Oversight Hearing on "Water for Our Future and Job Creation: Examining Regulatory and Bureaucratic Barriers to New Surface Storage Infrastructure"
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:00 AM Subcommittee on Water and Power
1324 Longworth House Office Building
SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
10:00 a.m.
Michael Gabaldon
Director, Technical Resources
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Denver, Colorado
BACKGROUND:
This hearing will examine regulatory and bureaucratic barriers to building new dams and reservoirs throughout the West. Competing demands for limited water and the need to capture more water for human, environmental and other purposes mean that all water supply development strategies should be on the table. History has proven time and again that surface water storage can and will provide long-lasting, multi-purpose economic benefits. While current fiscal conditions greatly limit federal funding for infrastructure projects in general, there is an urgent and proven need to reduce the planning time and regulatory permitting costs associated with federal and non-federal dams and reservoirs so that such projects can be built cheaper and faster. Such reforms will create more water and empower local job creation.
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