The Regional Director, Columbia-Pacific Northwest (CPN) serves as a key leader in the Bureau of Reclamation. This CPN Region encompasses the Columbia and Snake River Basin Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, and Montana and coastal watersheds in Washington and Oregon. It includes the states of Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, and parts of Montana and Wyoming. Water is supplied from 54 reservoirs. Power production facilities at Grand Coulee Dam are among the largest in the world.
The Bureau of Reclamation is a contemporary water management agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Reclamation is best known for Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River and Folsom Dam on the American River. Today, we are the largest wholesaler of water in the country and the second largest producer of hydroelectric power in the United States.
DOI places a high value on diversity of experience and cultural perspectives and encourages applications from all interested eligible candidates. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) are fundamental principles that guide the Department and allow us to successfully achieve our mission.
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As part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Reclamation is the Nation’s largest wholesaler of water. Reclamation brings water to more than 31 million people, and provides one out of five Western farmers with irrigation water for 10 million acres of farmland.
Reclamation is also the second largest producer of hydroelectric power in the United States. Reclamation’s 53 powerplants annually provide more than 40 billion kilowatt hours generating nearly a billion dollars in power revenues and produce enough electricity to serve 3.5 million homes.
Reclamation has constructed more than 600 dams and reservoirs including the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River and Grand Coulee on the Columbia River.