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<br />w <br />....... <br />Col <br />;:~} <br /> <br />Managing and Developing Resources. . . <br /> <br />The Reclamation program has emphasized development of safe <br />and dependable water supplies and hydropower resources to <br />foster the settlement and economic growth of the western United <br />States. <br /> <br />Today's increased environmental knowledge and awareness <br />and Federal budgetary constraints require a greater emphasis on <br />improving the management of existing projects and facilities to <br />meet growing demands for water and related land and energy <br />resources. Many opponunities exist to improve the efficiency and <br />effectiveness of project operations, to conserve available water and <br />energy supplies, and to better use and manage resources. <br />Reclamation will pursue both structural and nonstructural <br />approaches to provide for efficient conjunctive and basinwide use <br />of surface water and groundwater; increase water reclamation and <br />use; improve hydropower generation efficiency and capability; <br />meet growing municipal and industrial, domestic, and agricultural <br />water demands; improve watershed yields; improve the quality of <br />water; and protect and enhance recreational, fish and wildlife, and <br />other environmental values associated with Reclamation projects. <br /> <br />The growing Nation still requires the. development of <br />additional water supplies and hydropower. The margin of reserve <br />between supply and demand for both water and power has <br />diminished significantly in many parts of the Nation to the point <br />that all water needs cannot be met for an increasing range of <br />hydrologic events. In addition, there is an urgent need for safe and <br />reliable water supplies for many areas of rural America, Native <br />American tribes, and United States-administered Territories and <br />Commonwealths. Therefore, improved management must be <br />combined with the development of economically justified and <br />environmentally compatible projects in a balanced approach to <br />meeting the Nation's resource needs. <br /> <br />Whether future water and power needs are met structurally or <br />nonstructurally, both supply and demand must be managed more <br />effectively and efficiently. More effective management, with less <br />margin of reserve between supply and demand than in the past. <br /> <br />DRAFl' <br /> <br />, . ~ <br /> <br />.co .', <br /> <br />;~ <br /> <br />"~; <br /> <br /><~ <br /> <br /> <br />"" <br /> <br />,,] <br /> <br />" " ..",~. ~c...;i;i~ <br />