Ronald B. Robie papers

Processed by Bridget Boylan.
Special Collections & University Archives
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University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
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Descriptive Summary

Title: Ronald B. Robie papers
Date (inclusive): 1963-1982 (bulk 1967-1979)
Collection Number: WRCA 140
Extent: 14 linear feet
Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Languages: English

Provenance

The Ronald B. Robie papers were donated to the Water Resources Collections and Archives in 1990 by Ronald B. Robie.

Access

Collection is open for research. Although materials do not circulate outside the archives, researchers are permitted to make photocopies.

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 Director of Distinctive Collections. 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], [date if possible]. Ronald B. Robie papers (WRCA 140). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Biography

Ronald B. Robie was born March 13, 1937 in Oakland, California. Raised in Oakland, he attended schools there and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a B.A. in journalism in 1958 and an M.A., also in journalism, in 1960. In 1967, he received his J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.
Robie moved from Oakland to Sacramento in 1960 to work as a legislative intern and was chosen to work for Carley Porter, the influential Chair of the Assembly Committee on Water. Robie began working with Porter's office during the campaign over the state referendum on the Burns-Porter Act; ultimately accepted by voters, the act authorized the financing and construction of California's State Water Project. For the following 23 years, Robie devoted his career to California water policy issues and played a pivotal role in setting the state's course on those questions. Over that time, he acquired a reputation as an environmentalist who was also able to maintain the confidence of water developers in the state. He has characterized his approach to water policy as simultaneously emphasizing the directions of water development, water quality improvement, and water conservation and management.
Robie's influence on water issues has been exercised through terms at three state government posts. During his term with Carley Porter and the Assembly Committee on Water, two landmark water bills passed into law. The State Water Resources Control Board Act (1967) created that board to address issues of water quality and water rights; the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act (1969) revised California's water pollution law and assigned the task of administering the pollution control program to the board. It is generally recognized that the two acts were largely drafted by Robie. In 1969, Robie was appointed by Governor Reagan to be the lawyer member of the State Water Resources Control Board. During the six years Robie served on it, the board handed down a number of major, controversial decisions on environmental protection for the San Francisco Bay Delta, the New Melones Dam area, and the American River. Governor Brown appointed Robie to be Director of the California Department of Water Resources in 1975 where he served until 1983. In addition to addressing issues like sources of energy for the State Water Project, water rights law, and drought, Robie spent many years in negotiating for construction of the Peripheral Canal; the proposal was eventually defeated in a 1982 referendum. As one of its chief architects, Robie defended the proposal as a compromise which would have both completed the State Water Project and protected the environment of the Delta.
Since leaving the Department of Water Resources, Robie has been active as a judge; at this time he is a Judge of the Superior Court in Sacramento. He has taught at McGeorge School of Law and has published many articles on water issues in professional and environmental journals. An oral history interview with Robie, The California State Department of Water Resources, 1975-1983, has been published by the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Collection Scope and Contents

The Ronald B. Robie papers consist of files and documents assembled by Robie during his years with the Assembly Committee on Water, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California Department of Water Resources. The collection contains materials whose dates span from 1963-1982; the majority, however, are concentrated in the period from 1967-1979. A large portion of the material to be found in the collection is made up of copies of Robie's incoming and outgoing correspondence (as well as letters neither to nor from him) clippings, and office memoranda. Also present in significant amounts are legal papers, including briefs field during the late 1960s and early 1970s on New Melones Dam, the Delta, and the American River; a collection of legal opinions out of the Department of Water Resources; and documentation of miscellaneous other litigation. Binders (often with indexes) were compiled on topics such as the Dos Rios Dam Hearings; the Study Project on the Water Quality Control Program (which resulted in recommendations incorporated into the Porter-Cologne bill); Water Quality Control Actions taken by the State Water Resources Control Board; the California Water Advisory Panel; and the Governor's Commission to Review Water Rights Law. These contain very focused materials and may include reports, minutes of meetings, transcripts of testimony, charts and other types of documents. Robie has also kept copies of over 70 speeches by 40 prominent commentators on the water scene. Twenty-three binders, accumulated during Robie's term as Director of the Department of Water Resources, contain memoranda of activities by various staff members, providing an inside view of the workings of the organization. The Department of Water Resources years represent the largest group of materials in the collection; the most extensively documented topic is the process of negotiating the Peripheral Canal, primarily during the years 1977-1980. A notable weak spot is documentation of the Peripheral Canal issue after it came up for public referendum as Proposition 9. Virtually absent, also, is discussion of the 1976-1977 drought.
The arrangement of the Robie papers is described fully in an inventory on the following pages. It was decided during processing of the collection at the archives to group the papers into three series corresponding to Robie's three appointments. Materials within each of the three series were arranged into chronological order also during processing. Most of the descriptive headings used within each series were those originally given to the materials by Robie; where a heading may have been ambiguous or incomplete, another was assigned by the processor. The composition of the materials at the binder and file levels has been retained as originally brought together by Robie. However, thick subject files, made up of many loose papers, were broken up into groups of smaller folders. In the process, when sub-units within a file could be discerned and rearrangement seemed to add to the intelligibility of the contents, papers were shifted. For example, in the Peripheral Canal section of the Department of Water Resources series, copies of the bills and their various amendments were scattered throughout each of their individual files separated by other documents and unnecessarily duplicated at times, as well. It was decided within each file to move these from their somewhat random positions and collect them together.
Two related collections in the archives which researchers may also find useful are the speeches given between 1958-1973 by William R. Gianelli, Robie's predecessor at the Department of Water Resources (ask for GIAN),and the transcripts of hearings held before the State Water Resources Control Board in 1969 and 1970 on applications to appropriate water from the Delta (ask for WRCA 093).

Collection Number

Collection number updated February 2019. Legacy collection number was MS 91/1 . This change was part of a project in 2018/2019 to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.

