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<DIV>one thing I do know, that back in the day, Republican Representative Wally
Herger would travel around his district, and give speeches stating that those
dam urban environmentalists used 90% of the Sacramento River exports and
agriculture used only 10%, knowing full well it was a lie, or at the least, his
staff knew it was.</DIV>
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<DIV>Emilia, I am sure someone will enlighten us...</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ema.berol@yahoo.com
href="mailto:ema.berol@yahoo.com">Emilia Berol</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 18, 2013 12:36 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=cltuts@att.net href="mailto:cltuts@att.net">Clark
Tuthill</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us
href="mailto:env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us">env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us</A>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [env-trinity] Chico ER: Put water to local use
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<DIV>I love this comment, many good points. I especially like, </DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125)">The
west side on the San Joaquin Valley is, by nature, a wasteland. Prior to
getting CVP water in the 1960's, the best crop in that area were tumble
weeds. That is a fact because I had to be careful of them when
driving Hwy. 41 between the coast and Fresno. Oh yes, Jack Rabbits did pretty
well out there also. So, you folks are making a pretty damn good living
from our North State water. Quit your bitching. The bottom line here is
the water. </SPAN></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV> </DIV>I have never understood how anyone in their right mind could
justify damming the Trinity for the purpose of growing crops in a desert
wasteland, while at the same time urbanizing some of the best Ag land in the
country. It's truly idiotic. Shouldn't we have protected the good lands and left
the westside to the rabbits and tumbleweed? How interesting that there is oil
out there, and a huge Naval Air Base that receives its power and water via
Westlands Water District. Maybe the crops are just a ... distraction. </DIV>
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bottom line isn't really water, it's money, and power.</SPAN><SPAN
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fool can grow lettuce, even I do it, almost effortlessly, and the world market
has been flooded with cotton for over a decade.</SPAN></DIV>
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are far more valuable to society as a food source, for what they contribute to
ecosystem health, and economically. And it is not right that </SPAN><SPAN
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Trinity's ecosystem should be held hostage to the needs of the Sacramento River
ecosystem, just because the water from THAT ecosystem has been over allocated
and poorly managed. </SPAN><SPAN
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<DIV>One more thing: I read a while ago that Ag uses 85% of the State's
developed water resources, and that the dairy industry uses half of that.
(Please correct me if that is wrong. )</DIV>
<DIV>I can't help but wonder, why is there even a dairy industry in the southern
part of the arid SJV? </DIV>
<DIV>Wouldn't it make better sense not to subsidize water to this industry, and
encourage it to flourish in the wetter, greener parts of the state where water
is plentiful? How much water exactly is being used by dairy in the SJV ? </DIV>
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<DIV>Sent from my iPad</DIV>
<DIV><BR>On Aug 17, 2013, at 9:50 AM, "Clark Tuthill" <<A
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">Inconvenient
truths abound. let's go back to the winter of 2011-2012. Drought
throughout the west, and California certainly. Only in Trinity
county did we have a "normal " rainy season? Numbers were "managed" to
show a "normal" year. Restoration and BOR released to much water out of
Trinity Lake. One wonders about the validity of their claims from one season
to another. Another issue, one that has not been part of any of the
current conversation, is the current condition of the mouth of the
Klamath River. It is closed down. Is the water needed to open the river
to let the fish in or cool the water temperature? Which is it?
Perhaps if the mouth were left to natures whims, the fish would move in at a
slower rate and the river would not be overwhelmed by these large numbers of
returning salmon. Mr. Robinsons comments about the flows during pre-dam
days are correct. Inconvenient but true. In late August-September one would
see 200cfs or less going by our home in Poker Bar. The Trinity flows are
based on snow runoff and by late summer, the snow is gone from the back
country. Prior to the construction of Trinity Dam, the waters on the
entire Trinity river drainage had warmed and flows dropped dramatically by
this time. The fish still made it. And in greater numbers. Let's look at
another inconvenient truth. The west side on the San Joaquin Valley is, by
nature, a wasteland. Prior to getting CVP water in the 1960's, the best crop
in that area were tumble weeds. That is a fact because I had to be
careful of them when driving Hwy. 41 between the coast and Fresno. Oh
yes, Jack Rabbits did pretty well out there also. So, you folks are
making a pretty damn good living from our North State water. Quit your
bitching. The bottom line here is the water. It is an important resource
to all of us. The 2000 ROD gave a lot of water back to the Trinity River
system. And, rightfully so. BOR and the TRRP (restoration) had best do a
better job of "honest" management or they could lose what has been gained
after such a long battle. You folks to the south: there is only so much
water up here. If you want to farm a wasteland, consider reviving the
desalinization plant projects. There is a construction remnant left from years
past on the central coast. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <A
href="mailto:env-trinity-bounces+cltuts=att.net@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us">env-trinity-bounces+cltuts=att.net@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us</A>
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<B>On Behalf Of </B>Paul Catanese<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 17, 2013
7:06 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Robinson, Eric<BR><B>Cc:</B> <A
href="mailto:env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us">env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us</A><BR><B>Subject:</B>
Re: [env-trinity] Chico ER: Put water to local use
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<P class=MsoNormal>Eric should be commended for telling an inconvenient truth.
