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<p><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Letter attached.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>June 8, 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Hon.
Grace F. Napolitano, Chairwoman <br>
Subcommittee on Water and Power <br>
1522 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Longworth</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">House</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Office</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> <br>
Fax: (202) 226-6953 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear
Chairwoman Napolitano: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We are
writing to request that the Water & Power subcommittee hold an oversight
hearing on the ongoing crisis in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>As you
know, both the state and federal water projects - which supply water to homes,
farms, and commercial and industrial entities throughout the state - have
recently been temporarily shut down in response to the Delta fisheries'
collapse and court rulings that the agencies have violated state and federal
law.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Because
the dramatic decline of the Bay-Delta estuary has serious ramifications for <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>'s water
management, which in turn has such important implications for our state's
economy and our environment, we are requesting an oversight hearing to look
into two specific issues: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The current scientific understanding of the
health of the estuary and its native fisheries, including the threatened
Delta smelt; and<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>(2) How the federal and state
agencies are responding to the problem to promote the estuary's recovery, to
ensure that future actions do not exacerbate the Delta's problems, and to help
water users throughout the state conserve and recycle water to mitigate against
the effects of the pump shutdown.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank you
for your attention to this serious matter, and for your continued efforts on
behalf of our state's water future.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sincerely,
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>___________________
___________________ ___________________ <br>
GEORGE MILLER ELLEN O.
TAUSCHER MIKE HONDA <br>
Member of Congress
Member of
Congress
Member of Congress <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>___________________
___________________ ___________________ <br>
MIKE THOMPSON LYNN C.
WOOLSEY TOM LANTOS <br>
Member of Congress
Member of
Congress
Member of Congress <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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