Edmund G. “Pat” Brown: Aquafornia Water Word of the Week
Aquafornia’s Water Word of the Week from sister site Aquapedia is Edmund G. “Pat” Brown, whose bio is included in the Historical Water People section of the Water Education Foundation’s free online water encyclopedia.
“Edmund G. ‘Pat’ Brown (1905-1996) was California’s governor from 1959-1967, exemplified the best in public service and left a wide-ranging legacy that featured first and foremost the State Water Project (SWP) and California Aqueduct but also included the Fair Housing Act, the Fair Employment Act, the Master Plan for Higher Education and highway expansion. … “Known as the Father of the State Water Project, the California Aqueduct was renamed in his honor as the Governor Edmund G. Brown California Aqueduct.”
His story is told from the perspective of his granddaughter in “California State of Mind: the Legacy of Pat Brown,” a documentary film co-written, directed and produced by Sascha Rice. The Foundation was its fiscal sponsor.
The Foundation also coedited his book of articles, “Achieving Consensus on Water Policy in California” for the Pat Brown Institute.
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