• CSPA, Coalition Sue Westlands over Contract Renewals

    CSPA, Friends of the River, North Coast River Alliance, Save the American River and the Winnemen Wintu Tribe filed a lawsuit against Westlands Water District (and its two water distribution districts) over the renewal of six interim Central Valley Project (CVP) water service contracts.  The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is named as a Real Party…

  • CSPA, C-WIN and AquAlliance respond to DWR and State Board over water rights protests

    On 12 August 2011, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), California Water Impact Network (C-WIN) and AquAlliance formally responded to comments from the Department of Water Resources regarding the group’s protests of DWR’s petition to the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) requesting a time extension to put its State Water Project water rights…

  • CSPA Joins New Effort to Stop Pardee Dam Raise

    Round two of the campaign to stop a raise of Pardee Dam has begun. In Jackson (Amador County) last night, CSPA presented scoping comments and accompanying photos, asking the East Bay Municipal Utilities District to remove the dam raise from its alternatives for managing its long term dry year water supply needs.

  • CSPA joins Delta Coalition Letter Against H.R. 1837

    On 5 July 2011, CSPA, Restore the Delta, City of Stockton, County of San Joaquin, area legislators and numerous Delta organizations jointly submitted a letter to the House Subcommittee on Water and Power strongly opposing H.R. 1837.  The proposed legislation is designed to benefit a few west-side agri-businesses by subjugating California water law to federal…

  • Foothill Conservancy, CSPA and Friends of the River Prevail in Suit; EBMUD Will Revise Environmental Impact Report

    The Foothill Conservancy, CSPA and Friends of the River have won a lawsuit that will compel the East Bay Municipal Utilities District to revise its Program Environmental Impact Report (“PEIR”) for its long term water supply. The PEIR for the “Water Supply Management Plan 2040” was found deficient in an April 13, 2011 ruling by…