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A daily compilation of significant news articles and comment
July 9, 2009
5. Agencies, Programs, People –
NID rift widens
Grass Valley Union
Water district wins Round 1 of rate battle
Antelope Valley Press
First water conservation summit draws crowd, ideas
Marin Independent Journal
District to test All-American Canal safety features
Imperial Valley Press
Plunge off bridge into river leads to death of Yreka man
Sacramento Bee
Hotshots captain severely injured in off-duty accident
Chico Enterprise-Record
Video aims to drive home point of pool safety
San Bernardino Sun
Water truck operator dies in logging operation accident
Chico Enterprise-Record
Deputy at the right spot to save man swimming in Lake Yosemite
Merced Sun-Star
H20 from the CHP
Marysville Appeal-Democrat
County Supervisor Mark Stone to swim the English Channel
Santa Cruz Sentinel
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NID rift widens
Grass Valley Union-7/8/09
By Laura Brown
A rift appeared to grow deeper Wednesday among Nevada Irrigation District board members when a discussion exploring how officers are elected turned personal.
Two weeks ago, the water board's most senior director Nancy Weber, accused three directors of discrimination when they failed to support her as vice chairwoman.
Though she has served as District 1 director since 1998, Weber has never led the board.
“I think the chair has a great deal of influence,” Weber said. “It's important every person gets an opportunity to sit in the chair position.”
Chairman John Drew showed distaste for what he called “blatant accusations, untruths” and “repugnant statements” made by Weber.
“I have taken particular attention my entire life to make sure my female counterparts are duly recognized,” Drew said.
Weber has described herself as a lightning rod on the board. She has consistently voted against the use of pesticides and believes water deliveries should be made first to people with poorly producing wells in Western Nevada County before developing areas of Lincoln.
Weber polarizes the board and does not build consensus, said director Scott Miller.
“It's always been that strange contrast - 80 percent of the time it's ‘they' not ‘we.' It's nails on a chalkboard to hear that. I don't want that person to be the leader,” Miller said.
“I think it's important to stick with the issue. This is becoming very personal,” Weber said.
At first, Drew said he would support a rotational system of electing officers but by meeting's end, Drew withdrew from the idea, instead favoring to keep things as they are - a majority vote.
Both Jim Bachman and Miller supported keeping the current system in place. Nick Wilcox, who nominated Weber for the vice chair position two weeks ago, said he “leans weakly” to a rotational system.#
http://www.theunion.com/article/20090708/WEBUPDATE/907089987/1053
Water district wins Round 1 of rate battle
Antelope Valley Press-7/9/09
By Craig Currier
A Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday in favor of the Palmdale Water District, refusing Palmdale's request for a preliminary injunction on a recent water rate hike that adds from 65% to more than 140% to customers' monthly bills.
Representing the city, attorney Mitchell Abbott argued that the rate increase, which took effect May 14, was not properly explained or presented to customers, leaving many confused even today, weeks after their water bills spiked.
"We believe no person of average intelligence can take the notice they issued and understand what effect it is going to have on their rate," Abbott said in court.
But Judge Conrad Aragon said in order for the court to intervene, he needed to hear more than opinions and interpretations. Aragon asked Abbott to demonstrate how the new formula is "fatally flawed."
Abbott said the district's formula for determining a customer's rate is so complex the individual does not know how the new rate will change a water bill until it has already arrived in the mail.
"It's impossible to apply their formula to determine a rate until after the water has been used," Abbott said. "It's like the Oscars. 'May I have the envelope, please' - you open it and that's your rate."
Because of the confusing presentation of the rate increase, Abbott said, customers did not know to protest the hike until it was too late.
With more than 25,000 customers and only 2,122 protest letters received, customers did not have the majority needed to formally block the increase as required by state law.
Palmdale Water District attorney Tim Gosney argued that presenting an exact formula is impossible because customers' usage varies greatly and costs change rapidly.
Aragon agreed that numerous variables make projecting an exact cost difficult, but he said recent historical figures could help the district at least form an estimate.
Though he denied the city's request for a preliminary injunction, Aragon asked the water district attorneys for a report that showed the projected cost recovery this year, which they said could not be determined because of the variables.
