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Coalition Opposes Efforts to Repeal Suction Dredge Mining Moratorium
CSPA and a coalition of fishing and environmental groups submitted comments to the California Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee opposing SB 657 (Gaines). The bill would repeal the current prohibition on the use of suction dredge mining equipment, which was approved by the California Legislature in 2009. Suction dredging destroys critical fish habitat and…
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CSPA Sues Aluminum Foundry in Stockton for Violations of Clean Water Act
On 5 April 2011, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Trilore Technologies, Inc. for massive violations of the federal Clean Water Act, the state’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. The Stockton aluminum foundry illegally discharges polluted stormwater to Lone Tree Creek and thence the San Joaquin River and Delta.
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CSPA Responds to State Board Re: Long-Term Transfer To Westlands
CSPA, California Water Impact Network (C-WIN) and AquAlliance have submitted comments to the State Water Resources Control Board regarding the group’s protest of the long-term water transfer petition by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and Westlands Water District. The transfers total 64,275 acre-feet of water.
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CSPA’s Jennings Quoted in Stockton Record: Regional Board farm program is a license to pollute
By Alex Breitler Record Staff Writer April 4, 2011 State Water Cops may approve a long-term plan this week to clean up runoff from millions of acres of farmland, despite the fact that after seven years of testing, they don’t know if a similar existing program has let to widespread water-quality improvement. The infamous “ag…
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CSPA Assembles Broad Coalition to Protect Water Quality From Farm Pollution
Some 118 groups representing the environmental, environmental justice, recreational and fishing community signed on to a CSPA letter to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board regarding the proposed Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program. Coalition Letter
