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<br /> <br />081998 <br /> <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />MAR 0 1 1999 <br /> <br />~W_ <br />~i;m &IIiWIII <br /> <br />WATER EDUCATION <br />FOUNDATION <br /> <br />717 K Street, Suite 517 <br />Sacramento, CA 95814 <br />Phone: (916) 444-6240 <br />Fax: (916) 448-7699 <br />Internet: www.water-ed.org <br /> <br />The latest documentary <br />from the Water Education <br />Foundation has been <br />updated for 1999! <br /> <br />Available in a convenient <br />IS-minute summary version <br />or the more in-depth one-hour <br />format, the video has been viewed on public and <br />commercial television by more than a half-million <br />Californians so far. Viewership is expected to swell <br />with the re-release of the new video to <br />PBS stations around the state. This <br />new video is the source for the most <br />up-to-date information available on <br />decisions affecting the important and <br />vital San Francisco Bay/Sacramento- <br />San Joaquin Delta. <br />At a reception recently held to <br />recognize those who assisted in <br />developing "Setting a Course", the <br />Foundation was lauded by Secretary of the Interior Bruce <br />Babbitt for its efforts to educate the public about the <br />Bay-Delta. Babbitt commended the Foundation for <br />laying the groundwork for public understanding and for <br />pushing, "these incredibly important, but sometimes <br />abstract and very difficult issues, out into the public arena." <br /> <br />DATE: <br />RELEASE: <br />CONTACT: <br /> <br />/ <br /> <br />February 1999 <br />Upon receipt <br />Diana Farmer <br />Rita Schmidt Sudman <br /> <br />(916) 444-6240 <br /> <br />nt on the De/tal <br /> <br />Hosted by actor and Delta resident Timothy Busfield <br />(the star of thirtysomething and Field of Dreams) and <br />produced by Emmy-award winning producer Sue <br />Pearson Atkinson, the comprehensive <br />one-hour video includes: <br />~Clear discussion of the December <br />1998 release of the Revised CALFED <br />(the joint state/federal agency in charge <br />of providing a solution for the Delta) <br />Phase II Report, the framework for <br />creating a "fix" to the problems <br />plaguing the Bay-Delta <br />~Comprehensive and easily under- <br />stood explanations - both contemporary and historical- <br />of the major Delta issues including water quality, water <br />supply reliability, ecosystem restoration and levee stability; <br />~ Diverse points-of-view from the "stakeholders" <br />involved with the decision-making process. <br /> <br />