Inventory of the Friends of the River Collection, 1940-1980 (bulk 1975-1980)

Processed by Randal Brandt and Erica Nordmeier.

Water Resources Collections and Archives

Orbach Science Library, Room 118

PO Box 5900

University of California, Riverside

Riverside, CA 92517-5900

Phone: (951) 827-2934

Fax: (951) 827-6378

Email: waterarc@ucr.edu

URL: http://library.ucr.edu/wrca

Inventory of the Friends of the River Collection, 1940-1980 (bulk 1975-1980)

Collection number: MS 81/3

Water Resources Collections and Archives

University of California, Riverside

Riverside, California

Contact Information:

Water Resources Collections and Archives
Orbach Science Library, Room 118
PO Box 5900
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Phone: (951) 827-2934
Fax: (951) 827-6378
Email: waterarc@ucr.edu
URL: http://library.ucr.edu/wrca

Collection Processed By:: Randal Brandt and Erica Nordmeier
Date Completed: February 2001

Descriptive Summary

Title: Friends of the River Collection,

Date (inclusive): 1940-1980 (bulk 1975-1980)

Collection number: MS 81/3

Creator: Friends of the River Foundation

Extent: ca. 9 linear ft. (5 manuscript boxes and 4 cartons)

Repository: Water Resources Collections and Archives

Riverside, CA 92517-5900

Shelf location: This collection is stored off-campus at NRLF. Please contact the Water Resources Collections and Archives staff for access to the materials.

Language: English.

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Water Resources Collections and Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Water Resources Collections and Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Friends of the River Collection, MS 81/3, Water Resources Collections and Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Access Points

Friends of the River Foundation.

New Melones Dam (Calif.)

Dams--Environmental aspects--California--Stanislaus.

Water resources development--California--Stanislaus River.

Water resources development--California--Citizen participation.

Wild and scenic rivers--Law and legislation--California.

Stanislaus River (Calif.)

American River (Calif.)

Salmon River (Calif.)

Van Duzen River (Calif.)

Behr, Peter H., 1915-

California. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Natural.

Scope and Content

Articles, congressional bills, correspondence, minutes, newsletters, news clippings, publications, reports, research notes, petitions, testimonies, and written statements compiled by Friends of the River. This collection contains four series: New Melones Dam, California Senate Subcommittee on River Management, Miscellaneous, and Clippings.

The New Melones Dam series contains information on the organization of the Friends of the River Foundation and efforts to halt construction of the dam, have the Stanislaus River designated with wild and scenic river status ("Save the River"), etc. The Subcommittee on River Management series contains documents given to Friends of the River by California State Senator Peter H. Behr (Chair of the Subcommittee), and concerns waterways plans for the American River, the Salmon River, and the Van Duzen River. The Clippings series contains newspaper and magazine clippings on a wide variety of water and river-related topics. The arrangement of the Clippings series has not been altered, and appears in the order arranged by the Creator.

Related Collections

Friends of the River Foundation Records, 1970-1983. BANC MSS 88/25 c, The Bancroft Library

Boxes 1-2

New Melones Dam, Stanislaus River, 1940-1980

Scope and Content Note

Stanislaus River, "Save the River," etc.

Boxes 3-5

California Senate Subcommittee on River Management Plans, 1972-1978

Scope and Content Note

Subcommittee chaired by Senator Peter H. Behr

Box 3

General, 1975-1978

Box 3

American River, 1972-1978

Box 3

Salmon River, 1977-1978

Boxes 4-5

Van Duzen River, 1976-1978

Box 5

Miscellaneous, 1976-1980

Cartons 1-4

Clippings, 1975-1980

New Melones Dam, Stanislaus River, 1940-1980

Box Box 1, Folder 1

Army Corps of Engineers - Flood control, 1978-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence , contracts, etc.

Folder 2

Miscellaneous articles, 1969-1975.

Scope and Content Note

Journal articles, pamphlets, news clippings.

Folder 3

Miscellaneous articles, 1976-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Journal articles, pamphlets, news clippings.

