Water rights and legal issues at the East Bay Municipal Utility District, 1951-1983
By: John B. Reilley ; with introductions by John W. McFarland and Frank E. Howard ; interview conducted by Germaine LaBerge in 1995 and 1996.
Contributors: McFarland, John W.; Howard, Frank E.; LaBerge, Germaine.; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
Published: 1997
Subjects: East Bay Municipal Utility District (Calif.); Alameda County (Calif.). Public Defender's Office.; University of California, Berkeley. School of Law -- Alumni and alumnae -- Interviews.; Water-supply -- California -- Alameda County.; Water-supply -- California -- Contra Costa County.; Lawyers -- California -- Interviews.; Water -- Law and legislation -- California.
Other titles: East Bay Municipal Utility District oral history series.
Description: A graduate of the Boalt School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, and attorney for the East Bay Municipal Utility District, John B. Reilly talks about the Alameda County Public Defender's Office under Willard Shea; litigation and negotiation for Mokelumne River water, and the contract with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for American River water; unionization and affirmative action. He reflects on board members, and on water law and environmental issues.