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Mar 24 2008 8: 33AM JMEEKRGBUSSIMESS 2(093338574 p• �� �✓ San Joaquin County & Delta Water Quality Coalition Steering C'Omm nee Members June 26, 2007 &CoopemdAg Entitles: Byron-Bethany Irrigation Irrigated Lands Program and Coalition Membership District Calaveras County Agriculture Commissioner Ladies and Gentlemen: Farm Bureau Federation Central Delta Water Agency We are writing the landowners who have not joined the Coalition to date because you either may have: Central San Joaquin water I. recently purchased irrigated farm land that may have been in the Coalition Conservation District assuming that you were grand fathered into the Coalition, Contra Costa County 2. not known you needed to be in Coalition, Agriculture Commissioner 3. decided that your property is not farmed and/or not irrigated, Farm Bureau Federation 4. decided that your irrigation water and storm water does not run off your property, Resource Conservation District 5. sent your application after the deadline and was returned to you, 6. not received the application to join the Coalition because your application was Ducks unlimited returned to us, or East Bay MUD 7. assumed that your irrigation district fees included the fee to join the Coalition. East Contra Costa Irrigation In 2006 the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board passed a resolution District that would not allow Coalitions to have new members join after the deadline of December Lodi District Grape Growers 3 I, 2006. Association Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Landowners of irrigated lands whom mussed the deadline to join the Coalition must now Commission contact the Regional Board staff for permission to do so. There website link is: North ran Joaquin water ft://wwwovtcentralvalle / ro ,rams/irri ate lands/indexAtml which Conservation District will tak a section that describes the new euro en cludes links eir application forms. You can also contact Kelly A. Briggs, Senior Enviro tat Oakdale Irrigation Distrtct Scientist, Public Outreach and Compliance Unit, Irrigated Lands Conditional Waiver San Joaquin county Program Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board @ (916)464-4690 Agricultural Commissioner Farm Bureau Federation The forms to be filled out to join a coalition are enclosed. The forms need to be Resource Conservation District-Lead Agency completed to the best of your ability before meeting with Ms. Briggs. South Delta Water Agency South San loaquin irrigation ReV_ i District Stockton East Water DistrictJO r.U.C.Cooperative Extension tivrector USDA NRCS Enclosures Woodbridge kr 'oa District P.O. Box 2357, Lodi, CA 95241-2357, (209)472-7127 ext. 125 Page 1