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CSPA Comments to Army Corps on Pending Water Fix Permits
On November 8, 2015 CSPA, CWIN, and AquAlliance submitted comments to the Army Corps of Engineers regarding the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 and River and Harbors Act (RHA) Section 10 permits recently requested for the California Water Fix by the US Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources. If issued,…
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CSPA’s Submits Comments at the Conclusion of the Water Fix’s RDEIR/SDEIS Public Comment Period
On October 30, 2015 the public comment period for the Recirculated Draft EIR/Supplemental Draft EIS for Bay Delta Conservation Plan/California WaterFix (RDEIR/SDEIS) ended. CSPA submitted comments with CWIN and AquAlliance, and in a separate effort worked closely with the Environmental Water Caucus in developing the coalition’s comments. CSPA’s comments focus in on persistent flaws within…
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Delta Independent Science Board Finds Current Draft of “Water Fix” Environmental Documents Incomplete and Vague
On September 30, 2015 the Delta Independent Science Board released its review of the BDCP/ Water Fix’s partially Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report and Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Overall, the Delta Independent Science Board found the document unsatisfactory for use in evaluating the proposed Delta Tunnels and associated actions: “We do not attempt to…
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CSPA, Environmental Water Caucus Submit Comments on the California Water Fix
On October 6, 2015 the Environmental Water Caucus, a coalition of groups including CSPA, submitted comments on the BDCP Delta Water Tunnels project Recirculated Draft EIR/Supplemental Draft EIS (RDEIR/SDEIS). The letter draws from previously submitted comments, including a July 2014 CSPA letter, to explain how the proposed project violates the Clean Water Act. Key points…
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Environmental Water Caucus Requests Longer Comment Period on California “Water Fix”
On 18 September 2015, the Environmental Water Caucus, a coalition that includes CSPA, requested a 60-day extension of the public comment period on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP)/California Water Fix Partially Recirculated Draft EIR/Supplemental Draft EIS (RDEIR/SDEIS) for the BDCP Draft EIR/EIS. The 60 days would allow more time for the 48,000 pages of…
