<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163204"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163325"></div><table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="800" style="word-break: break-word; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; width: 480pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163326"><tbody style="width: 640px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163327"><tr id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163328"><td width="175" valign="top" style="width: 105pt; background-color: rgb(240, 241, 242); padding: 0in;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163329"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="175" style="word-break: break-word; width: 105pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163330"><tbody style="width: 140px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163331"><tr style="min-height: 11.25pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163332"><td width="175" style="width: 105pt; padding: 0in; min-height: 11.25pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163333"></td></tr><tr id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163334"><td width="175" style="width: 105pt; padding: 0in;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163335"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12pt; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163336">About the Coalition</div><div style="margin-bottom: 12pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163337"><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 12pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163338"><em id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163339"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163340">The Coalition for a Sustainable Delta is a not-for-profit organization comprised of water users who depend on the Delta for conveyance of a large portion of their water supplies and individuals who utilize the Delta for aesthetic and recreational enjoyment. Coalition efforts are dedicated to creating a healthy Delta ecosystem by working towards a comprehensive solution to the many factors or “stressors” affecting the estuary.</span></em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(217, 101, 59);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163341"></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin: 0px 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163342"></div></td><td width="19" style="width: 11.25pt; background-color: rgb(240, 241, 242); padding: 0in;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163343"></td><td width="588" valign="top" style="width: 352.5pt; padding: 0in;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163344"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="588" style="word-break: break-word; width: 352.5pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163345"><tbody style="width: 470px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163346"><tr style="min-height: 22.5pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163347"><td width="588" style="width: 352.5pt; padding: 0in; min-height: 22.5pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163348"></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="588" style="word-break: break-word; width: 352.5pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163349"><tbody style="width: 470px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163350"><tr id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163351"><td width="38" style="width: 22.5pt; padding: 0in;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163352"></td><td width="513" style="width: 307.5pt; padding: 0in;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163353"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="513" style="word-break: break-word; width: 307.5pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163354"><tbody style="width: 410px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163355"><tr id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163356"><td width="513" style="width: 307.5pt; padding: 0in;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163357"><div style="margin-bottom: 13.5pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163358"><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 13.5pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163359"><a rel="nofollow" name="toc_item_0" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163360" href=""></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163361">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Maddie Dunlap<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163362">May 7, 2017 916.219.4878 or 916.441.4383</span></div><div align="center" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; line-height: 13.5pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163363"><span style="font-weight: 700;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163364"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163365">JASON PELTIER TO LEAD NEW CHAPTER IN COALITION’S EFFORTS</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163366"></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 13.5pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163367"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163368">SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – Today the Coalition for a Sustainable Delta (CSD) announced the appointment of Jason Peltier as its new Executive Director, bringing enhanced leadership and tremendous experience as the Coalition expands its role in addressing and acting upon California water management, ecosystem improvement and the myriad of Bay-Delta issues.</span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 13.5pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163369"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163370">The Coalition has long been an effective voice in Delta issues and a leader in addressing key Delta stressors such as harmful ammonia discharges and predation by non-native species. The Coalition continues to confront a system of policies and regulations that have failed to improve our fisheries, while certainly harming the social and economic fabric of California</span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 13.5pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163371"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163372">“We are very excited to have someone with Jason’s experience leading our renewed and expanded efforts on California’s most challenging water issues,” said Bill Phillimore, Coalition for a Sustainable Delta President. “His leadership, knowledge and relationships will be an asset to these critical efforts.”</span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 13.5pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163373"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163374">A resident of the Delta, Peltier brings a lifetime of work in water management and an intimate understanding of Delta issues that will allow the organization to evolve and expand efforts in the region. Most recently, Peltier served as the Executive Director of the San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority and the Deputy General Manager of Westlands Water District prior to that. He also served for six years as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the Department of the Interior in Washington D.C. as part of the management team responsible for the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Geological Survey. Peltier was raised on a diversified farm in Kern County, he received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Chico State and is a graduate of the California Agricultural Leadership program.</span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 13.5pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163375"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163376">Peltier’s background uniquely qualifies him to position CSD as a leader in an evolving era of increased collaboration. CSD will remain focused on the many Delta stressors that continue to plague the region, while working to increase cooperation between water users, NGOs and government stakeholders. In addition, the Coalition will work to promote and implement projects that will make a difference in Delta ecosystems that benefit fisheries and water users.</span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 13.5pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163377"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163378">“For generations, competing interests have been battling in the Delta while the status quo continues to deteriorate for all,” said Peltier. “We have recently seen in our collaborative science efforts that government, NGOs and water agencies can work together constructively. That collaboration can be expanded to expediting actions to solve fishery and water problems. I’m looking forward to a new opportunity to help solve an old set of challenges. </span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 13.5pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163379"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163380">Peltier will be based in Sacramento.</span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 13.5pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163381"><em id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163382"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163383">The Coalition for a Sustainable Delta is a not-for-profit organization formed by water users who care about the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Our members, like most Californians, rely on the Delta for their water supplies and for the many benefits the Delta provides our state. The Coalition is dedicated to creating a healthy Delta ecosystem by easing or resolving the many stressors affecting this unique and essential estuary. The health of the Delta and its ability to function as a reliable water conveyance hub are intertwined and can only be sustained through constructive efforts to fix what ails the estuary.</span></em><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163384"></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; line-height: 13.5pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163385"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163386">###</span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 13.5pt;" dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163387"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163388">Jason Peltier can be reached at:<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163389">Coalition for a Sustainable Delta<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163390">925 L Street, Suite 800<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163391">Sacramento, California 95814<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163392">Office: 916 441-7685<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163393">Cell: 559 994-2255<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1525795766644_163394">Email: jpeltier@sustainabledelta.com</span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></body></html>