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CSPA Testifies in Big Sur Water Rights Hearing
CSPA has submitted general and expert testimony and exhibits for a water rights hearing to be held on June 16 and 17 regarding the diversions by El Sur Ranch of water from the Big Sur River. In 1994, CSPA, the Department of Fish and Game, and the Division of State Parks protested a water rights…
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Water Board Ends 15 Years Of Study Delay By Merced Irrigation District
The State Water Resources Control Board has rebuffed an request by Merced Irrigation District to delay study of the impacts of its operations on the Merced River. The Board denied a stay of the implementation of Water Rights “Investigation” Order 2011-03-EXEC, which requires Merced ID to perform a suite of studies to inform the Clean…
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CSPA and 6 Allied Groups Defend Clean Water Act From Attack by Merced Irrigation District
March 24, 2011. CSPA and 6 allied conservation groups have vigorously supported the State Water Resources Control Board’s use of its Clean Water Act authority to require Merced Irrigation District to perform studies. The studies are needed in order for the Board to issue a Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification, a legal requirement for…
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CSPA and Foothills Water Network Comment on Draft License Application for Yuba-Bear and Drum-Spaulding Hydroelectric Projects
February 1, 2011. The Foothills Water Network, a coalition of NGO’s in which CSPA plays a leading role, filed 80 pages of comments on the Draft License Applications for the Yuba-Bear and Drum-Spaulding hydroelectric projects. The projects, licensed to Nevada Irrigation District and PG&E respectively, coordinate their operations, and their licensees are engaged in a…
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CSPA and Allied Groups Comment on Merced Relicensing, Request Studies
January 31, 2011. CSPA and a five other conservation and fishing groups have commented on the Initial Study Report in the relicensing of the Merced River Project, and submitted seven requests for new studies. In 2009 and 2010, Merced Irrigation District, the operator of New Exchequer and McSwain dams on the Merced River, used process…
