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State Board Again Weakens Bay-Delta Standards; Refuses to Enforce the Law; Fish Suffer
On 6 May 2014, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) held an informal workshop on the latest changes to water quality and flow standards established to protect public trust resources in the Bay-Delta estuary. The Board, on 2 May 2014, again weakened existing standards that already provided for critically dry years situations. Specifically,…
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CSPA Protests Latest State Board Drought Temporary Urgency Change Order
On 28 April 2014, CSPA, CWIN and AquAlliance formally protested the State Water Resource Control Board’s latest Temporary Urgency Order further relaxing water quality criteria and flow standards in the Delta to expedite increased water exports. The 18 April Order is the seventh modification of Delta protection standards since 7 February. The protest asserts that…
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CSPA, Delta Water Agencies, Restore the Delta Submit Comments on Proposed Bonds
On 23 April 2014, CSPA joined Central Delta Water Agency, South Delta Water Agency, Restore the Delta and Local Agencies of the North Delta is submitting comments on three proposed Bond issues that are being considered by the state legislature. The letters urge that any Bond investments in the Delta be made with regard to…
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Where is the Missing BDCP Implementation Agreement?
When the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) released its 40,000 pages of planning and environmental review documents for public comment, the Implementation Agreement was conspicuously absent. However, the Implementation Agreement revealing the commitments to species recovery and how the Delta tunnels project will be financed, built and operated is a necessary and integral component of…
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CSPA Assails BDCP at the San Joaquin State of Our Rivers Symposium
On 3 April 2014, CSPA Executive Director Bill Jennings presented a critique of the devastating impacts that implementation of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) will have on the Delta and local tributary rivers. Other Key Note speakers included DWR Deputy Director Paul Hellicker, South Delta Water Agency Manager John Herrick and Kim Delfino of…