Index to Speeches

Note:Numbers in bold at the end of each entry identify which piece in the collection contains the document.
Adams, W. W.
Chair, State Water Resources Control Board Chair, State Water Resources Control Board
Statement to Assembly Water Committee,2 Apr 1974, 70 Statement to Assembly Water Committee,2 Apr 1974, 70
Statement to Assembly Water Committee,
Armstrong, Ellis L.
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation
Reclamation Faces the Future,3 Dec 1969, 21 Reclamation Faces the Future,3 Dec 1969, 21
Reclamation Faces the Future,
Arnett, G. Ray
Director, California Dept of Fish and Game Director, California Dept of Fish and Game
Fish, Wildlife, Water and the Delta: Challenges and Opportunities,21 Aug 1972, 55 Fish, Wildlife, Water and the Delta: Challenges and Opportunities,21 Aug 1972, 55
Fish, Wildlife, Water and the Delta: Challenges and Opportunities,
Aspinall, Wayne N.
U.S. Congressmember U.S. Congressmember
Remarks to the National Water Resources Association,(as Chair, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs), 4 Nov 1971, 54 Remarks to the National Water Resources Association,(as Chair, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs), 4 Nov 1971, 54
Remarks to the National Water Resources Association,
Auer, Mrs. Carl H. (Jean)
Member, State Water Resources Control Board Member, State Water Resources Control Board
Water Quality and Water Quantity: A Look to the Future,1 June 1973; 22 Water Quality and Water Quantity: A Look to the Future,1 June 1973; 22
Water Quality and Water Quantity: A Look to the Future,
New Federal/State Relationships: Their Meaning to Livestock Industry,14 June 1973; 22 New Federal/State Relationships: Their Meaning to Livestock Industry,14 June 1973; 22
New Federal/State Relationships: Their Meaning to Livestock Industry,
Banks, Harvey O.
Consulting Engineer, Contra Costa Co. and Orange Co. Water Districts Consulting Engineer, Contra Costa Co. and Orange Co. Water Districts
Testimony before the Assembly Water Committee,2 Apr 1974, 71 Testimony before the Assembly Water Committee,2 Apr 1974, 71
Testimony before the Assembly Water Committee,
Bates, C.W.
Secretary-Manager, Central California Irrigation District Secretary-Manager, Central California Irrigation District
San Joaquin Valley vs. the Environmentalists,June 1973; 22 San Joaquin Valley vs. the Environmentalists,June 1973; 22
San Joaquin Valley vs. the Environmentalists,
Beck, Louis A.
Director, San Joaquin Valley Interagency Drainage Program Director, San Joaquin Valley Interagency Drainage Program
Statement on San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Drainage Needs,21 March 1979; 166 Statement on San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Drainage Needs,21 March 1979; 166
Statement on San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Drainage Needs,
Carter, Jimmy
President of the United States President of the United States
Water Policy Message,23 May 1977, 169 Water Policy Message,23 May 1977, 169
Water Policy Message,
Chadwick, Harold K.
California Dept of Fish and Game California Dept of Fish and Game
Fish and Wildlife Implications of the SB 200 Referendum,9 Jan 1981, 143 Fish and Wildlife Implications of the SB 200 Referendum,9 Jan 1981, 143
Fish and Wildlife Implications of the SB 200 Referendum,
Fish and Wildlife Perspectives on Delta Water Facilities,4 Apr 1979, 153 Fish and Wildlife Perspectives on Delta Water Facilities,4 Apr 1979, 153
Fish and Wildlife Perspectives on Delta Water Facilities,
Chrisman, Ira J.
Chair, California Water Commission Chair, California Water Commission
The Implications of the Delta Decision,8 Oct 1971, 54 The Implications of the Delta Decision,8 Oct 1971, 54
The Implications of the Delta Decision,
Statement on Statewide Water Supply and Demand,14 Jan 1975, 170 Statement on Statewide Water Supply and Demand,14 Jan 1975, 170
Statement on Statewide Water Supply and Demand,
Coleman, David G.
Chief, Central Valley Operations Coordinating Office, Bureau of Reclamation Chief, Central Valley Operations Coordinating Office, Bureau of Reclamation
Statement on the 1977 CVP Water Supply Outlook,4 Feb 1977, 160 Statement on the 1977 CVP Water Supply Outlook,4 Feb 1977, 160
Statement on the 1977 CVP Water Supply Outlook,
Cologne, Gordon
State Senator State Senator
Opening Statement,(as Chair, Joint Hearing on the Dos Rios Dam), 17 Oct 1968, 9 Opening Statement,(as Chair, Joint Hearing on the Dos Rios Dam), 17 Oct 1968, 9
Opening Statement,
Opening Statement,(at the Joint Meeting--Assembly Water Committee and Senate General Research Subcommittee on Water Resources), 17 Oct 1967, 1 Opening Statement,(at the Joint Meeting--Assembly Water Committee and Senate General Research Subcommittee on Water Resources), 17 Oct 1967, 1
Opening Statement,
Dendy, Bill B.
Executive Director, State Water Resources Control Board Executive Director, State Water Resources Control Board
Tribulations,10 May 1973, 22 Tribulations,10 May 1973, 22
Tribulations,
Statement to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources,16 April 1974, 72 Statement to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources,16 April 1974, 72
Statement to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources,
Dobson, Roy E.
Member, State Water Resources Control Board Member, State Water Resources Control Board
A Newcomer's View of the Delta,26 April 1973, 22 A Newcomer's View of the Delta,26 April 1973, 22
A Newcomer's View of the Delta,
Dukleth, Gordon W.
Division Engineer, Department of Water Resources Division Engineer, Department of Water Resources
The Dam Safety Program,4 Feb 1977, 160 The Dam Safety Program,4 Feb 1977, 160
The Dam Safety Program,
Fairbanks, W.H.
Legislative Representative, Metropolitan Water District Legislative Representative, Metropolitan Water District
Water Rights Decision 1379 and the Peripheral Canal: Solutions to Delta Problems,28 Oct 1971, 54 Water Rights Decision 1379 and the Peripheral Canal: Solutions to Delta Problems,28 Oct 1971, 54
Water Rights Decision 1379 and the Peripheral Canal: Solutions to Delta Problems,
Fairchild, Guy
Deputy Chief, Central District, Dept of Water Resources Deputy Chief, Central District, Dept of Water Resources
Statement of Dept of Water Resources on the Stockton Ship Channel Project,(for Ronald B. Robie), 24 June 1976, 157 Statement of Dept of Water Resources on the Stockton Ship Channel Project,(for Ronald B. Robie), 24 June 1976, 157
