THANK YOU LETTER TO SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN FOR ...

[Pages:12]THANK YOU LETTER TO SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN FOR OPPOSITION TO H.R. 1837

2 Thank you letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein for Opposition to H.R. 1837

Restore the Delta

10100 Trinity Parkway Suite 120 Stockton, CA 95219 (209) 479-2053

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Senator Dianne Feinstein United States Senate 331 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510

March 14, 2012

Dear Senator Feinstein:

On behalf of the thousands of Restore the Delta supporters, I would like to thank you for your statement of opposition to H.R. 1837, passed by the House of Representatives on February 29, 2012.

As stated in our letter to Speaker Boehner of February 27, 2012, Delta communities oppose this piece of legislation for the following reasons:

H.R. 1837 overrides the public trust as defined in the California Constitution and state water laws. It reverses the long-standing Congressional principle that the federal government should follow state water law whenever possible.

H.R. 1837 would reduce water quality and water availability for Delta communities and Delta farmers. It seeks to ensure water flows to corporate agribusiness in the western and southern San Joaquin Valley at the expense of Delta family farmers. The recently-released Economic Sustainability Report authored by the Delta Protection Commission shows that Delta agriculture is worth $4.2 billion annually and provides tens of thousands of jobs. Delta agriculture and jobs should not be sacrificed to benefit water users in other parts of the state, some of whom do not even use that water for agriculture.

H.R. 1837 would hinder efforts to restore fish populations in the Delta. Science-based protections for salmon and other endangered species are required under both California state law and the Endangered Species Act. Since 2009, the State of California has consistently opposed legislation that would weaken the Endangered Species Act in the San Francisco Bay-

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Delta and Estuary. Title I of H.R. 1837 would substitute measures that were part of a shortterm agreement in 1994, when the health of the Delta had not deteriorated so seriously and when recent scientific studies had not yet been done.

H.R. 1837 would reverse San Joaquin River restoration, thereby further impacting water quality and quantity for the south Delta. While the San Joaquin River restoration allows for a limited flow of additional water into the south Delta, breaking the promise of San Joaquin River restoration would signal to Delta communities the federal government's sacrifice of the Delta for the preference of another region in California.

This deeply-flawed bill joins a long list of water strategies created behind closed doors without input from the Delta communities that rely on a healthy Delta for their livelihoods. It threatens the economic security of families, farmers, and small business owners in the Delta, as well as those in the Delta and Northern California who depend on recreational and commercial fisheries. It also threatens the urban economy surrounding the Delta ? an area that is home to four million Californians and that is dependent on the Delta to meet its water user needs.

Again, we thank you for your support in opposing H.R. 1837.

Sincerely yours,

Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla

Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla Executive Director Restore the Delta

Ann Johnston Mayor, City of Stockton Delta Coalition Chair

John R. Beckman Chief Executive Officer BIA of the Delta

Ron Addington President and Chief Executive Officer Business Council of San Joaquin County

J. Chaka Santos Mayor City of Lathrop

Steve Dial Chief Financial Officer, Deputy Executive Director San Joaquin Council of Governments

Douglass W. Wilhoit, Jr. Chief Executive Officer Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce

Bill Wells Executive Director California Delta Chambers & Visitor's Bureau

Blair Hake Director California Delta Chambers

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John Herrick South Delta Water Agency

Mary Peinado Executive Director Rio Vista Chamber of Commerce

Nelson Bahler Secretary Grupe Company

Kristin Lynch Pacific Region Director Food & Water Watch

Bill Jennings Executive Director California Sportfishing Protection Alliance

Nancy Ballot Sierra Club

Nona Dennis Marin Conservation League

Darryl Foreman President Delta Habitat Foundation

Vic Ulmer Co-Director Our Developing World

Rob Burness Co-Chair Habitat 2020

Roger Mammon President CSBA West Delta Chapter

James Cox Sport Fishing Charters

Dante John Nomellini, Sr. Manager and Co-counsel Central Delta Water Agency

Richard Aschieris Port Director Port of Stockton

Thomas R. Allen Vice President A.G. Spanos Companies

Nick Di Croce Co-Facilitator Environmental Water Caucus

Katherine K. Evatt President Foothill Conservancy

Warren V. Truitt Save the American River Association

Roger Mammon President Lower Sherman Island Duck Hunters Association

Darryl Foreman President Strata Habitat Foundation

Barby Ulmer Co-Director Our Developing World

Rick Guerrero President Green Democrats of Sacramento County

Jim Cox Vice President of the state board of CSBA

Jackson Chapman CSBA, Sacramento Chapter

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Jackson Chapman California Striped Bass Association

Capt. Scott Feist Feisty Fish Guide Service

Linda Hall San Joaquin Yacht Club

Sheila Shepherd Sea Ray Boat Club

Rick Hennes River Delta Unified School District

Mary Hildebrand Hildebrand Farm

Michael McDowell Double M Farms McDowell Hunting Preserve

Richard and Jeanette Marcucci Luccadeira Farms

Marc Ceccarelli C & M Orchards

Chuck and Joy Baker Chuck Baker's Ranch

Susan Dell'Osso Project Director River Islands at Lathrop

John M. Gray President Bubbies of San Francisco, Inc.

