They own most of the water rights for the Mokelumne River Watershed in Calaveras County. They plan to divert more water before it can flow into the Delta. They must be stopped!!!
I received an email from the Foothill Conservancy which reads in part:
"please send an e-mail to Board President Doug Linney and ask him to send it to his fellow directors. Be sure to mention some or all of the following:
-- Please drop the Pardee expansion from the EBMUD 2040 water plan. Our foothill community is united in opposing it.
-- EBMUD staff and directors have said they won't pursue the expansion unless local communities agree. It's time to honor that pledge and drop Pardee from the plan.
-- The harm to our communities, families, and economy from losing more of the Mokelumne cannot be measured in an EIR. This river is the heart of our community and EBMUD shoud not consider destroying it. They have taken enough of the river.
-- It is unthinkable for EBMUD to consider destroying more miles of the Mokelumne when they have alternatives in their own back yard. They should evaluate the expansion of Los Vaqueros Reservoir, an off-stream reservoir west of the Delta. They should adopt a 20 percent drought rationing standard, not just 10 percent. They should look at future technologies, and adopt more conservation and recycling.
-- Building a new dam won't create more rain or snow in the Mokelumne watershed. EBMUD needs more-secure sources of water in dry years. Conservation and recycling will provide more water during drought than an empty reservoir.
-- EBMUD should not think it can buy off our communities in 3 years, 5 years, or 10 years. We love the Mokelumne River and will continue to fight as long as it takes to protect the river forever. If they keep Pardee in the plan, they are choosing the path of long-term conflict, not finding "peace on the Mokelumne."
-- It's time to permanently shelve the tired, old Pardee expansion plan and move on to other alternatives. We would not do this to the East Bay communities. EBMUD should not even consider doing it to ours.
Thanks!
P.S. If you haven't yet endorsed National Wild and Scenic River designation for the Mokelumne, please do it today! It's the true, long-term solution for our river."
I received an email from the Foothill Conservancy which reads in part:
"please send an e-mail to Board President Doug Linney and ask him to send it to his fellow directors. Be sure to mention some or all of the following:
-- Please drop the Pardee expansion from the EBMUD 2040 water plan. Our foothill community is united in opposing it.
-- EBMUD staff and directors have said they won't pursue the expansion unless local communities agree. It's time to honor that pledge and drop Pardee from the plan.
-- The harm to our communities, families, and economy from losing more of the Mokelumne cannot be measured in an EIR. This river is the heart of our community and EBMUD shoud not consider destroying it. They have taken enough of the river.
-- It is unthinkable for EBMUD to consider destroying more miles of the Mokelumne when they have alternatives in their own back yard. They should evaluate the expansion of Los Vaqueros Reservoir, an off-stream reservoir west of the Delta. They should adopt a 20 percent drought rationing standard, not just 10 percent. They should look at future technologies, and adopt more conservation and recycling.
-- Building a new dam won't create more rain or snow in the Mokelumne watershed. EBMUD needs more-secure sources of water in dry years. Conservation and recycling will provide more water during drought than an empty reservoir.
-- EBMUD should not think it can buy off our communities in 3 years, 5 years, or 10 years. We love the Mokelumne River and will continue to fight as long as it takes to protect the river forever. If they keep Pardee in the plan, they are choosing the path of long-term conflict, not finding "peace on the Mokelumne."
-- It's time to permanently shelve the tired, old Pardee expansion plan and move on to other alternatives. We would not do this to the East Bay communities. EBMUD should not even consider doing it to ours.
Thanks!
P.S. If you haven't yet endorsed National Wild and Scenic River designation for the Mokelumne, please do it today! It's the true, long-term solution for our river."