William R. Gianelli speeches
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Descriptive Summary
Title: William R. Gianelli speeches
Date (inclusive): 1958-1973
Collection Number: WRCA 040
Extent:
4 Volumes
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Languages: English.
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
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Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. William R. Gianelli speeches (WRCA 040). Water Resources Collections and Archives.
Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Collection Scope and Contents
Reports on the activities of the Department and speeches relating to the construction and financing of the State Water Project
and particular sub-projects, and to the growing political controversy surrounding state water policy.
Biographical Information
Born in Stockton, Calif., February 19, 1919. Degree in civil engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1941. Director
of the California Department of Water Resources, 1967-1973.
Collection Number
Collection number updated January 2019. Legacy collection number was GIANELLI. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019
to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
California. Department of Water Resources
California State Water Project
Diablo Canyon Desalting Project (Calif.)
Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico)
Delta Region (Calif.)
Eel River (Calif.)
Nuclear saline water conversion plants -- California -- Diablo Canyon
Water resources development -- California
Water rights -- California
Water-supply -- Government policy -- California
Water Rights 1958_1
Scope and Contents
To Water Conference of the Water and Power Committee of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles, May 27, 1958.
Presentation 1959_1
Scope and Contents
To Sacramento Valley Council, State Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento, November 20, 1959.
Impact of Current State Amd Federal Export Water Plans Upon the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta 1964_1
Scope and Contents
To Statewide Water Resources Committee, California State Chamber of Commerce, Oroville, October 6, 1964.
The New Administration Looks at the State Water Project 1967_1
Scope and Contents
To the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Water Committee, Los Angeles, February 20, 1967.
Report of Activities of the Department of Water Resources 1967_2
Scope and Contents
To California Water Commission, April 7, 1967, at Los Angeles.
Position of the Department of Water Resources on the Colorado River Basin Project and National Water Commission Legislation 1967_3
Scope and Contents
To California Advisory Committee on Western States Water Planning, Sacramento, April 18, 1967.
The Mokelumne River as Related to Regional Water Development 1967_4
Scope and Contents
At the dedication of the East Bay Municipal Utility District's Walnut Creek Filter Plant, Walnut Creek, April 19, 1967.
Four Months on the Job 1967_5
Scope and Contents
To the Irrigation Districts Association, Sacramento, April 27, 1967.
Construction Progress of the State Water Project 1967_6
Scope and Contents
To the Northern and Central California Chapter, Associated General Contractors, Monterey, April 28, 1967
Statement 1967_7
Scope and Contents
Presented by Wesley E Steiner to Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, Antioch, April 28, 1967.
Report of Activities of the Department of Water Resources 1967_8
Scope and Contents
To the California Water Commission, Sacramento, May 12, 1967.
The State Water Project and Its Relation to Quality 1967_9
Scope and Contents
To the House Committee on Government Operations Subcommittee on Natural Resources and Power, Sacramento, May 19, 1967.
State Water Project at Midpoint 1967_10
Scope and Contents
To Water Agencies Association, San Diego, May 25, 1967.
The Western Water Fight -- The Valley's Stake 1967_11
Scope and Contents
To State Chamber of Commerce Conference, Fresno, May 26, 1967.
Statement on Water Quality Control Policy, Western Delta and San Francisco Bay 1967_12
Scope and Contents
Presented by James Welsh to San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, Oakland, June 1, 1967.
Delta Water Quality Protection 1967_13
Scope and Contents
To California Water Commission, Sacramento, June 2, 1967.
California's Water Picture 1967_14
Scope and Contents
To Pacific States Interagency Committee, San Francisco, June 14, 1967.
Report of the Activities of the Department of Water Resources 1967_15
Scope and Contents
To California Water Commission, Redding, July 7, 1967.
Second Interim Report on State Legislation, 1967 Session 1967_16
Scope and Contents
To California Water Commission, Redding, July 7, 1967.
The Colorado River Dilemma 1967_17
Scope and Contents
To the Los Angeles Breakfast Club, Los Angeles, July 19, 1967.
Policy of the Department of Water Resources in the Sacramentosan Joaquin Delta 1967_18
Scope and Contents
To the San Joaquin County Water Advisory Commission, Stockton, July 26, 1967.
State Water Project Financing and the East Branch 1967_19
Scope and Contents
To a public meeting under the auspices of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Riverside, July 28, 1967.
