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alt="alert logo bar" border=0><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td colspan=3 style='background:black;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img width=66 height=5 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" border=0><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td style='background:#999966;padding:0in 0in 0in 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white'>Groundwater Protection Bill</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:white'> </span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='background:#999966;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img width=2 height=35 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" border=0><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='background:#999966;padding:0in 3.75pt 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'>Ask your legislators to cosponsor!</span></b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'>March 8, 2010</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td colspan=3 style='background:black;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img width=66 height=4 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" border=0><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:white;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width=1 rowspan=6 style='width:.75pt;background:black;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" border=0><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=10 rowspan=2 style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img width=10 height=1 id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" border=0><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=1 rowspan=2 style='width:.75pt;background:black;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1032" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" border=0><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=7 rowspan=2 style='width:5.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img width=7 height=1 id="_x0000_i1033" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" border=0><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img width=66 height=1 id="_x0000_i1034" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" border=0><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=7 rowspan=2 style='width:5.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img width=7 height=1 id="_x0000_i1035" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" border=0><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=1 rowspan=2 style='width:.75pt;background:black;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1036" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" border=0><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=175 style='width:131.25pt;background:black;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img width=66 height=1 id="_x0000_i1037" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" border=0><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=1 rowspan=5 style='width:.75pt;background:black;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1038" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" border=0><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>Dear Wetland Advocate,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>In recent communications, we shared information about pending legislation to protect Wisconsin's groundwater from excessive pumping from municipal and irrigation wells. The legislation is needed to prevent significant impacts to surface waters, including wetlands. A draft groundwater bill has finally been released. You can help pass this important legislation by calling or emailing your legislators TODAY to ask that they add their name as a cosponsor of the groundwater bill (LRB 4094/1). Read on for more information about the bill and how you can help. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td colspan=2 valign=bottom style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#990000'>In This Alert</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;height:1.5pt'> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='background:black;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in; height:1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:1.5pt'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img width=10 height=2 id="_x0000_i1039" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" border=0><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=20 valign=top style='width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img width=10 height=2 id="_x0000_i1040" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" border=0><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'> <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><a href="#column" color="#663300" shape=rect><span style='color:#663300;text-decoration:none;text-underline: none'>About the Groundwater Protection Bill</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'> <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><a href="#article1" color="#663300" shape=rect><span style='color:#663300;text-decoration:none;text-underline: none'>How you can help</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-ascii-font-family:Verdana;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'> <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><a href="#article2" color="#663300" shape=rect><span style='color:#663300;text-decoration:none;text-underline: none'>Draft co-sponsorship request letter</span></a> </span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]><a name=article1 shape=rect><o:p></o:p></a></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='background:#CCCC99;padding:0in 0in 0in 2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:article1'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#990000'>How you can help</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:article1'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:article1'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td valign=top style='background:black;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:article1'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1041" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:article1'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:195pt; height:163.5pt;z-index:251658240;mso-wrap-distance-left:3.75pt; mso-wrap-distance-top:3.75pt;mso-wrap-distance-right:3.75pt; mso-wrap-distance-bottom:3.75pt;mso-position-horizontal:left; mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://www.wisconsinwetlands.org/photo/fen.jpg"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=260 height=218 src="http://www.wisconsinwetlands.org/photo/fen.jpg" align=left hspace=5 vspace=5 border=0 v:shapes="_x0000_s1026"><![endif]><span style='mso-bookmark:article1'></span><span style='mso-bookmark:article1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>The 2010 Groundwater Protection Bill is being circulated for co-sponsorship over the next four days. A strong show of early support is critical for the success of this bill because the legislative session ends in April and there are still many steps to go before it can be enacted into law. If the bill is introduced with a long list of co-sponsors, legislative leaders are more likely to consider it a priority and accommodate the short timeframe. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style='mso-bookmark:article1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Please call, write or email your legislators before close of business on Wednesday (3/10) and ask them to cosponsor LRB 4094/1, being circulated by Senator Mark Miller and Representative Spencer Black. A draft message is provided below for your convenience, but feel free to personalize this message and let them know why Wisconsin's groundwater resources are important to you! