jpollard03

David, thank so much for doing this AMA. Currently, I am working for a conservation organization in a humid state and am really interested if you have any knowledge or opinions about potential development of comprehensive state-wide water policy in riparian states in which private corporations control a vast significant majority of the rights to use. Are there any notable examples, either domestically or internationally, of governments in this types of situation, in which a initially uninterested owner, has created a symbiotic policy for water conservation/planning and industrial use?

Can you think of any example in which a local, state, or federal government has created a comprehensive water policy plan that benefits its industrial use while also advancing water conservation in an area where a private industry controls between 70-80% of the water rights and typically blocks any advancement on the issue?

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