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CSPA Requests Urgent Actions to Protect Delta and Longfin Smelt
On 20 February 2014, in a letter to California Natural Resources Agency Secretary John Laird and Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, CSPA requested that the agencies take urgent action to protect Delta smelt and longfin smelt during the present drought crisis. Present operations of the state and federal water projects are adversely affecting the…
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CSPA, Coalition Submit Comments on Biological Objectives for Freshwater Streams and Rivers
On 21 February 2014, CSPA joined Heal the Bay, California Coastkeeper Alliance, Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations, Californians for Alternatives to Toxics, Environment California and others in submitting comments to the State Water Resources Control Board in support of efforts to develop biological objectives for freshwater streams and rivers in California. Specifically, the groups…
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CSPA Testifies at State Water Board Drought Urgency Hearing
On 18 and 19 February 2014, CSPA testified at the State Water Resource Control Board’s workshop regarding the drought urgency petition filed by the Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Water Board’s temporary order, issued on 31 January and revised on 6 February, that weakened water quality and fish protection…
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CSPA, Coalitions Thank Feinstein, Boxer and Urge Continued Support for Sane Drought Policies
On 9 February 2014, CSPA joined PCFFA, Golden Gate Salmon Association, Golden Gate Fishermen’s Association, Coastside Fishing Club and Water4fish in sending a letter to California Senators Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer thanking them for opposing the disastrous HR 3964 (Valadao) and urging them to support drought legislation that maintains environmental protections, protects already degraded…
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CSPA, Coalition Call for Drought Action Plan to Save Salmon Fisheries
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Golden Gate Salmon Association, Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Association and Coastside Fishing Club have called upon the Secretaries of Interior, Commerce and California’s Natural Resource Agency to convene a joint emergency meeting to save Central Valley Chinook salmon from the drought. All four of the Central Valley salmon runs…
