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<br /> <br />. For Release to <br />REC -'\nprJs Friday, August <br /> <br /> <br />AUG 23 1973 <br /> <br />10, 1973 <br /> <br />Steucke <br />202 - 254-6453 <br /> <br />WARREN D. FAIRCHILD NAMED DIRECTOR <br />OF WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL <br /> <br />COLD, WAI cR <br />CONSERVATION BOARD <br /> <br />Warren D. Fairchild, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, <br /> <br />J Department of the Interior, has today been named Director of the U. S. <br /> <br />Water Resources Council, by Chairman Rogers C. B. Morton. <br /> <br />In announcing the appointment, Chairman Morton said, "Mr. Fairchild <br />carries into his new position a broad background in water and land <br />resources development and management at the local, State, and Federal <br />levels of government, and has a wide acquaintanceship with officials <br />having responsibilities in those fields. Weare confident he will provide <br />dynamic leadership of the Council's activities to coordinate planning <br />programs of Federal and State water agencies, river basin commissions, <br />and interagency conunittees, so that essential water needs of people can <br />be met. " <br /> <br />The U. S. Water Resources Council is an independent executive agency, <br />established by Congress in 1965 to provide for the optimum conservation, <br />development, and utilization of the Nation's natural resources, through <br />the coordinated planning of water and related land resources, the <br />establishment of seven River Basin Commissions and a Council of 12 <br />participating Federal agencies, and by providing financial assistance <br />to the States in order to increase State participation in water resources <br />planning. <br /> <br />Mr. Fairchild has been Assistant Commissioner for Resource Planning <br />in the Bureau of Reclamation's Washington headquarters since October 25, <br />1970. The Council post has been vacant since April 1, when W. Don <br />Maughan resigned to accept appointment to the California Water Resources <br />Control Board. <br /> <br />054.'7 <br /> <br />(over) <br /> <br />The UnIted States Waler Resourcu Council, an Independent EX!lcuth'l Aaeney m !tie U.S. Government, hi com!:,Oserl cf tl1e Secretaries 01 Interior; Agriculture, <br />Army, Health, EducatIon, .lnd Wl!/fare, Tr,nsportaUonj Chairm'n, F.(hnl ~"'er Commission; with particip.'lio, t1y till! Secretaries of Commerce; HOusing <br />ant! Urban De....lopm.nt; Admrni~tr.for, Environmental Protectlon "<<they; "ttor'llSY General; Director, Q{fire of M;\n3ro:ement r.nd BU<lget; Chl\rmr.n, CounCIl on <br />Environmentr.l QlIahly; and the CI!.:'\lnnen, Rlvflr Basin CommiSSions. COtIIlell llt.ti\litles encouraae the r.on'ervlltion, d/;vclopment and utilization of water and <br />related land resources on .. comprf-h..nsiIl8 and coordinated basis by Federal, St.'ltl!, localaovernmer.t ..nd ;lrlll__rll enterprise. <br /> <br /> <br />~ - --~ <br /> <br />~ -- ~~- <br /> <br />~-~-- --- <br /> <br />