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One of the biggest challenges in the coming years will be developing, and <br />maintaining, power generation sufficient to meet the needs of millions of people in the West. <br />Maximizing the use of renewable resources, like hydropower from CRSP reservoirs, will <br />become even more important. Hydropower offers perhaps the best balance between <br />providing for the nation’s power needs while protecting the environment. By carefully <br />managing reservoir operations during years of good hydrology, the Bureau and Western can <br />accomplish environmental benefits without affecting the purposes for which Congress <br />authorized these unique water and power resources. <br />Hydropower offers <br />perhaps the best <br />balance between <br />providing for the <br />nation’s power <br />needs while <br />protecting the <br />environment. <br />This publication was produced by the Color ado River Energy Distributors Association <br />(CREDA) with support from Water for the West. Special thanks to the U.S. Bureau of Recla- <br />mation, Western Area Power Association, Kent Holsinger and Ilene Feldmeier. <br />The House of Power and Light: Hydroelectric Power in the <br />Upper Colorado River Basin © CREDA (2006). <br /> 12 <br />