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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>I support this effort -
it’s genuinely within the realm of reality. I signed on to the
letter as an individual. You also can help salmon and steelhead by
signing the letter and, if possible, by showing up for the October 30 hearing.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Byron<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=5 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
18.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Stop the Water Grab - <font color=red><span
style='color:red'>A Call to Action</span></font></span></font></b></strong><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>This is it - the final few weeks of a multi-year campaign to
stop the SFPUC water grab - one that could seriously
harm the health of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Tuolumne</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. A
final decision is likely on October 30th. The time to act is <b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'>now</span></u></b>. Please send an email to the
SFPUC and encourage them to prioritize water conservation and
recycling over taking any more water out of the River! And then please
forward this email to your friends and ask them to do the same. <a
href="http://www.tuolumne.org/content/staticpages/index.php/letter_commissioners"
target="_blank"
title="http://www.tuolumne.org/content/staticpages/index.php/letter_commissioners">http://www.tuolumne.org/content/staticpages/index.php/letter_commissioners</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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src="cid:image001.jpg@01C92E33.665B7790" style='height:156px;width:152px'
align=baseline> Send a letter to the SFPUC: <a
href="http://www.tuolumne.org/content/staticpages/index.php/letter_commissioners">http://www.tuolumne.org/content/staticpages/index.php/letter_commissioners</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>We've come a long way. A few short months ago, the SFPUC
(San Francisco Public Utilities Commission) was considering a
controversial plan to take an <em><i><font face="Times New Roman">additional 25
million gallons of water</font></i></em> <em><i><font face="Times New Roman">per
day </font></i></em>out of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Tuolumne</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
Most of this increase would have been for outdoor use. Imagine it:
pristine Hetch-Hetchy water - some of the best drinking water in the world
- being sprinkled on lawns. While that option is still on the table,
SFPUC staff are now recommending a compromise - a variant that would
leave most of that water in the River and turn to water conservation and
recycling instead, at least until the year 2018. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Make no mistake - this has the
potential to be a huge victory. But we still have major
concerns - assurances that the SFPUC and it's customers won't go
over their cap are weak, and the plan would still allow for an
additional 2 million gallons a day to be diverted. <o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>59% of flows are already diverted in an average year (up to 90% in
some years) - meanwhile, we've seen our native salmon and steelhead
populations crash. So right now, please email the Commissioners of
the SFPUC and urge them to choose a plan that keeps every drop of
remaining water in the River: <a
href="http://www.tuolumne.org/content/staticpages/index.php/letter_commissioners">http://www.tuolumne.org/content/staticpages/index.php/letter_commissioners</a>.
Then forward this alert to your friends.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For the river,</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Jessie Raeder</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Bay Area Organizer</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tuolumne</span></font></st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Trust<font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>111 New <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Montgomery</st1:City></st1:place>,
#205<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">94105</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
(415) 882-7252 ext. 301</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:jessie@tuolumne.org"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>jessie@tuolumne.org</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.tuolumne.org/"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>www.tuolumne.org</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.tuolumne.org/bayarea"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>www.tuolumne.org/bayarea</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>MARK YOUR CALENDAR</span></font></b></strong>: <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On October 30, their will be two important hearings
and the SFPUC will likely decide whether to go with a plan that
diverts more water from the river or one that doesn't. October 30 will be
the moment of truth; the culmination of several years of campaigning for a
project that will not increase diversions from the <st1:place w:st="on">Tuolumne</st1:place>.
We are asking <st1:place w:st="on">Tuolumne</st1:place> supporters to
come out in droves - if folks were to do one major action to protect the source
of the Bay Area's drinking water this year - this is it. Take the
day off and clear the schedule if you can! We will be in touch again
as soon as the times and locations of those hearings are finalized.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:gray'>Byron Leydecker</span></font></i></em></st1:PersonName><em><i><font
color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:gray'>, JCT, Chair</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Friends of <st1:place w:st="on">Trinity
River</st1:place></span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><em><i><font
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color:gray'>PO Box</span></font></i></em></st1:Street><em><i><font
color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:gray'> 2327</span></font></i></em></st1:address><o:p></o:p></p>
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color:gray'>Mill Valley</span></font></i></em></st1:City><em><i><font
color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:gray'>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">94942-2327</st1:PostalCode></span></font></i></em></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>415 383 4810 </span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><a href="http://www.fotr.org">www.fotr.org</a>
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