ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Water Conservation.Business Editors ADVISORY... TOPIC: Federal statistics show that water conservation tactics are working, according to an article by USA Today. In 1980, the average amount of water collected for use for each person was 2,000 gallons. The number decreased in 1995 to 1,510 gallons per person, the article says. With current drought conditions affecting 30 states, tighter water restrictions including limits on construction and renovation would have been implemented had farmers, factories and consumers not made their efforts to conserve water. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Mr. William W. Stelle, Jr., attorney/partner of Preston Gates & Ellis LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , has more than 20 years of environmental and land use law experience, most recently as Northwest regional director of the National Marine Fisheries Services The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is a United States federal agency. A division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Commerce, NMFS is responsible for the stewardship and management of the nation's living marine , where he managed the listing of endangered salmon under the Endangered Species Act The federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C.A. §§ 1531 et seq.) was enacted to protect animal and plant species from extinction by preserving the ecosystems in which they survive and by providing programs for their conservation. . He has negotiated numerous conservation agreements with large and small landowners and developers, public water and power utilities, tribal government and federal agencies. He has also served as the Associated Director for Natural Resources with the President's Office on Environmental Policy and was special assistant to the Secretary of the Interior. PR: Sandi Sonnenfeld, Publicis Dialog (ssonnenfeld@publicis-usa.com, 206-270-4659). Professor Ronald Cummings, director of the Environmental Policy Program, Andrew Young Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. (born March 12, 1932) is an American civil rights activist, former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, and was the United States' first African-American ambassador to the United Nations. School of Policy Studies: GSU GSU Georgia State University GSU Georgia Southern University GSU Governors State University GSU Grambling State University GSU Graduate Student Union GSU Genealogical Society of Utah GSU General Service Unit GSU Galatasaray University GSU Garrison Support Unit , is an expert in the areas of natural resources and environmental policy analysis. His current research relates to the economic impact and trade-offs associated with environmental damage assessments, water resource management and conservation, voluntary mechanisms for ozone reduction and solid waste management. 404-651-1888, rcummings@gsu.edu; PR: Kerri Milam (headstronginc@mindspring.com, 912-308-2427). Professor Vincent Neary, of Tennessee Tech University, specializes in environmental hydraulics and soil and water resources engineering. His research is focused on the evaluation of environmental impacts, strategies and technologies for mitigating these impacts, and environmental restoration. He has fourteen years of experience working on various soil and water resource engineering projects throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . This includes working as the lead technical consultant for developing the internationally acclaimed Living River Strategy for the Napa River The Napa River, approximately 55 miles (89 km) long, is a river in the U.S. state of California. It drains a famous wine-growing region, called the Napa Valley, in the mountains northeast of San Francisco. Milliken Creek is a tributary of the Napa River. restoration project, which received considerable media attention, including coverage by ABC News
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