"California's Central Valley, where 200 billion gallons of water were deliberately diverted away from vital agriculture for the enjoyment and amusement of the 2-inch Delta Smelt is a case in point."
"In Northern Arizona, 1,000 megawatts of hydroelectricity--enough to power a million homes--has been lost due to environmental mandates for the humpback chub."
"Will you commit to work with us to ensure that these extensions move forward in a unified and timely fashion?"
"It is the objective of this sub-committee to restore the original--and as yet unfulfilled--mission of the Bureau of Reclamation--to develop and utilize our nation's vast water and hydroelectric resour..."
"Meanwhile, funds that ought to be going to water and power development are instead being squandered on subsidizing low-flow toilets, salmon festivals, tiger salamander studies and grants to private as..."