Statement of Dept of Water Resources on the Stockton Ship Channel Project,
Franklin, Scott E.
Chair, California Water Commission Chair, California Water Commission
California's Long Term Water Needs: What Has To Be Done,7 March 1979, 165 California's Long Term Water Needs: What Has To Be Done,7 March 1979, 165
California's Long Term Water Needs: What Has To Be Done,
Gianelli, William R.
Director, Dept of Water Resources Director, Dept of Water Resources
Statement Re: Proposed Plan of Development Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta,(as Consulting Engineer, San Joaquin Co. Flood Control and Water Conservation District), 6 Nov 1964, 152 Statement Re: Proposed Plan of Development Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta,(as Consulting Engineer, San Joaquin Co. Flood Control and Water Conservation District), 6 Nov 1964, 152
Statement Re: Proposed Plan of Development Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta,
The New Administration Looks at the State Water Project,20 Feb 1967, 144 The New Administration Looks at the State Water Project,20 Feb 1967, 144
The New Administration Looks at the State Water Project,
Report of Dept of Water Resources Activities on Western States Water Planning,13 March 1969 and 14 Aug 1969, 58 Report of Dept of Water Resources Activities on Western States Water Planning,13 March 1969 and 14 Aug 1969, 58
Report of Dept of Water Resources Activities on Western States Water Planning,
The Bay-Delta Area as it Relates to the State Water Project,21 Aug 1969, 63 The Bay-Delta Area as it Relates to the State Water Project,21 Aug 1969, 63
The Bay-Delta Area as it Relates to the State Water Project,
Everybody is in the Environment,28 May 1970, 54 Everybody is in the Environment,28 May 1970, 54
Everybody is in the Environment,
Report of the Dept of Water Resources,6 Aug 1971, 53 Report of the Dept of Water Resources,6 Aug 1971, 53
Report of the Dept of Water Resources,
Report of the Activities of the Dept of Water Resources,7 Apr 1972, 55 Report of the Activities of the Dept of Water Resources,7 Apr 1972, 55
Report of the Activities of the Dept of Water Resources,
Report of the Activities of the Dept of Water Resources,5 May 1972, 55 Report of the Activities of the Dept of Water Resources,5 May 1972, 55
Report of the Activities of the Dept of Water Resources,
Delta Problems and Possible Solutions,9-10 Nov 1972, 55 Delta Problems and Possible Solutions,9-10 Nov 1972, 55
Delta Problems and Possible Solutions,
Gilbert, Jerome B.
Executive Officer, State Water Resources Control Board Executive Officer, State Water Resources Control Board
Delta Decision in the Future,23 Sept 1971, 53 Delta Decision in the Future,23 Sept 1971, 53
Delta Decision in the Future,
Green, Dorothy
Consultant, Contra Costa Co. Water Agency Consultant, Contra Costa Co. Water Agency
The Peripheral Canal: A Deceptive Scheme to Fleece the People of Southern California,8 Aug 1980, 152 The Peripheral Canal: A Deceptive Scheme to Fleece the People of Southern California,8 Aug 1980, 152
The Peripheral Canal: A Deceptive Scheme to Fleece the People of Southern California,
Greydanus, Herbert
Division Engineer, Dept of Water Resources Division Engineer, Dept of Water Resources
Statewide Water Supply and Demand Outlook,12 Oct 1973, 23 Statewide Water Supply and Demand Outlook,12 Oct 1973, 23
Statewide Water Supply and Demand Outlook,
Krieger, James H.
A Water Program for California,(presented to gubernatorial candidate Edmund Brown, Jr.), 10 Oct 1974, 78 A Water Program for California,(presented to gubernatorial candidate Edmund Brown, Jr.), 10 Oct 1974, 78
A Water Program for California,
Martin, Billy E.
Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation
A New Era of Water Management in the Central Valley of California,11 Oct 1974, 24 A New Era of Water Management in the Central Valley of California,11 Oct 1974, 24
A New Era of Water Management in the Central Valley of California,
The Water Management Future is Upon Us,12 Jan 1977, 160 The Water Management Future is Upon Us,12 Jan 1977, 160
The Water Management Future is Upon Us,
Remarks on Water Conservation and User Allocation Procedures Under Prolonged Drought Conditions,8 Feb 1977, 160 Remarks on Water Conservation and User Allocation Procedures Under Prolonged Drought Conditions,8 Feb 1977, 160
Remarks on Water Conservation and User Allocation Procedures Under Prolonged Drought Conditions,
Remarks to the California Water Resources Association Luncheon,15 Feb 1979, 170 Remarks to the California Water Resources Association Luncheon,15 Feb 1979, 170
Remarks to the California Water Resources Association Luncheon,
Mulligan, Kerry
State Water Resources Control Board State Water Resources Control Board
Opening Remarks,(as Executive Officer), 13 June 1968, 10 Opening Remarks,(as Executive Officer), 13 June 1968, 10
Opening Remarks,
Water Quality Control in California: State or Federal Control?,(as Chair), 6 Oct 1971; 54 Water Quality Control in California: State or Federal Control?,(as Chair), 6 Oct 1971; 54
Water Quality Control in California: State or Federal Control?,
California's Challenge: Balanced Water Use,(as Chair), 1 Dec 1971; 54 California's Challenge: Balanced Water Use,(as Chair), 1 Dec 1971; 54
California's Challenge: Balanced Water Use,
Norgaard, Richard B.
Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, UC Berkeley Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, UC Berkeley
An Analysis of Irrigation Benefits and Costs Attributed to New Melones Dam,27 Sept 1972, 79 An Analysis of Irrigation Benefits and Costs Attributed to New Melones Dam,27 Sept 1972, 79
An Analysis of Irrigation Benefits and Costs Attributed to New Melones Dam,
Nejedly, John A.
State Senator State Senator
The Value of Freshwater Outflows to the Delta, and of the Past Promises to Protect It: Wasted Water or Wasted Words?,Jan 1977; 137 The Value of Freshwater Outflows to the Delta, and of the Past Promises to Protect It: Wasted Water or Wasted Words?,Jan 1977; 137
The Value of Freshwater Outflows to the Delta, and of the Past Promises to Protect It: Wasted Water or Wasted Words?,
Owen, Langdon W.
Secretary Manager, Orange Co. Water District Secretary Manager, Orange Co. Water District
Who Needs the Peripheral Canal?,10 Aug 1972; 55 Who Needs the Peripheral Canal?,10 Aug 1972; 55
Who Needs the Peripheral Canal?,
Porter, Carley V.
State Assemblymember State Assemblymember
