 | | | ID: | 3282 | | Title: | Bureau of Reclamation | | Pagerank: | 7 | | Description: | Known for dams, power-plants, and canals built in the 17 western states which led to homesteading and the economic development of the west. Reclamation has constructed more than 600 dams and reservoirs to bring water to more than 31 million people and provide Western farmers with irrigation for 10 million acres of farmland to produce 60% of the nation's vegetables and 25% of fruit and nuts. They are also the second largest producer of hydroelectric power in the western U.S. with 58 powerplants producing more than 40 billion kilowatt hours. | | Category: | Science: Environment | | Link Owner: | | | Date Added: | August 16, 2007 04:39:08 PM | | Number Hits: | 2 | | |
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