"We've already suffered revenue loss because of the foreclosures and the economy," Gosney said. "And we've told customers that we need to cut back on our usage … so we can't predict that."
The rate hike was approved May 13 by a 3-2 board vote despite vocal protests of more than 200 customers who packed the water district board room, spilling out into the hall and a side yard.
The rate increase resulted from a new water budget rate structure that board members adopted in a plan developed by Pasadena-based firm Raftelis Financial Consultants Inc., which the board contracted in September at a cost of $136,000 for a six-month study.
Before making the decision, Palmdale Water District General Manager Randy Hill warned customers if rates did not increase, the district would face major financial problems that would be cured by defaulting on district bills, laying off employees or filing bankruptcy.
Hill said without a rate increase, district administrators might be forced to use all three options or any combination of them.
Standing outside the courtroom, Abbott said the city will continue pushing for a permanent injunction, despite its disappointment with Wednesday's decision.
"If you're a regular customer, I challenge you to figure (their formula) out," he said.
The two sides meet again in court Aug. 5, but Abbott called that date a status report. Getting to trial could take as many as three months.
Gosney said he is confident the court will continue to rule in the water district's favor.
"I felt the judge came to the right conclusion," Gosney said. "I'm assuming this will be the (final) decision."#
http://www.avpress.com/n/09/0709_s6.hts
First water conservation summit draws crowd, ideas
Marin Independent Journal-7/8/09
By Mark Prado
The county held its first water conservation summit Wednesday as Marin faces critical decisions about its water future.
More than 150 people turned out at the Embassy Suites Hotel in San Rafael for the Marin Municipal Water District-sponsored event to hear the district's plans for conservation and from a panel of water experts.
The summit came against the backdrop of what the district says is a water shortfall masked by recent wet years. While beating the conservation drum, other sources, in particular the desalination of bay water, might be needed to make sure the county doesn't go dry in a drought, district officials say.
Others believe conservation will provide the county with enough water to meet needs.
The district has already moved to push low-flow toilets and shower heads, has replaced grass fields with synthetic surfaces and offers rebates for water-wise washing machines among other programs. That effort has helped reduce water consumption 25 percent since 1987.
It hopes to reduce water use another 10 to 15 percent in the next 15 years through new technology, including high-tech meters that give users a better sense of how much water they use and low-tech solutions such as rain catchment systems.
The district spends $2 million a year on conservation programs.
"The key is to maintain the savings over time," said Chris Brown, executive director of the California Urban Water Conservation Council, who spoke at the summit. "You can find significant water savings outdoors."
About 40 percent of the water district's water is used for irrigation. The water district is encouraging people to eliminate lawns and replace them with water friendly landscapes through their "cover you grass" program.
Brown lauded these types of programs.
"There should be a new vision for water use and landscapes in Marin," Brown said. "All these programs are a cultural challenge to the community and only become successful if all get involved and make is a success."
Dan Carney, the water district's conservation program manager, echoed the thought.
"You have to ask what you can do to help mobilize your family and community," he told those gathered.
Bill Maddaus, a consultant and water expert, warned not every conservation idea works.
"Half of the things that come out don't live up to expectations," he said.
And district officials believe they will fall short of water needed to supply the county in dry years even with expanded conservation programs. They calculate a shortage of about 2,200 acre feet with the most aggressive conservation measures imposed. An acre-foot can supply about three single-family homes with water for a year.
"We still will have a imbalance between supply and demand," said Paul Helliker, the water district's general manager. "That's a problem we have to solve."
But environmentalist Ed Mainland of Novato believes more can be done to conserve.
"You have to look at summer use," he said. "You have to analyze the waste and limit leaks. You have big shopping centers and government buildings where the sprinklers are going to preserve grass in the hottest days of the year at 2 p.m. when its 100 degrees. That makes no sense."#
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_12787362?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com
District to test All-American Canal safety features
Imperial Valley Press-7/8/09
By Megan Glenn
The Imperial Irrigation District will be able to add safety features to the All-American Canal following recent approval from the Bureau of Reclamation.
IID water manager Mike King said the water department will immediately begin working with IID’s partners on the canal, including the San Diego County Water Authority, on a program that will test the effectiveness of different safety features, such as ropes, buoys and ladders.
“We will be moving forward on that,” King said.