Statement for the Senate Committee on Water Resources 1967_20
Scope and Contents
To the Committee, Sacramento, September 6, 1967.
A Dream Realized 1967_21
Scope and Contents
At the dedication of the first reach of the California Aquaduct, the Delta Pumping Plant, and the Delta O&M Center, Bryon,
September 9, 1967.
Recreation and Fish and Wildlife Enhancement and the State Water Project - Report of the Resources Agency Task Force 1967_21A
Scope and Contents
To the 43rd Annual Convention of the Associated Sportsmen of California, Santa Cruz, September 16, 1967.
Importance of Principles, Standards, and Guidelines 1967_22
Scope and Contents
To the Western States Water Council, Helena, Montana, September 29, 1967.
A Need for Harmony 1967_23
Scope and Contents
To the Lake Tahoe Area Council, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, October 20, 1967.
Collision Courses Ahead - Water Quality and Regional Development 1967_24
Scope and Contents
To the California State Chamber of Commerce and Bay Cities Water Problems Committee, San Francisco, October 24, 1967
Statement of the California Department of Water Resources Before Local Assistance Subcommittee of the Assembly Committee on
Water, Sacramento, California
1967_25
Scope and Contents
To the Subcommittee, October 31, 1967.
Report of the Activities of the Department of Water Resources 1967_26
Scope and Contents
To the California Water Commission, Antioch, November 3, 1967.
An Up-To-Date Look at the Davis-Grunsky Program 1967_27
Scope and Contents
To the Irrigation Districts Association Fall Convention, Los Angeles, November 30, 1967.
Financing of the State Water Project 1967_28
Scope and Contents
To the California State Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles, December 7, 1967.
The Urgent Need for Colorado River Compromise 1967_29
Scope and Contents
To the Riverside Country Water Association, Riverside, December 14, 1967.
Proposed Coordination of the Peripheral Canal and the Westside Freeway 1968_1
Scope and Contents
To the San Joaquin County Advisory Water Commission, Stockton, January 9, 1968.
Political and Policy Making Aspects of Flood Plain Management 1968_2
Scope and Contents
Presented by John R. Teerink to the American Society of Civil Engineers Seminar on Flood Plain Management, Los Angeles, January
10, 1968.
The Delta Myth 1968_3
Scope and Contents
To the Commonwealth Club of California, Water Problems Section, San Francisco, January 11, 1968.
State Water Project Financing 1968_4
Scope and Contents
To the Soutern California Water Conference, Los Angeles, January 19, 1
Report of Activities of the Department of Water Resources 1968_5
Scope and Contents
To the California Water Commission, Oakland, February 2, 1968.
The Job Ahead in '68 1968_6
Scope and Contents
To the California Water Resources Association Board of Directors, Sacramento, February 9, 1968. Presented by Robert G. Eiland.
Development of the Middle Fork Eel River 1968_7
Scope and Contents
To the Sacramento Valley Westdie Canal Association, Woodland, February 14, 1968.
Concrete and the State Water Project 1968_8
Scope and Contents
Presented by James J. Doody to the American Concrete Institute's Annual Convention, Los Angeles, March 6, 1968.
Western Water Development 1968_9
Scope and Contents
To the Western Water and Power Symposium, Los Angeles, April 8, 1968
Solving Man-Made Problems 1968_10
Scope and Contents
To the Western Snow Conference, Stateline, Nevada, April 17, 1968
Moving Forward With California Water Developments 1968_11
Scope and Contents
To the California Water Commission and the State Chamber of Commerce Statewide Water Committee, Oroville, May 3, 1968.
$650 Million in Paychecks 1968_12
Scope and Contents
To the State Building Trades and Construction Trades Council of California, Los Angeles, July 31, 1968.
Report on the Activities of the Department of Water Resources 1968_13
Scope and Contents
To the California Water Commission, Eureka, August 1, 1968.
Water Quality in Perspective 1968_14
Scope and Contents
To the Fourth International Water Quality Symposium, San Francisco, August 14, 1968.
Statement Concerning Supplemental Water Quality Standards for the Delta 1968_15
Scope and Contents
To the State Water Resources Control Board, October 3, 1968.
Report on the Activities of the Department of Water Resources 1968_16
Scope and Contents
To the California Water Commission, South Lake Tahoe, October 4, 1968.