Folder 4

Correspondence, 1972-1976.

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence to and from California State Senater Peter H. Behr.

Folder 5

Water Rights Decision 1422, 1972-1979.

Scope and Content Note

State Water Resources Control Board publications, correspondence, etc.

Folder 6

Environmental Defense Fund, Inc., et al., v. Cecil D. Andrus, et al., 1980.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence, transcripts, etc.

Folder 7

Fish and wildlife, 1967-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Agreement and stipulation for operation of the Oroville Division of the State Water Project, correspondence, etc.

Folder 8

House of Representatives Bill 4223, 1979-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Copy of the bill (HR 4223) to designate the Stanislaus River as a wild and scenic river, brochures, correspondence, etc.

Folder 9

New Melones Dam - Energy, 1963-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence, press release, etc.

Folder 10

Petitions, 1971-1977.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence, essays, petitions.

Folder 11

Miscellaneous reports, 1972-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Reports on various aspects of the New Melones Dam. Includes report by Philip B. Williams, study on earthquake effects, and The Grim Reaper Report.

Folder 12

Research notes.

Folder 13

Address lists.

Folder 14

Save the River - General, 1974-1975 Sept.

Scope and Content Note

Articles, correspondence, news clippings, reports, etc.

Box Box 2, Folder 1

Save the River - General, 1975 Oct.-1976.

Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous articles, correspondence, news clippings, newsletter, reports, etc.

Folder 2

Save the River - General.

Scope and Content Note

News clippings, research notes, etc.

Folder 3

Save the River - Legislation, 1974-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Transcripts (United States of America v. California State Water Resources Control Board, et al.), reports, etc.

Folder 4

Save the River - Organizational, 1974-1976.

Scope and Content Note

Contact lists, correspondence, research notes, etc.

Folder 5

Save the River - Press releases, 1975-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Includes fact sheet and news clippings.

Folder 6

Save the River - Senate Bill 1482, 1974-1976.

Scope and Content Note

Contact lists, correspondence, full text of the bill (SB 1482) authored by Senator Peter H. Behr.

Folder 7

Stanislaus River - Wild and scenic assessment, 1968-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Includes memoranda, brochures, testimony, Decision Sheet, Secretarial Issue Document, etc.

Folder 8

State Water Resources Control Board - Hearing, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Hearing minutes on Decision 1422.

Folder 9

State Water Resources Control Board - Notices, 1979.

Scope and Content Note

Hearing and workshop notices on Decision 1422.

Folder 10

Background documents, 1940-1962.

Scope and Content Note

Legislation, order on an application filed by Oakdale Irrigation District and South San Joaquin Irrigation District, etc.

Folder 11

New Melones Reservoir operation, 1979-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Transcript of The Attwater Memorandum (submitted by attorneys for Oakdale Irrigation District and South San Joaquin Irrigation District), etc.

California Senate Subcommittee on River Management Plans, 1972-1978

General, 1975-1978

Box Box 3, Folder 1

Report to the Legislature on waterways management planning. California Dept. of Fish and Game, Dec. 1, 1975.

Scope and Content Note

Describes the activities of the California Waterways Management Planning Program.

Folder 2

Subcommittee on River Management Plans, 1977-1978.

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence, copy of SB 107, etc.

Folder 3

Report on the social and economic impact of the Van Duzen River management program, 1975.

Folder 4

Memorandum of understanding, 1976.

Scope and Content Note

Between the California, Dept. of Fish and Game and the U.S. Forest Service-Region 5, regarding the preparation of management plans for the California Waterways Management Planning Program and the National Wild and Scenic River System.

Folder 5

Statement to the River Management Plan Subcommittee on wild rivers planning, 1978.

Scope and Content Note

Edited version of material presented to the Subcommittee by the Office of Legislative Analyst on March 13, 1978.

American River, 1972-1978.

Box Box 3, Folder 6

Water Rights Decision 1400, 1972.

Scope and Content Note

State Water Resources Control Board publication.

