03-22-2007, 04:08 PM
[cool][#0000ff]3. This is a water quality issue [url "http://www.deq.utah.gov/search_results.htm?cx=003215417047777185873%3Asg4mqgvgk-m&q=Mercury+in+Fish+Tissue&sa=Search&cof=FORID%3A9#1102"]DEQ MERCURY PAGE[/url] . DWR and citizen groups pretty much have to rely on them to get the funding and do the tests.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We did get input from Jeff Salt, who is our Coalition environmental representative (Great Salt Lakekeeper) who tilts with these guys every year. He related how tough it is to pry the money loose and that much of what they request gets knocked down or allocated to other sources...like transportation.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It really is time to start making noise about wanting to know what is safe and what is not. Legislators need to know that the voters will be looking for new representation if they do not step up to the plate. Otherwise, they just blow with the winds.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]4. The public is pretty much out of the loop on the Little Hole issue at this point. It now boils down to legal wrangling and negotiation. Once the access thing is decided, then there is the auction. While DWR funds are limited, there are sources of private "assistance" that should permit staying in the bidding game.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]1 &2...nuff said.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We did get input from Jeff Salt, who is our Coalition environmental representative (Great Salt Lakekeeper) who tilts with these guys every year. He related how tough it is to pry the money loose and that much of what they request gets knocked down or allocated to other sources...like transportation.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It really is time to start making noise about wanting to know what is safe and what is not. Legislators need to know that the voters will be looking for new representation if they do not step up to the plate. Otherwise, they just blow with the winds.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]4. The public is pretty much out of the loop on the Little Hole issue at this point. It now boils down to legal wrangling and negotiation. Once the access thing is decided, then there is the auction. While DWR funds are limited, there are sources of private "assistance" that should permit staying in the bidding game.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]1 &2...nuff said.[/#0000ff]
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