Increased water flows would greatly benefit the health of the river, kayakers, rafters, and other recreational users, fisheries, and the Hoopa, Yurok, and Karuk tribes. A note to boaters--According to the ROD flow schedule, we would have a 1500cfs release during a dry or critically dry year on April 28-29, the dates of the Trinity River Freestyle Rodeo, thus guaranteeing the event would go on.

The Trinity River Freestyle Rodeo Committee, guarding the implementation of the ROD, has distributed postcards addressed to key Government Officials. Please write US Interior Secretary Gale Norton, California Governor Gray Davis, and California Attorney General Bill Lockyer in support of Trinity River Flows. Thank you.

The Honorable Secretary Gail Norton Department of the Interior Dear Secretary Norton: I encourage you to support former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt's Record of Decision favoring Trinity River Fisheries Restoration, made on 12-19-00. This decision came as a result of twenty-five years of extensive flow studies, and six years of scrutinizing alternatives and their impacts. The decision is based on an important tribal trust with the Hoopa, Yurok, and Karuk tribes. Although the Implementation of the Record of Decision would cost the State of California an average of less than 4/10 of a percent of power generation (FEIS/EIR), a recent poll of California residents by the Los Angeles Times indicated that 64% opposed, and 54% strongly opposed the easing of state and federal environmental standards in order to increase electrical output, which concurs with my view. Thank you. Name____________________Signature________________________ Address__________________________________________________

Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C. Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20240

The Honorable Governor Gray Davis Governer, State of California Dear Governor Gray Davis: I support former Secretary of Interior, Bruce Babbitt's Record of Decision (ROD) favoring Trinity River Fisheries Restoration, made on 12-19-00. I encourage the State of California to intervene in favor of this ROD in the federal lawsuit brought by Westland's Water District, SMUD, and NCPA against the implementation of this decision. This decision came as a result of 6 years of scrutinizing alternatives and their impacts, and 25 years of extensive flow studies. The decision is based on an important tribal trust with the Hoopa, Yurok, and Karuk tribes. Although the Implementation of the Record of Decision would cost the State of California an average of less than 4/10 of a percent of power generation (FEIS/EIR), a recent poll of California residents by the Los Angeles Times indicated that 64% opposed, and 54% strongly opposed the easing of state and federal environmental standards in order to increase electrical output, which concurs with my view. Thank you. Name____________________Signature________________________ Address__________________________________________________

Governor Gray Davis State Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814

The Honorable Bill Lockyer California Attorney General Dear State Attorney General Bill Lockyer: I support former Secretary of Interior, Bruce Babbitt's Record of Decision (ROD) favoring Trinity River Fisheries Restoration, made on 12-19-00. I encourage the State of California to intervene in favor of this ROD in the federal lawsuit brought by Westland's Water District, SMUD, and NCPA against the implementation of this decision. This decision came as a result of 6 years of scrutinizing alternatives and their impacts, and 25 years of extensive flow studies. The decision is based on an important tribal trust with the Hoopa, Yurok, and Karuk tribes. Although the Implementation of the Record of Decision would cost the State of California an average of less than 4/10 of a percent of power generation (FEIS/EIR), a recent poll of California residents by the Los Angeles Times indicated that 64% opposed, and 54% strongly opposed the easing of state and federal environmental standards in order to increase electrical output, which concurs with my view. Thank you. Name____________________Signature________________________ Address__________________________________________________

Bill Lockyer Office of the Attorney General California Dept. Of Justice P.O. Box 944255 Sacramento, CA 94244-2550