Today, the mission of the Bureau of Reclamation is to manage, develop and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American Public.
The Bureau of Reclamation—Its History
Moody, John Robert (author)
World Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2005 ; 2005 ; Anchorage, Alaska, USA
2005-05-15
1 pages
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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