So, when I come to a meeting like this or a hearing like this and we talk about water, I think one of the things that is incredibly important is that you have to understand that for the interior West especially, without irrigation infrastructure, without reservoirs, we don't have fisheries that so many people love about Wyoming, and Montana, and Colorado, and Utah, and Idaho.
Hageman emphasizes the importance of irrigation infrastructure for fisheries and agriculture in the West.
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