Folder 7

Amendments to Senate Bill 1408, 1978.

Scope and Content Note

Lower American River.

Folder 8

Amendments to Senate Bill 1409, 1978.

Scope and Content Note

North Fork American River.

Folder 9

Preliminary Lower American River Management Plan. California Dept. of Fish and Game, January 1977.

Note

See also call number - UCB WRCA G4173 K7 Final.

Folder 10

Lower American River Water Management Plan. California Dept. of Fish and Game, July 1977.

Note

See also call number - UCB WRCA G4173 K7 Final.

Folder 11

North Fork American River Management Plan. California Dept. of Fish and Game, July 1977.

Note

See also call number - UCB WRCA G4173 K7-1 Final.

Folder 12

American River maps.

Folder 13

Correspondence, 1977-1978.

Salmon River, 1977-1978.

Box Box 3, Folder 14

Preliminary Salmon River Water Management Plan. California Dept. of Fish and Game, April 1977.

Note

See also call number - UCB WRCA G488 K7 Draft Preliminary.

Folder 15

Salmon River Water Management Plan. California Dept. of Fish and Game, November 1977.

Note

See also call number - UCB WRCA G488 K7 Final 1977.

Folder 16

Salmon River maps.

Folder 17

Correspondence, 1977-1978.

Van Duzen River, 1976-1978.

Box Box 4, Folder 1

Preliminary Van Duzen River Water Management Plan. California Dept. of Fish and Game, March 1976.

Folder 2

Van Duzen River Management Plan. California Dept. of Fish and Game, July 1977.

Scope and Content Note

File includes copy of SB 107. See also call number - UCB WRCA G4534 K7.

Folder 3

Resources Agency of California, 1976.

Scope and Content Note

Revised recommendation and implementation chapters of the Preliminary Van Duzen River Waterway Management Plan.

Folder 4

Humboldt County Planning Department, 1976-1977.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence, research notes, etc., re the Van Duzen Waterway Management Plan.

Folder 5

Van Duzen River questionnaire.

Scope and Content Note

Distributed to all property owners within the planning area, as determined by Humboldt County Assessor's records.

Folder 6

Van Duzen River Project social profile.

Scope and Content Note

Based on interviews with local residents, property owners, businesses, and other people who use the river.

Folder 7

California Rivers Action Group.

Scope and Content Note

Two undated reports : Who cares about one little river in Northern California?; Why is the Van Duzen River management plan bad planning for you? (And what you can do about it).

Folder 8

Resolutions, 1977-1978.

Folder 9

Correspondence, 1976-1978.

Scope and Content Note

Includes comments on the Van Duzen River Waterway Management Plan.

Folder 10

Correspondence and testimony, 1978.

Scope and Content Note

Submitted for the hearings held March 10 and 13, 1978.

Folder 11

Testimony presented by the California Rivers Action Group to the Senate Subcommittee on River Management Plans, 1978.

Scope and Content Note

Presented at the hearing held in Fortuna, California, on March 10, 1978.

Box Box 5, Folder 1-3

Hearing to review the Van Duzen River Waterway Management Plan, 1978 Mar. 10.

Physical Description: 3 folders.

Scope and Content Note

Hearing held at Fortuna High School, Fortuna, California. Chairman: Sen. Peter H. Behr. Includes minutes, attendance lists, etc.

Folder 4-5

Hearing to review the Van Duzen River Waterway Management Plan, 1978 Mar. 13.

Physical Description: 2 folders.

Scope and Content Note

Hearing held at State Capitol, Sacramento, Fortuna, California. Chairman: Sen. Peter H. Behr. Includes minutes, attendance lists, etc.

Folder 6-7

Audiotapes of hearings on Van Duzen River Waterway Management Plan, 1978 Mar. 10, 13.

Physical Description: 4 reels.

Folder 8

Draft report of the Subcommittee on River Management Plans, 1978 May 22.

Scope and Content Note

Based on testimony given at hearings on Van Duzen River Waterway Management Plan, March 10 and 13, 1978.

