[Sosfbay-discuss] Fwd: Help Save the Tuolumne

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In a message dated 9/7/2007 12:21:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
pdrekmeier at earthlink.net writes:


> Dear Greens,
> 
> 
> I recently took a position with the Tuolumne River Trust (TRT), and we’re 
> working to protect the Tuolumne from a massive water grab by the SFPUC.  I hope 
> you can help out.
> 
> 
> As part of the plan to upgrade the Hetch Hetchy system, the PUC has 
> introduced a proposal to divert an additional 25 million gallons of water per day 
> (that’s right – per day) from the Tuolumne.  That’s enough water to fill more 
> than 1,000 large swimming pools every day.
> 
> 
> Please help save the Tuolumne by attending the upcoming hearing in Palo Alto 
> and speaking in support of water conservation and recycling instead of more 
> diversion.  Here are the details:
> 
> 
> Palo Alto PUC Hearing -- September 19 (Wednesday), 6:30pm – Avenidas Senior 
> Center, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto.
> 
> 
> I have attached some talking points for your review.
> 
> 
> Also, a TRT report is available at 
> http://www.tuolumne.org/content/article.php/sfreport
> 
> 
> The Draft EIR is available at 
> http://www.sfgov.org/site/planning_index.asp?id=37672
> (Scroll down to “Public Utility Commission (PUC) Projects: SF PUC Water 
> System Improvement Program DPEIR.”)
> 
> If you can’t attend the hearing, please submit a letter (the deadline for 
> comments is October 1).
> 
> Send letters to:
> 
> 
> Paul Maltzer, Environmental Review Officer
> San Francisco Planning Department
> 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400
> San Francisco, CA 94103
> 
> 
> Send emails to: wsip.peir.comments at gmail.com
> 
> 
> Thanks!  I hope you will be willing to help save the T!
> 
> 
> -Peter
> 
> 
> P.S.  Please forward this message to anyone else who you think might be 
> interested in this issue.
> 
> 
> 
> =
> 
> 
> 
> -----------------------------
> Peter Drekmeier
> Bay Area Program Director
> Tuolumne River Trust
> Fort Mason Center, Building C
> San Francisco, CA 94123
> (415) 292-3531
> peter at tuolumne.org
> www.tuolumne.org
> 




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