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* \ G O V E R N O R : ( ConT t ) KOESTER: GOVERNOR: KOESTER: GOVERNOR: in various stages of cons truest ion., that are being financed by the Federal government--Davis Dam, on the Colorado River} Pine Flat, on the Kings River; Isabella, on the Kern River; Farmington, on Littlejohn Creek; and Folsom, on the American River. Appropriation has also been made for the Cachuma Dam which will supply water for Santa Barbara and neighboring cities. All these projects are in addition to fcho monoy being spent on the Coachella Canal and the ck being, done on the initial units of the great Central Valleys Project, such as the pumping plant at Tracy and the b$?#m&hdcjus Delta-Mendota and Friant-Kern Canals. You have been working with water problems in California for many years, h a v e n ft you, Governor? You could say all m y life because I was raised in Bakers­field, in the San Joaquin Valley, and I know of no place that is more acutely aware of the importance of water. Actually, however, I have been working with the problem most of my.adult life, and particularly during m y service as A.ttorney General and Governor, What would you consider the major accomplishments of your administration in regard to water, Governor? It has always been my belief that California's water problems must be considered on an over-all state-wide basis. M y main satisfaction, therefore, comes from what has been accomplished during my administration in this field.. It is no. longer necessary for communities to shift entirely for themselves in trying to deal with their water problems. At the same time it is no longer possible for the ambitions and the plans of one section of the state to be advanced without the awareness of neighboring areas. Every part of California is today considered a part of a state-wide program for water conservation and utilization. t*6