Bureau of Reclamation

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:USBR
gptkbp:budget over $1 billion (varies by year)
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:tribal_governments
other federal agencies
local water districts
state water agencies
gptkbp:director gptkb:Camille_Calimlim_Touton
gptkbp:employs over 5,000 people
gptkbp:focusArea arid and semi-arid lands
gptkbp:founded 1902
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:United_States_Reclamation_Service
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bureau of Reclamation
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Reclamation_Act_of_1902
gptkbp:manages over 53 hydroelectric power plants
over 600 dams
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Grand_Coulee_Dam
gptkb:Hoover_Dam
gptkb:Colorado-Big_Thompson_Project
gptkb:Yakima_Project
gptkb:Central_Valley_Project
gptkb:Glen_Canyon_Dam
gptkbp:oversees flood control
water storage
fish and wildlife conservation
recreation at reservoirs
river basin management
water delivery
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:U.S._Department_of_the_Interior
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:U.S._Department_of_the_Interior
gptkbp:primaryMission irrigation
water resource management
hydroelectric power generation
drought management
gptkbp:providesDrinkingWaterTo over 31 million people
gptkbp:providesIrrigationWaterTo over 10 million acres of farmland
gptkbp:regionServed western United States
gptkbp:renamed 1923
gptkbp:responsibleFor environmental restoration projects
dam safety
drought response programs
hydropower infrastructure
irrigation infrastructure
water conservation programs
water reuse and recycling
gptkbp:website https://www.usbr.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Department_of_the_Interior
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4