01/31/2023
https://congress.gov...
"Well, should an economically viable water project not pay for itself?"
"Western irrigated agriculture is a strategic national resource, and the role of the Federal Government in the 21st century should be to protect and enhance that resource."
"The status quo is simply not working and the purpose of today's hearing is to chart a path that leads us to a new era of abundance."
"The purpose of today's hearing is to identify the current impediments to increasing water storage and hydropower capacity, and to look at new concepts on the construction of smaller high elevation dam..."