Opening Statement(at the Joint Meeting--Assembly Water Committee and Senate General Research Subcommittee on Water Resources), 17 Oct 1967, 1 Opening Statement(at the Joint Meeting--Assembly Water Committee and Senate General Research Subcommittee on Water Resources), 17 Oct 1967, 1
Opening Statement
Opening Statement,(as Chair, Joint Hearing on the Dos Rios Dam), 16 Aug 1968, 9 Opening Statement,(as Chair, Joint Hearing on the Dos Rios Dam), 16 Aug 1968, 9
Opening Statement,
Water and the Environment,(as Chair, Assembly Committee on Water), 6 Oct 1971, 18 Water and the Environment,(as Chair, Assembly Committee on Water), 6 Oct 1971, 18
Water and the Environment,
Quigley, James M.
Commissioner, Federal Water Pollution Control Administration Commissioner, Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Tomorrow's Clean Water for the West,16 Nov 1967, 7 Tomorrow's Clean Water for the West,16 Nov 1967, 7
Tomorrow's Clean Water for the West,
Reynolds, A.C.
Director, Metropolitan Water District, 1952-1963 Director, Metropolitan Water District, 1952-1963
Statement on Behalf of the Domestic-Municipal Water Users of the Metropolitan Water Statement on Behalf of the Domestic-Municipal Water Users of the Metropolitan Water
District of Southern California,11 and 12 Jan 1968, 1 District of Southern California,11 and 12 Jan 1968, 1
District of Southern California,
Reynolds, Robin R.
Dept of Water Resources Dept of Water Resources
Delta Standards,(as Deputy Division Engineer), 2 Sept 1971, 53 Delta Standards,(as Deputy Division Engineer), 2 Sept 1971, 53
Delta Standards,
Statement of Dept of Water Resources on Proposed Amendments to Water Quality Statement of Dept of Water Resources on Proposed Amendments to Water Quality
Control Plan--SF Bay Basin 2,(as Deputy Director), 4 May 1976, 157 Control Plan--SF Bay Basin 2,(as Deputy Director), 4 May 1976, 157
Control Plan--SF Bay Basin 2,
Robie, Ronald B.
The Delta Decision: Water Rights in a New Era,14 Feb 1972, 55 The Delta Decision: Water Rights in a New Era,14 Feb 1972, 55
The Delta Decision: Water Rights in a New Era,
Statement on Senate Bill 346,19 Apr 1977, 135 Statement on Senate Bill 346,19 Apr 1977, 135
Statement on Senate Bill 346,
Statement on Agricultural Water Conservation,22 Nov 1977, 137 Statement on Agricultural Water Conservation,22 Nov 1977, 137
Statement on Agricultural Water Conservation,
Dust Bin of History,1 Feb 1979, 165 Dust Bin of History,1 Feb 1979, 165
Dust Bin of History,
Statement on San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Drainage Needs,21 March 1979, 166 Statement on San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Drainage Needs,21 March 1979, 166
Statement on San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Drainage Needs,
Current Water Policy in the State of California,17 May 1979, 141 Current Water Policy in the State of California,17 May 1979, 141
Current Water Policy in the State of California,
The Peripheral Canal: Benefits to San Joaquin County,7 Feb 1980, 152 The Peripheral Canal: Benefits to San Joaquin County,7 Feb 1980, 152
The Peripheral Canal: Benefits to San Joaquin County,
The Peripheral Canal: Benefits to Contra Costa County,13 Feb 1980, 152 The Peripheral Canal: Benefits to Contra Costa County,13 Feb 1980, 152
The Peripheral Canal: Benefits to Contra Costa County,
Statement on SB 200 (Ayala),27 Feb 1980, 152 Statement on SB 200 (Ayala),27 Feb 1980, 152
Statement on SB 200 (Ayala),
Ruckelshaus, William D.
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
Environment 1971,16 Dec 1971, 54 Environment 1971,16 Dec 1971, 54
Environment 1971,
Shoemaker, Charles
Deputy Director, Dept of Water Resources Deputy Director, Dept of Water Resources
Water Problems in the San Joaquin Valley,30 March 1979, 166 Water Problems in the San Joaquin Valley,30 March 1979, 166
Water Problems in the San Joaquin Valley,
Teerink, John R.
Director, Dept of Water Resources Director, Dept of Water Resources
Report of the Activities of the Dept of Water Resources,3 May 1974, 70 Report of the Activities of the Dept of Water Resources,3 May 1974, 70
Report of the Activities of the Dept of Water Resources,
Statement before the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources on SB 1873,21 May 1974, 70 Statement before the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources on SB 1873,21 May 1974, 70
Statement before the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources on SB 1873,
Statement on the Draft EIR on the Peripheral Canal,11 Dec 1974, 144 Statement on the Draft EIR on the Peripheral Canal,11 Dec 1974, 144
Statement on the Draft EIR on the Peripheral Canal,
Report of Activities of the Dept of Water Resources,7 Feb 1975, 144 Report of Activities of the Dept of Water Resources,7 Feb 1975, 144
Report of Activities of the Dept of Water Resources,
Torkelson, Frank
Acting Director, Dept of Navigation and Ocean Development Acting Director, Dept of Navigation and Ocean Development
Testimony on Delta Levee Improvement,3 Nov 1975, 156 Testimony on Delta Levee Improvement,3 Nov 1975, 156
Testimony on Delta Levee Improvement,
Waldie, Jerome R.
State Congressmember State Congressmember
The Rape of Northern Waters,21 Feb 1969, 8 The Rape of Northern Waters,21 Feb 1969, 8
The Rape of Northern Waters,
Warne, William E.
Consultant in Water Resources Consultant in Water Resources
Delta Standards for Local and State Needs,1 Dec 1971, 157 Delta Standards for Local and State Needs,1 Dec 1971, 157
Delta Standards for Local and State Needs,
Way, Howard
State Senator State Senator
Water Resource Development: Who Benefits and Who Pays?,26 April 1974, 70 Water Resource Development: Who Benefits and Who Pays?,26 April 1974, 70
Water Resource Development: Who Benefits and Who Pays?,
Woodward, K. L.
A Review of the Delta Water Rights Decision,15 Feb 1972, 55 A Review of the Delta Water Rights Decision,15 Feb 1972, 55
A Review of the Delta Water Rights Decision,
Younger, Evelle J.
State Attorney General State Attorney General
Environmental Laws--a Mandate for Better Planning,9 Feb 1973, 21 Environmental Laws--a Mandate for Better Planning,9 Feb 1973, 21
Environmental Laws--a Mandate for Better Planning,
Unidentified Speaker
Statement of the State Water Resources Control Board on SB 1873,(to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources), 21 May 1974, 70 Statement of the State Water Resources Control Board on SB 1873,(to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources), 21 May 1974, 70
Statement of the State Water Resources Control Board on SB 1873,

