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From: "Hartl, Kellie" <Kellie.Hartl@mail.house.gov> To: "Charles_dankert@ios.doi.gov" <Charles_dankert@ios.doi.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] FW: URGENT ACTION REQUEST: Tracy Fish Collection Facility Personell RIF Exemption Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:28:16 +0000 Importance: Normal This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution before clicking on links, opening attachments, or responding. Hi Charles, Apologies for the possible triple tap on this email. Our water folks reached out to a lot of Members with concerns about some potential staff terminations related to the Tracy Fish Collection Facility. Please see below! Kellie Hartl Legislative Director Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) Original Message From: J. Scott Petersen <scott.petersen@sldmwa.org> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2025 4:06 PM To: Hartl, Kellie <Kellie.Hartl@mail.house.gov>; Renteria, Andrew <Andrew.Renteria@mail.house.gov> Subject: URGENT ACTION REQUEST: Tracy Fish Collection Facility Personell RIF Exemption Kellie, I understand from some discussions that the seven personnel at the Tracy Fish Collection Facility, which as you know is in front of the Jones Pumping Plant and is critical to maintaining the operation of the Jones Pumping Plant and SOD exports, are currently targeted for RIF. There is an existing exemption request on the desk of Charlie Dankert, who is acting in the Assistant Secretary, Policy Management Budget role, and that decision to grant or object to the exemption is imminent (potentially as early as today). It is very important to our operation and to the ability to export that these personnel be exempted. Without those staff, impacts to pumping operations could be impacted imminently. I'm requesting that you reach out to Charlie and highlight the critical role that these positions play in (1) allowing exports to occur by complying with ESA regulations, (2) assist in meeting the goals of the California water Executive Order issued by POTUS, and that not granting the exemption could put those directives in jeopardy and that the Congressman would like to see the exemption granted. Charlie's contact information is Charles_dankert@ios.doi.gov and his phone number i Best, Scott Sent from my iPad Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000195 SC_EVERSPLIT0013161