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Action Letter to Gov. Brown

Please contact Governor Jerry Brown to voice your support for SB833. This can be done by US mail, fax, or through the Governor's web page. Below is the sample letter. Simply date and include your name.

  

September XX, 2011

Governor Jerry Brown
c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814

RE: SB 833 (VARGAS) Water Quality and Sacred Site Protection in San Diego County – SUPPORT

 

Dear Governor Brown:

I would like to take this opportunity to ask you to please sign SB 833, by Senator Juan Vargas.   This bill would prohibit the operation of a waste disposal facility within 1,000 feet of a drinking water source and within 1,000 feet of a site that is listed with the Native American Heritage Commission as sacred to a federally recognized Indian tribe. This bill would put a stop to the proposed Gregory Canyon Landfill project, which would be built on the border of the Pala Indian Reservation and next to the San Luis Rey River.

The Gregory Canyon Landfill presents numerous environmental problems, not the least of which is the threat to water supplies. The San Luis Rey River flows past the mouth of the landfill site; two California Water Authority pipelines that supply drinking water to San Diego County are located within the landfill footprint; and a vital groundwater aquifer lies underneath the site. A landfill in Gregory Canyon would unacceptably threaten the safety of these water sources.

A landfill in Gregory Canyon would also desecrate Gregory Canyon and Medicine Rock, two sites that hold tremendous religious significance for Native Americans throughout southern California. SB 833 would help insure that these irreplaceable sacred sites are protected for future generations.

Protecting precious water and respecting the religion and culture of Native American tribes is of utmost importance, which is why I respectfully urge you to sign SB 833 and protect Gregory Canyon forever.

 

Sincerely,

[Your name]
 
 

FOR THE GREATEST IMPACT, SEND YOUR LETTER BY MAIL OR FAX!
  

To send the letter via snail mail:
2. Save to computer.
3. Open the file.
4. Change the date to today's date.
5. Type your name under "Sincerely".
6. Print.
7. Mail to: 

The Honorable Jerry Brown
Governor of California
State Capitol Building, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814


To fax this letter to the Governor:
Fax to (916) 558-3160.


To send the letter through the Governor's webpage:
2. Under "Email the Governor", enter your First Name, Last Name, Email Address.
3. Under "Please choose your subject", select "Environment Issues/Concerns"
4. Click Submit. You will be taken to the next webpage.
5. At the top, choose "Pro".
6. Copy and paste the above letter in the blank field, with the correct date and your name.
7. Submit.


Thank you for your support!
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