Subject Index to Selected Documents

American River
"History of the American River", "Sources for Study of the History of the American River", "Sources for Studying the Natural History of the American River", "Suggested Field Trips and Activities in the American River Area," no date, 62A "History of the American River", "Sources for Study of the History of the American River", "Sources for Studying the Natural History of the American River", "Suggested Field Trips and Activities in the American River Area," no date, 62A
History of the American River,
Sources for Study of the History of the American River,
Sources for Studying the Natural History of the American River,
Suggested Field Trips and Activities in the American River Area,
Delta
"Suggested Approach in Writing Decision and Order on Delta Water Right Hearing," 24 June 1970, 48 "Suggested Approach in Writing Decision and Order on Delta Water Right Hearing," 24 June 1970, 48
Suggested Approach in Writing Decision and Order on Delta Water Right Hearing,
Central Valley East Side Project Associationvs. SWRCB,23 July 1976, 51Transcript of meeting of the Dept of Water Resources California Water Commission 2 Sept 1971, 53 Central Valley East Side Project Associationvs. SWRCB,23 July 1976, 51Transcript of meeting of the Dept of Water Resources California Water Commission 2 Sept 1971, 53
Central Valley East Side Project Association
SWRCB,
Statement of Contra Costa Co. Water Agency to the Assembly Water Committee Regarding AB 837 (Badham), 5 June 1973, 56 Statement of Contra Costa Co. Water Agency to the Assembly Water Committee Regarding AB 837 (Badham), 5 June 1973, 56
Statement of Contra Costa Co. Water Agency to the Assembly Water Committee Regarding AB 837 (Badham),
Maintenance of Fish and Wildlife in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary in Relation to Water Development,California Dept of Fish and Game, April 1973, 56 Maintenance of Fish and Wildlife in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary in Relation to Water Development,California Dept of Fish and Game, April 1973, 56
Maintenance of Fish and Wildlife in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary in Relation to Water Development,
The Changing Delta(script for a 15-minute motion picture by the DWR), Aug 1974, 144 The Changing Delta(script for a 15-minute motion picture by the DWR), Aug 1974, 144
The Changing Delta
Land Ownership
Chart: "Major Land Owners in State Service Area--San Joaquin Valley," 1 Feb 1978, 169 Chart: "Major Land Owners in State Service Area--San Joaquin Valley," 1 Feb 1978, 169
Major Land Owners in State Service Area--San Joaquin Valley,
Chart: "Large Landowners in the SWP Service Areas in Kern Co. and Kings Co.," 17 June 1980, 172 Chart: "Large Landowners in the SWP Service Areas in Kern Co. and Kings Co.," 17 June 1980, 172
Large Landowners in the SWP Service Areas in Kern Co. and Kings Co.,
Land Use Planning
Overview of Agriculture in California,prepared for the California Land Use Task Force, 5 July 1974, 66 Overview of Agriculture in California,prepared for the California Land Use Task Force, 5 July 1974, 66
Overview of Agriculture in California,
Development and Conservation Issues: Corresponding Planning Techniques and Allocations of Governmental Responsibilitysubmitted to California Land Use Task Force, 21 March 1974, 66 Development and Conservation Issues: Corresponding Planning Techniques and Allocations of Governmental Responsibilitysubmitted to California Land Use Task Force, 21 March 1974, 66
Development and Conservation Issues: Corresponding Planning Techniques and Allocations of Governmental Responsibility
New Melones Dam
New Melones Dam-- Benefits or Costs?by B. Thomas Perry, graduate student in Environmental Planning, UC Berkeley, and Richard B. Norgaard, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, UC Berkeley, no date, 79 New Melones Dam-- Benefits or Costs?by B. Thomas Perry, graduate student in Environmental Planning, UC Berkeley, and Richard B. Norgaard, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, UC Berkeley, no date, 79
New Melones Dam-- Benefits or Costs?
Peripheral Canal
Peripheral Canal Unit: Central Valley Project, Official Comments of the State of California on the Feasibility of Water Transfer in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, 1969-70, 63Special Task Force Report: "AB 1328, as Amended 24 May 1979, and 28 May 1979 Orlob Report," 8 June 1979, 152 Peripheral Canal Unit: Central Valley Project, Official Comments of the State of California on the Feasibility of Water Transfer in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, 1969-70, 63Special Task Force Report: "AB 1328, as Amended 24 May 1979, and 28 May 1979 Orlob Report," 8 June 1979, 152
Peripheral Canal Unit: Central Valley Project, Official Comments of the State of California on the Feasibility of Water Transfer in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta,
AB 1328, as Amended 24 May 1979, and 28 May 1979 Orlob Report,
Special Task Force Report: "Possible Compromise to Resolve Stalemate on Peripheral Canal," 28 Nov 1979, 153 Special Task Force Report: "Possible Compromise to Resolve Stalemate on Peripheral Canal," 28 Nov 1979, 153
Possible Compromise to Resolve Stalemate on Peripheral Canal,
SB 346
SB 346 (Including Index, Annotations and Reference to Existing Statutes),no date, 127 SB 346 (Including Index, Annotations and Reference to Existing Statutes),no date, 127
SB 346 (Including Index, Annotations and Reference to Existing Statutes),
Key Elements--SB346(with handwritten annotations), by the Dept of Water Resources, 1977, 135 Key Elements--SB346(with handwritten annotations), by the Dept of Water Resources, 1977, 135
Key Elements--SB346
Water Management
Melbourne's Water Management Approachby Alan H. Croxford, Chairman, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, no date, 78 Melbourne's Water Management Approachby Alan H. Croxford, Chairman, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, no date, 78
Melbourne's Water Management Approach
Miscellaneous Legal Briefs
Sierra Clubvs. Norman Livermore,17 June 1976, 171 Sierra Clubvs. Norman Livermore,17 June 1976, 171
Sierra Club
Norman Livermore,
County of Inyovs. City of Los Angeles, Petition for Rehearing of the Decision on Adequacy of the City's EIR, 12 July 1977, 171 County of Inyovs. City of Los Angeles, Petition for Rehearing of the Decision on Adequacy of the City's EIR, 12 July 1977, 171
County of Inyo
City of Los Angeles,
Petition for Rehearing of the Decision on Adequacy of the City's EIR,

