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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=782275200-11082006>Greetings,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=782275200-11082006><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff>The
Upper Klamath Basin Working Group was conviened 10 years ago by Senator Hatfield
to work on drought issues. We're still at it. It's good to remember
that much of the Upper Basin catchment of the river has it's origins in the
high desert, with associated precipitation levels.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=782275200-11082006><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
color=#0000ff>Jim</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Carpenter Design, Inc.<BR>Project
Coordination</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Commercial, Residential & Environmental
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">CCB 93939</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><A
href="http://www.carpenterdesign.com/">www.CarpenterDesign.com</A></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">541-885-5450</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2></FONT> </P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
env-trinity-bounces@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us
[mailto:env-trinity-bounces@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>Seth Naman<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 10, 2006 3:05 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
'FOTR List'; 'Trinity List Server'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [env-trinity]
Commerce Declares State of Emergency Re: Salmon<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Is there anybody out
there that can comment on the </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">“lengthy 5-year drought in the
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Klamath</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Basin</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> [that] has led to
significantly reduced precipitation and streamflows in the basin”? I’m
uncertain if this statement is technically correct or
not.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Seth</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
env-trinity-bounces@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us
[mailto:env-trinity-bounces@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Byron <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, August 10, 2006 2:54
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> FOTR List; Trinity
List Server<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B>
[env-trinity] Commerce Declares State of Emergency Re:
Salmon</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE <BR>Thursday, August 10,
2006<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></B><STRONG><B><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Commerce Department Declares Commercial Fishery
Failure for Coastal <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State> and <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1:place></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><B><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><st1:City
w:st="on"><STRONG><B><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">WASHINGTON</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></st1:City><STRONG><B><FONT
face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">, <st1:State
w:st="on">DC</st1:State></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
-Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez today declared a commercial fishery
failure has occurred for West Coast salmon fishermen this season from
<st1:City w:st="on">Cape Falcon</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State>, to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Point Sur</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1:place>, due to low numbers of fish
caused primarily by the drought. The Commerce Department's National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) oversees the nation's oceans based
fishing industry and fisheries resources.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The commercial fishery failure
is being declared as a result of the information gathered by Commerce
officials this season. The findings showed a significant economic impact
resulting from limited opportunity to catch salmon due to the low number of
fall Chinook salmon projected to return to the Klamath River in northern
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1:place>
to spawn. </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">"The evidence is clear -- our
fishing communities have been significantly impacted," said Gutierrez. "We
have moved quickly to gather the necessary facts in order to make this
declaration and we will continue to work closely with the communities and
their elected leaders."</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Today's decision answers
requests from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place> and California Governors, Members of
Congress and affected communities. Secretary Gutierrez led the Department's
efforts in expediting the declaration process which was originally expected to
take until February 2007. Gutierrez dispatched Commerce officials to the
region who consulted closely with state and local officials to collect the
data necessary for determining a fishery failure
declaration.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Deputy Secretary David Sampson,
who was in <st1:City w:st="on">Portland</st1:City> and <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Coos Bay</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place>, to personally deliver the
announcement to affected communities added, "We stand by the commercial
fishing industry and will do what we can to help them through this difficult
time. We heard their calls and acted quickly."</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">A determination of whether a
fishery failure occurred is made on a case-by-case basis taking into account a
number of economic factors including overall revenue from caught fish, number
of fishermen, degree of dependence on alternative fishing opportunities,
documented decline in the fishery resource and other environmental
data.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">A commercial fishery failure
triggers authorities to respond to the economic impact of the failure and to
promote the recovery of the resource. The fishery failure determination
follows a decision last month by Gutierrez to declare a fishery resource
disaster, making Small Business Administration (SBA) loans available. Since
the Secretary's resource disaster declaration on July 6, SBA has begun
receiving applications and has already approved nearly $200,000 in loans.
Gutierrez also directed that the Commerce Department's Economic Development
Administration (EDA) make fishery impacted communities a funding priority for
FY'07 Economic Adjustment grants. Additionally, Gutierrez requested that the
Governors of Oregon and California closely review their pending 2006 Pacific
Coast Salmon Recovery Fund grant applications and determine how to best
channel existing resources and speedily disburse monies to programs that can
help effected fishermen.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><STRONG><B><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Background/Historical
Context:</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">A lengthy 5-year drought in the
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Klamath</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Basin</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> has led to
significantly reduced precipitation and streamflows in the basin. These
conditions have degraded important spawning habitat, increased infestation of
harmful parasites, and thus have not provided the conditions necessary for
healthy salmon populations.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA)
defines the criteria for determining a commercial fishery failure. The
Secretary may declare a commercial fishery failure due to a fishery resource
disaster as a result of natural causes; man-made causes beyond the control of
fishery managers to mitigate through conservation and management measures; or
undetermined causes.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Department of Commerce, through the NOAA Fisheries
Service, is responsible for protecting and preserving our nation's living
marine resources and their habitats through scientific research, management
and enforcement. NOAA Fisheries Service provides effective stewardship of
these resources for the benefit of the nation, supporting coastal communities
that depend upon them, and helping to provide safe and healthy seafood to
consumers and recreational opportunities for the American
public.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Andrea
Purse</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Press
Secretary</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Radio Booker, Democratic Policy
Committee</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Office of Representative George
Miller</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: gray">Chair, Friends of <st1:place
w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place></SPAN></FONT></I></EM><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: gray">415 383 9562
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