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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Good Afternoon,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Oregon$B!G(Bs Integrated Water Resources Strategy – Meeting Notice:</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>The Policy Advisory Group will be meeting on <b>Thursday, March 8, 2012</b> to review and discuss the Discussion Draft of Oregon's first Integrated Water Resources Strategy. This meeting is open to the public, and will be held at the Oregon Water Resources Department in Salem from 9:00 - 5:00pm. The agenda is available at: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><a href="http://www.wrd.state.or.us/OWRD/LAW/docs/IWRS/2012_03_08_Agenda.pdf">http://www.wrd.state.or.us/OWRD/LAW/docs/IWRS/2012_03_08_Agenda.pdf</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>2011 IWRS Discussion Draft - Comments Due:</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>The Project Team released the Discussion Draft of Oregon's Integrated Water Resources Strategy in late December. The Discussion Draft features Recommended Actions in a dozen water$B!>(Brelated categories and provides a blueprint for the State of Oregon to follow, as it strives to understand and meet its water needs, now and in the future. We are currently accepting public comments on the Discussion Draft. This is a reminder that comments are due by <b>Thursday, March 15, 2012</b>. Comments can be sent electronically to <a href="mailto:waterstrategy@wrd.state.or.us">waterstrategy@wrd.state.or.us</a> or mailed to the Oregon Water Resources Department (725 Summer St. NE, Ste. A, Salem, OR 97301).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Alyssa</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#A6A6A6'>______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><ns0:PersonName><span style='color:#4A442A'>Alyssa Mucken</span></ns0:PersonName><span style='color:#4A442A'>, Policy Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#4A442A'>Integrated Water Resources Strategy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#4A442A'>Oregon Water Resources Department<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#4A442A'>725 Summer </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><ns0:City><span style='color:#4A442A'>St.</span></ns0:City><span style='color:#4A442A'> </span><ns0:State><span style='color:#4A442A'>NE</span></ns0:State><span style='color:#4A442A'>, Suite A, </span><ns0:place><ns0:City><span style='color:#4A442A'>Salem</span></ns0:City><span style='color:#4A442A'>, </span><ns0:State><span style='color:#4A442A'>OR</span></ns0:State><span style='color:#4A442A'> </span><ns0:PostalCode><span style='color:#4A442A'>97301</span></ns0:PostalCode></ns0:place><span style='color:#4A442A'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#4A442A'>p: 503-986-0911; e: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><ns0:PersonName><span style='color:#4A442A'>alyssa.m.mucken@state.or.us</span></ns0:PersonName><span style='color:#4A442A'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#4A442A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>