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style='mso-bookmark:article1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Contact information for your state senator and representative can be found </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103157477031&amp;s=5565&amp;e=001WHZkmCs725bWtV0PNCG-rKJw9OSjkuTCXhZ_xDu9pMUpw_wq_puDwB5-If3q6_hMp0Twi75lzpAIwHU_UmkEQ4VSZHPuF9pZo05lsX3i4iIS0M4FYf4y0DizfitpZAPUMPOveRB-Jc3C8ApCt4LE__RwWW09Sfl-">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>Photo of a groundwater dependent fen by Steve Eggers</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]><a name=article2 shape=rect><o:p></o:p></a></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='background:#CCCC99;padding:0in 0in 0in 2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:article2'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#990000'>Draft co-sponsorship request letter</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:article2'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:article2'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td valign=top style='background:black;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:article2'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1042" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:article2'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p><span style='mso-bookmark:article2'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear Legislator, </span></i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:article2'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style='mso-bookmark:article2'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>I am writing to encourage you to cosponsor to the Groundwater Protection Bill being circulated by Senator Mark Miller and Representative Spencer Black (LRB 4094/1). This bill will help protect our precious groundwater resources from excessive pumping from municipal and irrigation wells. Groundwater not only provides the majority of Wisconsinites with their drinking water, but it also maintains the quantity and quality of water in Wisconsin's lakes, rivers and wetlands. While Wisconsin took an important step forward in 2004 with the first Groundwater Protection Act, the time has come to close the loopholes in the first law.</span></i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:article2'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style='mso-bookmark:article2'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>LRB 4094/1 is important to me because it recognizes the connection between groundwater and surface waters, is science-based, and puts a framework into place to plan and provide for more sustainable pumping regimes in areas with groundwater shortages. </span></i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:article2'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style='mso-bookmark:article2'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Passage of this bill is urgent. Waters such as the Little Plover River in Portage County, and Long Lake near Waupaca, are already drying up from excessive pumping. More will follow without intervention. Please help protect Wisconsin's groundwater and surface waters, and all of our groundwater dependent industries, by cosponsoring this critical bill. </span></i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:article2'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style='mso-bookmark:article2'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>You need to act fast -- the deadline to cosponsor is March 11th. I hope you will join me in your support for protecting Wisconsin's groundwater resources.</span></i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:article2'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style='mso-bookmark:article2'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Note: Updates on this and other Wetland Alert issues will be provided in Wetland News. <br> <br> Click on the &quot;Update profile&quot; link at the bottom of this email and follow directions to make sure your subscription includes <i>Wetland News </i>emails. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:article2'></span> </tr> </table> </td> <td valign=top style='background:#CCCC99;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='background:#FFFF99;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a name=column shape=rect><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#990000'>About the Groundwater Protection Bill</span></b></a><span style='mso-bookmark:column'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:column'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:column'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=260 height=189 id="_x0000_i1043" src="http://www.wisconsinwetlands.org/photo/Wis_capitol_Jeff_Dean.jpg" vspace=5><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:column'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p><span style='mso-bookmark:column'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Current state law offers only limited protections against the environmental impacts of excessive groundwater pumping. In the meantime, groundwater dependent rivers, lakes, and wetlands are literally drying out in some areas of the state. The proposed Groundwater Protection Bill (LRB 4094/1) will implement many of the stopgaps that scientists and conservation organizations have identified as necessary to ensure sustainable use of Wisconsin's groundwater resources. Specifically, the bill: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <ol start=1 type=1> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:column'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Recognizes that groundwater and surface waters are connected.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:column'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Ties the approval of new high-capacity wells to a science-based evaluation of their environmental consequences on lakes, streams and wetlands.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:column'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Provides a means to adjust groundwater pumping in areas with groundwater shortages.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:column'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Ensures water users employ conservation and efficiency measures to avoid wasting water resources.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li> </ol> <p><span style='mso-bookmark:column'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Information on what's needed to pass the bill, and how you can help, is included in the article to the left. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span style='mso-bookmark:column'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>To read a copy of the proposed Groundwater Bill, </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103157477031&amp;s=5565&amp;e=001WHZkmCs725YkFZMDkjQLKDzhxRIRkkcMKAfobNCUpPYDH4tsAEqiPqJrXSA-aSxVSLGUcV7m5NffA4qnpIDlf_SKNplNCG3zc_h_byE7YQKcSZGLOSvkxZO0XFD3CbAl4xMnTZdEVywHbe78RHbLhobmsyPuxCZl">click here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>For a full synopsis of how the bill addresses current gaps in groundwater protections, <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103157477031&amp;s=5565&amp;e=001WHZkmCs725ahFZlbj3JhoyMG5ydA4b-DV9D0ZKBh0jyuRJ2walr9X9NYQEcB_L5IJ3w5ehleXAdHecL7fS5rGBtjqXcToyd_tTritwQMTdCOdo5vWcb8ZskcO3U1-0N1xrbi2slyBel7eEPSjuBin8f6ejNRxDq25uMuM1toLzo=">click here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>Photo: <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103157477031&amp;s=5565&amp;e=001WHZkmCs725bjrL3AlZop_v7gC8AtU1-bJswSpbBzlR3ce343VT91Q9X0GoNH66EHAY5RrD8TiaY3Y5I_gBhfO6NZzHQMaJqTGcZuQJ9LmI9JwfmwKRFD816WyF7nJ-YAlVbM6dia0RHJey2VkaqAMw==">Jeff Dean</a></span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; 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