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CHALLENGE cont’d from page 14the Final EIR would be released. Theyresponded that we could get it March2 nd , two weeks before the hearing.Three days before the final decision,we learned that the document hadactually been released Feb. 24 th . We lostsix days in notifying the communityabout the important meeting.They have repeatedly misrepresentedthe ultimate users of the system. TheAgency paid for the Occidental/CampMeeker environmental review todevelop a pipeline hooking up thosecommunities to the RRCSD. The wholetime they were meeting regularly withthose communities (and RegionalBoard staff who informally supportedthe pipeline project), assuring themthere was plenty of capacity in theGuerneville system, they were tellingRRCSD ratepayers that plannedimprovements were for currentratepayers only. (That pipeline projectwas shot down by lead agency CampMeeker Recreation and Park Districtbecause of the $22 million dollar costand inadequate environmental review.)We know that the Regional WaterQuality Control Board supportsupgrading Guerneville’s systemand not only hooking up MonteRio, but also about 750 developedand undeveloped parcels betweenGuerneville and Monte Rio that arecurrently on septic. RRWPC has calledfor full environmental review beforethis occurs, including a Master Plan ofthe Russian River County SanitationDistrict as described in the SonomaCounty General Plan.Furthermore, the Storage Project hasmany geological problems that couldultimately cause contamination of theriver and the ground water. There isonly one option remaining for citizensto protest this project at this point.We have to file a lawsuit challengingthe environmental review. RRWPC isgoing to do that, and our attorney isworking on it right now. We need yoursupport.We would greatly appreciatedonations of any amount be made outto RRWPC and mailed to P.O. Box 501,Guerneville, Ca 95446. You can alsodonate at the RRWPC website throughPayPal at www.rrwpc.org If you wantmore information, please send anemail to rrwpc@comcast.netWe hope you can help.4/16/09 - www.westcountygazette.com - 15