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<br />Mission of the Bureau of Reclamation <br /> <br />The Bureau of Reclamation of the U.S. Department of the Interior is <br />responsible for the development and conservation of the Nation's <br />water resources in the Western United States. <br /> <br />The Bureau's original purpose "to provide for the reclamation of arid <br />and semiarid lands in the West" today covers a wide range of interre- <br />lated functions. These include providing municipal and industrial water <br />supplies; hydroelectric power generation; irrigation water for agricul- <br />ture; water quality improvement; flood control; river navigation; river <br />regulation and control; fish and wildlife enhancement; outdoor recrea- <br />tion; and research on water-related design, construction, materials, <br />atmospheric management, and wind and solar power. <br /> <br />Bureau programs most frequently are the result of close cooperation <br />with the U.S. Congress, other Federal agencies, States, local govern- <br />ments, academic institutions, water-user organizations, and other <br />concerned groups. <br />