To West County Property Owners:

You may have received a mailer for the "Proposed 2012 Community clean Water Initiative and Public Hearing Notice."

The Board of Supes will hold a public hearing at their regular weekly meeting on Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012 at 10AM, 651 Pine St., 1st Floor Supervisor Chambers, Martinez.

As the mailer says: "this notice is the first step in the voting and approval process for the proposed Clean
Water fee."

Ask the mailer states:
"If a majority of property owners do not submit written protests by the close of the public hearing (2/7/12), the
Clean Water Program may proceed with the second step of the proposed 2012 Community Clean Water Initiative approval
process, which is a property owner ballot proceeding. If this balloting ocurs, property owners will have the opportunity to vote
by mail on the proposed Clean Water fee. Please watch your mail for more information about the 2012 Community Clean Water
initiative."

"For more information on the Contra Costa Clean Water Program, its services, the proposed Clean Water fee, or to obatain a copy
of the Fee Report please contact:
Call: 925-313-2360 or visit: www.cccleanwater.org

Evidently, this is a way we will have to pay to meet Federal mandates under the Clean Water Act. See the EPA's
website: http://water.epa.gov/scitech/swguidance/standards/Laws-and-Regulations.cfm

PLEASE PUT THIS ON YOUR CALENDAR AND PLAN TO ATTEND AND OBJECT TO YET ANOTHER NEEDLESS
PARCEL TAX!!! SEND A WRITTEN PROTEST TO DIST. 1 COUNTY SUPERVISOR JOHN GIOIA :

John Gioia
District One Representative
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