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 State Water Project
California. Department of Water Resources
California. State Water Resources Control Board
California. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Water
California -- Politics and government
California Water Plans, 1960-
New Melones Dam (Calif.)
Peripheral Canal (Calif.)
Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act
Water Quality -- California -- Delta Region
Water resources development -- California -- Delta Region
Water resources development -- Law and legislation -- California
Water rights -- California
Water-supply -- California


 

I. Assembly Committee on Water 1967-1969

 

A. General Materials

Box 1, folder 1

Miscellaneous Water Committee Concerns 1967-1969

Physical Description: 1 folder

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, press releases.
Box 1, folder 2-4

Ron Robie--Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings 1963-1970

Physical Description: 3 folders

Scope and Contents

Clippings of personal interest, including magazine articles, newspaper editorials, press releases.
 

B. Topical Materials

Box 1, folder 5-6

Formation of State Water Resources Control Board (AB163) 1966-1967

Physical Description: 2 folders

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, memoranda, press releases, staff reports.
Box 1, folder 7-8

Water Pollution 1967-1969

Physical Description: 2 folders

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, newspaper and journal clippings, memoranda.
Box 2, folder 9

Dos Rios Dam Hearings (Sacramento), (Ukiah) 17 Oct 1968 16 Aug 1968

Physical Description: 1 large binder

Scope and Contents

Speakers' statements, separate agenda for each hearing lists speakers.
Box 2-3, folder 10-13

California Water Quality Improvement Act (AB 413 (Porter-Cologne)), preliminary 1968

Physical Description: 4 binders

Scope and Contents

Committee task assignments for Study Project: Water Quality Control Program, minutes of meetings, reports, draft of revisions to Water Code proposed by the Project.
Box 3, folder 14-17

California Water Quality Improvement Act (AB 413 (Porter-Cologne)), After Enactment 1969

Physical Description: 4 folders

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, clippings, memoranda, analyses of the bill, suggested amendments, copy of AB 413.
Box 4, folder 18

Carley V. Porter 1970-1972

Physical Description: 1 folder

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, memorabilia on the occasions of Porter's 1970 tribute dinner and of his death, obituaries, list of Porter's 1971 speeches and of bills authored by Porter--1959-1968.
 

II. State Water Resources Control Board 1971-1974

 

A. General Materials

Box 4, folder 19

Digest of Water Quality Control Actions 1970-1974

Physical Description: 1 binder

Scope and Contents

Arranged chronologically, contains a Table of Contents and a Subject/Phrase Index.
Box 4, folder 20

Office File, Miscellaneous 1975

Physical Description: 1 folder

Scope and Contents

Memoranda, correspondence. Organization Chart, SWRCB, Sept 1974.
Box 4, folder 21-24

Miscellaneous SWRCB Concerns 1973

Physical Description: 4 folders

Scope and Contents

Clippings, correspondence, press releases, draft of "Big Speech."
Box 4-5, folder 25-29

Personal Correspondence 1969-1974

Physical Description: 5 folders

Scope and Contents

(1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; Misc. 1970-74)
 

B. Topical Materials

Box 5-6, folder 30-35

Office Files March 1964-March 1973

Physical Description: 6 large folders

Scope and Contents

(3/64-10/72; 10/72-11/72; 11/72-12/72; 1/73; 2/73; 3/73-11/73)
Arranged chronologically.
Correspondence, briefs, legal arguments, publications.
Box 6, folder 36