Since 2006, at least 26 people have drowned in the canal. When it was lined in 2007, ladders were added to the smooth cement sides, but even strong swimmers would have trouble fighting the canal’s current and reaching the sides unaided.
Lawsuits filed against the All-American Canal lining process, which courts ruled against, also cited inadequate safety features as a problem with the lining.
The decision, which King announced at the IID board meeting Tuesday, essentially reverses Reclamation’s previous position against safety features, which King said prevented the IID from adding them.
Still, King has said it could take more than a year to test features, get the proper permits, and actually construct them.
Directors John Pierre Menvielle and Stella Mendoza both asked who would be expected to pay for the safety features. King said San Diego has requested a cost-sharing agreement. The directors opposed that idea.
“I think they should pay for it since they’re getting the water,” Mendoza said.#
http://www.ivpressonline.com/articles/2009/07/09/local_news/news02.txt
Plunge off bridge into river leads to death of Yreka man
Sacramento Bee-7/9/09
A 56-year-old Yreka man drowned Tuesday after falling from the Klamathon Bridge and into the Klamath River near Hornbrook, a Siskiyou County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman said.
A witness reported seeing Edward Atch Rose Jr. fall backward off the bridge around 3:15 p.m. Rescue personnel searched the water by boat and helicopter.
They spotted the body floating about 1 1/2 miles downriver from the bridge and retrieved it near Collier's rest area. Rose was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:20 p.m., spokeswoman Susan Gravenkamp said.
The circumstances of his death remain under investigation. An autopsy will be performed.#
http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/2011877.html
Hotshots captain severely injured in off-duty accident
Chico Enterprise-Record-7/9/09
By Greg Welter
Mark Davis, a U.S. Forest Service fire captain severely injured Sunday in a Yuba River diving accident, has been transferred from a Roseville hospital to a rehabilitation research facility at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.
Davis, 39, is assigned to the Feather River Hotshots crew, based in Oroville. The firefighters are often the first to arrive at wildland blazes, sometimes being dropped into severe fire areas by helicopter.
Davis, 39, was off-duty when he reportedly dove into shallow water on the Yuba River near Bridgeport. He may have struck some rocks, and friends said he appeared to suffer a seizure after they pulled him from the river. A call for medical aid took about 20 minutes to complete, due to the remote location, officials said.
Davis was airlifted to Sutter Roseville Medical Center, where he was reportedly unconscious and had no feeling from the neck down.
His boss, District Fire Management Officer John Estes, said Davis began defying the possibility he would be permanently paralyzed by showing some movement in his arms and shoulders in Santa Clara on Tuesday.
"He's very tough," Estes said. "I think he'll fight his way through this; I think he'll walk these halls again," Estes said.
On Tuesday, Davis was still drifting in and out of consciousness, Estes said. Davis is a Butte County native and has been with the Forest Service for about 20 years.
"In 2001 Mark went to Washington, D.C., to receive a medal from the president," Estes said. He explained that Davis was involved in organizing a kids fishing event on a lake in the Stanislaus National Forest when two boys were thrown into the water from a boat.
Davis reportedly jumped from a pier and immediately rescued one of the boys. The second had sunk to the bottom and was under about 15 feet of water.
Estes said Davis, dressed in his regular Forest Service uniform, made three dives before he was finally able to locate the second victim and pull him up by his ankles.
With the aid of some others, Davis was able to restore the youth's breathing using CPR. Estes said the boy survived with no long-term effects.
Davis' accident is the second off-duty tragedy to befall the hotshot crew in the past year.
In July, 2008, a hotshot crewman assigned to the Butte Lightning Complex blazes was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle on the former transition ramp from Highway 149 to Highway 70.
Steven E. Zinn, 27, was taking a break after five days on the fireline and was on his way back to Oroville to report for duty when the accident occurred.
Estes said Davis and Zinn had a close working relationship. Davis is married and has two children. His family lives in Berry Creek.
Estes said insurance is unlikely to cover the extensive rehabilitation Davis will need, and a fund has been set up to assist his family with medical expenses.
