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CSPA Press Release
For comment please contact: Bill Jennings, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, 209-938-9053 and/or Carolee Krieger, California Water Impact Network, 805-969-0824 After a federal study warns San Joaquin River’s toxic agricultural wastewater load too high, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation bans representatives of fishing and environmental groups from meetings of agency team tasked with monitoring toxic discharges. Groups issue joint letter…
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CSPA submits comments on draft economic sustainability plan for the Delta
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) has provided comments on the second administrative draft of the Delta Protection Commission’s (Commission) draft economic Sustainability Plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. CSPA attended a 24 August workshop, reviewed the draft plan and submitted written comments on 2 September 2001.
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CSPA Sues Metal Recycling Facility in Modesto
On 31 August 2011, CSPA filed a lawsuit against A&S Metals in Modesto California for substantive and procedural violations of the federal Clean Water Act and the state’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. The site is a metal recycling facility that discharges pollutants into the Modesto Storm Drain System, which flows into the Tuolumne River, thence…
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CSPA, Coalition Sue Westlands over Contract Renewals
CSPA, Friends of the River, North Coast River Alliance, Save the American River and the Winnemen Wintu Tribe filed a lawsuit against Westlands Water District (and its two water distribution districts) over the renewal of six interim Central Valley Project (CVP) water service contracts. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is named as a Real Party…
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CSPA Issues Notices of Intent to Sue to PG&E for Violations of the CWA and RCRA
On 25 August 2011, CSPA and Californians for Alternatives to Toxics sent a Notice of Intent to Sue the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Inc., for violations of the federal Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act at numerous corporation yards and service centers located throughout Northern California.
