Paul Lemargie
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Paul Lemargie 1908 - 2004
Paul Lemargie of Ephrata, Grant County, WA was born on December 19, 1908, and died at age 95 years old on April 8, 2004.
Paul Lemargie
Ephrata, Grant County, WA 98823
December 19, 1908
April 8, 2004
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The Washington State Water Resources Association (WSWRA) Legacy Award was presented to Paul Lemargie, who died in 2004 at age 95. Lemargie's posthumous award was for his decades of service benefitting the members of the WSWRA, the federal Bureau of Reclamation and the state and nation as a whole through his tireless efforts on behalf of the development and management of water resources. He is the only federal official ever to have received the WSWRA's Legacy Award, which was accepted by his son, Richard.
In the 1930s, Paul Lemargie, an attorney, was appointed Solicitor for the U.S. Department of the Interior at Grand Coulee Dam where he oversaw diverse legal issues associated with the massive construction project.
After serving in the Coast Guard during World War II he resumed his pre-war job and in 1951 he moved the Solicitor's office to the Bureau of Reclamation office in Ephrata. As Solicitor, Lemagie was instrumental in Project development; he helped shape legal aspects of the Project that have thus far guided conversion of 680,000 acres from desert to productive farm.
In 1968, Lemargie drafted contracts that transferred irrigation operations to irrigation districts and established a long-term relationship between the districts and the Bureau of Reclamation that is still in place today.
He realized changes in state law would be needed to facilitate the new arrangements, so he dedicated himself to the State Association of Washington Irrigation Districts, forerunner to the present WSWRA. He was instrumental in helping build it into a vibrant organization that could move issues and legislation for the benefit of its members, the Bureau and, ultimately, consumers and taxpayers. He retired in 1975 but remained active in the WSWRA until 1985.
In the 1930s, Paul Lemargie, an attorney, was appointed Solicitor for the U.S. Department of the Interior at Grand Coulee Dam where he oversaw diverse legal issues associated with the massive construction project.
After serving in the Coast Guard during World War II he resumed his pre-war job and in 1951 he moved the Solicitor's office to the Bureau of Reclamation office in Ephrata. As Solicitor, Lemagie was instrumental in Project development; he helped shape legal aspects of the Project that have thus far guided conversion of 680,000 acres from desert to productive farm.
In 1968, Lemargie drafted contracts that transferred irrigation operations to irrigation districts and established a long-term relationship between the districts and the Bureau of Reclamation that is still in place today.
He realized changes in state law would be needed to facilitate the new arrangements, so he dedicated himself to the State Association of Washington Irrigation Districts, forerunner to the present WSWRA. He was instrumental in helping build it into a vibrant organization that could move issues and legislation for the benefit of its members, the Bureau and, ultimately, consumers and taxpayers. He retired in 1975 but remained active in the WSWRA until 1985.
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