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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Byron,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Attached is what the California Water Impact Network
(C-WIN) sent to Interior on their Interim Federal Action Plan in December
2009. You can also view a referenced July 30, 2009 letter
to David Hayes from the California Water Impact Network and the California
Sportfishing Protection Alliance at <A
href="http://www.c-win.org/sites/default/files/FullDHLetter20090730.pdf">http://www.c-win.org/sites/default/files/FullDHLetter20090730.pdf</A>.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>In order to submit comments for the Interim Federal Action
Plan, they had to be cut and pasted into a web page rather than mailed,
e-mailed or faxed to a real contact person. There was no acknowledgement
whatsoever that Interior even got the comments. It was obvious that they
didn't care what comments they got.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>From C-WIN's perspective, they've got it all
wrong, except for the 2-Gates Project</STRONG>. Interior made the right
decision on 2 Gates to shelve the $60 million project unless and until
there is a better scientific basis for the
project. </FONT><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>All of this is very relevant to the Trinity River, as the
Trinity River is original (but not sole) source of water for the San Luis Unit
of the Central Valley Project, which includes the Westlands Water
District. See <A
href="http://tcrcd.net/exhibita.htm">http://tcrcd.net/exhibita.htm</A> and "How
the Trinity Lost It's Water" at <A
href="http://fotr.org/news_items/HTTLIW.pdf">http://fotr.org/news_items/HTTLIW.pdf</A> .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>C-WIN's comments on all of these projects and a whole lot
of other stuff is at our website:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><A href="">http://www.c-win.org/</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Best regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Tom Stokely<BR>Water Policy Coordinator<BR>California
Water Impact Network<BR>201 Terry Lynn Ave (USPS and UPS)<BR>Mt Shasta, CA
96067<BR>V/FAX 530-926-9727<BR>Cell 530-524-0315<BR><A
href="mailto:tstokely@att.net">tstokely@att.net</A><BR><A
href="http://www.c-win.org/">http://www.c-win.org/</A></FONT></DIV>
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<A title=bwl3@comcast.net href="mailto:bwl3@comcast.net">Byron Leydecker</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=fotr@mailman.dcn.org
href="mailto:fotr@mailman.dcn.org">FOTR List</A> ; <A
title=env-trinity@mailman.dcn.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 02, 2010 2:32
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Interior Department Press
Release from December</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">This is from
December 22, but I had not seen it previously. Looks like more of the
same to me.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>DOI press release <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>Date: December 22, 2009<BR>Contact: Kendra Barkoff
<BR>202-208-6416</B> <SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Obama Administration
Officials Release Interim Federal Action Plan for Water Crisis in
California Bay-Delta </SPAN></B><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. –</B> <BR>The Obama
Administration today released a coordinated interim action plan to
address the water crisis in California. In accordance with a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) signed by six federal agencies at the end of
September, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Chair Nancy Sutley
of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) joined the
Department of Commerce, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the
Department of the Army and the Department of Agriculture to release a
list of actions being taken by the six federal agencies. <BR><BR>“The
California water crisis is a full-blown crisis that requires all hands
on deck to help those who are suffering. We are moving
aggressively to do our part to address the urgent need to provide
reliable water supplies for 25 million Californians, while also
protecting the Bay-Delta ecosystem upon which the supplies depend,”
Secretary Salazar said. “Everything we do will be done in close
partnership with the State of California and will build upon the
path-breaking legislation recently enacted by the State.” <BR><BR>"The
Obama Administration is committed to robust reengagement in restoring
the Bay-Delta ecosystem and addressing California’s water needs,” said
Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
“The actions that Federal agencies announce today will have real,
on-the-ground impacts in 2010 and will complement the State of
California’s ongoing response.” <BR><B><U><BR>The coordinated federal
action plan will:</U></B> <BR><B><BR>• strengthen the federal
government’s coordination of actions with the state</B> – especially its
commitment to more fully engage federal agencies in the Bay Delta
Conservation Plan, the most significant effort currently underway to
address critical long-term water issues in California. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P><B>• help to meet water needs through actions that promote
smarter water supply and use </B>such as<B> </B>constructing projects
that increase flexibility in the water supply system; enhancing water
transfers; ensuring that the best science is applied to water supply
decisions; and intensifying and aligning Federal water
conservation efforts with those of the state. <BR><B><BR>• help
ensure healthy ecosystems and improved water quality </B>through
independent reviews of key scientific questions, including a review of
all factors that are contributing to the decline of the Bay-Delta
ecosystem; investigation and mitigation of other stressors affecting
water quality in the Bay-Delta and impacts to its imperiled species;
advancing ecosystem restoration projects, including near-term habitat
projects in the Bay-Delta; accelerating the restoration and
propagation of Delta smelt and other aquatic species; continuing
construction of fish screens; and addressing climate change impacts on
the Bay-Delta. <BR><B><BR>• call for agencies to help deliver drought
relief services and ensure integrated flood risk management</B>,
including the prioritization of projects and activities for flood
risk management and related levee stabilization projects and navigation.
<BR><BR>Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes today noted that
the federal officials reviewed and considered public comments in
preparing this interim plan. “This plan was produced on an
expedited basis due to the crisis, and it will remain a living document
that is updated and revised on a going-forward basis.” <BR><BR>The
federal agencies will now begin to implement the actions contained in
this plan, working in close partnership with the State of California to
advance their shared priorities. <BR><BR>To view the draft plan, go
here: <A
href="http://www.doi.gov/documents/CAWaterWorkPlan.pdf">http://www.doi.gov/documents/CAWaterWorkPlan.pdf</A>
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