However, due to the rivalry between the two, many unnecessary and useless dams were built, which affected both the environment and the economy of the United States. Reisner described the conflicts between the two powerful organizations in their quest for water projects that would supposedly improve the United States and make it a greater country. Of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation, competing for water projects. He also states that many people at the time strongly believed that in order to grow as a country, they needed to develop much more for hydroelectric power and irrigation for farmers. In chapter 6, Reisner acknowledges how the main exports of the U.S are crops and food and this is mainly due to the development of many waterways.
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