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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">------ Forwarded Message<BR><B>From: </B>William Bird
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href="mailto:William.Bird@SEN.CA.GOV">William.Bird@SEN.CA.GOV</A>><BR><B>Date:
</B>Wed, 2 Sep 2009 12:56:11 -0700<BR><B>To: </B>William Bird <<A
href="mailto:William.Bird@SEN.CA.GOV">William.Bird@SEN.CA.GOV</A>><BR><B>Subject:
</B>Editors/Producers: Aanestad Works for "Equal Vision" in Proposed Water
Bond<BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">September 2, 2009</SPAN></FONT><FONT
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(916)
651-4004</SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><B>Aanestad Works for Equal
Vision in Proposed Water Bond</B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt"><I>“I’m Going to Represent My Regional Interests,” says
North State Leader</I></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><B>SACRAMENTO</B>: Senator
Sam Aanestad <<A href="http://cssrc.us/web/4">http://cssrc.us/web/4</A>>
(<I>R-Grass Valley</I>) issued the following statement this morning during
the first meeting of the Legislative Conference Committee on
Water:</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><B><I>“We’re all in this
together – of that there is no doubt. But Northern California, the Delta and
Central and Southern California have very different needs, very different
resources and very different problems. Some of these problems can be helped by
government and some cannot.</I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><B><I></I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><B><I>I am not going to
forget for one minute that the area that I represent, where 80% of California’s
water supply comes from, has very different problems than the central and
southern parts of the state.</I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><B><I></I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><B><I>This Conference
Committee, therefore, must address the needs and concerns of all stakeholders.
That includes those rural areas that are not heavily represented on a population
basis, but certainly play a role due to the concerns of area of origin and
because of geography.</I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><B><I></I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><B><I>Bottom line: The
problems north of the Delta are much different than the problems south of the
Delta.</I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><B><I></I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><B><I>One of my misgivings
– or disappointments – in the language that will be presented today is an
abridgement of some of the needs in my area of origin. Some key language has
been removed from the process over the course of the last 24 hours. I will not
accept this.</I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><B><I></I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><B><I>I’m not here to throw
a monkey wrench into the equation but I want to tell you that I’m not going to
take off my regional hat. We all have regional hats. We all want to fix the
Delta. And yet, it’s not going to be at the expense of abrogating area of origin
water rights from the north. It’s not going to be at the expense of having
faucets go dry in the south.</I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><B><I></I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><B><I>So – there actually
has to be co-equal results. And when we use the term “co-equal,” I am talking
about all of the stakeholders involved.”</I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt">The Legislative Conference
Committee on Water is charged with creating a series of reforms that will lead
to a reliable supply of water for all Californians. Senator Aanestad brings more
than a decade of legislative experience to the committee and a unique
understanding of California’s water issues.</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
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