No one want salmon to die other than Mother Nature occasionally. Be
careful what you ask for when dams are removed. In addition what impact does
this water have other species other than chinook salmon such as steelhead and
coho? Would we not be artificially changing the timing of their return?
<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I would imagine that having less nets in the water or none
at all for one year would save a lot of salmon. I live on this river and guide
it and have a vested interest in more water but how can one argue for a
natural free flowing river then ask for a wall of water in August. Seems
unnatural to me. <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>With all the money going to restoration and tribes and the
building of canneries one has to scratch his head about the science
behind this proposal for augmented flows and perhaps call it politics instead.
<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><BR>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><BR>On Aug 16, 2013, at 10:20
PM, "Robinson, Eric" <<A
href="mailto:erobinson@kmtg.com">erobinson@kmtg.com</A>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue">The CVP's Trinity
River Division already releases more water into the Trinity River and lower
Klamath River during late summer and fall than would be there in a state of
nature. Without the water storage developed by the the CVP's Trinity
River Division, Trinity River and lower Klamath River flows would be
<EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">lower</SPAN></EM> than
they are now. The CVP's Trinity River Division already is making
conditions better for fall-run Chinook salmon in the lower Klamath
River. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue">Remember, the Trinity
River Restoration Program Record of Decision (TRROD) adopted in the year
2000 established a fishery flow release schedule under which 453,000
acre-feet of water is earmarked for fall-run Chinook salmon restoration and
maintenance in 2013 (a "dry" year under the TRROD fishery flow release
schedule). The Restoration Program has discretion in how to use each
year's TRROD water. They make their decision how to use that water in
early spring each year. The large fall-run Chinook salmon return and
dry/low-flow hydrologic conditions were known to the Restoration Program
when they set the 2013 flow release schedule. Despite that, the
Program elected <EM><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">not</SPAN></EM> to use any of the
453,000 acre-feet for a late summer/fall pulse flow to address the disease
risk issue now being cited as requiring a pulse flow.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue">That is not "legal
mumbo jumble . . . ." Those are the inconvenient facts that are
ignored by those spinning fictional narratives decrying the federal court's
rulings restraining the excess CVP storage release.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <A
href="mailto:env-trinity-bounces@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us">env-trinity-bounces@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us</A>
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<B>On Behalf Of </B>Patrick Truman<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 16, 2013
11:17 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Ara Azhderian; Tom Stokely; <A
href="mailto:env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us">env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us</A><BR><B>Subject:</B>
Re: [env-trinity] Chico ER: Put water to local use
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Wow, what a bunch of legal
mumbo jumble BS. Bottom line: we were willing to share our resources with
the citizens of California, but for whatever reason, slight of hand, or any
other legal tactic, the water resources of the Klamath-Trinity watersheds
are completely over-allocated, and any out-of-basin ‘water rights’ need to
be adjudicated and brought into a reality based sustainable position.