Checks should be made out for the benefit of Mark Davis and sent to Bank of the West, 2626 Oroville Dam Blvd. East, Oroville, CA, 95965. They may also be sent or taken to any branch of Bank of the West.#
http://www.chicoer.com/advertise/ci_12790832?IADID=Search-www.chicoer.com-www.chicoer.com
Video aims to drive home point of pool safety
San Bernardino Sun-7/8/09
By Stacia Glenn
Sixty people watched Amy drown Wednesday.
Although the little blond girl was merely warning against such dangers in a new Redlands drowning prevention video, more than a few viewers sniffled or dabbed at their eyes.
The seven-minute video - produced by a Redlands Fire captain and a retired battalion chief - was previewed Wednesday at Krikorian Theater to city officials and various public safety organizations.
"Watching Amy" was then ran on Channel 3 as a public service announcement, where it will receive frequent airplay in hopes of preventing child drownings during a season where they are all too common.
Two toddlers have already drowned in San Bernardino County this year and there have been at least five near-drownings in swimming pools.
Nine children countywide drowned last year.
Fifteen kids have been hospitalized at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital since May for drowning-related injuries, said Safe Kids Coalition Coordinator Kim Patrick.
"This summer has been a hard one for us," said Patrick, who lost a 2-year-old son to a drowning accident in 1999. "These drownings and near drownings are happening on a near daily basis."
Several fire departments already have drowning education programs where they teach elementary school children tips on water safety. The homemade video marks the start of Redlands' program.
It was dedicated to Maxwell Hudson, a 17-month-old Redlands boy who drowned June 27 in his family's above-ground pool. The boy was able to sneak out the back door to the pool while his parents were on the front porch and his siblings were inside.
"We wanted to make a video where people are going to watch it because it's somewhat shocking," said Redlands Fire Capt. Rob Sandberg. "We didn't want it to be just the typical `be safe around the pool' video."
"We wanted to reach out, grab your heart, squeeze it and let it go," said Al Stevens, a retired battalion chief who now co-owns Safety Works Inc. "We've got an important message to send and we had to connect with the audience."
The video opens with the parents disconnecting a door alarm leading to the backyard pool. It then shows Amy, who is playing upstairs, turn to the screen and say "I was going to be in first grade this year but I'm going to be in a terrible accident."
After Amy is left with what she calls a good babysitter, she goes outside to play alone and falls in the pool while reaching for a red ball.
The following scenes are heartwrenching: the babysitter's horrified wide-eyed look when she finds the girl and the mother's agonizing wail in a hospital hallway after being told Amy is dead.
Nurses at Redlands Community Hospital, where the scene was filmed, said they had to walk away to hide their tears.
The video ends with a shot of Amy's mother jolting upright in bed and a question imposed over a black screen: "Reality ... or just a bad dream. Your choice."
Pool safety tips can be found at http://www.poolsafety.gov/.#
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_12787385
Water truck operator dies in logging operation accident
Chico Enterprise-Record-7/9/09
By Toni Scott
A John Wheeler Logging water truck driver died Wednesday morning after rolling his vehicle over while working on a logging operation about 20 miles northeast of Concow.
At approximately 11:15 a.m., a fellow logger passed the overturned truck on the remote U-Line on Sierra Pacific Industries property, an area only accessible by a single-lane gravel and dirt road.
Cal Fire-Butte County Fire Capt. Tony Brownell said emergency officials were dispatched to the scene almost immediately, though the remote location made it difficult for firefighters and medical personnel to safely arrive at the accident in a timely manner.
It took more than an hour for medical personnel to reach the truck, with Enloe FlightCare arriving at the scene first, landing the helicopter in a nearby field.
The driver was pronounced dead by FlightCare staff, though medical personnel are still uncertain as to how the man died.
Brownell said the accident was not witnessed by anyone and officials could only speculate the driver lost control of his truck on the gravel roadway and rolled over into a large water source water truck drivers frequently use.
Brownell said the man was pinned inside the truck, but did not know if the man drowned, or succumbed to injuries.
California Highway Patrol officers and the Plumas County coroner were expected to investigate the accident, along with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
The driver's death hit the logging community hard, with John Wheeler Logging safety director Lee Hague calling the accident "highly emotional" for fellow staff members of the Red Bluff-based company.
"We're a pretty tight community up here," Hague said. "We're like a family. We're pretty darn shook up."
The identity of the man was not released, pending notification of next of kin.
