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CSPA Testifies on San Joaquin River Flow and South Delta Salinity
On December 16, 2016, CSPA’s Bill Jennings and Chris Shutes made presentations to the State Water Board regarding the need to increase flow from the San Joaquin River into the Delta. The hearings held in Stockton are part of Phase I of the Water Board’s update of the Bay-Delta Plan. Bill Jennings discussed five major…
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CSPA Testifies in Hearing on Proposed Delta Tunnels
On December 1, 2016, CSPA provided testimony before the State Water Resources Control Board in the hearing on the proposed Delta tunnels, known inaccurately as the “California WaterFix.” CSPA joined in presenting testimony with witnesses from the California Water Impact Network and AquAlliance. The hearing specifically addresses, in the current phase, whether allowing the State…
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Sites Reservoir: Many Promises, Many Problems
On November 17, 2016, CSPA’s Water Rights Advocate Chris Shutes joined a panel discussion on the proposed Sites Reservoir. The panel was held at a conference in Chico produced by the north state non-profit AquAlliance, and also featured Jim Watson of the Sites Joint Authority and Steve Evans of Friends of the River. If constructed,…
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CSPA and Allies Protest Water Rights Application for Big New Dam
CSPA and allied groups in the Foothills Water Network (FWN) filed an extensive protest of Nevada Irrigation District’s (NID) application to construct a large new dam on the Bear River near Colfax. FWN protested the application for “Centennial Reservoir” on October 25, 2016. In proposing Centennial Reservoir, NID has dusted off a 90-year-old concept and…
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CSPA and Friends of the River Defend Clean Water Act and CEQA
CSPA and Friends of the River (FOR) have filed an amicus brief arguing that the procedures of state law are not preempted by federal law in California’s application of the federal Clean Water Act. The brief argues in favor of the state’s procedures for issuing a water quality certification for FERC hydropower licensing, including the…
