<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 9/7/2007 12:21:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, pdrekmeier@earthlink.net writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Dear Greens,<BR>
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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.<BR>
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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.<BR>
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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:<BR>
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<B>Palo Alto PUC Hearing</B> -- September 19 (Wednesday), 6:30pm – Avenidas Senior Center, 450 Bryant St., <B>Palo Alto</B>.<BR>
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I have attached some talking points for your review.<BR>
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Also, a TRT report is available at <A HREF="http://www.tuolumne.org/content/article.php/sfreport">http://www.tuolumne.org/content/article.php/sfreport</A><BR>
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The Draft EIR is available at <A HREF="http://www.sfgov.org/site/planning_index.asp?id=37672">http://www.sfgov.org/site/planning_index.asp?id=37672</A><BR>
(Scroll down to “Public Utility Commission (PUC) Projects: SF PUC Water System Improvement Program DPEIR.”)<BR>
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If you can’t attend the hearing, please submit a letter (the deadline for comments is October 1).<BR>
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Send letters to:<BR>
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Paul Maltzer, Environmental Review Officer<BR>
San Francisco Planning Department<BR>
1650 Mission Street, Suite 400<BR>
San Francisco, CA 94103<BR>
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Send emails to: <A HREF="mailto:wsip.peir.comments@gmail.com">wsip.peir.comments@gmail.com</A><BR>
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Thanks! I hope you will be willing to help save the T!<BR>
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-Peter<BR>
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P.S. Please forward this message to anyone else who you think might be interested in this issue.<BR>
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Peter Drekmeier<BR>
Bay Area Program Director<BR>
Tuolumne River Trust<BR>
Fort Mason Center, Building C<BR>
San Francisco, CA 94123<BR>
(415) 292-3531<BR>
<A HREF="mailto:peter@tuolumne.org">peter@tuolumne.org</A><BR>
www.tuolumne.org<BR>
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