Larry Collins President Crab Boat Owners Association

Mike Hudson President Small Boat Commercial Salmon Fishermen's Association

Trevor Kennedy Executive Director Fishery Foundation of California

Wendy Stokes Stokley Orchards

Thomas W. Hester Islands Incorporated

Robert K. Ferguson Ferguson Farms Inc.

Kurt Jonson President J.H. Jonson & Sons, Inc.

George & Pam Vierra GV Farms

Jeanne McCormack McCormack Sheep & Grain, LLC

Elmer and Diana Muller Muller Ranch

Carel and Linda Van Loben Sels Burchell Farms, Zimmerman Duck Club, Linn Acre Cattle Co., Van Loben Sels Farms ETAL, Reclamation District #551, Amistad Ranches, Esperanza Enterprises

Tom Williams President, Reclamation District No. 830 General Manager, Ironhouse Sanitary Dist.

Stephen F. Heringer President

Susan Dell'Osso President

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Reclamation District 999

Reclamation District 2062

Jerry Robinson Reclamation District 544

Bob Ferguson Reclamation District 2

Brent Gilbert Past Chairman/Trustee Director RD 2059, Past Director Byron Bethany Island RD, Trustee RD 2137, Administrator, Mark E. Gilbert Admin Trust

Stacey T. Boyd Superintendent Reclamation District 501

Christopher H. Neudeck Kjeldsen, Sinnock, Neudeck Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors

Dr. Mark Rockwell Co-VP Conservation, NCCFFF

Robert Johnson, Jr. President Californians Against the Canal

Al Rojas Vice President Labor Council for Latinamerican Advancement

Nicolette Smith President Latina Democratic Club

Linda Soliven League of Women Voters Diablo Valley

Catherine White

Jan Howe

League of Women Voters of San Joaquin County League of Women Voters Diablo Valley

Mark Poulson Mark Poulson Custom Building

Spiro Stamos Imperial Moving & Storage

John E. Caprio Orwood Resort, Inc.

Elaine Caprio Orwood Resort, Inc.

Emily Pappalardo Steamboat Resort

Linda Looney Delta Water Sports

David Theis Windmill Cove Resort

Rich Costello Marine Lien Sale

Armundo Vanni A & M Properties

Reni Della Maggiore Commercial Realtor/CEO Reni Della Maggiore, Inc.

Antoinette Celle Antoinette Celle Vineyard

Gail Herrou Fine Wines of Stockton

Russell Fisher Managing Member Media Creations, LLC

Rosemary M. Atkinson Campaign for Common Ground

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Michael Schoop Computer Legal Forensic Services

Rob Zinn Owner & Creative Director Blankblank, Inc. Charles Schroder President Professional Roof Inspection Service, LLC

John F. Walsh Principal AgPlus Agribusiness Consulting

Jane Humes Secretary WHSJWC

Dave R. Spensley Nancy Robertson Rob Globus Don Heichel George Wright Marybeth Ryden Ralph B. Grunauer, Jr. Tina Holt Mary Switzer William Joseph Rebecca Talley Katie Harrar

Jeff Gillenkirk Chief Executive Officer Your Message Media

Rae and Leon Bordua Holy Mountain Trading Company

Jay M. Hislop Jay M. Hislop, DDS Esq. Echelon Consulting

Joel Chaban President All Things Connected, Inc. Paul Helliker General Manager Marin MWD

Clare M. Spensley

Gene Beley

Beverly Clark

William Brooks

Jim Marsh

Dave Wagner

Katherine Walker

Stephen Tyack

Robert R. Anderson MD

Kristin Joseph

Donna M. Brown

Patricia Williams

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Michael Steinbacher

Peggy Gulliere

Jill Steinbacher

Thomas W. Dan

Gail Grundman

Harry Gundman

Pamela Calvert

John A. Minnehan

Chris Larson

Katherine A. Marks

Peter Ottesen

Jesse Marks, Jr.

Jeffrey Wayne Allen

Norman J. Marks

Rachel M. Frame

Jan T. Warren

Jack Meyer

Cindy Wong

Jack S. Sahouria

Natalia Orfanos

Gene Beley

Dea Berberian

Anthony Vierra

Evie Robinson

Wesley Vierra

Kathleen Fleming

Betty Liske

Karen Cunningham

Ronald L. Crawford

Smith Cunningham

Maryn Whitney

Karen Schoueberg

Mary Switzer

Gina K. Bloam

Robert Arata

Margo Praus

Anna Pavao Zinn

Stan Thomas

Hugh M. Reynolds

Jesslyn L. Farros

Pete and Kay Corsun

Nick S. Farros

Mike McCleery

Jan McCleery

Dixie L. Braas

Sherry Kelly

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