Category Archives: California Delta

CSPA Objects to Change in Delta Water Quality Standards

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Bill Jennings

On 19 June 2015, CSPA, joined by the California Water Impact Network and AquAlliance, filed an extensive formal Objection to the 21 May 2015 Temporary Urgency Change Petition (TUCP Petition) from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and California Department … Continue reading →

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CSPA Sues Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, State Water Board and DWR to Prevent Fishery Extinctions

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Bill Jennings

The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, California Water Impact Network, AquAlliance and Restore the Delta have filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief, under the Administrative Procedures Act, and a Petition for Writ of Mandate, under California Code of Civil … Continue reading →

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CSPA Comments on the Crisis in Delta at SWRCB

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

On May 20, 2015 the State Water Board held a workshop to hear comments on its April 6 Order that approved relaxed Delta flow and water quality standards until June. During the public comment period CSPA’s Bill Jennings presented yet … Continue reading →

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CSPA Protests Weakening Bay-Delta Flow and Water Quality Requirements

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

On May 6, 2015, CSPA, joined by CWIN, and AquAlliance, submitted a Protest, Objection and Petition for Reconsideration to the State Water Resources Control Board’s Temporary Urgency Change Order (TUCO) issued on April 6th. In the order the SWRCB continues to illegally fail to … Continue reading →

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Epidemic of Comprehension: Outbreak of articles on break-up of BDCP

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

Following news that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will not issue 50-year environmental permits for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) an epidemic of comprehension has spread, resulting in an outbreak of articles on the break-up of BDCP. On … Continue reading →

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Fishermen, Delta Leaders: Exporters “Destroy Delta Smelt”

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) and Restore the Delta issued a press release on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 documenting how State and federal fish agencies are failing to enforce laws to protect fisheries. Simply put, if endangered species become extinct, fault will … Continue reading →

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CSPA Follows up at State Water Board on Economics, Fisheries and Water Deliveries

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

February 26, 2015 – In a supplementary filing to the State Water Board, CSPA submitted supporting information in opposition to weakening Delta flow and water quality standards as requested by the Department of Water Resources and the Bureau of Reclamation on … Continue reading →

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CSPA Back before the State Water Board

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

February 18, 2015.  The State Water Board held a workshop on February 18, 2015 to hear comments on its February 3 Order that relaxed Delta flow and water quality standards in the Delta.  The Department of Water Resources, Bureau of … Continue reading →

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CSPA Opposes Weakening of Delta Standards

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

February 13, 2015.  The State Water Project and Central Valley Project have doubled down on last year’s disastrous rollback of Delta flow and water quality standards. The Department of Water Resources and the Bureau of Reclamation, operators of the state … Continue reading →

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US Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Report Opposing the Enlargement of Shata Dam

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

Today the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) and the California Water Impact Network (CWIN) issued a media release documenting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s opposition to the Bureau of Reclamation’s proposed $1.1 billion project to enlarge the Shasta Dam. The … Continue reading →

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As Delta Smelt Plummets Towards Extinction, New Rules Allow Increased Kill

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) and California Water Impact Network (CWIN) issued a press release on Monday, January 26, 2015 criticizing a  decision that will allow government pumps to kill twice as many endangered Delta smelt than was previously permitted. … Continue reading →

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CSPA Submits Comments and Testifies at State Board Workshop on Delta Water Availability

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 24 September 2014, CSPA testified at a State Water Resource Control Board (State Board) workshop regarding a proposed order on Central and Southern Delta Water Availability and Use. CSPA had previously submitted comments on 15 September. The stated purpose … Continue reading →

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CSPA Submits Comments and Testifies on State Board Hearing on Order Denying Petitions for Reconsideration of Emergency Orders

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 24 September 2014, CSPA testified at the State Water Resource Control Board’s (State Board) hearing on the draft Order denying petitions for reconsideration and addressing objections regarding the Temporary Urgency Change Petitions (TUCP) for operation of the State Water … Continue reading →

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CSPA Releases 14-Point Analysis/Opposition to Water Bond

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 3 September 2014, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) released a 14-Point Analysis and Statement of Opposition to the Proposition 1 Water Bond that is on the 4 November 2014 ballot. The $7.5 billion Bond includes $2.7 billion for … Continue reading →

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EPA Comments put BDCP on Life Support; Prognosis Poor

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Bill Jennings

The controversial Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) that proposes to construct two 35-mile long tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to divert Sacramento River water to agricultural plantations in the deserts of southern California was placed on life support following … Continue reading →

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CSPA Opposes Dam Building Water Bond

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has carefully reviewed the provisions of Assembly Bill 1471, Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014, which is on the 4 November 2014 ballot as Proposition 1, Water Bond, and concludes that it represents a grave and insidious … Continue reading →

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CSPA Files Complaint Against DWR, USBR for Illegal Diversion of Water

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 13 August 2014, CSPA filed a formal complaint with the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) alleging that the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) have been illegal diverting and exporting water … Continue reading →

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CSPA Assails Water Bond: A Return to 19th Century Solutions

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 13 August 2014, CSPA assailed Governor Brown’s $7.1 billion water bond as a poster-child of pork barrel politics, a rejection of 21st Century solutions and a return to the failures of the Dam Building era. Contrary to claims by … Continue reading →

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CSPA Submits BDCP Comments

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 28 July 2014, CSPA submitted comments on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and associated EIR/EIS.  The comments were focused on the various conservation elements, including the twin tunnels that will divert an average of 2.5 million acre feet … Continue reading →

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Join CSPA at Rally to Save the Delta Stop the Tunnels

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Denise Zitnik

On Tuesday, 29 July 2014, at 11:30 am, CSPA, Restore the Delta, and a coalition of commercial and recreational fishing, environmental, tribal and environmental justice organizations are staging a rally at the West Steps of the State Capitol. The rally … Continue reading →

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