<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp279ffc44yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div class="ydp279ffc44signature" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="http://www.trinityjournal.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/article_d9f5d2a4-6025-11eb-b0ae-97e240db3542.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.trinityjournal.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/article_d9f5d2a4-6025-11eb-b0ae-97e240db3542.html</a></div><div class="ydp279ffc44signature"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div class="ydp1a550f7dasset-masthead" style="font-family: Lato; margin: 20px 0px 40px; position: relative; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor;"><h1 itemprop="headline" class="ydp1a550f7dheadline" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 42px; margin: 0px 100px 0px 0px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.1; color: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Lato;">Board's indifference</span></h1><div class="ydp1a550f7dmeta" style="font-family: Lato; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 100px;"><span style="font-family: Lato;"><ul class="ydp1a550f7dlist-inline" style="font-family: Lato; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; list-style: outside none none;"><li style="font-family: Lato; display: inline-block; padding-right: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><span itemprop="author" class="ydp1a550f7dtnt-byline" style="font-family: Lato;">From Russ Giuntini Lewiston</span></li><span class="ydp1a550f7dApple-converted-space"> </span><li class="ydp1a550f7dhidden-print" style="font-family: Lato; display: inline-block; padding-right: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">Jan 27, 2021</li><span class="ydp1a550f7dApple-converted-space"> </span><li class="ydp1a550f7dhidden-print" style="font-family: Lato; display: inline-block; padding-right: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><a href="http://www.trinityjournal.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/article_d9f5d2a4-6025-11eb-b0ae-97e240db3542.html#comments" class="ydp1a550f7dcm" title="0 comments" style="font-family: Lato; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="ydp1a550f7dApple-converted-space"></span><span class="ydp1a550f7dcount" style="font-family: Lato;"></span></a><br></li></ul></span></div></div><div class="ydp1a550f7drow" style="font-family: Lato; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor;"><div class="ydp1a550f7dmain-content ydp1a550f7dcol-lg-8 ydp1a550f7dcol-md-7 ydp1a550f7dhas-sidebar" style="font-family: Lato; position: relative; min-height: 1px; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px;"><div class="ydp1a550f7dmain-content-wrap" style="font-family: Lato;"><div id="ydp1a550f7dasset-content" data-asset-uuid="d9f5d2a4-6025-11eb-b0ae-97e240db3542" style="font-family: Lato;"><div class="ydp1a550f7drow" style="font-family: Lato;"><div class="ydp1a550f7dcol-lg-12 ydp1a550f7dcol-md-12 ydp1a550f7dcol-sm-12" data-subscription-required-class="col-xs-12" style="font-family: Lato; position: relative; min-height: 1px; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; float: left; width: 932.667px;"><div class="ydp1a550f7dasset-body" data-subscription-required-class="asset-body" style="font-family: Lato;"><div class="ydp1a550f7dasset-content ydp1a550f7dsubscriber-premium" style="font-family: Lato;"><div class="ydp1a550f7dsubscriber-preview" style="font-family: Lato;"><p style="font-family: Lato; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 16px; line-height: 27px;">The Board of Supervisors showed its indifference toward the Trinity River by appointing Sup. Keith Groves as its Trinity Management Council representative.</p></div><div class="ydp1a550f7dsubscriber-preview" style="font-family: Lato;"><p style="font-family: Lato; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 16px; line-height: 27px;">Despite Grove’s protests about Liam Gogan’s having to work with the entire board to develop Trinity County’s water policies, Groves has not done so himself, and most of the board doesn’t seem to know or care about Grove’s unilateral views of our river. </p></div><div class="ydp1a550f7dsubscriber-only" style="font-family: Lato;"><p style="font-family: Lato; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 16px; line-height: 27px;">Sadly, the board’s indifference has been manifested by their failure to delve into the complex aspects of California’s Water Wars that threaten very soul of Trinity County.</p></div><div class="ydp1a550f7dsubscriber-only" style="font-family: Lato;"><p style="font-family: Lato; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 16px; line-height: 27px;">Groves has been supporting a new flow regime for the river that includes low flows that will destroy the last of the spring chinook and the summer whitewater rafting industry. Moreover, he hasn’t supported getting the public input in the decision-making process of the Trinity River Restoration Program.