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Harvey O. Banks
Harvey O. Banks
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Soil Conservation Service from 1935 to 1938. In 1938 Harvey started a long and distinguished career with the State of California Water Resources Division (later a department)
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It was during this period that Harvey's visionary and creative talents were put to use in helping to formulate legislation and the diverse infrastructure that constitutes the California State Water Project. This gigantic system of dams, reservoirs, pumping stations, canals, and pipelines that transport water from northern California to the central and southern sections of California is one of the world's exemplary water supply and transportation systems, and a great part of its success can be attributed to Harvey's early leadership in its development.
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He also was an honorary member of both the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Water Works Association, a diplomat of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, a life member of the Water Environment Federation, a fellow of the American Consulting Engineers Council, and a regular member of a number of other organizations. He received numerous awards, all recognizing his major contributions to the water resource field and to humanity.
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12 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES many people around the worlcl. For those of us who knew him, he was an inspirational icon of civil engineering, and we greatly .
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