The TSC opened for business in fiscal year 1995 and currently has about 670 employees. The TSC operates a laboratory facility with capabilities in areas such as materials engineering, ecological research, water treatment technology, earth sciences, hydroelectric research, and hydraulic models. Excellence in Engineering. Reclamation has been the premier designer, builder, and operator of dams, irrigation systems, and hydroelectric plants since 1902. No one understands these systems and how to maintain this infrastructure better.
Customers fund the TSC through service agreements.
TSC receives virtually no direct appropriation funding. The TSC operates as a business, and uses a billable rate fee structure to fully recover its operating costs. Hiring the TSC is fast and simple. The TSC philosophy is customer focused for fast, flexible, and friendly services.