Effects of the New Melones Project on Fish and Wildlife Resources Oct 1972

Physical Description: 1 binder

Scope and Contents

Report to the SWRCB by Dept of Fish and Game.
Box 6-7, folder 37-39

New Melones Dam Bureau of Reclamation Applications 14858, 14859, 19303 and 19304 Oct-Dec 1972

Physical Description: 3 large binders

Scope and Contents

(10/26/72-11/10/72; 11/13/72-12/4/72; 12/5/72-12/11/72)
Transcript of testimony, arranged chronologically.
Box 7, folder 40

New Melones Dam Publications 1972-1973

Physical Description: 1 folder

Scope and Contents

Contains referrals to publications shelved in the Water Archives.
Box 7, folder 41

USA v. SWRCB (New Melones Dam) Oct 1973-Jan 1975

Physical Description: 1 large folder (41)

Scope and Contents

Arranged chronologically.
Legal argument over Decision 1422. Indexed by a brief description of contents.
Box 8, folder 42-43

New Melones Dam Miscellaneous 1975-1977

Physical Description: 2 binders

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, clippings, memoranda, documents.
Box 8, folder 44

Analysis of Legal Problems in the Delta 1969

Physical Description: 1 binder

Scope and Contents

Attached letter identifies this as a law review article by Elmer Malakoff
Box 8-9, folder 45-47

Delta Briefs 1969-1973

Physical Description: 3 large folders

Scope and Contents

(1969-70; 1971; 1972-73)
Arranged chronologically
Includes briefs related to In the Matter of Application 5625 and 38 Other Applications to Appropriate from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Water Supply(Decision 1379).
Box 9, folder 48-51

Decision 1379 1971

Physical Description: 4 folders

Scope and Contents

Three draft versions.
Box 9, folder 52

The Legal Duty of the Federal Central Valley Project 1 July 1974

Physical Description: 1 binder

Scope and Contents

A preliminary draft by Deputy General Counsel Jarlath Oley.
Box 10-11, folder 53-56

Miscellaneous 1971-1974

Physical Description: 4 large binders

Scope and Contents

(1/71-9/71; 11/71-12/71; 1972; 1973-74)
Arranged chronologically
Clippings, correspondence, memoranda, press releases.
Box 11, folder 57-58

Western States Water Planning 1966-1971

Physical Description: 2 binders

Scope and Contents

(1966-68; 1969-71)
Minutes, drafts of documents, correspondence.
Box 11-12, folder 59-62

American River 1969-1973

Physical Description: 4 large folders

Scope and Contents

(1/71-9/71; 1171-12/71; 1972; 1973-74)
Briefs, Decisions, memoranda, transcript of testimony, correspondence.
Box 12, folder 63

Peripheral Canal 1969-1970, 1974

Physical Description: 1 folder

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, reports.
Box 12, folder 64

Martinez Hearing SWRCB 14 March 1970

Physical Description: 1 binder

Scope and Contents

Transcript of public hearing to review discharge cases
Box 12, folder 65

Kerry Mulligan, Resignation as Chair SWRCB 1972

Physical Description: 1 folder

Scope and Contents

Clippings, press releases.
Box 13, folder 66

Planning and Conservation Task Force 1974

Physical Description: 1 folder

Scope and Contents

Correspondence.
Box 13, folder 67-72

1974 Legislation: SB 1873, AB 3070, AB 3204 1974

Physical Description: 6 folders

Scope and Contents

Clippings, correspondence, reports, memoranda, copies of bills as amended, proposed amendments, bill analyses.
Box 13, folder 73

Bank of America vs. SWRCB (Rancho Murietta Appeal) 1971-1974

Physical Description: 1 large folder

Scope and Contents

Arranged chronologically.
Twenty five sections of briefs. An index is provided.
Box 13-14, folder 74-76

Contra Costa Co. Water Agency vs. SWRCB 1977

Physical Description: 3 folders

Scope and Contents

Contents: "Reply to Petitioners' Brief After Trial" (14 Dec 1977); "Closing Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Demurrer and Motion to Strike" (6 June 1977); "Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Demurrer to Petition for Writ of Mandate" (5 Apr 1977).
Box 14, folder 77

Environmental Protection Agency vs. SWRCB 1973-1976

Physical Description: 1 folder

Scope and Contents

Briefs for petitioner and respondents, U.S. Supreme Court opinion.
Box 14, folder 78-79

Miscellaneous 1974-1975

Physical Description: 2 folders

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, "Material gathered during the campaign of Gov. Brown," Robie comments on filling various state positions.
 

III. Department of Water Resources 1976-1982

 

A. General Materials

Box 14, folder 80

DWR Legal Opinions 1975-1978

Physical Description: 1 binder

Scope and Contents

Divided by years, with final section: "Attorney General's Opinions" Memoranda. An index arranged by date is provided.
Box 15-18, folder 81-89

Staff Activity Status Reports Oct 1976-Dec 1982

Physical Description: 9 binders

Scope and Contents

(10/76-12/77; 1/78-6/78; 6/78-12/78; 1/79-8/79; 8/79-12/79; 1/80-9/80; 9/80-8-81; 8/81-4/82; 5/82-12/82)
Memoranda. "They are to be Ron's personal record of activities in DWR while he is Director."
Box 18-20, folder 90-103

Staff Daily Activities Sept 1975-Dec 1982

Physical Description: 14 binders

Memoranda from:

James, Bob (90-92) 9/76-12/77; 1/78-12/79; 1/80-11/82
Johnston, Jack (93) 1/78-11/79
Johnston, Jack/Mary Anne Mark 1/79-11/79
Mark, Mary Anne (95) 1/80-12/82
Meral, Jerry (96-98) 9/75-12/77; 1/78-12/79; 1/80-1/82
Reynolds, Robin (99) 7/76-12/77
Shoemaker, Chuck (100-102) 9/75-7/77; 12/15/78; 5/78-4/79
Miscellaneous Staff (103) 2/81-11/81
Box 21, folder 104-108

Director's Notes 1980-1982

Physical Description: 5 folders

Scope and Contents

Memoranda on personnel actions, reports on small hydro development, inventory of records of the Brown Administration sent to the History and Archives Project, organization charts for DWR (Nov 1982), photocopies of handwritten notes sent by Robie.
 

