Download or read book The Bureau of Reclamation's Aging Infrastructure written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Order Code RL34466 The Bureau of Reclamation's Aging Infrastructure April 30, 2008 Nic Lane Analyst in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division The Bureau of Reclamation's Aging Infrastructure Summary The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is responsible for the construction of most of the large irrigation and water resources infrastructure in the West. [...] After nearly 90 years of continuous operation, Reclamation replaced all 10 of the lower valves with devices called clamshell gates that would permit inspection and maintenance without the need to draw down the level of the reservoir.15 Reclamation worked over a three-year period to install the clamshell gates that replaced the 89-year-old ensign valves. [...] Responsibility for O&M at the project was transferred to the Mancos Water Conservancy District in 1963.20 S. 1477, the Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Act, would direct the Secretary of the Interior, through Reclamation, to pay an 80% share of the cost of the Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project. [...] The Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 197823 gave the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to modify Reclamation dams and related facilities to ensure their structural integrity and safety. [...] The SEED program is focused on the analysis and identification of potential hazards or increased risk at Reclamation dams, while ISCA is the implementation component of the program aimed at the study, identification, and accomplishment of repairs or rehabilitation.