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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I wanted to provide some advance notice of an important
upcoming event in </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Moscow</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. Please mark your calendars for
October 6 & 7 to attend the Palouse Basin Water Summit. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The conference will take place at the University Inn-Best
Western. It will get started </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>midday</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Thursday the 6<sup>th</sup>
and run until </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>midday</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Friday the 7<sup>th</sup>. In the
next couple weeks we should have detailed information available. In the
meantime, let me emphasize a couple points:</span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Our intention is to keep the cost of the conference to
an absolute minimum. In fact, if we can obtain enough support from other
funding sources, the conference may be free(other than the cost of food to
those who chose to pay for it).</span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The overriding goal of the conference will be to allow
all stakeholders within the </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Palouse</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Basin</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> to
begin laying the foundation for long term planning of our water supply. As
such, sustainability and community planning will be central themes.</span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you can’t attend during the day, please know
that Patrick Shea, former director of the Bureau of Land Management, has
already committed to be the keynote speaker at our evening session.</span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As additional information becomes available, I will let you
know.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jon Kimberling</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Water </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Summit</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Committee Member </span></font></p>
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