Significant Individuals Within Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water Marc Reisner
Date Submitted: 10/18/2004 19:50:32
Category: / Society & Culture / Environment
Length: 1 pages (409 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Environment
Length: 1 pages (409 words)
Wayne Aspinall
Congressmen from Colorado who served as chairman of the House of Interior Committee in the late 1969
Denied California & Arizona water projects because they voted against his Colorado projects
David Brower
As a devote conservationist, Brower strongly opposed dams and repeatedly fought the Bureau of Reclamation.
He battled then-Commissioner Floyd Dominy over Grand Canyon dams, and won.
Edmund G Brown Sr.
Brown became the California State governor in 1958
Him and his son …
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…sparking protests and trouble against the project
The Watterson Brothers
Wilfred and Mark Watterson were both bankers in the Owens Valley.
Strong opposed Los Angeles's plan to take they're water.
Actually blew up part of the aqueduct with dynamite to show their disapproval.
Ended up going to jail for fraud after their opponents investigated their bank.
Impact Upon The West
Each Individual had a significant impact upon the West
Helped shape the current water policies
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