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REINVENTING THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
Pages 50-54

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... In 1902, Congress passed the Reclamation Act to onng water to the arid West and to facilitate settlement of the western states. The Bureau of Reclamation was created and structured as a civil works construction agency, and built such magnificent projects as the Hoover Dam, Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River, which has recently been in the news, Shasta Dam on the Sacramento River, and Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River.
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From page 51...
... New Bureau Directions The new program emphasis is being placed on water conservation and reuse, environmental protection and restoration, expansion of the customer base beyond agricultural interests to include rural and urban water users, Native American tribes, and environmental and recreational communities. Our new mission is to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interests of the American public.
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From page 52...
... In August 1993, the CPORT report was distributed to all employees, who returned roughly 1,000 written comments and recommendations. Numerous employee meetings were held in the field with the Commissioner or other management officials, to verify that employee input was reflected accurately in the final agency response to the CPORT report.
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From page 53...
... The technical center is managed by a board of directors made up of regional area office and Washington office staff, that is, by their customers. Project offices, which once numbered 35 and were responsible for construction, operation, and maintenance for a small number of water projects, have been reduced to 26 redesigned regional area offices; each is now responsible for water resource issues within its geographical area.
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From page 54...
... We are currently pursuing a transfer of title for some of our structures and facilities that are no longer just of national interest. We executed a transfer of title of our Rio Grande project in New Mexico to the Elephant Butte Irrigation District in the El Paso County Water Improvement District just this past February.
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