Planning for What? 1968_17
Scope and Contents
To the California County Planning Commisioners' Association, Oakland, October 25, 1968.
Breaking Ground for Cedar Springs Dam 1968_18
Scope and Contents
At the ground breaking ceremonies for Cedar Springs Dam, San Bernardino County, November 9, 1968.
The Future of Water Resouces in California 1968_19
Scope and Contents
To the University of California Engineering Alumni Society, San Francisco, November 13, 1968.
State Water Project on Time 1968_20
Scope and Contents
To the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Riverside, November 26, 1968.
California Water Problems - Perspectives and Prospects 1969_1
Scope and Contents
To the Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco, February 28, 1969.
Financing the State Water Project 1969_2
Scope and Contents
To the Senate Water Resources Committe and the Assembly Water Committee, Sacramento, March 3, 1969.
From Many Resources - One Environment 1969_3
Scope and Contents
To the Antioch, Brentwood and Pitsburg Rotary Clubs, Antioch, April 3, 1969.
It's an Upstream Struggle 1969_4
Scope and Contents
To the Irrigation Districts Association Spring Convention, Sacramento, April 10, 1969.
Success Begins at the Local Level 1969_5
Scope and Contents
To the Northern California County Supervisors Association, Yreka, April 11, 1969.
Summary Statement 1969_6
Scope and Contents
To the Water Services Contractors Council, Sacramento, April 17, 1969.
The Quiet Revolution in Engineering 1969_7
Scope and Contents
To the Society of American Military Engineers, Sacramento, April 24, 1969.
Report of Activities of the Department of Water Resources 1969_8
Scope and Contents
To the California Water Commission, Chico, May 2, 1969.
A Joint Salute to Agriculture 1969_9
Scope and Contents
To the Porterville Chamber of Commerce and Fair Luncheon, Porterville, May 13, 1969.
Water for the West 1969_10
Scope and Contents
To the American Water Works Association, San Diego, May 19, 1969.
Summary Statement 1969_11
Scope and Contents
To the Water Service Contractors', Los Angeles, June 12, 1969.
Progress in the South 1969_12
Scope and Contents
To the Southern California Water Utilities Association, Montebello, June 20, 1969.
It Takes an Engineer 1969_13
Scope and Contents
At the ASCE Plaque unveiling, Oroville Dam, Oroville, July 12, 1969.
What Is California's Water Future 1969_14
Scope and Contents
To the Eel River Association, Rio Vista, July 11, 1969.
California 1969_15
Scope and Contents
Presented by Porter A. Towner to the Association of Western State Engineers, R eno, Nevada, September 17, 1969.
Can We Meet California Agriculture Water Needs? 1969_16
Scope and Contents
To the Sate Chamber of Commerce Statewide Agricultural Conference, Fresno, October 22, 1969.
The North Coast and Future Water Development 1969_17
Scope and Contents
To the Eureka Rotary Club, Eureka, November 3, 1969.
A Fine Line of Distinction 1969_18
Scope and Contents
To the Water Problems Section of the Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, November 13, 1969.
People and Water - Facts and Values 1969_19
Scope and Contents
To the "People and Water" session, Governor's Conference on California's Changing Environment, Los Angeles, November 17-18,
1969.
A Time to Speak 1969_20
Scope and Contents
To the Irrigation Districts Association Winter Convention, Los Angeles, December 4, 1969.
Further Thoughts on the Quiet Revolution in Engineering 1970_1
Scope and Contents
To the "Quiet Revolution in Engineering" Seminar on Professional Development, Sacramento State College School of Engineering,
January 13, 1970.
Can We Be One State? 1970_2
Scope and Contents
To the State Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles, January 15, 1970.
A Look at the Positive Factors 1970_3
Scope and Contents
To the West Sacramento Rotary Club, Sacramento, February 13, 1970.
The Truth of the Matter 1970_4
Scope and Contents
To the Concord Chamber of Commerce, Concord, February 18, 1970.
Sacramento Valley Floods, 1970_5
JANUARY 1970
Scope and Contents
To the Flood Damage Seminar, covering Northern California's flood situation, arranged by Congressman Harold T. Johnson, Sacramento,
February 27, 1970.
The Engineer and His Environment 1970_6
Scope and Contents
To the Pacific Southest Cenference, American Society of Civil Engineers, Sacramento, March 23, 1970.
The Ramparts We Watch 1970_7
Scope and Contents
To the Agribusiness Committee, Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento, March 23, 1970.
