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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>From Hal Candee, Natural Resources Defense
Council:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>As some of you already know, after 23 great years
at NRDC, I have decided to pursue some new opportunities in the next few months
by becoming of counsel to a SF law firm: Altshuler Berzon LLP. I am very
pleased to be joining a firm that has been my co-counsel on NRDC water cases
for much of the last 20 years. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>In my new position, I will continue to represent
NRDC on the <ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><ST1:PLACENAME u1:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">San Joaquin</ST1:PLACENAME></st1:PlaceName> <ST1:PLACETYPE u1:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">River</ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE></st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
settlement and a few other matters as well. However, the move will also allow
me to broaden my range of clients and issues and simultaneously allow NRDC to
bring in a new person to our Western Water team so we can maintain our strong
role on <ST1:STATE u1:st="on"><ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">California</ST1:PLACE></ST1:STATE></st1:place></st1:State> and other
western water issues across the board. <O:P></O:P></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Our new position for a staff attorney or
experienced water policy advocate remains open until December 18<sup>th</sup>
so if you know of any top candidates, please forward them our attached job
notice. <O:P></O:P></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Many thanks.<O:P></O:P></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Hal<O:P></O:P></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p><ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><ST1:CITY u1:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Hamilton</span></font></b></st1:place></st1:City></ST1:CITY></ST1:PLACE><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> Candee<br>
Senior Attorney; Co-Director, Western Water Project<br>
Natural Resources Defense Council<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><i><font size=3 color=gray
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray;font-style:
italic'>Byron Leydecker</span></font></i></st1:PersonName><i><font color=gray><span
style='color:gray;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=3 color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray;font-style:italic'>Friends of <st1:place
w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place>, Chair<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=3 color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray;font-style:italic'>California Trout, Inc.,
Advisor<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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lang=ES-EC style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray;font-style:italic'>Mill Valley,
CA 94942-2327</span></font></i><span lang=ES-EC><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=3 color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=ES-EC style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray;font-style:italic'>415 383 4810</span></font></i><span
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lang=ES-EC style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray;font-style:italic'>415 383 9562
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=ES-EC style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue;font-style:italic'>bwl3@comcast.net<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=ES-EC style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue;font-style:italic'>bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org</span></font></i><i><span
lang=ES-EC style='font-style:italic'> <font color=gray><span style='color:gray'>(secondary)<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=ES-EC style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue;font-style:italic'>http://www.fotr.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue;font-style:italic'>http://www.caltrout.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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