B. Topical Materials

Box 21-23, folder 109-120

SB 346 Office Files 1977

Physical Description: 11 large file folders
Box 21, folder 109-111

SB 346 General Correspondence Jan-May; June-July; Aug-Oct

Box 22, folder 112-114

SB 346 DWR Amendments Jan-15 June; 16 June-July; Aug-Sept

Box 22, folder 115

SB 346 Amendments Submitted by Others

Box 22, folder 116

SB 346 Correspondence to and from State Legislators

Box 22, folder 117

SB 346 Letters of Support

Box 22, folder 118

SB 346 Letters of Opposition

Box 22, folder 119

SB 346 Speeches

Box 23, folder 120

SB 346 Technical Back-up Data

Box 23, folder 121-122

Documentation of the Bill's History 1977

Physical Description: 2 large binders

Scope and Contents

Arranged into 12 sections:
Correspondence, handout material, financial analysis, operations studies... An index is provided.
Box 24-25, folder 123-126

Documentation of Reactions to a Peripheral Canal 1977-1979

Physical Description: 4 binders

Scope and Contents

(1976-1977; 1977; 1978; 1978-1979)
Correspondence, comments on the bill, analyses of the bill, proposed amendments, maps, memoranda, reports.
Box 25, folder 127-133

Amendments 1977

Physical Description: 7 folders

Scope and Contents

Final versions of the bill at various dates, working copies of the bill with suggested amendments, amendments proposed by various groups.
Box 25-26, folder 134-137

Miscellaneous 1977

Physical Description: 4 folders

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, memoranda, clippings.
Box 26, folder 138

SB 1361 1980

Physical Description: 1 folder

Scope and Contents

Final printed versions of the bill, working copies of the bill with suggested amendments, roll calls.
Box 26, folder 139-141

SB 200 Comments and Analyses of the Bill 1979-1980

Physical Description: 3 folders

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, memoranda, reports.
Box 26-27, folder 142-143

SB 200 Amendments 1979-1980

Physical Description: 1 large binder and 1 folder

Scope and Contents

Final printed versions of SB 200 as well as of related Assembly Bills, working copies of the bills with suggested amendments, copies of amendments proposed by various legislators.
Box 27-30, folder 144-149

Clippings 1977-1982

Physical Description: 6 large binders

Scope and Contents

(Aug 1974-July 1975; June-Dec 1977; Jan 1977-Oct 1980; 1980-1981; 1981-1982; May-June 1982)
The first binder also contains memoranda, correspondence, draft EIR for the peripheral canal, Comments by the Sierra Club and the Environmental Defense Fund on the draft EIR (43 pp).
Box 30, folder 150-151

Correspondence 1980

Physical Description: 2 large binders

Scope and Contents

Letters from private citizens and legislators with copies of Robie's replies, a few memoranda, press releases and clippings.
Box 31, folder 152

Reports 1979-1980

Physical Description: 1 binder
Box 31, folder 153-154

Miscellaneous 1979-1980

Physical Description: 2 folders

Scope and Contents

Clippings, memoranda, correspondence.
Box 31, folder 155

California Water Advisory Panel 27-28 Oct 1975

Physical Description: 1 binder

Scope and Contents

Meeting notes transcribed from a cassette recording. A list of those in attendance is provided.
Box 31, folder 156-157

Delta Negotiations 1975 1976

Physical Description: 1 binder;
Physical Description: 1 folder

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, memoranda, comments from various agencies on DWR's Phase II report on Delta Alternatives, summary of testimony at Delta Water Hearing (15 Nov 1976), charts of supply and demand for Delta water.
Box 31, folder 158

Western States Water Council 1975-1982

Physical Description: 1 folder

Scope and Contents

From Bob Miller: "Here is a small pile of WSWC material that I felt Ron might like to have....This material was subjectively selected for its personal and nostalgic merit."
Memoranda, correspondence, policy statements.
Box 31, folder 159

Surplus Water 1963-1968

Physical Description: 1 folder

Scope and Contents

From P. A. Towner: "In reply to your memorandum of August 4, 1976, we have assembled copies of correspondence, etc., on the early background of the surplus water program and amendments."
List of contents is provided.
Box 32, folder 160

Federal/State Issues 1977

Physical Description: 1 large binder

Scope and Contents

15 sections in alphabetical order (A-F), each section has a contents page Memoranda, reports, press releases, position papers, drafts.
Box 32, folder 161

Coal Power Plant 1978

Physical Description: 1 large binder

Scope and Contents

47 sections of memoranda, 11 sections of articles
Index is provided.
Box 33-34, folder 162-164

Governor's Commission to Review Water Rights Law 1978

Physical Description: 3 large binders

Scope and Contents

Arranged alphabetically (A-F; G-Q; R-Z)
First binder contains a list of commenters' names and affiliations.
Box 34, folder 165-166

San Joaquin Valley 1978-1979

Physical Description: 2 binders

Scope and Contents

Arranged by subject, an index is provided
DWR reports and excerpts, memoranda, graphs and tables.
Box 35, folder 167

State Employees' Strike June 1979

Physical Description: 1 binder

Scope and Contents

3 sections: Court Decisions, Status Reports, News Clips.
Box 35, folder 168

Proposition 8: Water Resources Development and Protection Nov 1980

Physical Description: 1 binder

Scope and Contents

Clippings, correspondence, a copy of the proposition.
Box 35, folder 168-172

Miscellaneous 1977-1980

Physical Description: 5 folders

Scope and Contents

Clippings, correspondence, memoranda.