Farming in a desert, how unsustainable is that. Ah, there is that word,
sustainable. No worries, the United Nations is moving in next week. Bottom
line though: we want our water back…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Patrick</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: whitesmoke"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">
<A title=ara.azhderian@sldmwa.org href="mailto:ara.azhderian@sldmwa.org">Ara
Azhderian</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: whitesmoke"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Sent:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">
Friday, August 16, 2013 8:53 AM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: whitesmoke"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">To:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">
<A title=tstokely@att.net href="mailto:tstokely@att.net">Tom Stokely</A> ;
<A title=env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us
href="mailto:env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us">env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us</A>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: whitesmoke"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Subject:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">
Re: [env-trinity] Chico ER: Put water to local use
first<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN style="COLOR: #333333">Thanks
Tom,</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN style="COLOR: #333333">Here’s another
perspective to consider from the Chico Enterprise-Record editorial comments
section:</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN style="COLOR: #333333">The judge's decision
has nothing to do with north state or south state water "desires." There are
quantities set aside for both under federal law. What is in question is
whether or not the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation can take more water than the
law provides. Reclamation had more than 400,000 acre-feet of water, enough
to farm about 160,000 acres or to meet the daily needs of 800,000
Californians, to use for fishery protection this year. Rather than properly
plan to legally provide supplemental flows to minimize the effect of
diseases that exist on the Klamath River on an expected near historic number
of salmon returning to spawn, they choose instead to try and take this water
from other legal uses including protection of endangered species, management
of waterfowl, clean power generation, recreation, industry, daily human
needs, and, yes, farming. Regarding the question of what the judge's ruling
means for the future, northern California residents should take comfort from
a decision to not allow an illegal infringement upon water rights to
occur.<BR><BR>Mike Wade<BR>California Farm Water Coalition</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<B>On Behalf Of </B>Tom Stokely<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 15, 2013
2:55 PM<BR><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us">env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us</A><BR><B>Subject:</B>
[env-trinity] Chico ER: Put water to local use first</SPAN><SPAN
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<H1><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Editorial: Put water to local use
first<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><A
href="http://www.chicoer.com/editorials/ci_23866945/editorial-put-water-local-use-first">http://www.chicoer.com/editorials/ci_23866945/editorial-put-water-local-use-first</A></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Our view: A judge shouldn't allow this year's
salmon to be sacrificed for next year's crops in the distant San Joaquin
Valley.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black">In a shocking decision that should make all
Northern Californians wary of those in the south state who covet our water,
north state water needs are taking a backseat to south state
desires.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Let's hope this is just temporary insanity.
The federal court, even though it's based in the San Joaquin Valley, should
be able to figure out that this year's salmon, not next year's crops, are a
more pressing concern.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black">For now, San Joaquin Valley farming interests
have won out. The massive Westlands Water District and a couple of others
filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government's release of water from
Trinity Lake to help salmon downstream of where the Trinity River runs into
the Klamath River.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black">A decade ago, tens of thousands of salmon died
in the lower Klamath during a drought. Low flows and warm water contributed
to the killing. The federal government hoped that releases of cold water
from Trinity Lake would help matters this year.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black">But the San Joaquin Valley water district
thinks the water many hundreds of miles away belongs to its farmers, not to
the North Coast residents and their salmon. Much Trinity Lake water — too
much in our opinion — is already piped down to the San Joaquin by our
state's convoluted plumbing system. It's sent through a mountain into
Whiskeytown Lake, into Clear Creek, then the Sacramento River, which allows
Westlands to suck more water out of the delta.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black">That whole Rube Goldberg contraption works
just fine until there's a dry year, then everybody starts fighting and the
Westlands farmers forget the water really isn't theirs to begin
with.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black">They sued to stop the releases, which were
supposed to begin Tuesday. A U.S. District Court judge from Fresno agreed to
halt them, at least until Friday. Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill said holding off
for a few days would allow the court to "consider a reply and perform a more
measured analysis of the issues."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Maybe three days without colder water won't
kill any adult salmon. We'll see. But we're surprised the judge would take
that risk.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Let's hope the "measured analysis" includes
the fact that the salmon runs were in poor shape just a few years ago, and
anglers were restricted from fishing until the salmon stocks recovered. We
see no reason San Joaquin Valley growers shouldn't have to make similar
sacrifices during a drought. There's never been a guaranteed water supply to
them, nor should there be. They decided to plant in an arid area augmented
by imported water.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black">The farmers aren't worried about water in the
next couple of months, like the salmon are. Harvest is upon us. They don't
need more now. Rather, they're concerned that lowering the lake this summer
could make it harder to fill this coming winter. But this year's salmon
should take precedence over next year's cotton and grapes, because it might
indeed be a wet winter. Don't sacrifice the salmon on account of
unpredictable Mother Nature.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Beyond that, though, it makes us wonder what
would happen if Gov. Jerry Brown built the twin tunnels he is advocating. In
a dry year, would everybody south of the delta believe they owned the water
that comes from the north? Would they tell us we need to sacrifice a few
fish in our rivers so they could have more water? Or that we should fallow
our crops so they can grow theirs? Yeah, probably — and that's why we don't
like the idea.<BR clear=all><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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