If anyone would like to join me in emailing the Yolo County Board of Supervisors, Oscar Villegas (District 1), this is his email Oscar.Villegas@yolocounty.org

This is the template you can use:

I am writing to you on behalf of myself, and representing myself in this email. 

I would like to voice my concerns regarding the mining project that has been approved by the Yolo County Board of Supervisors:

1. Although the Cache Creek Resource Management Plan (CCRMP) states that there will be an implemented mercury and water quality monitoring protocol that mandates regular testing of surface water quality for contaminants, including mercury, at various locations, it does not state in writing a numerical baseline for mercury detection levels at which proceeding with the mining would become hazardous in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency guidelines. 

2. While the CCRMP states that the Mercury and Water Quality Monitoring Protocol will involve testing for the bioaccumulate of mercury in fish, it does not state in writing a protocol and steps that would be taken if the bioaccumulation of mercury in fish is found to be exceeded than what is allowed by the Environmental Protection Agency.

3. While the CCRMP acknowledges the cultural history and significance of Indigenous communities that originate from the ancestral lands of Cache Creek, it does not state in writing a protocol and steps that would be taken if human remains pertaining to the Indigenous communities surrounding the area were to be found.

Given my concerns, and those shared by our collective Yolo County community, I urge the Yolo County Board of Supervisors and Cache Creek Conservancy to revoke approval for all mining activities.

I thank you for your generous time and consideration.

Best regards,
[your name here]