Proposed Brown-Fannin Press Release

Document: Proposed Brown-Fannin Press Release, draft, 2-14-64 (carbon copy), page 1DRAFT 2-14-64 PROPOSED BROWN-FANNIN PRESS RELEASE Governors Edmund G. Brown of California and Paul Fannin of Arizona confereed today with Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall and Under Secretary James K. Carr to discuss the Pacific Southwest Water Plan. The Plan has been prepared by the water experts of the Department of the Interior. At the conclusion of the conference the two Governors issued the following joint statement: "The two states we represent contain the fastest growing areas in the United States. They also contain areas which are faced with threats of the most critical water shortages in the years ahead. Last year the protracted water rights dispute between our states was adjudicated by the United States Supreme Court. The orderly growth of the Pacific Southwest demands that new water projects be built and new water conservation plans be implemented soon both by the Congress and by the states. We are cognizant of the fact that a renewal of the bitter water rights fights of the past can onlyEpson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 3,064,160 byte