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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1953
Page
11
Expansion in Kern county worries residents as water supplies shrink. The piece argues for capturing interior valley runoff from the ocean and storing it to ease a shortage that threatens future land development and valuation. It notes low public concern and urges government focus on a long term water solution.
The life of William M. Wiley details decades of work with Miller and Lux, shaping water projects across California and Nevada. He led campaigns to include Kern County in the Central Valley project, proposed canal realignments to add 350000 acres of land, and later pursued irrigation plans on Kern’s west side as part of the Feather River project.
The obituary notes the 80 year old W. M. Wiley known as Bill Wiley a California pioneer. He helped launch plans to include 350000 acres of Kern County west side land in the State Water Project. The piece frames his lifelong battle for regional water access and development.
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