Firefighters were expected to remain at the scene for several hours to help extricate the man, in addition to cleaning up the hazardous materials that were released into the water source as a result of the accident.
Brownell said 75 gallons of fuel was in the truck when it rolled over, in addition to hydraulic fluid and other chemicals.
As he looked on at the close-knit group of loggers who gathered near the overturned truck, Brownell said he sympathized with the logging community, calling the accident "unfortunate."
"It's a hard job, these guys are up here every day risking their lives," Brownell said. "Unfortunately today, it just didn't pay off."#
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Deputy at the right spot to save man swimming in Lake Yosemite
Merced Sun-Star-7/9/09
By Victor A. Patton
A 25-year-old man who was in danger of drowning at Lake Yosemite was saved by a Merced County sheriff's deputy during the holiday weekend.
According to the sheriff's department, Deputy Erick Macias swam to the man's rescue July 4, after the man had apparently swum about 50 yards from the shore.
Macias and Deputy Delray Shelton were on foot patrol around 5:45 p.m., when they noticed a group of people at the lake's main beach area, yelling for help, according to Deputy Ed Katen, sheriff's spokesman.
After spotting the man, Macias removed his equipment and entered the water. After Macias reached the panicking man, however, the deputy was pulled under the water several times.
Macias was finally able to grab the man around his body and hoist him above water, allowing the man to catch his breath, Katen said. "I told him 'relax. I'm going to help you out,'" Shelton said.
With Shelton's help, Macias moved the man to shallow water. The man was breathing on his own, and refused medical treatment after an ambulance arrived, Katen said.
The man thanked the deputies after he was brought to shore, Macias said.
Macias, 24, has been on the department's dive and rescue team for about six months. Although some would consider him a hero, he's very humble about the experience. "I am happy he made it out of here, but of course, that's my job, what I was trained to do and what I've been asked to do," said Macias.
"Any other deputy in the sheriff's department would have done so as well."
Deputies said the man had swum past safety lines in the lake, which are in place to warn swimmers not to go past a designated area.
Katen said Macias will be recognized by the department for his actions.
Sheriff Mark Pazin said he's also proud of Macias, who reacted quickly to the situation without hesitation. "Fortunately, Deputy Macias happened to be at the right place at the right time," Pazin said.
Pazin said the incident is also a reminder to residents about the importance of water safety, whether it's a "standard pool or Lake Yosemite." He said swimming at the lake can be particularly dangerous because there are areas where the water's depth can drop instantly.
Macias has been a deputy with the Merced County Sheriff's Department for two years.#
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/167/story/942018.html
H20 from the CHP
Officers armed with bottles of cool water
Marysville Appeal-Democrat-7/8/09
By Rob Young
For a driver stranded during the summer, a Yuba-Sutter highway can seem like a desert, with pavement temperatures reaching 120 degrees.
"Nobody's prepared for an accident or a breakdown. Having a drink on hand is the last thing on a driver's mind," said Officer Jeff Larson of the Yuba-Sutter California Highway Patrol.
Just for that reason, CHP officers have — with the assistance of the Three Rivers Chapter of the Red Cross and Pepsi-Cola — begun carrying bottles of chilled water for stranded drivers and accident victims.
As officers leave CHP headquarters on Poole Boulevard in Yuba City, they grab eight or 10 water bottles supplied by the Red Cross from a refrigerator donated by Pepsi and put them in an insulated bag, said Larson, who does the same when heading to the scene of a major highway accident.
"If you're stuck on the south end of Highway 99, waiting for an hour or two for a tow truck and you've got no AC, it gets real hot real quick," said Larson.
"I imagine a mom and two kids waiting for help, the kids getting hot and sweaty."
The water is also for accident victims and witnesses since ambulance crews and fire department rescue workers generally don't supply it, he said.
The Yuba-Sutter CHP initiated the new policy; it's not part of a statewide program, said Larson.
"It serves the purpose of serving humanity," he said. "It shows what a great community we have, with the Red Cross and Pepsi supporting us."#
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/sutter-84186-highway-driver.html
County Supervisor Mark Stone to swim the English Channel
Santa Cruz Sentinel-7/9/09
By Julie Jag
Sometime between Monday and July 20, Santa Cruz County Supervisor Mark Stone will stand on the rocky shore below the white cliffs of Dover, England, with nothing but his swim cap and Speedo.
