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Inventory of the Edward Hyatt Papers, 1924-1949
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Title: Edward Hyatt Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1924-1949
Collection number: HYATT
Creator:
Hyatt, Edward, 1888-1954
Extent:
ca. 3 linear ft. (5 boxes)
10 online items
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Repository:
Water Resources Collections and Archives
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Shelf location: Water Resources Collections and Archives
Language:
English.
Collection is open for research.
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.
[Identification of item], Edward Hyatt Papers, HYATT, Water Resources Collections and Archives, University of California,
Riverside.
California. Division of Water Resources
California. Division of Water Rights
California. Office of State Engineer
California State Water Plan
Central Valley Project (Calif.)
Water resources development --California
Water rights --California
Dams --California --Design and construction
Flood control --California
Saltwater encroachment --California --Delta Region
Water-power --California
St. Francis Dam (Calif.)
Edward Hyatt, the son of Edward and Margaret (Gill) Hyatt, was born near San Jacinto,
Calif., on July 21, 1888. He received degrees in civil engineering from Stanford
University. He began his thirty-five year career in the service of his native state
as an engineer for the California Highway Commission. In 1916 he transferred to the State
Water Commission, an agency created to administer state laws pertaining to water rights.
In 1921 the State Water Commission became part of the Division of Water Rights of the
State Department of Public Works; Mr. Hyatt was appointed deputy chief and then chief of
that division. In 1927 he was appointed State Engineer of California. Mr. Hyatt directed
surveys which led to the development of the State Water Plan, the basis for the water
conservation program in California, and of the Central Valley Project. He was a member of
several governmental planning committees, technical associations, and honorary societies.
He was a Past-President of the Sacramento Section of the Society. Mr. Hyatt died on June
17, 1954.
From:
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 120
(1955), p. 1568-1569
Articles, addresses by Hyatt, and clippings, pertaining to dams, water rights, salt water
intrusion, hydroelectric power, the California Water Plan, and other aspects of water in
California.