COULEE DAM, Wash. (AP) — Experts are warning that Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply water to farmers and protect communities from floods. The Bureau of Reclamation provides water and hydropower to the public in 17 western states. Nearly 400 agency workers have been cut through Trump administration reductions. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also operates hundreds of dams across the country and its workforce also faces cuts. Dam safety experts say without these dam operators, engineers, hydrologists and emergency managers, public safety will be put at risk.
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