Folder 9

Report of the Subcommittee on River Management Plans, 1978 May 25.

Miscellaneous, 1976-1980.

Box Box 5, Folder 10

The Public Trust Doctrine in natural resources law and management, 1980.

Scope and Content Note

Agenda, speakers list, and student list for a conference held at University of California, Davis, September 25-26, 1980.

Folder 11

Senate Bill 664 - Swamp and overflowed lands, 1980.

Scope and Content Note

Copy of the bill (SB 664) authored by Senators Nielsen and Garamendi; letter to Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Jr. from The State Bar of California.

Folder 12

Timber Yield Tax Law, 1976.

Scope and Content Note

Pamphlet ( ABC's of TPZ) produced by Humboldt County Assessor.

Clippings, 1975-1980

Carton Carton 1, Folder 1-1

Miscellaneous, 1979-1980.

Folder 1-2

Miscellaneous, 1979-1980.

Folder 1-3

Water conservation, 1979-1980.

Folder 1-4

Stanislaus River - New Melones Dam, 1977-1979.

Folder 2-1

Stanislaus River - North Fork, 1976.

Folder 2-2

Stanislaus nuclear power, 1976.

Folder 2-3

Editorials, 1979-1980.

Folder 2-4

Los Angeles, 1979.

Folder 3-1

Stanislaus River, 1975-1976.

Folder 3-2

Stanislaus River, 1977-1978.

Folder 3-3

Camp Nine, 1976-1979.

Folder 4-1

Stanislaus River, 1977.

Folder 4-2

Stanislaus River, 1978.

Folder 4-3

Stanislaus River, 1974-1978.

Folder 5-1

Tuolumne River, 1977-1978.

Folder 5-2

Tuolumne River, 1976.

Folder 5-3

Tuolumne River, 1976.

Folder 5-4

Don Pedro Dam, 1976.

Folder 6-1

Auburn Dam; Folsom-South Canal, 1976.

Folder 6-2

Auburn Dam, 1977.

Folder 7-1

Auburn Dam, 1976-1977.

Folder 7-2

Auburn Dam, 1977-1980.

Folder 7-3

Auburn Dam, 1977-1978.

Folder 8-1

American River - General, South Fork, North Fork, 1976.

Folder 8-2

American River - General, South Fork, North Fork, 1976.

Folder 8-3

American River - General, South Fork, North Fork, 1977.

Carton Carton 2, Folder 1-1

Fresno, Sacramento, Merced, Mokelumne, Yuba, Oroville, Shasta Rivers, 1976.

Folder 1-2

Oroville, Mokelumne, Merced, Klamath, Kings, Cosumnes, Napa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Yuba, Shasta, Pit Rivers, 1977.

Folder 1-3

San Joaquin, Fresno, Yuba, Marysville, Merced, Mokelumne, Shasta, Oroville Rivers 1977

Folder 2-1

Kings, Kern, Carson, Eel, Feather, Klamath, McCloud, Russian, Salmon, Scott, Smith, Trinity, Van Duzen Rivers, 1976.

Folder 2-2

Kings, Van Norman, Kern, Carson, Eel, Feather, Klamath, McCloud, Russian, Salmon, Scott Rivers, 1977.

Folder 2-3

Smith, Trinity, Van Duzen, Truckee, Russian, Eel, Feather Rivers 1977.

Folder 3-1

Wild and scenic rivers system, 1977.

Folder 3-2

Wild and scenic rivers system, 1977.

Folder 3-3

Delta wetlands, Suisun Marsh, 1976.

Folder 4-1

Delta wetlands, Suisun Marsh, 1977.

Folder 4-2

Delta wetlands, Suisun Marsh, 1977.

Folder 4-3

Delta wetlands, 1977.

Folder 5-1

Central Valley Project, 1978-1979.

Folder 5-2

Southern California - General, 1977.

Folder 5-3

Owens Valley, 1976.

Folder 5-4

Little Rock Dam, 1976.

Folder 5-5

Colorado River, 1977.

