The Subcommittee on Water and Power is responsible for matters concerning America’s water resources, federal irrigation projects, generation of electric power from federal water projects and interstate water issues. Republicans on the Subcommittee are devoted to promoting low-cost, clean, renewable and emissions-free hydroelectricity generated by federal dams and reservoirs. We are also working to improve federal government regulations to ensure projects are less expensive, more transparent and not delayed by unnecessary red tape.

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Hot Topics:

• California Man-Made Drought
• Hydropower as a Renewable Energy Resource

Did You Know?

• Hydropower accounts for approximately 75% of all current renewable energy sources in the United States.
• When 268 million megawatt-hours of hydropower were generated in 2004, more than 160 million tons of carbon emissions were avoided in the United States.
• Today's hydropower turbines are capable of converting more than 90% of available energy into electricity, which is more efficient than any other form of generation.
• 10 million acres of farmland are irrigated by Bureau of Reclamation Projects.
• 60% of the nation’s vegetables and 25% of the nation’s fruit and nuts are produced using water delivered through Bureau of Reclamation projects.
• 1 out of 5 western farmers utilized water delivered through Bureau of Reclamation projects.