Willard C. Rhoads papers, 1917-1988 (bulk 1968-1988)

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Willard C. Rhoads papers, 1917-1988 (bulk 1968-1988)

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Papers contain files related to Wyoming and western states water resources and development. Wyoming Water Development Commission. General files contain correspondence, legislation, meeting notebooks, minutes of commission meetings, and reports and studies. Project files are related to Wyoming water development projects and are arranged alphabetically by project name and then chronologically within. They include proposals, briefing notebooks, reports, feasibility studies, etc. Projects include the Buffalo Bill Dam (Shoshone Project), Cheyenne Water Project (Stage II), Gooseberry Creek, Little Snake River Water Management Project, Powder River Basin Study, Shell Valley Watershed, Shoshone/Lakeview Water Development Project, Shoshone Municipal Pipeline, and Westside Irrigation Project, as well as many others. Western States Water Council files contain correspondence, legislation, meeting notebooks, minutes, "Western States Water" newsletter (1974-1986), and information on the Water Pollution Control Act. There is also information on federal reserved and non-reserved water rights. Case files contain legal opinions on various water rights cases, especially those involving Indian tribes. Also included is information on the Colorado River Advisory Study Group and other Wyoming water development programs, including files on the Governor's Interdepartmental Water Conference, annual reports of the state engineer, minutes of the state water forum, and the Wyoming Water Planning Program. In addition there are audio cassette tapes of seminars and speakers, as well as rolled maps and drawings.

36.6 cubic ft. (41 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7911891

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Wyoming Water Resources Center

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Created in 1982 by the Wyoming Legislature and operated by the University of Wyoming, the WWRC conducted comprehensive water research to address the conservation, development and management of Wyoming water resources. The WWRC absorbed the Wyoming Water Resources Research Institute, which had been established in 1965 by the university. The WWRC operated in partnership with state agencies charged with major responsibilities for water resources and served as a point focus for water research effort...

Governor's Interdepartmental Water Conference (Wyo.)

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Wyoming Water Development Commission

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Shoshone Project

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Rhoads, Willard C.

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Willard C. Rhoads owned a Hereford ranch west of Cody, Wyoming. He was a member of the State House of Representatives from Park County. He served on the Colorado River Advisory Study Group formed in 1975 to assess the impact of the Water Pollution Control Act on the Colorado River Basin. He later became a member of the Wyoming Water Development Commission. He was appointed by Wyoming Governor Stan Hathaway to serve on the Western States Water Council. In 1985, he was asked by Govern...

Western States Water Council

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The Western States Water Council was founded in 1965. It is an organization consisting of representatives appointed by the governor's of 18 western states. The purposes of the Council are: (1) to accomplish effective cooperation among western states in the conservation, development and management of water resources; (2) to maintain vital state prerogatives, while identifying ways to accommodate legitimate federal interests; (3) to provide a forum for the exchange of views, perspectives, and expe...

Wyoming. Water Planning Program

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State Water Forum (Wyo.)

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Wyoming Water Development Program

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