Folder 6-1

Cross Valley Canal, 1976.

Folder 6-2

Mid-Valley Canal, 1976-1979.

Folder 6-3

Peripheral Canal, 1976-1979.

Folder 6-4

Friant Kern Canal, 1977.

Folder 6-5

San Luis Reservoir, 1976-1977.

Folder 7-1

Delta-Mendota Canal, 1977.

Folder 7-2

San Felipe, 1976-1977.

Folder 7-3

Tehama-Colusa Canal, 1976-1977.

Folder 7-4

Westlands Water District, 1976.

Folder 8-1

Westlands Water District, 1976.

Folder 8-2

Westlands Water District, 1976.

Folder 8-3

Westlands Water District, 1978.

Carton Carton 3, Folder 1-1

Westlands Water District, 1977.

Folder 1-2

Westlands Water District, 1977.

Folder 1-3

Westlands Water District, 1977.

Folder 1-4

Westlands Water District, 1978.

Folder 2-1

Out of state, 1976.

Folder 2-2

Out of state, 1974-1977.

Folder 2-3

Out of state, 1977-1978.

Folder 3-1

Earthquakes and dam safety, 1976.

Folder 3-2

Environment, 1976.

Folder 3-3

Nuclear, 1976.

Folder 4-1

Nuclear, 1976-1977.

Folder 4-2

Rafting, 1976-1977.

Folder 4-3

Friends of the River, 1977.

Folder 5-1

Water politics, 1976.

Folder 5-2

Water politics, 1977.

Folder 6-1

Water politics, 1977.

Folder 6-2

Water politics, 1977.

Folder 6-3

Attorney General Evelle Younger, 1977.

Folder 6-4

President Jimmy Carter, 1977-1978.

Folder 7-1

Bottle Bill, 1979.

Folder 7-2

Army Corps of Engineers, 1979.

Folder 7-3

Politicians, 1977.

Folder 7-4

Politicians, 1978.

Folder 7-5

Water policy, 1978.

Folder 7-6

Water rights, 1977

Folder 7-7

Water rights, 1978.

Folder 7-8

David Brower, 1977.

Folder 7-9

Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, 1977.

Folder 7-10

California State Water Project, 1978.

Folder 7-11

John McFall, 1978.

Folder 7-12

Harold, T. Johnston, 1978.

Folder 7-13

Proposition 13, 1978.

Folder 7-14

Pork barrel, 1978.

Folder 8-1

Alternate energy, 1978.

Folder 8-2

Energy, 1978.

Folder 8-3

Water conservation, 1978.

Folder 8-4

Sacramento Municipal Utility District, 1977-1978.

Folder 8-5

Sacramento Municipal Utility District, 1977-1978.

Folder 8-6

Sacramento Municipal Utility District, 1977-1978.

Folder 8-7

Solar energy, 1978.

Carton Carton 4, Folder 1-1

Conservation, 1977.

Folder 1-2

Energy and conservation, 1976.

Folder 1-3

Sacramento Municipal Utility District, 1976.

Folder 2-1

Dry times, 1976.

Folder 2-2

Dry times, 1976.

Folder 2-3

Drought, 1977.

Folder 2-4

Drought, 1977.

Folder 2-5

Drought, 1977.

Folder 2-6

Reservoirs, 1977.

Folder 3-1

Drought, 1978.

Folder 3-2

Drought, 1978.

Folder 3-3

Rain, 1977.

Folder 3-4

Dry times, 1977.

Folder 4-1

Drought, 1977.

Folder 4-2

Drought, 1977.

Folder 4-3

Economy, 1977.

Folder 4-4

Dry times, 1977.

Folder 5-1

Redwoods, 1978.

Folder 5-2

Wildlife, 1978.

Folder 5-3

Forestry, 1977-1979.

Folder 5-4

Lake Tahoe, 1978.

Folder 5-5

Agriculture, 1977.

Folder 5-6

Agriculture, 1978-1979.

Folder 5-7

Farmers, 1977.

Folder 5-8

Groundwater, 1977.

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