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  • 'Mr. Dominy, are you a hero or a villain?'

    Former Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Floyd E. Dominy, looks back on his dam-building days without any apologies or regrets.

    by Tom Wolf, Oct 26, 1998

  • BuRec downsizes

    Bureau of Reclamation moves from Denver, Colo., office to Washington, D.C., as part of overhaul.

    by Staff, May 02, 1994

  • BuRec gets a new leader

    Former New Mexico State Engineer Eluid Martinez will replace Dan Beard as commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation.

    by Dustin Solberg, Feb 19, 1996

  • BuRec to allow water thefts to continue

    BuRec backs off from water-spreading reforms.

    by Paul Koberstein, Nov 28, 1994

  • Can Dan Beard reclaim Reclamation?

    A profile of Dan Beard, head of Bureau of Reclamation, shows his role within the Department of the Interior.

    by Michael Doyle, Aug 09, 1993

  • Changing the law of the river

    Bureau of Reclamation releases draft plan to change the way the Colorado River is managed in Nevada, Arizona and California.

    by Staff, May 30, 1994

  • Dan Beard resigns

    Dan Beard resigns as director of the Bureau of Reclamation to the disappointment of environmentalists.

    by Rick Keister, Jun 26, 1995

  • Floyd Dominy: An encounter with the West's undaunted dam-builder

    An interview with legendary BuRec director Floyd Dominy reveals a man proud of the dams and water supply projects he built throughout the West - especially Glen Canyon Dam and its "most wonderful lake in the world, Lake Powell."

    by Ed Marston, Aug 28, 2000

  • Klamath's federal agencies map different realities

    Maps reveal that the Bureau of Reclamation and Fish and Wildlife Service have very different views on water use that have long made it difficult for the agencies to work together.

    by Robert Wilson, Aug 13, 2001

  • Slashing water welfare

    Bureau of Reclamation sets new rules to prevent corporate farms from using subsidized water meant for family farms.

    by Staff, May 01, 1995
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