The Power of Truth 1970_8
Scope and Contents
To the Irrigation Districts Association of California, Spring Convention, Lake Tahoe, April 19, 1970
A Time for Honesty 1970_9
Scope and Contents
To the California State Chamber of Commerce Regional Conference, Millbrae, April 17, 1970.
No Crisis of Confidence 1970_10
Scope and Contents
To the California State Chamber of Commerce Regional Conference, Fresno, April 22, 1970.
Statement on Proposed Federal Legislation on Environmental Control 1970_11
Scope and Contents
To the Senate Committee on Public Works, Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution, Washington, D.C., April 1970.
Report on Activities of the Department of Water Resources 1970_12
Scope and Contents
To the California Water Commission, Visalia, May 1, 1970.
Everybody Is in the Environment 1970_13
Scope and Contents
To the Lodi Rotary Club, Lodi, May 28, 1970.
Water - Environment - And Revolution 1970_14
Scope and Contents
To the California Central Valley Flood Control Association, Sacramento, June 24, 1970.
California 1970_15
Scope and Contents
To the Association of Western State Engineers, Pierre, South Dakota, Spetember 17, 1970.
Statement 1970_16
Scope and Contents
To the Assembly Judiciary Committee at the State Bar Convention, Los Angeles, September 14, 1970
Statement... On the Omnibus Rivers and Harbors Flood Control Bill: Cottonwood Creek Project, California 1970_17
Scope and Contents
Presented in absentia to the House of Representatives Committee on Public Works Subcommittee on Flood Control, October 6,
1970.
Report on Activities of the Department of Water Resources 1970_18
Scope and Contents
Presented in absentia to the California Water Commission, Los Angeles, December 4, 1970.
Water for the West 1971_1
Scope and Contents
To the ASCE National Water Resources Engineering Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, January 11, 1971.
Agriculture Waste Water Disposal 1971_2
Scope and Contents
To the California Fertilizer Conference, Fresno, Fresno, February 1, 1971.
The State Water Project in Antelope Valley 1971_3
Scope and Contents
To the Antelope Valley Board of Trade Water Seminar, Lancaster, February 9, 1971.
Financial Status of the State Water Project in 1971 1971_4
Scope and Contents
To a joint hearing of the Assembly Water Committee and the Senate Committee on Water Resources, March 10, 1971
Flood Control Operation, Oroville Dam and Lake Oroville 1971_5
Scope and Contents
To the Senate Committee on Water Resources, Sacramento, March 18, 1971.
Desalting Progress in California 1971_6
Scope and Contents
Presented by John R. Teerink to the Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources of the Committee on Interior and Insular
Affairs, Washington, D.C., April 2, 1971.
Let's Get It Together, People 1971_7
Scope and Contents
To the Spring Convention of the Irrigation Districts Association of California, Sacramento, April 15, 1971
California Water Considerations 1971_8
Scope and Contents
To the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Water and Power Committee, Los Angeles, April 19, 1971.
A Balanced Environment 1971_9
Scope and Contents
To the California Water Resources Association Water and Environmental Leaders Luncheon, Sacramento, May 14, 1971.
Report on the Activities of the Department of Water Resources 1971_10
Scope and Contents
To the California Water Commission, Ventura, June 4, 1971
Public Works Projects and the Environment 1971_11
Scope and Contents
To the American Right of Way Association, San Leandro, August 11, 1971.
The Needs of the Delta 1971_12
Scope and Contents
To the Orange County Water Agency, Sacramento, September 15, 1971.
The Fear Merchants 1971_13
Scope and Contents
To the Arizona State Reclamation Association, Phoenix, Arizona, October 9, 1971.
Northern Water to the South 1971_14
Scope and Contents
To the Los Angeles Breakfast Club, Los Angeles, October 13, 1971.
Perspective 1971_15
Scope and Contents
To the Nationa Water Resources Association Annual Convention, Dallas, Texas, November 4, 1971.
Report of Activities of the Department of Water Resources 1971_16
Scope and Contents
To the California Water Commission, Sacramento, November 5, 1971.
The Now Challenge 1971_17
Scope and Contents
To the Irrigation Districts Association Fall Convention, San Diego, December 2, 1971.
Report of Activities of the Department of Water Resources 1971_18
Scope and Contents
To the California Water Commission, San Diego, December 3, 1971.
