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  <a href="mailto:No_Reply@deltacouncil.ca.gov">No_Reply@deltacouncil.ca.gov</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:troutnk@aol.com">troutnk@aol.com</a><br>Sent: 6/17/2013 3:42:12 
  P.M. Pacific Daylight Time<br>Subj: DSC Statement Regarding Recent 
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              Statement on the Recent Lawsuits Against the Delta Plan</h1></td>
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                    17 June</h3></td>
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                          statement is in response to the recent lawsuits filed 
                          against the DSC seeking a redo of the Council's 
                          recently adopted (May 16th) comprehensive management 
                          plan for the Delta.</div><p style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 20px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: #767676; FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; PADDING-TOP: 0px"> </p><div style="padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(118, 118, 118); font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; padding-top: 0px; ">To 
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