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q.� - 2 <br /> .; �� <br /> Bay Area Water Suppiy & Coruervatic� pge�q, <br /> , ..pril 9, 2004 <br /> noedoorotrternorts� Th2 HO00(8b12 TORt L8�t05 - " <br /> U.S. House of Representatives, DisVid 12 <br /> �"° 2413 Raybum House Office Building <br /> �"�^^ Washington, DC 20515 <br /> GLL wArEq <br /> W Pxn � <br /> BRIEBANE <br /> �'.`� ' Sub'ect: O <br /> 1 ppose Arbitrery Increases in Hetch Hetchy Fees <br /> AmimneT'v'iv <br /> DALYCTfI' <br /> Wri/ Waa4 <br /> e��wo,�,o pear Representative Lantos: <br /> Rick WyYpR <br /> FOSTFA CRY/ES[EAO MUD <br /> �,'„� As chair of the Bay Area Water Suppiy and Conservation A en <br /> �.,�;a., writin about the ro osed $8,000,000 g�' �BAWSCAj, I am <br /> 9 P P per year federal fee for the Hetch Hetchy <br /> '"�`''� Reservoir in Yosemite National Park As you know, the Reservoir is a critical part <br /> M� � of the Bay Area regional water system, which provides most of the water for 1.7 <br /> Naba�'^°��°°^ million residents and businesses in Alameda, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, <br /> MIVRAT <br /> M;w� as well as the 750,000 residents ot San Francisco. <br /> MOUNTAM VIEW <br /> PAIABAL�TO BAWSCA is a regional govemment agency enabled by the Califomia Legislature in <br /> '° "�°'� 2002. It represents the interests of the customers outside of San Franasco, who <br /> aeowaoo rnv <br /> �� � �� use two-thirds of the water provided by the regional system and pay San Francisco <br /> �„� two-thirds of the costs to operate, maintain, and improve the system. <br /> SAHIOSE <br /> y�M ti� The PresidenYs budget request for the next fiscal year raises the fee for the <br /> TimPi�d reservoir from $30,000 to This fee increase will amount to 40 cents per <br /> SUNNYVALE month for households in your district and those in other Congressional districts in <br /> �O�STSIDECWD the three counties outside of San Francisco. While this amount may seem smali, <br /> c, o�E �,,,,.EV wo there is no guarantee that it will not be arbftrarily increased in the future. <br /> s�. c.� <br /> LOSTR,WCOSCWD San Franciseo reports that the amount of $8,000,000 came from the Office of <br /> �� vma <br /> n+io-rewmsw�wo Management and Budget and is not based on an established formula for such fees. <br /> T °'"•``�"'" The City also reports that such fees are not imposed on other municipalities or <br /> r+ozTx co�sr cwn <br /> o.�M:.;� agencies, and that it does not reflect a reasonable estimate of costs for use of the <br /> ° �; 3 �,�� 1LSWD Hetch Hetchy V211ey. <br /> SKYLINECOVNTY Wp <br /> Mi4�Gort There should be�a retional�basis for the inaease, and it should have some <br /> SfANF00.O UNIVERSfIY <br /> ,=.•F.�, relationship to the fees charged to other states, counties and eities for the use <br /> H1LSH0RO16H of federal land. In the absence of this infortnation, BAWSCA requests that you <br /> PMm fnig <br /> w�a�ovcH.w oppose the increased fee. <br /> We would appreciate your help, <br /> � ��� <br /> Ira Ruskin, Chair <br /> 755 Bovet qoad, Suite 302 . San Mateo, CA 94d02 • ph 650 369 3000 • )x 650 349 8395 • www.bawsea.org <br />