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CSPA Submits Rebuttal Testimony in Part I of WaterFix Hearing
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance et al. (CSPA, CWIN and AquAlliance) joined the County of San Joaquin and Local Agencies of the North Delta in submitting rebuttal testimony in Part I of the State Water Resource Control Board’s (SWRCB) evidentiary hearing on the California Waterfix project proposed by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and…
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CSPA Joins Broad National Coalition to Oppose Federal Legislation to Reduce Protection Against Invasive Species
CSPA has joined with more than seventy-five other organizations from around the nation to oppose the Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act that would expose our nation’s water to the spread of invasive aquatic species discharged by foreign shipping vessels. The Bill would transfer regulatory authority from the Environmental Protection Agency to the Coast Guard; eliminate…
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CSPA Comments on San Joaquin River Flow and Salinity
CSPA filed extensive comments March 17, 2017 on the State Water Board’s plan for improving flows in the lower San Joaquin River and for allowing more salinity in the southern Delta during the growing season. CSPA supports the Board’s approach of requiring the release of a percent of unimpaired flow in February-June in the Stanislaus,…
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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…
