Joint investigations, Columbia Basin Irrigation Project : preliminary plan of investigations. 1937.

United States. Bureau of Reclamation

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The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation Service) was a bureau of the Department of the Interior which oversaw water development projects in the western United States. In July of 1902, in accordance with the Reclamation Act 32 Stat. 388, approved June 17, 1902 (also known as the Newlands Act), Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock established the Reclamation Service within the Geological Survey. The new Reclamation Service studied potential water development projects in each western stat...

Columbia Basin Project (U.S.)

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Barrows, Harlan H. (Harlan Harland), 1877-

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Harlan H. Barrows (b. April 15, 1877, d. May 15, 1960) was an important figure in the early development of the academic discipline of geography in the United States. As a university professor and government consultant, Barrows played a leading role in the developing fields of historical geography and the conservation of the environment and natural resources. Born in Armada, Michigan, Barrows gained experience teaching in Michigan at both the Ferris Institute and the Michigan State N...

Warne, William E.

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Biographical Information Biographical Sketch William E. Warne, state, federal, and international government official for a quarter-century, is the Administrator of the Resources Agency of California and Director of the California State Department of Water Resources. His professional career has been devoted to the conservation and development of water and other natural resources in Californi...