</p></div><div class="ydp1a550f7dsubscriber-only" style="font-family: Lato;"><p style="font-family: Lato; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 16px; line-height: 27px;">On the record, Groves prioritized yellow-legged frogs over water and fish in the river. He supported extermination of brown trout in the Trinity River, which have coexisted with salmon and steelhead for more than 100 years.</p></div><div class="ydp1a550f7dsubscriber-only" style="font-family: Lato;"><p style="font-family: Lato; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 16px; line-height: 27px;">I respectfully urge the board to reconsider Groves’ appointment to the TMC and instead appoint Sup. Liam Gogan. It’s clear that Groves does not care about our river.</p></div><div class="ydp1a550f7dsubscriber-only" style="font-family: Lato;"><p style="font-family: Lato; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 16px; line-height: 27px;">As a fishing guide for 30 years and Douglas City Store owner, Liam Gogan will do what’s best for all of Trinity County, the river and the lake, and will ensure that the Board of Supervisors is fully informed and involved in his decisions.</p><div style="font-family: Lato; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 16px; line-height: 27px;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="http://www.trinityjournal.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/article_996d6f76-6025-11eb-812f-73f14194542c.html#tncms-source=article-nav-next" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.trinityjournal.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/article_996d6f76-6025-11eb-812f-73f14194542c.html#tncms-source=article-nav-next</a></div><div style="font-family: Lato; margin: 0px 0px 24px; 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margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 16px; line-height: 27px;">We write to clarify the position of Friends of the Trinity River (FOTTR) with regard to the Trinity River Restoration Program (TRRP).</p></div><div class="ydp9f41ff1dsubscriber-preview" style="font-family: Lato;"><p style="font-family: Lato; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 16px; line-height: 27px;">The article “Clash over TMC appointment” (Journal, Jan. 13) contains a statement by Sup. Keith Groves that Sup. Liam Gogan wants to see funding cut for the TRRP. The statement is not correct.</p></div><div class="ydp9f41ff1dsubscriber-only" style="font-family: Lato;"><p style="font-family: Lato; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 16px; line-height: 27px;">FOTTR, which formerly included Gogan, who is no longer a member, has requested the Interior Department or Congress reform the TRRP by implementing the main recommendations in the 2018 “Headwaters Report” on “TRRP Refinements” such as adding public members to the TMC. Supervisor Groves has publicly objected to including public members on the TMC.</p></div><div class="ydp9f41ff1dsubscriber-only" style="font-family: Lato;"><p style="font-family: Lato; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 16px; line-height: 27px;">The Headwaters Report is the third negative report in 15 years on the dysfunction of the TRRP. Headwaters described the TRRP as a “jobs program… lacking leadership… lacking transparency… struggles for power and control of the TMC… rewarding bad behavior… ignoring public input… conflicts of interest… lack of auditing… poor public perception… lack of clear goals and objectives… decision making not shared,” etc.</p></div><div class="ydp9f41ff1dsubscriber-only" style="font-family: Lato;"><p style="font-family: Lato; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 16px; line-height: 27px;">FOTTR is extremely supportive of a restored Trinity River, but it’s clear the TRRP has failed to restore the river and will not self-reform.</p></div><div class="ydp9f41ff1dsubscriber-only" style="font-family: Lato;"><p style="font-family: Lato; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 16px; line-height: 27px;">We did ask Congress and the Interior Department to either reform the TRRP per the Headwaters Report, OR cut funding by $6 million annually. We much prefer a successful program to a funding cut, but we were left with no other choice but to threaten the TRRP’s funding in order to reform it.</p></div><div class="ydp9f41ff1dsubscriber-only" style="font-family: Lato;"><p style="font-family: Lato; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 16px; line-height: 27px;">Liam is a better TMC representative choice and the TRRP must change.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>