The Engineer and the Environment 1972_1
Scope and Contents
To the 1972 Convention of the California Council of Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors, Monterey, January 28, 1972.
Report of the Activities of the Department of Water Resources 1972_2
Scope and Contents
To the California Water Commission, San Bernardino, March 3, 1972.
The Price Tag on Environment 1972_3
Scope and Contents
To the Kern County Taxpayers Association, Bakersfield, April 4, 1972.
Through the Looking Glass 1972_4
Scope and Contents
To the Channel City Club, Santa Barbara, April 5, 1972.
Report of the Activities of the Department of Water Resources 1972_5
Scope and Contents
To the California Water Commission, San Luis Obispo, April 7, 1972.
A New Look at Future Water Sources 1972_6
Scope and Contents
To the 23rd Annual Spring Conference of the California Section of the American Water Works Association, Sacramento, April
14, 1972.
Crisis or Concern? 1972_7
Scope and Contents
To the Western Regional Conference of the Society of Military Engineers, Seattle, Washington, April 21, 1972.
The Public Works Crunch 1972_8
Scope and Contents
To the Western Regional Conference of the American Public Works Association, San Diego, May 8, 1972.
Fitting Watersheds Into State Water Plans 1972_9
Scope and Contents
To the 19th National Watershed Congress, San Diego, June 5, 1972.
What Next? 1972_10
Scope and Contents
To the Water and Environmental Leaders' Luncheon of the California Water Resources Association annual meeting, Anaheim, June
9, 1972.
The Public Works Challenge 1972_11
Scope and Contents
To the Sacramento Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Sacramento, June 26, 1972.
Wild Rivers - Who Needs 'Em? 1972_12
Scope and Contents
To the EEl River Water Council, Willits, July 28, 1972
The Delta Needs Solutions 1972_13
Scope and Contents
To the Stockton Rotary Club, Stockton, August 23, 1972.
Andrus-Brannan Islands' Break and Flood - Summer 1972 1972_14
Scope and Contents
To the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources, September 27-28, 1972.
The Sweet Smell of Water 1972_15
Scope and Contents
To the Riverside County Department of Development Quarterly Public Meeting on Economic Development, Highland Springs Resort,
October 5, 1972.
Report of Activities of the Department of Water Resources 1972_16
Scope and Contents
To the California Water Commission, Santa Ana, October 6, 1972.
What the State Water Project Means to You 1972_17
Scope and Contents
To the Rotary Club of San Jose, San Jose, October 18, 1972.
New Directions 1972_18
Scope and Contents
To the Eel River Water Council Water and Environmental Symposium, Red Bluff, October 27, 1972.
The Second Hundred Years Are the Best 1972_19
Scope and Contents
To the Fall Convention of the Irrigation Districts Association of California, Los Angeles, November 30, 1972.
A Year of Results 1972_20
Scope and Contents
To the luncheon following the dedication of the Devil Canyon Power Plant, San Bernardino, December 7, 1972.
Summary Statement 1973_1
Scope and Contents
To the Water Service Contractors Council, Sacramento, January 17, 1973.
Quenching the Thirst of the West 1973_2
Scope and Contents
To the American Society of Civil Engineers Water Resources Conference, Washington D.C., January 31, 1973.
Planning for California's Water Needs 1973_3
Scope and Contents
To the California Irrigation Institute, Sacramento, February 20, 1973.
The Challenge of Today 1973_4
Scope and Contents
To the San Francisco Bay Area Engineering Council's Engineer's Week Annual Banquet, Oakland, February 22, 1973.
Summary Statement 1973_5
Scope and Contents
To the Water Service Contractors Council, Los Angeles, March 21, 1973.
East Side Division - Cross-Valley Canal 1973_6
Scope and Contents
To the State Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources, Sacramento, March 27, 1973.
Summary Statement 1973_7
Scope and Contents
To the Water Service Contractors Council, Sacramento, May 23, 1973.
Phase Two 1973_8
Scope and Contents
To the California Water Resources Association's Water and Environmental Leaders' Luncheon, Sacramento, June 8, 1973.
Water for the Sacramento Valley and Delta 1973_9
Scope and Contents
To the California Central Valley Flood Control Association, Sacramento, June 27, 1973.
Summary Statement 1973_10
Scope and Contents
To the Water Service Contractors Council, Los Angeles, July 18, 1973.
