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<p class=MsoNormal>Friends,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Most of you are aware that, in addition to dams, water
quality poses a most significant challenge to recovery of salmon on the Klamath
River.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Farming and ranching on more than 500,000 acres in the upper
Klamath River basin seriously pollutes the Klamath. It's so bad that even if we
get the dams out the salmon will continue to suffer tremendously. Under the
U.S. Clean Water Act, the Klamath River is listed as "Impaired" due
to excessive amounts of nutrients and organic matter being dumped into the
river, high water temperatures, low dissolved oxygen concentrations, and the
blue-green algae toxin microcystin.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>This week and next the Northcoast Regional Water Quality
Control Board will roll out its Klamath Water Quality Restoration Plan, and
will hold five public "scoping" meetings to hear comments from the
public.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The first meetings are today, March 3.<span
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Here is the schedule:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>¨<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>March
3, 12:30 PM, Yurok Tribal Office, Klamath, CA.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>¨<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>March
3, 6:30 PM, Humboldt State U., BSS Building, Room 162, Arcata, CA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>¨<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>March
4, 6 PM, Tulelake Butte V. Fairgrounds, Floriculture Room., Tulelake, CA.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>¨<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>March
5, 6 PM, Willow Creek School, Montague, CA.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>¨<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>March
12, 2 PM, Hearing Room, NCWQCB Office, Santa Rosa, CA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If you can, attend a scoping session. Tell the water board
to insist that livestock be kept out of streams, that farmers not be allowed to
dewater the Klamath and pump back into the river water that is warm and toxic
from heavy applications of fertilizer and pesticides.<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>You can read or download various TMDL ("total maximum
daily load") and background information at the NCWQCB’s web site: <a
href="http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/northcoast/water_issues/programs/tmdls/klamath_river/">http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/northcoast/water_issues/programs/tmdls/klamath_river/</a>.<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Comments may be submitted until 5 PM on March 27th to: <<a
href="mailto:MStJohn@waterboards.ca.gov">MStJohn@waterboards.ca.gov</a>>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Greg King<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Klamath Campaign Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Northcoast Environmental Center<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:gking@asis.com">gking@asis.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Byron
Leydecker, JcT</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Chair, Friends
of Trinity River</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>PO Box 2327</span></i><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Mill Valley, CA
94942-2327</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>415 383 4810
land</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>415 519 4810
cell</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'><a
href="mailto:bwl3@comcast.net"><span style='color:blue'>bwl3@comcast.net</span></a></span></i></b><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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href="mailto:bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org"><span style='color:blue'>bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org</span></a>
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href="http://fotr.org/"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.fotr.org</span></a>
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