The plan of the organization was to direct water from northern California (ideally from the Kalanath River) through dams and tunnels.
For the time being they used groundwater to support the people but that was a finite source so the United Western Investigation got involved to solve the problem. With an increasing population due to immigration, the leaders in Arizona worried whether there would be enough water to provide for them influx of people. He then discussed California's plan to obtain Arizona's water and how they they prevented Arizona's construction of an aqueduct until they resolved the Gila River conflict.
First he gives some history of the Hohokam Indians that built great cities and complex irrigation systems but suddenly disappeared. In chapter 8, Reisner talks about the water development in Arizona. The Bureau, however, wanted to build the Devil's Canyon Dam, preventing the construction of the Rampart Dam. Overall, the Corp of Engineers and the Bureau on Reclamation fought over many pointless water projects, all the while wasting taxpayer dollars. The Corp of Engineers wanted to build the Rampart Dam, which was not only unnecessary, but also would have created the largest reservoir in the entire world and create a massive ecological disaster. 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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