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been nominated to be the Commissioner of Reclamation The Commissioner s job is to manage much of the water in the western states and oversee a vast system of nearly 500 dams and over 300 reservoirs on which...Committee when Senator Cantwell was our Ranking Member She also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science during the Obama Administration and has been serving as the Deputy Commissioner of Reclamation...
important to be clear that this Administration did not take oil and gas production on federal lands and waters offline Permitting and production has continued at the same pace as during the previous administration...includes important investments in our public lands and waters along with many other bipartisan legislative efforts regarding public lands and waters I know that the President believes there is still opportunity...President directed the Secretary to pause new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or in offshore waters under the terms of Executive Order 14008 Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad pending completion...
Submitted to Ms Camille C Touton September 21 2021 1 Questions from Ranking Member Barrasso Question 1 Water is the lifeblood of the West and its importance cannot be understated The West is currently undergoing...In addition the USDA reports that 75 percent of stock water supplies for ranchers in my state were rated either very short or short Irrigation water is also in short supply a If confirmed what would be...including ranchers and farmers to provide more water for Wyoming and other western states Response I believe in Reclamation s core mission to deliver reliable water and power in dry years and wet years Drought...
Vegas Nevada It was there that I would eventually meet the love of my life and find my life s work in water I recognized my strengths were to use my engineering background to understand technical information...Committee where I worked to support the enactment of the Claims Resolution Act a law that settled the water rights of seven Indian Tribes and Pueblos across the West I am also fortunate to have called this...Congress I worked for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee supporting the enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 the authorizing legislation for the U S Army Corps of Engineers...
the Electric Power Research Institute and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission the Department s Light Water Reactor Sustainability LWRS program demonstrated there are no technical limitations for the existing...established by Congress Also the Carbon Free Power Project CFPP is enabling the demonstration of light water small modular reactor SMR technology by 2029 In addition several microreactor vendors are targeting...we address these critical issues as they are of critical importance to our current fleet of light water reactors as well as advanced reactor technologies in our pipeline Question 7 The DOE focus on commercialization...
based unit dispatch optimization systems which allow plants to maximize generation per acre foot of water by operating more efficiently These systems have been deployed in all Reclamation regions overseeing...Hydroelectric Powerplants Summary Table 12 20 pdf 3 optimization systems deliver water conservation benefits as less water is required to meet generation commitments Reclamation is also investing in corporate...coordination and collaboration across five topic areas Asset Management Value of Hydropower Workforce Water Supply Reliability and Environmental Outcomes Reclamation has also developed a Hydropower Strategic...
use of energy stored in batteries may be in our future the ability to store the energy of falling water is serving us today and provides the fast response needed on demand Significant pursuit of development...supply of power but multipurpose dams can be critical to transportation irrigation flood control water supply for municipal and industrial uses and recreation as well Losing these assets would be devastating...next decade it saw the addition of project risk complexity litigation primarily around the Clean Water Act CWA 401 certification process and general cost inflation due to the time lag By November 2018...
1 Testimony of Jennifer Garson Acting Director Water Power Technologies Office Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy U S Department of Energy For a Full Committee Hearing on Hydropower Before...opportunity to testify before you today My name is Jennifer Garson and I am the Acting Director for the Water Power Technologies Office WPTO in the Department of Energy s DOE s Office of Energy Efficiency and...and integration of other energy resources promotes environmental sustainability and supports energy water systems resilience Through modernization of the existing U S hydropower fleet adapting to the changing...
Department of Energy U S Hydropower Market Report Jan 2021 at p iv available at www energy gov eere water hydropower market reports 3 U S Hydropower Market Report Jan 2021 at p iv 4 NHA s 2021 Pumped Storage...environmental 9 Hydropower Foundation Ontario Waterpower Association and Kleinschmidt Ear to the Water industry survey Oct 2021 final report expected in Jan 2022 10 Stanford University Uncommon Dialogue...6 Congress Should Promote New Renewable Generation at Existing Nonpowered Dams and Support DOE s Water Power Technology Office WPTO as well as Investments to Maintain and Expand the Existing Federal Hydropower...
and infrastructure and environmental improvements The bill also included 8 2 billion for western water infrastructure at the Bureau of Reclamation which included investments in aging infrastructure and...
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