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A U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SAYS AMERICANS ARE USING LESS WATER NOW THAN THEY HAVE SINCE THE MID-1950S.... |
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WHY DON'T WE GET STARTED. IS THIS WORKING? IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT. ARE EITHER OF THESE WORKING?... |
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IF EVERYBODY CAN HEAR ME, WE WILL JUST GET STARTED. I AM ANNE CASTLE, AT THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,... |
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THANK YOU ANNE HEN THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING TODAY. I AM PLEASED TO BE HERE TO PRESENT A VERY... |
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THANKS BOB. I.T. WAS STRUCK AS BOB MENTIONED IN THE LAST PART OF HIS REMARKS ABOUT HOW THIS INFORMATION... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH ANNE AND THANK YOU TO THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR PUTTING TOGETHER TODAY'S... |
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THANKS DAVE. IS GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT HOW THE STATE IS USED IN A PARTICULAR ECOSYSTEM. OUR NEXT SPEAKER... |
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GOOD MORNING. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? GRADE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ACCOMMODATING ME EO PHONE. IN SURE... |
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PASSED IN MARCH, I THINK, OR SO OF THIS YEAR. SECTION 9518 OF THIS BILL TALKS ABOUT A STATE FEDERAL... |
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THANKS, SUE. THANKS TO ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS TODAY. I ALSO WANTED THINK, AGAIN, THE SPONSORS. ALSO... |
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GIVEN THE TRADITION FOR THE IMPACT HOW IS THAT USGS, THE STEPS THEY'RE TAKING TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL... |
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THAT GOES IN A LOT OF DIRECTIONS. OUR LONG-TERM MONITORING IS, I'D THINK, ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT... |
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I WOULD JUST ADD THAT IT, AGAIN, SPEAKS TO THE DIVERSITY ISSUE. MOST OF THE COASTAL STATES WOULD ... |
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO PROPOSED POLICY CHANGES WITH |
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SURE. THAT DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC CHANGES THAT I THINK WILL OCCUR, BUT I WOULD JUST POINT OUT, I... |
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OTHER QUESTIONS TO |
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YES. ACTUALLY, I THINK SINCE THE WATER USE HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL ONE QUESTION I DO HAVE, THOUGH, ... |
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IN STREAMS USE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, AND I WOULD POINT OUT THAT MANY OF OUR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING... |
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I WOULD JUST ADD THAT IT IS A HIGH PRIORITY FOR RESEARCH AND FOR LEARNING MORE. CLEARLY WE HAVE A... |
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SUE, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? |
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I THINK MOST OF THE WESTERN STATES NOW HAVE SOME SORT OF IN STREAMFLOW LAW PASSED IN 1986. AND ALTHOUGH... |
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I THINK WE HAD ANOTHER QUESTION. |
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I NOTICE THAT THE DATA FOR THE WATER USED PROJECT, YOU CHARACTERIZE A LOT OF IT ON A NATIONAL SCALE.... |
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ARE THERE TREND INFORMATION BY STATE? THERE ARE NOT TREND INFORMATION BY STATE, BUT THERE ARE 2005... |
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ALL OF THE DATA FOR THE S TATE. |
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MANY OF OUR OLDER WATER UTILITY SYSTEMS LOSE A VERY LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE WATER THERE WITHDRAW FROM... |
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SUE, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? |
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I'M SORRY, I COULD NOT HEAR THE QUESTION. |
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THOUGHTS ABOUT SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT ONE CAN DO IN TERMS OF WATER CONSERVATION. |
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OKAY. WELL, I THINK IT'S NOT THAT MUCH PSST DIFFERENT. CERTAINLY PLACES LIKE LAS VEGAS WHERE THEY... |
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IF I COULD JUST COME FROM A USGS PERSPECTIVE, AS A SCIENCE AGENCY WE DON'T RECOMMEND PARTICULAR POLICIES... |
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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? |
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YES. |
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WHAT IS IT YOU'RE DOING? |
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THE WATER AVAILABILITY AND USE ACTIVITIES. THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. SO THE SECURE WATER ACT, 11111.... |
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WE HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. |
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ACTUALLY COVERED THAT. THIS REPORT COVERS WITHDRAWELS. |
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I THINK YOUR ANSWER ADDRESSED HAVE YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING AT THE OTHER ISSUES. |
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GETTING AT CONSUMPTIVE USE IS CONSIDERABLY MORE DIFFICULT. SUE WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT IRRIGATION PRACTICES.... |
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OKAY. WELL, THANKS, AGAIN, TO EVERYBODY. WE WANT TO THANK THE HEALTH COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.