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Hydropower Reform Coalition Opposes Weakening of Federal Environmental Review
The Hydropower Reform Coalition submitted comments on March 10, 2020 in opposition to proposed changes to the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Coalition’s comments state that the proposed new NEPA rule would make analysis worse and would harm the environment. Analysis under NEPA is required whenever there is an action by…
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Salmonid Restoration Federation Conference Postponed Indefinitely
One of California’s premier annual gatherings of fisheries restorationists, scientists and advocates has been postponed indefinitely in order to protect public health. The conference of the Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF)[1] planned for March 31-April 3 in Santa Cruz will not take place as scheduled. The annual conference is SRF’s biggest single annual activity. It provides…
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The First Law of Holes Is: Stop Digging.
Water in California is overallocated and overappropriated. Too much is promised, too much is delivered, and not enough is left in rivers and in the ground. The result is ecosystem collapse, sinking land and dry wells, and dying communities in diverse parts of the state. The Governor directed in April 2019 that three of his…
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CSPA and Allies Oppose another DWR Delta Boondoggle
CSPA and California Water Research submitted comments on January 6, 2020 opposing the analysis of the Department of Water Resources (DWR) of proposed future Delta operations. The comments responded to DWR’s Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Long-Term Operation of the State Water Project.[1] The California Water Impact Network and AquAlliance were also on these…
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CSPA and Tuolumne advocates answer San Francisco on water supply
CSPA, the Tuolumne River Trust, Golden West Women Flyfishers and two unaffiliated Bay Area advocates (“TRT et al.”) continue to make the case that the City of San Francisco and its wholesale agency can both protect their water supply and release more water to the lower Tuolumne River. In a December 30, 2019 comment letter…
