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John Freshman to Address Members at the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Annual Fall Conference

Washington, D.C. - (December 5, 2008) - John D. Freshman, Principal of Troutman Sanders Strategies, will speak today as part of the “Washington, D.C. Insiders” program during the Association of California Water Agencies’ (ACWA) annual Fall Conference Hans Doe Forum Breakfast. Conference attendees, who represent California’s major urban and agricultural water suppliers, will benefit from expert insight on the new administration, Congress and the overall political climate in Washington, D.C.

Freshman is a seasoned government affairs expert with over 30 years of intense engagement with major environmental issues, including the original Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, wetlands protections program, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, National Environmental Policy Act, federal reclamation law and other federal legislative proposals and regulations. In this capacity, he has been involved in every appropriations issue that affects water and infrastructure, resulting in his work concerning water supply, dams, flood control and navigation. Freshman has successfully assisted clients in achieving over a quarter of a million dollars worth of funding for ground flood control protections, regulatory relief from provisions of the Clean Water Act and water supply initiatives funding for water recycling projects. He is a distinguished leader in the complex world of western water supply, especially in California where he is a trusted advisor to some of the state’s key decision makers, and largest water and wastewater utilities. In addition, Freshman represents California water users and other California utilities directly before Congress and the federal agencies on all federal legislative and regulatory proposals affecting them. This includes flood control, reclamation reform, Central Valley Project reform, water allocation, water pollution, air pollution, Bureau of Reclamation contracting issues, fish and wildlife proposals, pensions and emergency drought relief issues.

The ACWA represents over 440 public water agencies responsible for the delivery of more than 90 percent of the agricultural and urban water used in the state of California. The conference, which has been in session since December 2nd at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, concludes today. For more information on the ACWA, visit www.acwa.com.