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CSPA & Allies Tell Biden Administration Not to Endorse Flawed Voluntary Agreements
On May 7, 2021, CSPA joined a broad coalition of organizations in a letter urging the Biden Administration not to endorse so-called “voluntary agreements” that propose inadequate environmental requirements for the San Francisco Bay-Delta and its tributaries. The letter was addressed to Secretary Haaland of the Department of the Interior and Secretary Raimondo of the…
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CSPA Urges State Water Board to Tap New Melones Now
Following up on the State Water Board’s April 21, 2021 workshop on Sacramento River water temperature management, CSPA has written a letter urging the Board to enforce existing flow requirements for the lower San Joaquin River. Water Rights Decision 1641 requires the Bureau of Reclamation to release water from New Melones Reservoir to meet seasonal…
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CSPA Urges Changes at San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
CSPA joined with 26 other fishing and environmental groups and businesses in a March 9, 2021 joint letter that urges hiring a progressive, experienced outside general manager for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC or Commission). The SFPUC is the City of San Francisco’s water agency. The letter to San Francisco Mayor London Breed…
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CSPA & PCFFA Urge Reversal of Harmful & Unlawful Trump Actions on the Central Valley Project
By Cindy Charles The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) and the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA) sent a joint letter on February 16, 2021 to the Biden Administration and Secretary of Interior designate Debra Haaland, urging them to withdraw or rescind four major policy changes to the Central Valley Project (CVP). These changes…
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CSPA Asks San Francisco Water Agency to Withdraw Voluntary Agreement
CSPA and thirteen other conservation and fishing organizations wrote a letter to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on September 9, 2020 requesting that the Commission withdraw its support for a proposed Tuolumne River Voluntary Agreement. CSPA and others also presented the request to the SFPUC meeting the same day. The request follows a scientific…
