Just a note about nuclear power. It is (I know few will believe me) a very safe form of power production. The big mess at Hanford is mostly from wepons production, and storing waste from other production sites (bomb and power). I know the waste is very dangerous, but nuclear power produces a smaller volume of waste than any other method of electrical production (other than hydro and solar -- one which destroys a whole ecosystem and the other produces little power and very toxic materials as a result of cell production). Unfortunately with all of the hype about nuclear power (there are people who still think nuclear reactors can explode like a bomb -- not true BTW.) it may never have a chance.


But to answer the original thread, on the east side of the state, it is Dams without question. Next runner up would be surface water irrigators.