He'll look out onto the English Channel, a 21-mile shipping channel he has spent the past two years preparing his mind and body to cross.
And, for a brief moment, he'll wonder if he's ready to spend the next 12-14 hours swimming through its 59-degree, jellyfish-infested waters.
"Like on election night, you think, Did I do enough?'" Stone said.
Stone's coach, Joel Wilson, believes the answer is yes.
"He's definitely in the physical condition to do this," Wilson said. "He's in crackerjack shape. No doubt about that. Now it's a matter of not giving up."
Wilson is to blame for Stone, 52, contemplating crossing the channel in the first place.
In 2006, Wilson, coach of the Santa Cruz Masters swim program, helped successfully shepherd Hendrik Meerman of Scotts Valley across the English Channel.
Shortly after the pair returned to Santa Cruz, he and Meerman approached Stone about attempting the milestone swim. Wilson said Stone had impressed him with the way he handled mercilessly cold and rough conditions in the final 6-mile Pier to Pier swim down the Santa Cruz coast in 2005.
The proposal got a welcome nearly as warm as the wintery waters of the Monterey Bay.
"Both Joel and Hendrik said You can do this,'" Stone recalled. "I said, No.'"
Six months later, in February of 2007, Stone had second thoughts. He called Wilson to find out what it would take to get to that spot on the rocky shores of Dover, ready to dive in. And Stone, who was appointed Fifth District Supervisor in 2003 and elected in 2004, wanted to know if he could fit the training around running a campaign for re-election.
Together, they sketched out a two-and-a-half-year plan that would prepare Stone to swim in July, when the supervisor's office is closed. It involved swimming 20,000-30,000 yards a week [roughly 11½ to 17 miles], mostly at 6 a.m. at the Simpkins Family Swim Center.
At least once a week Stone completed an open water swim, often with the South End Rowing Club in the San Francisco Bay, which has tides and temperatures similar to those of the English Channel. Stone also swam Lake Tahoe width-wise twice and recently completed a six-hour San Francisco Bay swim required as qualifier of sorts by the Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation -- one of two organizations that regulate attempts at crossing the English Channel.
"One thing that has been amazing is that he kept his workouts leading up to this despite his schedule and work," said Stone's friend Rich Larson of Santa Cruz. "He has a very challenging, demanding and public job, and here he is, training for one of the most difficult physical endeavors out there."
According to Alison Read, secretary of the English Channel Swimming Association, only 35 to 40 percent of swimmers successfully cross the channel. Altogether, about 1,000 people have completed the solo swim. To put that in perspective, an estimated 2,700 people have climbed Mount Everest.
Meerman attributes most failures to mental breakdowns -- many stemming from loneliness, doubt and the sheer magnitude of the challenge. He said he kept his aspiration to cross in 2006 pretty hushed to avoid taking on unnecessary outside pressure. Stone doesn't have that luxury.
"He's a public figure, so that adds an element of risk to it," Meerman said. "You can put enough pressure on yourself when you're doing something like that."
Meerman added, however, that Stone might be able to use the spotlight to his advantage, letting the promise of public success, or failure, drive him toward the shore of Cap Gris Nez, France.
For his part, Stone said he doesn't plan to think about anyone's expectations once he hits the water.
"I'm not thinking about it too much or worrying about it too much," he said. "Joel knows me, and the pilot knows the channel. I can let go and just swim."
Stone has the added advantage of being the first in a long queue of swimmers slated to attempt the crossing this week. That means he has first choice when it comes to picking the day and conditions of his swim, which will likely be stretched to 30-plus miles when tides are factored in. He also has a reliable crew to help him with that task.
His wife Kathy, Larson and Wilson will be aboard a support boat, joining the pilot and an independent observer from the CSPF. About every half hour, they will use a mechanical arm -- no physical contact is allowed -- to hand Stone sport gels, fresh water, tea or whatever nutrients his body will accept.
It's not going to be easy. That much Stone knows. But at this point, there's little left to do but dive in and see what happens.
"I'm just trying to finish, and I want to finish it. I feel I can, but there are so many variables," Stone said. "It's hard to think about [not finishing], but it's not something I'm going to dwell on. My job is just to swim."#
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